Much Ado About Nothing Type 3 Lies

Much Ado About Nothing In Much Ado About Nothing, a play by William Shakespeare, many lies are told.Every character tells at least one lie, but the worst liar is Don John. From the Time article “Lies, Lies, Lies” which identifies the three different lies: type one, to protect others; type two, to help yourself; and type three, to harm others, his lie is a Type Three Lie, or a lie to cause harm. Don John is the worst liar in Much Ado About Nothing because he tells lies only to harm and not help. Don John’s lie is a Type Three Lie. He lies to harm Claudio and Hero’s marriage and reputation. He betrays his brother, Don Pedro’s trust by tricking him. Another famous liar who lied to cause harm was Hitler. He lied about wanting to help