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    The Agony of Christ

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    Summary: One evening Jesus was eating with twelve of his disciples. While they were eating he told them that one of them would betray him. Not one disciple would believe him. Jesus told Peter that one day he would deny him. Jesus said" before the rooster crows twice you yourself will disown me three times. Peter denied and said that even if he had to die he would never disown him. Jesus and his disciples went to a place called Gethsemane. He told them to sit here and keep watch while he prayed

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    "be something else" allows the readers to be manipulated into thinking that Iago is of a "honest" nature. Iago’s true intentions of decieving everyone who is close to him allows us to see just how deceptive and manipulative Iago is. His level of betrayal clearly indicates that he is alining himself with the devil by sneaking around and hiding secrets from those we consider his family and friends. This is because he goes out of his way to decieve and betray the other characters showing that Iago is

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    bond of trust in a relationship and deceiving another person are considered as forms of betrayal. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ betrayal can be regarded as the foundation of the whole story and throughout the play between other characters. Due to the anger of Cassius‚ the entire play deals with the betrayal of Caesar by Cassius; there are occurrences of this treachery before and after his death. The first betrayal of Caesar can be seen at the very beginning of the play‚ when Flavius and Marcillus

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    depict acts of betrayal. Friends and even family betray a protagonist; main characters may likewise be guilty of treachery‚ or may betray their own values. Select a novel or play that includes such acts of betrayal. Then‚ in a well-written essay‚ analyze the nature of the betrayal and show how it contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. In Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man‚ the narrator is betrayed multiple times by several different people. These betrayals cause the narrator

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    Betrayal is a very evident theme in Gareth Knight’s translation of Andre Lebey’s work‚ The Romance of the Faery Melusine. To betray someone is further defined as “being disloyal or false to someone.” (Free Online Dictionary) Although the description sounds like an overall awful and painful experience to be on the receiving end of‚ when one is betrayed by someone that is not significant to them‚ the pain pales in comparison to that caused by a betrayal by a family member‚ lover‚ or friend. Jungian

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    King Lear By: Bryce Romeo King Lear: Loyalty and Betrayal In William Shakespeare’s play‚ “King Lear”‚ the reader will see many juxtapositions throughout the scenes. One of these juxtapositions‚ is loyalty and betrayal. We will be taking a closer look at Goneril’s Betrays her Father “Sir‚ I love more than word can wield matter; Dearer than eyesight‚ space and liberty.” (Act 1‚ Scene 1) This is one of the first forms of betrayal. The reader will note that Goneril is professing her love for her

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    dreadful father. With all his imperfections as a father‚ his children see him as an unloyal person‚ and show no respect for him anymore. On top of Dewey Dell’s father betraying the family‚ Addie‚ her mother‚ is also at fault for committing acts of betrayal. Addie‚ for example‚ is a character who betrays her other kids in the novel‚ including Dewey Dell. Addie betrays the whole family by making her other children do Jewel’s work when he is “sick”. They later find out that Jewel is so tired all the

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    heartless and untrustworthy. Although he claims to love Ophelia‚ his feelings of betrayal influence him to say or do things he does not truly believe. In this case‚ Hamlet does not love Ophelia or his mother‚ but instead is deceived by his feelings of betrayal. Hamlet’s words and actions prove his negative view and hatred towards all women‚ which originates from the betrayals of Gertrude and Ophelia. The betrayals of the two women he values most in his life cause Hamlet to develop misogynistic

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    The idea that sacrifice is required before Kenya attains true nationhood‚ is one of a range of ideas - others being birth‚ betrayal‚ heroism and forgiveness - in the novel "A Grain of Wheat"‚ by Ngugi wa Thiong’o. It is conveyed through the words and actions of many characters (especially Kihika‚ Mugo and to a lesser extent Gikonyo)‚ rather than through the author telling us‚ since the narration is that of a third person. Ngugi explains that sacrifice is needed for the greater good of the nation

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    The Things They Carried

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