Anna Roser
Max DeLawyer
Kenton Freemuth
P. 4
What is a traitor?
· someone who betrays the protagonist
· deceitful and surreptitious
· often betrays for personal gain
Definition: "a person who betrays another, a cause or any trust" or "a person who commits treason by betraying his for her country"
Traitors
1. Saroman- Lord of the Rings
2. Scar- The Lion King
3. Wormtail- Harry Potter
4. Daughter Regan, who publicly dishonors
him.- King Lear
5. Benedict Arnold- Betrayed America during Revolutionary War
6. Judas- Biblical reference plus Dante's The Inferno,(from Divine Comedy) "The soul that suffers most," explained my Guide, "is Judas Iscariot, he who kicks his legs on the fiery chin and has his head inside." (page 285, lines 61-63)
7. Brutus and Cassius- Conspirators who assassinated Julius Ceaser (also referenced inThe Inferno)"Of the other two, who have their heads thrust forward, the one who dangles down from the black face is Brutus: note how he writhes without a word. And there, with the huge and sinewy arms, is the soul of Cassius- But the night is coming on and we must go, for we have seen the whole." (page 285 lines 64-69)
8. Teabing- The Da Vinci Code
9. Tinkerbell- Peter Pan, betrays location of hideout
10. Captain Jack Sparrow- Betrays the Pirates before the final battle for Shipwreak Cove
11. Paris- In the Illiad, Paris leaves Oenone to become a prince of Troy
Examples:
The Odyssey
In the Odyssey, the suitors in the house of Odyseus represent the traitors in the book. They constantly attempt to woo Penelope into leaving Odysseus and marrying one of them. By doing this, they betray Odysseus and later he attempts (and succeeds at) to kill them.
Cold Mountain
In Cold Mountain, even though Inman is the protagonist, he is also a traitor. He betrays his love for Ada by engaging in other actives without her consent or knowledge.
Traitors in America!
Our founding father betrayed the British Empire when they declared America's independence. So basically America was founded by traitors. However, controversy has arisen within our group as to whether or not the Founder are actually traitors due to the fact that they are not "evil." By definition they are traitors because they committed treason against King George III however they are not archetypal traitors.
Works Consulted
1. http://shakespeare.mit.edu/lear/full.htmlKing Lear. Traitor: "They could not, would not do 't; 'tis worse than murder"
2. "Traitor." 2009. Dictionary.com. Traitor. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/traitor. September 16 2009. -definition of traitor
3. Alighieri, Dante (translated by John Ciardi). The Inferno. New York: Signet Classic, 2001. Print.
4. September 23 2009. http://startswithabang.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/question_mark2.jpg Question mark pic.
5. September 23 2009. http://familytrees.genopro.com/harry-potter/pictures/Peter-Pettigrew.jpg Wormtail pic