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    prison. Other times‚ it comes from within one’s own mind. Confinement can come‚ too‚ from other people‚ especially loved ones. Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible explores these types of captivity in conjunction with themes of love and betrayal. Adah Price’s disability provides a strong example of physical captivity. She is trapped inside of a body which slants and drags‚ a result of her twin overcoming her in the womb. One of the clearest examples of how this confines her is during the

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    parents received the news of his doings in “hushed‚ urgent tones of treason revealed.” Martel’s use of “treason” creates an implication that Pi’s family and friends perceive his love for God as an act of treason; an act of betrayal. This sense of betrayal is applied to Pi’s betrayal of his own beliefs; two monotheistic religions and one polytheistic religion. The teachings of Hinduism break a myriad of rules in Islam and Christianity‚ while Islam and Christianity have a long and

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    When Joan states‚ “Marriage is the classic betrayal‚” (140) and that her brother only knows her husband as “Joan’s husband” it is the perfect example of showing unacceptance from betrayal of Joan marrying and switching names to adopt another family whom she would’ve never met for it weren’t for her husband. It makes Joan’s family seem jealous almost‚ that she’s found significant others to share the same passion of being “family” with and the betrayal feeling arises because that’s how close Joan

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    instance towards the beginning of the play he initially doubts Iago’s manipulation‚ and does not believe him when he is informed of Desdemona’s seeming betrayal. In Act III Scene III Othello initially does not believe Iago when he tells him of what act Desdemona has committed. But through constantly hearing such lies from Iago of Desdemona’s betrayal‚ he gradually begins to

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    Betrayal and Holy Retribution in Macbeth In the play Macbeth‚ author William Shakespeare tells the dramatic story of how a man‚ who becomes obsessed with his own fate and power‚ falls from grace and is eventually killed by his own obsessions. Written in 1606‚ this play follows historical figures during the mid 11th century in the struggle for power and the crown of Scotland. When this was written‚ the Tudor dynasty had just ended its nearly 120 years of ruling England and Shakespeare wished for

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    jealous‚ Iago eating the desert of revenge. Othello the innocent protagonist that been corrupted by the foul character Iago. Iago the greatest villain of the play. Committing many sins with his work with his power of deception‚ manipulation‚ and betrayal. Then there Othello‚ a character that is not a villain because he is a wonderful husband and never committed any wrong. Iago played the greater villain with his power of deception. Pointing characters to wrong direction. The quote in the play that

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    This foundation appeals to committing to something and following through and being honest‚ without these factors one falls into betrayal (161-164). Haidt also mentions the authority/submissive foundation‚ which believes in taking control of one’s life and not having someone else take control of it (165-169). It is seen as more desirable to control one’s own life and more moral than

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    Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and Alfred Lord Tennyson express in a their own way the story of Iphigenia with loyalty and betrayal woven throughout both the painting and the poem. As the Greek army was preparing to go to Troy for the Trojan war‚ when the father of Iphigenia upset the goddess Artemis because he killed a sacred deer. Artemis stopped all wind to halt the ships from sailing‚ so the ships could not sail to participate and defend their empire in the Trojan war . The only way to get the winds

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    affection for each other‚ Hamlet’s first destroys his heterosexual relationships. Foundationally beginning with Gertrude’s narcissistic parenting‚ Hamlet is first introduced to the idea of untrustworthy female interactions on a maternal level. Ophelia’s betrayal of affection is the breaking point for Hamlet’s attempt at heterosexual relationships. Hamlet demolishes his opinion of all women and he is emotionally forced to remove all women from his life. Without looking towards women for companionship‚ Hamlet

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    opinion‚ I don’t think it is fair for people to go to jail without having done anything wrong. But I do understand the way they feel‚ it seems logical that Japanese people would stay loyal to their country and that the Americans would fear their betrayal and the possible rebellion they might cause. But‚ the Japanese during this time must have had the same amount of fear as the Americans‚ they were treated badly and despised by everyone and could have been arrested. But besides that‚ my stance on

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