Deception and Truth
Madi McClure
05/14/14
3rd Period
Deception and Truth
The Good In Deception Everyone characterizes deception differently. One may view it as breaking the trust of a loved one and think of it as a mere deceit. Others may accept deception as a way to gain or give happiness. Some may even think of it as part of life. More commonly, deception stands being viewed as hand and hand with “evil”, this includes, not only viewed by people, but also portrayed in movies and novels from all eras of time. Frequently feelings dealing with deceit, like jealousy, create anger in an individual leading into irrationality. Although honesty is important, of course, deception can actually make it easier for people to get along. Most lies are harmless social untruths in which people pretend to like someone or something more than they actually do. Deception is sometimes justified. People shouldn’t be satisfied with themselves when they play this card every time they can, but it is true that sometimes it is required. Deception is justified only if and when it is causing no harm. Though deception is ever-present in Much Ado About Nothing, the characters never expect it. Deception is the tool of villains to spread chaos and unhappiness. However, it’s also used by friends to improve each other’s lives in ways that their friends are too stubborn to do without a bit of trickery to push them in the right direction. Whether deception is okay or not depends on the intentions of the deceiver. The play is built on the problems caused by deception, but all the problems are righted by more deceptions. Don John deceived many people throughout the play, but he had bad intentions so things were eventually righted. Don Pedro, Leonato, and Claudio decided to deceive Benedick by chatting about Beatrice’s love for him where he could overhear them. Also, Hero employs the same process as Don Pedro and Claudio. Hero portrays what’s really going on. They are all deceiving Beatrice and Benedick, but they’re only
05/14/14
3rd Period
Deception and Truth
The Good In Deception Everyone characterizes deception differently. One may view it as breaking the trust of a loved one and think of it as a mere deceit. Others may accept deception as a way to gain or give happiness. Some may even think of it as part of life. More commonly, deception stands being viewed as hand and hand with “evil”, this includes, not only viewed by people, but also portrayed in movies and novels from all eras of time. Frequently feelings dealing with deceit, like jealousy, create anger in an individual leading into irrationality. Although honesty is important, of course, deception can actually make it easier for people to get along. Most lies are harmless social untruths in which people pretend to like someone or something more than they actually do. Deception is sometimes justified. People shouldn’t be satisfied with themselves when they play this card every time they can, but it is true that sometimes it is required. Deception is justified only if and when it is causing no harm. Though deception is ever-present in Much Ado About Nothing, the characters never expect it. Deception is the tool of villains to spread chaos and unhappiness. However, it’s also used by friends to improve each other’s lives in ways that their friends are too stubborn to do without a bit of trickery to push them in the right direction. Whether deception is okay or not depends on the intentions of the deceiver. The play is built on the problems caused by deception, but all the problems are righted by more deceptions. Don John deceived many people throughout the play, but he had bad intentions so things were eventually righted. Don Pedro, Leonato, and Claudio decided to deceive Benedick by chatting about Beatrice’s love for him where he could overhear them. Also, Hero employs the same process as Don Pedro and Claudio. Hero portrays what’s really going on. They are all deceiving Beatrice and Benedick, but they’re only