All 3 Uses of
treason
in
Henry IV, Part 2
- Good tidings, my Lord Hastings; for the which I do arrest thee, traitor, of high treason: And you, lord archbishop, and you, Lord Mowbray, Of capital treason I attach you both.†
Scene 4.2
- Good tidings, my Lord Hastings; for the which I do arrest thee, traitor, of high treason: And you, lord archbishop, and you, Lord Mowbray, Of capital treason I attach you both.†
Scene 4.2
- Some guard these traitors to the block of death, Treason's true bed and yielder up of breath.†
Scene 4.2 *
Definition:
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(treason) betraying someone or something -- typically betraying one's own country
(in this context, to betray is to not be loyal--often by helping enemies)