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Betrayal
Betrayal
A violation of trust
The action of a turncoat;
a backstabbing pathological liar
Leads to the reaction of being hurt
and wanting to shout “Et tu, brute?”
Being pushed on to the floor, then being stepped on
Feeling helpless, being taken advantage of
Feeling scarred mentally, unable to trust anyone else;
Can’t help but feel paranoia,
especially if you were the narrator of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 147-
regarding love as a vital need, then being let down by it
Questions would linger and cloud your brain,
repeatedly blaming yourself for being naïve and not making an early realization
Well, maybe because it strikes you from behind
Or maybe because it stalks you like your shadow
would- without a sound, without you consciously knowing,
but secretly conspiring
like the sneaky Jessica who strips her father of
their bond, his jewels, his ducats, and his pride
How would you feel if you were Beowulf,
deserted and left to fight alone with the mighty dragon
when you have fought for the very same who have now abandoned you
in times of danger?
Betrayal…
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This article has 14 comments.
Beautifully done and nicely written.
1) “Et tu, Brute” was from Shakespeare‘s Julius Caesar when Caesar found out his best friend Brutus was involved in a scheme and betrayed him. Hence his words, “And you too, Brutus?”
2) Shakespeare’s Sonnet 147 was a poem which emphasized how hurt he was; he referred to his betrayed love as “a diseased love.”
3) Jessica betrays her father, Shylock by fleeing with a Christian (they were Jewish) and stealing his jewels, ducats (money). This happens in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.