CAS WR 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Miscarriage
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Byam realizes that caesar does not know how to defend himself against psychological warfare, a(cid:374)d so he uses caesar"s (cid:449)eak(cid:374)ess (rigid code of honor) By telli(cid:374)g caesar (cid:449)hat he (cid:449)a(cid:374)ts to hear, he slo(cid:449)ly regai(cid:374)s caesar"s trust a(cid:374)d lulls hi(cid:373) i(cid:374)to a false sense of security. Byam is such a skillful liar that even trefry believes him too. Still reeling from the betrayal of his fellow slaves, caesar now gives up his optimistic view of mankind. He now returns to the idea that slavery is a necessary institution for those unworthy of freedom, because it is the only way he can reconcile the fearful actions of the slaves. This also plays into colonial beliefs, of course. After this is done, the colonists and the three slaves walk back toward the plantation. Upon reaching the place where slaves are whipped, however, the parhamites grab caesar and. The colonists bind the men tightly and proceed to whip them, while byam looks on.
