well, for the matter of fact all i had to do was make this up and it worked.... i hope. a central motif in the play is trickery or deceit, whether for good or evil purposes. counterfeiting, or concealing one's true feelings, is part of this motif. everyone seems to lie; good characters as well as evil ones engage in deceit as they attempt to conceal their feelings: beatrice and benedick mask their feelings for one another with bitter insults; don john spies on claudio and hero; don pedro and his 'crew' deceive benedick and beatrice. who hides and what is hidden?
Knavery’s plain face is never seen til us’d. As this quote says to be a villain you have to be deceitful, cunning, and manipulative. These characteristics are all commonly associated with the concept of evil and are displayed in the play Othello by William Shakespeare and in the book The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. The villains in these two texts are both evil as they manipulate and harm other people in their lives who trust them and think of them as moral citizens and not as villains. In Othello Iago, Othello’s most trusted friend and ally, deceives and manipulates everyone in the play to bring about Othello’s downfall.
Throughout the play Shakespeare repeatedly describes Caliban as a monstrous and disgusting thing to the extent that almost every character in the play says something negative having to do with him. In “Prospero’s account there is absolutely nothing good about Caliban,”(orgel,…) repeatedly calling him his “abhorred salve”(1.2 354) and savage, using him only for harsh labor involved work, “Caliban is largely bestial and a better log carrier than a man.”(tillyard.179) Prospero even summons Caliban at the beginning of the play in act 1 scene 2 as a tortoise: ”come, thou tortoise."(I.ii.379). Caliban is constantly talked about negatively but its not only Prospero that speaks terrible of him but Stephano and Trinculo as well. Both of them describe him with animal-like features when they find him under the tarp trying to hide from Trinculo. "this is some monster of the isle with four legs, who hath got,as i take it,an ague"(II.ii.66-67).
For all its emphasis on power, much of the play is actually concerned with powerlessness. In what ways is powerlessness important in Richard III? In King Richard III, Shakespeare depicts Yorkist society as an utterly selfish, power-hungry world in which social standing is of the utmost importance. Antagonist and evil “villain” Richard exemplifies this egotism and avarice through his constant, ruthless manipulation and deceit of others. However, Shakespeare makes it clear that in fact others’ narrow-mindedness is key to Richard’s success.
Lennie seems to be very strong, but in reality he is the weakest character in the novel “Of Mice And Men”, because of the lack of his mentality ability and the missing characteristic to think for himself and make his own decisions. The strong characters are attacking the weaker characters in this book, and the Forstner 3 weaker are attacking the weakest. Are good example of this would be when Carlson compels Candy to let him shoot his dog against his will. “I'll put the old devil out of his misery now,” (Steinbeck, 47). Or when crooks teased Lennie “jus' s'pose he don't come back,” (Steinbeck, 72).
Even King Henry himself knew of Cromwell’s deceit. “… those like Master Cromwell who follow me because they are jackals with sharp teeth and I am the lion” (pg 55). The King is also aware of just how bad Cromwell is, as he calls him harsh names like a sharp toothed jackal, which is in no form a kind way to address
One such idea is the concept of dualities and the way in which they are manifested in people. In the play, there is no exploration of the ambiguities of life, everything is divided into black and white. Throughout the play, for every concept that Shakespeare highlights, the direct opposite is also made known. These dualities include black and white, good and evil, and appearance versus reality. Shakespeare presents these through the complexity of the characters and the language and plot antitheses.
In the land of Denmark, Beowulf is a true hero in the eyes of the Danes, yet a “Monster” to Grendel and his mother. In all situations, good vs. evil exists. However, the perception of good and/or evil is in the eye of the beholder. For example, king Hrothgra is a well-respected leader held in the highest regards of the people of Heorot. Sadly, Opposing king Hrothgra’s goodness is the horrible swamp dwelling, demonic Monster, named Grendel who terrorizes and kills innocent Danes for simply enjoying themselves and having a good time.
Iago; The sliest villain in "Othello" A villain is defined as a character in a story or play who opposes the hero according to Webster’s Dictionary. In "Othello," Iago fits this definition perfectly though Othello does not recognize that Iago is his enemy until the end of the story. Iago is the backstabbing, evil-minded, manipulative character in this theatrical story. He demonstrates this treachery all throughout the story beginning with being angry with Othello for not appointing him as lieutenant, his revenge on Cassio for taking his place as lieutenant, and setting up Desdemona to look like she is cheating on Othello. His maneuvers are so effective because they flow smoothly.
I have chosen to represent the appearance and the reality of the characteristic of Iago, who is in reality a selfish, corrupted and vindictiveness person, from “The tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice” by Shakespeare, in a visual form. Perhaps one of the most conspicuous characteristics of Iago is his lack of morals, or his selfishness and cruelty. The is shown throughout the play as he manipulates everyone to achieve his desires or goals, he is willing to do anything to satisfy his desires for revenge and to destroy Othello.” In following him, I follow but myself; heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, but seeming so, for my peculiar end.” ( Act 1, s1 60-63). Iago deceives everyone in the play to ensure the success of his revenge. ”I will wear my heart upon my sleeve, for daws to peck at.