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    hate? The author is miller. There was a problem of witchcraft in the town salem. A gruop of girls start to spread around of witchcraft. But the people start to find out there’s not really a thing of witchcraft. Deception and guilt are two main themes in the Crucible. Deception is the first main theme in the crucible. “There is a plot afoot subtle we should be criminals to ding to old respects and ancient friendship. Hale said it on the page 7. On mary this is about art to change your shape

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    Manipulation and Deception in Ender’s Game 2 major and reoccurring themes throughout Ender’s Game is manipulation and deception. Much of this novel is about how adults manipulate Ender into fulfilling their needs. They trick him‚ lie to him‚ and tell him just enough so that he can defeat the buggers. Ender pretty much sums this up when he says‚ “I’ve spent my life as someone’s pawn" (Pg. 97). On one hand‚ it seems wrong to lie to and cheat a kid. On the other hand‚ the adults manipulate him to ensure

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    by his own brother. Soon after being told this‚ Hamlet goes mad thinking about how he will get revenge on his uncle Claudius. Hamlet soon becomes obsessed with the thought of revenge on his uncle Claudius. Hamlet’s strong desire for it guides the play along and just so happens to relate to our society’s obsession with revenge today. Right from the beginning of the play the reader sees Hamlet wanting to seek revenge from his uncle after hearing the ghost of

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    Majority of humanity throughout history‚ revolves around the idea of fooling society through the use of misinterpretations with the art of deceptions. In the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare‚ as a result of preconceived judgement of worth allows for a disconnect between appearances and reality‚ ultimately highlights how items of lesser value can create powerful results. Set in Venice in the 1500’s with a civilization that possesses a different perspective of standards and beliefs

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    The Taming of the Shrew‚ deception is one of the major concepts. A tangled web is created in the play through deception of character behavior and the change between clothing and class. Most of the deception in the play have particular motives behind them and create dramatic irony. Shakespeare has used dramatic irony to create a comedic play. Character deception in The Taming of the Shrew is used largely‚ and Lucentio one of the main characters in the play uses deception throughout some of the first

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    The Value of Deception Deception‚ whether it is used for good or for evil is the method of choice that many figures use to manipulate others in order to get one’s way. Many characters in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ unconsciously make choices based upon deception and logical tricks‚ setting themselves up in order to be used for another character’s relevance. Brutus‚ a noble friend and an idealistic man‚ questions his ties with a returning friend and makes a decision anyone

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    Great Gatsby is a story filled with drama‚ romance‚ and layers upon layers of deceit. There are a few character’s that stood out from the crowd. These character’s are Daisy‚ Gatsby‚ and Tom. We will be Analyzing these character’s and display their deception and faults. The common American dream is to be rich famous and powerful‚ while this dream seems nice it can easily ruin a persons life while pursuing this dream. What can be said about the Roaring twenties and the American dream? These things will

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    lies. Most of the time these mistakes would be frowned upon and as humans‚ we desire to belong. If it is known that if we deviated from the norm or committed an act that would be considered wrong or immoral‚ we don’t want anyone to know for fear of being rejected by society. In the novel we see a

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    Fortunato. Montresor used deception to carry out his plan. Montresor wants revenge on Fortunato for something that happened in the past. Montresor said in the beginning of the story that he wanted revenge. He was going to kill Fortunato to get revenge‚ even though Fortunato was a close and dear friend. Montresor also said: “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he vent‚ I vowed revenge”. This means that Fortunato has a past of being mean or hurting Montresor

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    Imagine being new in town; everything around is foreign‚ new and fascinating. The people are all unfamiliar‚ but as they slowly start to become acquaintances‚ the realization that many of them live unhappy lives filled with deception and lies becomes evident. It is quickly proven that this is not a life that keeps people satisfied for very long‚ and more times than not‚ leads to horrible outcomes. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ lying and deception leads to the ultimate downfall of many

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