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    that he hasn’t fulfilled. He used the American voters desperateness to make him win and therefore betraying them as he won’t make up to what they voted for. We need to realise and take note that betrayal does happen in our world and to try our best not do it, to help kep our relationships and friendships safe and happy. Gender stereotypes in the story, influence a lot of how the story is set and also how the characters act around each other. The stereotypes used affect on how the characters see

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    Betrayal Betrayal is the action of deception against one’s country, group, or a person. This action is both noted in novels and in the real world. The novel “The Adventures of Ulysses” by Bernard Evslin describes a scene in which two men betray Ulysses by opening a bag of winds. In the real world, a man named Edward Snowden betrays his country by revealing classified information he was entrusted with. The two situations of betrayal are justified and not justified throughout the texts they are mentioned

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    Treachery reinforces the ideas of blindness and invisibility, because any betrayal is essentially a sign that the betrayer willfully refuses to see his victim. The examples I found best were the narrator’s betrayals at the hands of the college (Dr. Bledsoe) and the Brotherhood (Brother Jack). Bledsoe poses as a figure representing the advancement of black Americans through education. In reality

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    Betrayal is the breaking of trust which produces conflict within a relationship. In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka the protagonist Gregor Samsa awakens one morning to find out that he has experienced a physical change into a human sized bug overnight. When Gregor’s family first sees him in this state they display mixed emotions; however, throughout the book, Gregor’s family members, one by one, give up on him due to the fact that his life has turned upside down. There is evidence that the family

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    shock and out of instinct goes to fetch him dinner. She grabs a frozen leg of lamb and retaliates with it. When he is dead, she prepares a plan to cover up her work. Throughout the story, deception slowly absorbs the characters and leads them to betrayal. When Mary has to deceive the police to save herself, it changes her relationship with the police because she is betraying them. After Mary murders her husband, she constructs an entire procedure to cover up her crime to keep her and her baby away

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    Betrayals for Self Preservation Individuals are not born with the conception of vicious intentions. They are simply taught that the concept of betrayal is acceptable throughout the course of their lifetime. Many novels, movies, and tv shows focus on the concept of betrayal because it adds depth and drama to the plot. William Faulkner manipulates this idea in his fictional novel As I Lay Dying by using different perspectives of characters to display acts of betrayal and the outcomes that they develop

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    Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a trust, and often it is seen as an act of disloyalty with unrecoverable consequences. In the fictional novel 1984, by George Orwell, the author uses betrayal as a recurring theme which is highlighted throughout the book. The existence of fear causes individual character’s betrayal to the others as the government controls every aspect of the society and destroys trust among its citizens. It demonstrates that how no amount of love or loyalty to someone could

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    Betrayal is when the trust between a group of people or two people is broken by lies or deception harming or ending the relationship. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare Macbeth receives the unexpected visit from three witches who tell him and his companion Banquo their prophecy, which unravels the desire of Macbeth to become King. At first it seemed like Macbeth would let fate decide if he would be King, however that changed with the manipulation of his wife. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were part

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    Betrayal in Julius Caesar William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar has many themes lied within its script. One theme in particular sticks out throughout the play and, that theme can be tied to three specific characters. William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar presents the timeless theme of betrayal can ultimately lead to absurdity. First, the first betrayal towards Caesar triggers the chaos among the men in Julius Caesar. Next, Mark Antony’s betrayal towards the Senate boosts the illogicality

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    By definition, betrayal is the “act of deliberate” dishonesty and disloyalty (vocabulary.com). It is a common concept in which can destroy people and their relationships. Throughout William Shakespeare's play Othello, acts of betrayal are committed among characters when Iago betrays Othello, Othello betrays Desdemona, and finally, when Othello betrays himself. Revenge plays a major role as to why Shakespeare includes betrayal to form conflicts and help advance the tragically dramatic plot. To begin

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