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    Presentations of the emotion of love in Macbeth and the poems are all are examples of how love can soon lead to other emotions‚ with betrayal being a further ensuing emotion. It could be argued that without Macbeth’s love and affection for his wife she might not have been to able hold such power over him‚ leading to the betrayal of the King and Banquo.

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    allies will commit betrayal. In 1984 by George Orwell‚ such betrayal is expressed throughout the book. The book is set in London‚ in a totalitarian government‚ made up by an Inner Party‚ an Outer Party‚ and the Proles. Winston‚ an outer party member‚ is a 39-year old man who dislikes the Party and has many thoughts of corrupting himself and going against it‚ and throughout the story involves himself with other characters that eventually betray him. Three main important betrayals are when the characters

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    numerous issues of the American post-war period of the late 1940’s when societal issues such as dishonesty and betrayal; and the loss of identity were predominantly experienced by Americans in 1949. Hence‚ Miller’s involvement of these contemporary post war era dilemmas enlightened people to quest for the ultimate truth. Thus‚ Miller’s utilisation of important ideas such as dishonesty and betrayal; and the loss of identity empower the audience to gain an insight into the late 1940’s philosophy of reality

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    A Separate Peace Essay Betrayal‚ one of the most horrible things you could do to anyone your family‚ a friend anyone. To me it’s one of my all time most hated things a person could do and it’s almost unforgivable. In this book A Separate Peace by John Knowles two boys Phineas and Gene who are best friends at a boarding school in New Hampshire experience some of the worst kinds of Betrayal you could think of. Gene commits a very bad betrayal when he jousts the tree limb they are both

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    novel an edge and creates a better story to read. Three key themes that are portrayed in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini are betrayal‚ forgiveness and atonement. In the novel The Kite Runner‚ betrayal is one of the key themes. Many characters in the novel portray betrayal but one that is most lucid to the reader is Amir. Amir portrays betrayal when he allows his loyal friend Hassan to get raped by Assef‚ the hometown bully. After

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    Salesman" tells about the life of a salesman named Willy Loman‚ whose life is filled with betrayal. Miller’s purpose is to portray a man’s life in which his sons‚ the pride and joys of his life‚ betray him at his darkest hour. Miller depicts the treachery and inner evil of the two boys and their father. He emphasizes the effects that inner family betrayal can have on not only the ones committing the betrayal‚ but also other people who must

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    They must find Zeus’s stolen lightning bolt and return it by the summer solstice to avoid a war with the gods. Along the way they learn about trust‚ betrayal‚ and courage. This book has many themes but some of the important ones are Trust‚ Betrayal‚ and Courage. Percy and his friends demonstrate these many times throughout the book. Trust and Betrayal are probably the most important themes in the book. Percy has a hard time trusting people. He is dyslexic‚ has ADHD and always gets in trouble at

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    follow a slave girl after she swaps the identity of her own light skinned baby and her master’s white skinned baby. Mark Twain showed in “Pudd’nhead Wilson” that race determined your status in the period before the civil war‚ betrayal can come from anyone‚ and that betrayal can lead to murder. Race     Race determined the status that you had during the periods before the civil war. For example‚ Roxy‚ who to the unknowing eye appeared white‚ but due to a black ancestor four generations past‚ Roxy

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    In his 1949 Film Noir The Third Man‚ Carol Reed presents the idea that betrayal of a friend is forgivable in the light of a greater good. Throughout the film it is seen that the requirement of maintaining loyalty and friendship is overridden when morals are tested. The film follows the ignorant journey of Holly Martins as he attempts to discover the mystery behind the death of his ‘dear friend’ Harry Lime. The canted camera angles and shadows allow the audience to identify the trustworthy characters

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    assassinated Caesar. While Caesar was being stabbed to death by the conspirators he didn’t care he accepted he was being killed but‚ when he saw Brutus stabbing him too‚ he felt betrayed. Betrayal from a friend is worse than hatred from a enemy. Caesar experienced this by being killed by his closest friend. Betrayal from a friend leads to the deterioration of trust. Putting trust in one person comes with loyalty and respect‚ but when you are betrayed all of that is lost. For examples Brutus and Caesars

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