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"The title 'Betrayal in the city' is relevant to the characters and situations in the play. "Write an essay to show the extend to which this statement is true.

"The title 'Betrayal in the city' is relevant to the characters and situations in the play. "Write an essay to show the extend to which this statement is true.

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Martin
To betray is to be disloyal to a person,one's nation,organisation and belief. The play Betrayal in the city is full of different types of betrayal.

Mulili and Jere are sent out to go and stop the old couples Nina and Doga from going on with the shaving ceremony for their son Adika. We are that they come with a signed government order to stop the shaving ceremony. In the incidence,Jere disagrees with Mulili on realizing that Doga and his father shared the same knife during circumcision and so he decides to support the old couple which Mulili disapproves off. Later Mulili tells Jere of dire consequences and for sure later Jere lands in prison.

Political betrayal is seen when Chagaga kills Adika, Traditions highly condemn shedding of a kinsman blood.Again political betrayal is seen when the authorities in Kafira use power to perpetuate their rule and loot public coffers to enrich themselves at the expense of the public.Such people include Boss,Tumbo,Nicodemo and Kabito.

Boss uses state resources to reward his spy's with tenders and other benefits for helping him hold on to power.His regime overlooks people like Nina and Doga and eliminates such people like Adika and Kabito instead of protecting them. Mosese capture this betrayal and says,".......for years we waited for the kingdom of heaven and when they said it had come,our kingdom had come last,but not no,it was an illusion."

The general public betrayed the university students who demonstrated against injustice leading to the death of Adika. We are told that some members of the public threw insults at them while the beggars said that the students were wasting time.
Betrayal thus is associated with a few individuals who pull Kafira behind.
marto answered the question on June 20, 2017 at 12:32

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