Betrayal in the City by Francis Imbuga

Language and Style in Betrayal in the city - Play Within a Play 
The play written by Jusper is entitled Betrayal in the City and captures the event of the palace coup so aptly, In this play prisoners stage a palace coup …

Language and Style in Betrayal in the city - Proverbs 
Proverbs are pithy statements that are mainly employed to give advice or to caution. Several instances of proverbs are evident in the text. The writer …

Language and Style in Betrayal in the city - Humour 
The writer has employs humour in his play. He portrays Mulili humorously. His broken English and barely comprehensible talks ease the tense moments that …

Language and Style in Betrayal in the city - Symbolism 
After Adika’s burial following his killing Nina says that his death has made them blind and left them in blindness. This words ‘blind’ and blindness symbolize …

Language and Style in Betrayal in the city - Allusion 
Allusion refers to reference to something or someone else without the context of a given text. The writer makes several allusions in reference to the …

Language and Style in Betrayal in the city - Imagery 
The writer has employed the use of figurative language in the play. Metaphors and similes have been used as follows; Similes “He was slaughtered …

Language and Style in Betrayal in the City - Satire 
Satire is a form of writing where an individual or society is ridiculed or where the foolishness of an idea, practice or custom is shown. It’s a form …

How theme of betrayal runs deep in Francis Imbuga’s book 
The play Betrayal in the City by Francis Imbuga addresses contemporary issues such as corruption, dictatorship, betrayal, nepotism and impunity that are …

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Language and Style in Betrayal in the city - Cross Purpose Not rated yet
Cross purpose is a style used in reference to individuals talking about different things in the course of their conversation without realizing it. The …

Language and Style in Betrayal in the city - Songs Not rated yet
The writer has used a song on pg 8; When we walk with the Lord In the light of his way… ……But trust and obey. This song and the subsequent …

Language and Style in Betrayal in the city - Foreshadow Not rated yet
A foreshadow is a premonition that something is going to happen. Authors use words, signs or events to prepare readers for something that is just to occur. …

Language and Style in Betryal in the city - Irony Not rated yet
Situational Irony After the death of Adika, Jusper went wild singing songs of vengeance and as a result he is taken away by agents of the government …

Thematic concerns in Betrayal in the City - Oppression / Social Injustice Not rated yet
The leadership of Kafira is dictatorial. It is oppressive. The government in a bid to perpetuate its continued stay in power has resulted in silencing …

Thematic concerns In Betrayal in the City - Hoplessness / Disillusionment Not rated yet
To be disillusioned is to be disappointed when you realize that something is not as good as you had expected to a point of completing losing hope and giving …

Thematic concerns in Betrayal in the City - Hypocrisy Not rated yet
Hypocrisy refers to pretense that one has qualities, beliefs or feelings that they do not really have. Prisoners are taking part in the play to entertain …

Thematic concerns in Betrayal in the City - Fear / Suspicion Not rated yet
Fear is the unpleasant feeling caused by the possibility of danger or evil. Actions or inaction by several characters on the play are motivated by fear. …

Thematic concerns in Betrayal in the City - Misuse / Abuse of Power Not rated yet
The ruling elite in Kafira is perpetuating cronyism, nepotism . corruption and intimidation of opponents in order to cling to power. Mulili yields a lot …

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Thematic concerns in Betrayal in the City - Injustice and Freedom of Expression Not rated yet
There is an inherent fear of speaking the truth in the entire play thus leading to miscarriage of Justice. Those who have spoken the truth have not lived …

Thematic concerns in Betrayal in the City - The role of the Elite Not rated yet
The elite (the educated) in any society should be actively involved in emancipating their societies from downfall especially occasioned by poor leadership. …

Thematic concerns in Betrayal in the City - Revenge Not rated yet
Many characters are seen to be involved in various actions against each other in an attempt to avenge wrongs done against them Jusper avenges the death …

Thematic concerns in Betrayal in the City - Betrayal Not rated yet
Betrayal is the act of being disloyal or being deceitful towards someone. It’s about going against the trust that someone has on another. The head of …

Tumbo - Betrayal in the City Characterization and Role Not rated yet
Tumbo is a government official and a confidant of Boss, the Head of state. He is Regina’s landlord and chairman of the committee charged with the responsibility …

Jusper Wendo - Betrayal in the City Characterization and Role Not rated yet
Jusper Wendo is a philosophy student at the university. He is the son of Doga and Nina. His brother Adika was shot dead during a demonstration held by …

Jere - Betrayal in the City Characterization and Role Not rated yet
Jere is an ex-soldier and now a prisoner. He was a colleague of Mulili. He taught religious knowledge for three years before he was drafted into the army. …

Nina - Betrayal in the City Characterization and Role Not rated yet
Nina is Doga’s wife and mother to Jusper and the late Adika. Motherly/concerned She mourns the death of her son and wonders why people would …

Doga - Betrayal in the City Characterization and Role Not rated yet
Doga is Nina’s husband and father to Jusper and the later Adika. Suspicious Doga believes that the individual responsible for the death of …

Regina - Betrayal in the City Characterization and Role Not rated yet
Regina is sister to Mosese and Jusper Wendo’s girlfriend. Her concern for her brother and boyfriend is responsible for her confrontational nature. She …

Mosese - Betrayal in the City Characterization and Role Not rated yet
Mosese is a former university lecturer who is later imprisoned for criticizing the ruling elite. Friendly/sociable He easily makes friends …

Askari - Betrayal in the City Characterization and Role Not rated yet
Askari is a prison warder and is mandated to keep watch over Jere and Mosese. Cruel/intimidating Even though Jere was once a soldier like …

Mulili - Betrayal in the City Characterization and Role Not rated yet
Mulili is an ex-soldier and now a farmer. He is cousin to Boss and is a member of the visitor’s entertainment committee. Unfeeling/inhuman/Callous …

Boss - Betrayal in the City Characterization and Role Not rated yet
Boss is the president of Kafira and cousin to Mulili. He plays the role of the chief of staff in the rehearsal. His wife is called Mercedes. Authoritative/over-stri …

Styles and their effectiveness in Imbuga’s ‘Betrayal in the City’ Not rated yet
In Betrayal in the City, Francis Imbuga uses various stylistic devices to highlight his message. These include humour, irony, play-within-a-play, proverbs, …

The main characters and their roles in ‘Betrayal in the City’ Not rated yet
Different characters play different roles in the play Betrayal in the City, among them to develop themes and stylistic devices, developing other characters …

Characterization in Betrayal in the City - Study Guides Not rated yet
Tumbo Tumbo is Boss’ right hand man -even though he is semi-literate. He carries out tasks for the leader of Kafira. This has earned him wealth, …

Characterization in Betrayal in the City - Study Guide Not rated yet
Betrayal in the City Study Guide. Characterization in Betrayal in the City. Mulili in Betrayal in the City. Themes in Betrayal in the City. Flashback …