Essay on Betrayal: 'Rats in the Ranks' 'Maestro', 'Anthony and Cleopatra', 'Gladiator'

'Maestro', 'Anthony and Cleopatra', 'Gladiator' and the letter to the editor each present the effects of betrayal and guilt in their own effective way. Their effects of betrayal and guilt rang from, changing your personal identity, suicide, the pain it causes the person who has been betrayed and the result of not being able to trust anyone. 'Maestro' is written by Peter Goldsworthy and is a memoir of Paul Crabbe. Not only do we find …

…effects are well presented. We can see that from the betrayal comes a society who cannot trust anyone. The effects of betrayal and guilt shown in these texts include changing one's identity, suicide, people getting deeply hurt and cynicism. As each of these texts, 'Maestro', 'Anthony and Cleopatra', 'Gladiator' and the letter to the editor, effectively present the issues of betrayal and guilt, it can be seen that there can be a variety of effects.