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.
Iago is not the ordinary villain. He is unique and smart and a master at judging people (which he uses to his advantage). For example, he sees that Roderigo is in love with Desdemona and realizes that he would do anything to make her his own. So, he convinces him (Roderigo) that by giving him (Iago) money, he will destroy Othello’s marriage and make Desdemona love him. So without hesitation, Roderigo pays Iago, trusting that he is being legitimate (In reality, he is just pocketing the cash for himself).
Iago states: “Thus do I ever make fool my purse” ( I.iii.374). Evidently, Iago takes advantage of Roderigo’s devotion by conning him in his money. Similarly, Iago uses Roderigo once more by convincing him to kill Cassio. Although, Roderigo is reluctant at first, he relents once Iago insists that this will win him Desdemona. Roderigo states: “I have no great devotion to the deed and yet he hath given my satisfying reasons.
Upon Malvolio’s entrance in Act II Scene V, Sir Toby states “here’s an overweening rogue!” (Act 2, scene 5, line 27) after plotting with Fabian and Maria to punish Malvolio, referring to him as a “little villain” (Act 2, scene 5, line 12). Upon his entrance in the scene, Malvolio states his ambitions for nobility, “To be Count Malvolio!’ (Act 2, scene 5, line 32) to the group. The disdain the other characters have for Malvolio throughout the play is only met with vanity, hubris and patronizing comments on Malvolio’s part, doing very little to conjure any remorse for the character following his downfall later in the play. Malvolio opposes the fun and festivities of the “Twelfth Night” and chastises the characters in the play several times for their celebrations. Malvolio questions their actions in the form of patronizing dialogue by asking “My masters,
Odysseus also a firm believer in hospitality; Which explains why he was in such distress after learning of the suitors attempt to take everything he’s ever worked for. Guile is a clever form of deceit. Odysseus was full of it; the perfect example was when he introduced himself to Polyphemus. “My name is Nobody; Mother, father, friends/everyone calls me Nobody.” (IX) Odysseus knew that they would they would try to kill Polyphemus, so He gave him this alias because he was aware that Polyphemus would call for help to the other Cyclopes, and when he did he would sound like an idiot. He also used his guile on Calypso.
Bold the transitions. Remember, transitions are used between examples and between examples and explanations. Brutus is a betrayer, even though he says some things to people sometimes he turns around a says the complete opposite to others. Therefore, one example of this statement is when he always looked out for the best of Rome but when people said something that wasn’t so good about Rome, he will also go along with what they said even though he loved Rome. That why he is a betrayer in my opinion, he lies to people and he always wants to be a two-faced person.
Loneliness puts The Monster in a mentally unstable position. He believes that he is a monster for the reason being he was created by one. In comparison, Othello’s betrayal is demonstrated throughout the play, but especially through Iago when he confesses to the audience his plan to manipulate and destroy Othello’s love life with Desdemona. Although Othello trusts Iago with anything, Iago hates the “Moor” and is willing to do anything to destroy him. Iago feels that the best way to do so is by manipulating Othello telling him that his wife is cheating on him with Cassio, who Iago coincidently hates as well.
Hamlet makes sure his uncle is guilty of murder before enacting his revenge. Hamlet is not insane because; He tells people that he will pretend to be, He makes a lot of sense even when he is supposedly crazy, and He acts insane at highly convenient times. Hamlet tells his friends that he will pretend to be crazy. He says to Horatio and Marcellus: Here as before, never, so help you mercy, How strange or odd soe’er I bear myself, As I perchance shall think meet To put an antic disposition on, (I, V, 171-173). In this quote Hamlet tells them that no matter how strange he is acting, they should not be alarmed because he is going to feign insanity.
In “In following him, I follow but myself”, Iago reveals his plan to Roderigo and shows his deception and malicious deceit to Othello. Iago’s malicious acts of jealous are also motivated by the fear of the fragility of his reputation, so he sets out to protect what he has wired vigorously to achieve. “I hate the Moor.” Iago confesses to the audience in his soliloquy. And it is thought abroad that “He’s done my office. I know not if’t be true”.
Shakespeare uses Iago as the character that is gifted with the art of persuasion and deception as Shakespeare has allowed him to deceive the gullible character of Roderigo. Iago seems to have the power to make a character feel worthless and depressed “It is silliness to live when to live is torment.” But by letting Iago’s character have soliloquies it allows the audience to get to know the motives behind what Iago is doing “He hath a daily beauty in his life that makes me ugly and besides the Moor may unfold me to him.” When it says ‘He hath a daily beauty in his life’ I believe Shakespeare is talking about Michael Cassio just generally having a happy life. Shakespeare also lets Iago show a small bit of concern for himself in the quote when he says ‘And besides the Moor may unfold me to him’. He may be showing concern because may get