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Eve's ruthlessness and skilled deception put Margo into a tailspin of despair and ultimately launched her acting career. Throughout the movie, Eve idolized and secretly undermined Margo; in everything from acting to her true love. Eve eventually becomes a known actor, much to Margo's disgust. The movie All About Eve was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1950. During this movie, Eve plays a fan od Nargo Channings and as she gets in well with her, starts meeting people in the acting business and launches her career. Margo Channing, another one of the main characters such as Eve, is the famous actor that Eve supposedly is the biggest fan of and comes to all her plays. When thinking of Eve's actions, two words come to mind; ruthless and naive. Ruthless is explained by the dictionary as having no compassion, pity, or merciless. This description fit Eve to the T. Naive, on the other hand, is explained as lacking worldly experience and understanding. During the entire film, Margo was a perfect example of being naive, as equally was Bill. Eve used people's naivete during the movie to move her up in the acting world. These acts, such as her holding a party for Bill and when she made the long distance phone call to Bill to wish him a happy birthday, show the character in which Eve is. Bill is Margo's love
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Another way Eve acted in a ruthless manner was her planning a party for Bill without telling Margo. This seems to show her undermining of Margo and Bill's relationship. Eve begins at this point to get under the skin of Margo with her deceitful ways. Margo's forgetfulness adds to the fact and makes her wonder why exactly Eve remembered his birthday and she didn't even remember. Thoughts of Eve trying to steal her man began to race through her mind. Her ruthlessness coupled with the naivete of the actors set the stage for

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