Betrayal In History

John Anthony Walker

 

John was a united states navy chief warrant officer and communication specialist. He was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union from 1968 to 1985. By May 1985 John and his wife Barbara had divorced and upset by johns refusal to pay he alimony, Barbara reported his activities to the FBI.

 

Barbara wasn't prosecuted because of her role, however john got 30 years in jail.

 

Looking into this story has given me a basic structure for a possible story.

main character does something - one person knows because they trust that person - main character does something to that person - that person then betrays the main character.

 

 

 

Judas

 

Judas is possibly the most famous betrayal to have ever taken place. The betrayal of Jesus Christ. Judas was one of the disciples, he was the one who betrayed Jesus and gave him up to the Romans which lead to his death. The main thing I found interesting when looking into the story of Judas is the symbolism of the kiss he used to inform the romans of Jesus' identity the is also known as the 'Kiss of Betrayal'.

 

Brutus and Caesar

 

Julius Caesar was the dictator of Rome for 8 years starting his rein in 59BC. At that time in history dictatorship was seen as a temporary position however it was clear that Julius Caesar had plans to be the dictator for life. It was when he returned from a military campaign in the Greek islands where he made the famous statement 'I came, I saw, I concurred' that a group of conspirators made plans to kill Caesar one of which was his own nephew, Marcus Brutus. Although his wife begged him to not get involved Brutus still engaged in the group that eventually lead to the murder of Caesar.

'Et tu Brutus' latin for 'And you, Brutus' is the supposed last word of Caesar and are a great metaphoric symbol of betrayal from an unexpected person.