SYMBOLYSM: THEME - BETRAYAL A dagger-pierced heart is usually associated with the Catholic Sacred Heart of Mary. It is known to represent the grieving mother of Christ‚ who is also often called the Lady of Sorrows. However‚ the heart also migrated into a “darker” side; a modern day symbol of vengeance and cruelty. But the real power of the image of a dagger through the heart is a combination of both‚ each known in their individual rights. The heart is seen as the seat of emotions‚ the core of every
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madness when he says‚"I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw" (2.2.378-379). He is mad only when the conditions are right. The conditions are betrayal: Ophelia’s betrayal to him‚ his friends betrayal to him‚ his mother’s betrayal to his father‚ and his uncle’s betrayal to his brother. By definition‚ Hamlet is insane. He has shown mental instability throughout the
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Le Morte d’Arthur is a story which haves variety of complex characters and events that demonstrate the important lessons that can still be relevant into today’s world. The lessons that can be learn from the story could be of love and betrayal. I find Malory’s work to be personal rather than political or anything else in that matter.The reason why is by characters and the actions they take through the story.Some of the actions that lead me to think that lessons or truths that we can learn from is
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Betrayal is an act of disloyalty‚ treachery‚ violating trust‚ or breaching confidence. Betrayal is a reoccurring action in the tragic Shakespeare play‚ Hamlet. Hamlet mostly sees it from the point of his mother Gertrude betraying his father by marrying his uncle Claudius. It could also be seen as him betraying himself. Sometimes he has to keep talking himself into keeping up his motive for revenge. The sense of betrayal has the possibility of ruining a persons mind. It is essentially what drives
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In the movie The Count of Monte Cristo there are many themes that are parallel to events in the Bible. The three I’m going to focus on are betrayal‚ friendship‚ and vengeance. When the movie opens‚ Fernand and Edmond had been best friends for the entirety of their youth. Yet despite this‚ Fernand chooses to betray his friend to gain something he selfishly wanted. In the meantime‚ Edmond never committed the crime he was accused of‚ leading him to a false sentence in Chateau d’If prison. This is
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Jason obtain the golden fleece and come together through love‚ but as Jason gets tired of her‚ he leaves her. Medea becomes hurt and creates a scenario in which suffering occurs from losses and revenge‚ thus leading to the great tragedy known. Betrayal‚ revenge‚ loss‚ and royalty are factors to a tragedy for good or worse. Medea a tragic hero‚ willingly sacrificed everything for Jason‚ she assisted
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Kroslak‚ Daniela. The French Betrayal of Rwanda. Bloomington: Indiana University Press‚ 2008. Prunier‚ Gerard. The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide. New York: Columbia University Press‚ 1995. Waugh‚ Colin M. Paul Kagame and Rwanda: Power‚ Genocide and the Rwandan Patriotic Front. Jefferson: McFarland & Co.‚ 2004. [ 2 ]. Daniela Kroslak‚ The French Betrayal of Rwanda (Bloomington: Indiana University Press‚ 2008)‚ 28 – 32. [ 3 ]. Daniela Kroslak‚ The French Betrayal of Rwanda (Bloomington: Indiana
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Orgon is a man that took a leap of faith and put trust into a complete stranger. The ignorance of this situation is metaphorical to the betrayal of a snake. A person puts their trust in a snake and is saddened by the disloyalty but after all‚ the person knew it was a snake from the beginning. Is the victim of betrayal sometimes at fault? Also Tartuffe had a loss of virtue once he committed some of the deadly sins. Orgon was also enlightened by the end of the situation‚ he was ashamed that he had
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“I betrayed you” (Orwell 1984)‚ the betrayal between Julia and Winston had grave significance‚ it showcased the power the government has over the people. Throughout the novel we see the importance that love has on restoring Julia and Winston to normal human beings who are in control of their own selves but even that was collapsed under the power of the party. Julia speaks to Winston about her betrayal stating ‚ “You want it to happen to the other person. You don’t give
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the deliberate deception and manipulation of a dishonourable man. The play describes the protagonist Othello’s disintegration and the tragic consequences of his moral deterioration. In the tragedy Othello‚ Shakespeare develops themes of trust and betrayal and employs dramatic conventions such as irony‚ the fatal
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