Betrayal has been a problem for mankind for as long as mankind has existed, but what exactly is betrayal? Many authors, psychologists, and philosophers alike have tried to answer that very question with no success. Certain types of betrayal can be beneficial, but more often than not betrayal causes an unfortunate series of events to follow it. One of the greatest examples of this comes from Greek Mythology and the story of Jason and Medea. Jason and Medea lived together as a married couple and had children together, Jason then betrayed Medea by throwing her aside and claiming they were never married. As revenge Medea then killed their children and fled. There are several different types of betrayal. There is betrayal of/by society or the exectutives of the country, betrayal of/by those close to you, and betrayal of/by yourself.
Being betrayed my the ones who are supposed to be guiding the country and society to success can be the most devestating and destructive betrayals of all. However, The initial betrayal is not necesarrily the destructive part, it’s the retaliation. People arent going to just sit back and watch someone destroy their country, their home. They’re going to fight back. That one betrayal, that one broken promise turns into a huge mess. It’s the snowball effect, and that is the outcome of most betrayals. People are going to protect themselves and their country, not just watch someone destroy it. The line between actually being betrayed by the rulers and just disliking the way they run things is quite thin. Betrayal is when they take all the things they promised to do for the country and do the exact opposite, when as opposed to having the best interests of the people in mind, they care only about the interests an...
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...e key steps in finding ones self. Pain and suffering is needed in order to bring to the surface the morals, goals, and dreams of a person. It is often easier to find out who someone is not, then it is to find out who they are. Self-betrayal is necessary step in the right direction of figuring out what one stands for. It's a key part of life.
The word betray comes from the Old English word "bitrayen" which means to mislead or decieve. The word betray has always meant the same thing since it was a word. The initial definition seems very concrete, but it is far from so. There are several different types of betrayal and each type has many different forms and outcomes. Betrayal is not something that is avoidable, only recognizable. It is necessary for survival in some cases, and the best thing to do when one is betrayed is to recognize it, analyze it, and grow from it.
People can be betrayed in a variety of ways for different reasons, by anyone in their lives. A close family member or a best friend could betray one. They may go behind one’s back in order for more personal gain, but sometimes they commit betrayal in the interest of one’s benefit. A not so close friend could betray one’s trust by telling a secret or situation that was told or seen in confidence that was broken for a juicy story or just slipped unnoticed. Some people betray their friends or enemies in order to make them look bad; such as spreading a rumor about said person.
Betrayal’s actual meaning is “to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty.’ (Dictionary 1) When people betray someone they are not trustworthy or loyal to that person and they usually go and side with someone else. Deception ties into betrayal greatly. Deception’s actual meaning is “to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude”. (Dictionary 2) When someone becomes deceptive they lead a person to thinking that they could be trusted or that they are loyal to them. This ties to betrayal because once the person is deceived they cause easily become manipulated or betrayed later on.
In the essay “How to Be Dead and Not Care”, Thomas Nagel replies to Rosenbaum and Epicurus by bring up an example of being betrayed by a friend. For example: let’s say your best friend sleeps with your husband and you die not knowing that they did that behind your back when you were living. Thomas Nagel would say it harms you even if you never found out. However, Epicurus, Rosenbaum and I believe it doesn’t harm you, because you never experience the
In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare shows how friends often betray each other. Julius Caesar is about to be crowned king of Rome, when some well-known Romans decide that it is not a good idea for this to happen. They form a conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus, an honorable Roman and a very good friend of Caesar’s, betrays Caesar by killing him for the good of Rome. Antony, Caesar’s best friend and another honorable Roman, betrays Brutus by turning against the conspirators. Cassius, a respected Roman, and Brutus betray each other by arguing and destroying their friendship. All this betraying lead to many deaths in the play.
Betrayal can cause a person problems such as separation of families and friends, unexpected deaths, or lost of trust. On a daily basis people are betrayed, hurt and lied from people they have developed a close bond with. They lie and hurt the people that they will need when everything gets tough.
Judas Iscariot betrayed with a kiss; something reserved for affection and love between those close to one another. Such stories of betrayal and revenge are as old as the world itself. The story of Cain and Abel contains elements of a sense of betrayal and contains the act of revenge. The story of Isaac and Esau also tells of a betrayal between brothers. Betrayal in The Cask of Amontillado drives the action of the tightly written story, and Montresor’s attack against Fortunato's pride in all things having to do with old Italian wines was no less intimate than Judas’ kiss. Montresor betrays his alleged betrayor leaving the reader betrayed as well for never explaining the full reasons for the extreme revenge exacted on his drunken victim.
...on that trusts him." However, the brothers do not specifically "betray" Titus ("Traitor, n. def.1). Although Chiron and Demetrius contribute to the destruction of his life and family, the antagonism revolves around a cyclical consequence of revenge as Titus captured the two brothers with their mother and returned to Rome with them as prisoners of war. Titus' use of the word "traitor" suggests a betrayal of trust, yet the line begs the question; did the brothers actually betray Titus or is the treachery an act of revenge? Shakespeare's specific word selection emphasizes Titus' loss of context with respect to his own personal motives for revenge, which are likely rooted in the fact that he spent his life defending a country that ultimately fails him. Nonetheless, despite the heinous physical attack on Lavinia, Chiron and Demetrius are not "traitors" to Titus.
Jason believed the right thing to do in his whole entire life was to manipulate others to get what he wanted. In the past, Jason used love to manipulate Medea. He had married her due to the amount of power she can bring him. Jason had manipulated Medea so he can have his reputation more powerful which would make him look better. With her power in retaining the Golden Fleece, Jason knew how much fame it would bring him. In “The Consequences of Dishonesty,” by Scott S. Wiltermuth, Wiltermuth describes the ways in which dishonesty and manipulation can be used for all the wrong intentions. People tend to do the wrongful things to satisfy their needs and desires. They believe that when something negative is done, a positive outcome will arise.
To be a loyal follower, or to betray a tyrant? Throughout The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare loyalty versus betrayal is a major part of the tragic play.
In Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, we are introduced to many characters. This play is primarily about betrayal and loyalty, trying to find out the wrongs of everyone and anyone and finding a way to turn their lives upside down. These series of betrayals is something that continues to develop throughout the entire play. The idea of Betrayal is something that this play expresses very diversely, and can be thought of in different ways. While Brutus seems to be someone who has the best intentions of Rome, he did have for anyone who directly involved with him.
The act of betrayal may lead to dangerous things. One may be the archetype known as “the quest for vengeance.” This is a universal archetype that occurs in movies, books, songs, poems and more. A quest is the act of seeking something important while, vengeance is defined as the desire for revenge. Together they become a quest for vengeance, known as “the act of seeking revenge” (dictionary.com). This archetype is evident in the poem,” The Odyssey” by Homer. The main character in the novel, Odysseus, has been away from his home, Ithaca for 10 years, Penelope and Telemachus, Odysseus 's wife and son are home hopelessly waiting for the arrival of Odysseus. Their home is filled with many unwelcomed guest referred to as suitors. The suitors show no forms of hospitality while in Odysseus’s home. For years, the suitors try to convince Penelope to marry one of them, Penelope remains loyal the whole time. When Odysseus finally comes home, he seeks revenge on the suitors. By the end of the
Throughout human history, betrayal has been considered amongst the very worst offenses one could commit against another. Betrayal of another person is an despicable act of disloyalty and leads to broken trust. Betrayal, at its very core, is when one person in a relationship acts in such a way that favors their own interests at the expense of the other person. Betrayal sends a clear signal about how seldom the betrayer values their relationship with the betrayed. In modern society, cheating, lying, and self interest, are commonplace. One must do whatever it takes to get ahead, disregarding whomever they hurt along the way. In a world where many are reluctant to trust one another, it seems as if the only people one
Both of these two male characters are not title roles. They both fall prey to the actions of a woman, one whom they both originally thought they had complete control over. Antigone's martyrdom and conflict with the State brings Creon's destruction and Medea's double murder and infanticide brings his destruction. However, how much is this brought about through their own weakness and how much can we attribute this to a cruel fate? The issue is essentially whether a stronger person than Jason or Antigone could have avoided the destruction, and were they crushed by their own internal weakness ('hamartia'). An important to clarify is that we are not judging their personality. A despot can be a strong character and a man of high morals can be a weak character. The deciding factor is how rigidly they cling to their ideals and their ability to listen to others sensibly.
Trust is defined as the reliance on the integrity, strength, ability or surety of a person or thing. To break ones trust is to lose their confidence in the person or thing. Trust can be broken with a single, unreliable action and is often challenging and difficult to win back. In the case of the one whose trust was broken, it is a difficult, jarring and abrupt change of reality to discover the betrayal and loss of trust in someone who they once relied upon . In William Shakespeare 's play entitled Hamlet, the protagonist Hamlet is unable to take swift revenge on his father 's murderer. This is due to the fact that Hamlet has become distrustful of the most important people in his life and so this sparks a question in those around him but also
Euripides (485-406 BC) is considered a paramount tragedian from Ancient Greek culture. In Medea, Euripides depicts tragedy in an epic play both genders could partake in at that time by signifying drama. To Euripides, tragedy is a revolunatary form of speech to writing, intertwining too cultivate barbaric motifs of dystopian structure in literature. In dystopian Ancient Greek tragedian literature Euripides used powerful theatrical form of art to show everything being unpleasant or in bad standing to Athenian audiences. As the narrator begins to captivate the audience, he separates’ the performance into different episodes where Medea, actors play individuals’ roles, and a chorus of woman whom sings and dance as a group.