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    betrayed many of his voters through his election promises 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

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    A tool is a device or instrument used to carry out a particular function. Although betrayal is not considered an actual object, Dewey Dell within the book As I Lay Dying uses this to achieve a safe plan. Just like in the definition of a tool, she uses betrayal for a particular function; this particular function is to get rid of her brother Darl. Dewey Dell is the daughter of Anse and Addie Bundren. She is about seventeen years old. In this novel, she has sex with a boy named Lafe and conceives a

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    impacts greatly on an individual. These factors are found in the characters that are in the book of The Young Elites and The Outsiders. Both Lu and Hinton show how their true identities are heavily impacted by experience, divided communities and betrayal. Experience: Johnny Cade from The Outsiders and Enzo

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    The backbone of the novel The Kite Runner is Amir’s betrayal of Hassan and how it affects him later in his life. His injustice to Hassan is what causes him to stress and break down ending his friendship with Hassan. He then seeks redemption for his wrong doings and it is left to the reader’s opinion whether he captured it or not. Amir betrayals of Hassan include being a false friend, choosing to be a bystander when Hassan is raped, and by his actions to get Hassan to leave. Amir betrays Hassan in

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    Betrayal In King Lear

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    Everyone, at one point, finds themselves in a position for betrayal by an acquaintance or even a relative. Whether for one’s own gain or for a malicious purpose, betrayal is a repeated theme throughout literature. In the playwright The Tragedy of King Lear, by William Shakespeare, the act of betrayal and abandonment poisons King Lear’s mind and allows for a powerful story of the love and hate between a father and his three daughters to develop. Shakespeare’s diction, analogy, and natural symbolism

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    the character change. The story becomes more gripping as bridges are burned between former friends now turned foes. The act of betrayal can be inflicted upon one’s self or others, but the bottomline is that someone, whoever he or she may be, is always affected. Betrayal is a major force in Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights. Perhaps the most prolific act of betrayal in Wuthering Heights is one that Catherine, the protagonist, inflicts on herself. Wuthering Heights has two major protagonists:

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    Betrayal In Hamlet

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    "Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love." (John LeCarre). Throughout literature, morals and making wise choices have been emphasized through destructed family relationships. One prominent feature seen again and again in texts is betrayal. Despite tragedy and the true nature of man being betraying; there also lies a lesson that the audience can learn from the wrong decisions that the characters have made. Accordingly, in William Shakespeare’s King Lear and William

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    the trusting and the loyal, betrayal is friend only to the greedy and ostentatious. Historically, betrayal has brought about some of the most significant changes the world has ever seen. Julius Caesar was betrayed by not only his fellow senators but his own adopted son Marcus Brutus as well. This would lead to the tyrant's death and as a result, Rome would suffer. In Othello by William Shakespeare, a powerful man is brought down by those he believed trustworthy. “Betrayal is the only truth that sticks”

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    Betrayal In Poetry Essay

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    Carol Ann Duffy and William Blake both explore aspects of betrayal, but from different perspectives. While Duffy explores the betrayal of a single person, Blake explores the type of betrayal that corrupts and oppresses a society as a whole from the point of view of an outsider. Carol Ann Duffy presents the sense of betrayal in her poem Havisham in many ways. She successfully presents this theme in the first line of stanza one: “Beloved sweetheart bastard. Not a day since then I haven’t wished

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    Harry Potter Betrayal

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    stab wounds to Gatsby’s disloyal love, the importance of the cruel act of betrayal in literature has long been discussed. Perhaps less historically, betrayal has also appeared in the wizarding world of Harry Potter, as two terrible wars redefine values and loyalty within the wizarding community. However, betrayal also shows itself in acts of love and bravery in Rowling’s beloved series. In the Harry Potter books betrayals are used to reveal truths about characters, represent development, and uphold

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