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? how does deceit function in the world of the play, and how does it help the play comment on life in general? a central motif in the play is trickery or deceit, whether for good or evil purposes.
If someone does have too much pride they are often to stubborn to admit that they are wrong. Which in some cases lead to a life of crime. If a child would lie to their parents that would be so simple as to just hitting their sibling, or forgetting to take the trash out. After they would get caught up in the lie they would continue lie, and lie, and lie. It’s not that they are stupid; it’s just that their pride makes them do stupid stuff, as to admitting to their mistake and telling the truth.
Iago who many people perceived to be an honest man when it couldn't be further from the truth and in Othello's cased it proved to be a deadly mistake for trusting him. It is very interesting in the way Iago was able to live such a drastic double life which I will explain in the way he did it by the way he presented himself, what made him so effective at manipulating people, why was his hatred for Othello so strong, and what do characters, besides Othello think of Iago. Iago was able to make create such an elaborate lie and execute his plan because of his pure hatred for Othello, this hatred was so great because there were multiple factors that were causing his ill will towards the Moor. Othello's appointing of Cassio as his lieutenant is what initially triggered these feelings towards him. There were several reasons Cassio's appointment enraged Iago to the point of madness, first Cassio was a Florentine and Iago found it despicable that a Florentine could and would be named lieutenant to the general of Venice.
Bullshit is a double-deceit towards a person, because you are hiding the fact that you do not know the information about a topic, and you are spouting out information which you are not 100% sure of, and claiming as if you know enough to hold a conversation. Frankfurt’s statement holds water, because it is a documented argument that elegantly depicts the fight between lies or bullshit being more problematic. I agree with Frankfurt, because I myself am guilty of bullshitting my way through a few essays I have written in the past. I believe bullshit is worse than lying because you don’t think as much about the topic you are speaking about. When you lie about something, you put a lot of thought into it and decide yourself whether the truth or a lie is better for you.
She had some examples but one analogy was with violence, “If at times violence can be used to counter violence, why should lies never be used to counter lies”. Where is she going with this? Is she stating that it is ok to lie to liars more though is she saying it is ok to use violence to counter violence. Throughout this book the author is stating lying is bad and deceitful but also now she is talking about is it ok to fight lies with lies. I also noticed throughout the book that when she referred to a liar it was always him or he, why does the person lying always have to be a male in her eyes.
On any first impression of Moore, one is so taken aback by his relentless pit-bull attack style of character assassination and gratuitous and mean-spirited insults, that it’s not immediately apparent what his cause is. What is the central thesis of Idiot Nation? In Moore’s opening paragraphs the focus of his attacks is not clear. Ultimately, we get to the bottom of it, albeit in a most convoluted presentation of his opinions and analysis of facts, or pseudo facts. Americans are dumb; dumb, as in lacking a good education.
In conclusion, it is extremely transparent that Tom is a more corrupt character compared to Jay Gatsby. His dishonesty, jealousy and lack of moral values exemplify his corruptness. In comparison to Gatsby, we see many similar traits and actions between these two characters with vastly different consequences. Gatsby’s motivations are pure when seeking his true love while Tom’s motivations are malicious and intend to hurt others. Cited Work Fitzgerald, F. Scott, and Matthew J. Bruccoli.
March 15, 2012 Huckleberry Finn In the novel Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain describes American society and how lying verses the truth has become a double standard. Lying has been taught and made out to be a terrible act that is looked down upon. Lies usually turn out to be a lot more complex and rather difficult, than just telling the truth. People use lying as an easy way out, they use it to escape troubles and avoid difficult situations. Generally it’s acceptable to lie to protect yourself but at the same time many take advantage of that.
In Primal Fear, Aaron Stampler has been given a label as insane, in order to convince his defense lawyer, Martin Vale, that he is as innocent as he appears. The power between Stampler’s multiple personalities proves that even the best lawyers lose the toughest of cases. Throughout the story, we are made to believe that Martin Vale believes Aaron’s story. The evidence clearly shows that Stampler is guilty right from the get go. With that evidence, we, as the audience,
Chapter 4 28. Amir uses literacy to be superior to Hassan, and uses it to trick Hassan. Hassan is ignorant because of his illiteracy and is easily fooled. 29. Imbecile means that someone is an idiot or stupid.