Sunday, March 1, 2009
Loyalty
In Julius Caesar, one of the prevailing themes is the question of loyalty. Discuss some of the ways that loyalty is tested. Then think of some instances in which teens sometimes face issues of loyalty. To what extent should a person be loyal? Are there ever instances when "betrayal" is necessary?
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In Julius Caesar there are many ways that loyalty is tested. One of the ways that it is tested when Brutus and all of his people were wanting to Caesar (Which they did). In teens loyalty is tested, by if your friend tells you something and they specifically ask you to not tell anyone. Your loyalty is tested at that point by if you tell someone or if you don't. If you really want to be thier then you won't speak of what they told you to anyone. This is one of the hard things because sometimes you will get into fights and then you want to just blab your mouth off about this person and then when you go to apologize to them they don't want to hear it. Then you feel really bad because of what you did and you have betrayed them and they probably will never trust you as much as what they did or even trust you at all ever again!
ReplyDeleteIn Julius Caesar, loyalty is tested several times. One example is when the conspirators tryed to bribe Brutus to come on their side and kill Caesar. This tested Brutus’ loyalty to Caesar. It is also tested when Brutus plans to let Antony speak at Caesar’s funeral. Antony has to be loyal and obey Brutus’ guidelines for his speech.
ReplyDeleteIn everyday life teens are tested with their loyalty. It might be being loyal to a friend or family member. It could also mean being loyal to God and obeying his commandments.
I think a person should always do their best to be loyal to their friends, family members, and t anyone close to them. If someone is disloyal or betrays you, you may feel pressured to betray them but I don’t think it is ever necessary.