Essays Tagged: "Deception"

The Deadly Sin of Bearing False Witness - About the effects of prevaricating in the books A Tale of Two Cities and The Scarlet Letter

in their novels The Scarlet Letter and A Tale of Two Cities, respectively, both use punishment for deception as a recurring theme. Although they do so to different degrees and in dissimilar manners, ... theme. Although they do so to different degrees and in dissimilar manners, both authors agree that deception is a sin that requires punishment. In The Scarlet Letter, the heroine, Hester Prynn ...

(5 pages) 70 0 3.9 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Hamlet

itful society. Hamlet is faced with the dilemma to either lower himself to their level by utilizing deception, or leave wrongs unrighted by remaining true to himself. In Hamlet, the theme of appearanc ...

(3 pages) 69 0 5.0 Apr/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Deception in King Lear

The Deception in King LearWilliam Shakespeare's play King Lear is a play full of deceit, betrayal and me ... hat they had as father and daughter.Dominic Russo February 24, 1997ENLU 1000.02 Professor S. FoxThe Deception in King LearWilliam Shakespeare's play King Lear is a play full of deceit, betrayal and me ... hat they had as father and daughter.Dominic Russo February 24, 1997ENLU 1000.02 Professor S. FoxThe Deception in King LearWilliam Shakespeare's play King Lear is a play full of deceit, betrayal and me ...

(20 pages) 181 1 3.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Women's role in Macbeth

beth EssayThe Woman's Role In MacbethWilliam Shakespeare's, Macbeth, is a play full of betrayal and deception. It is a story about Macbeth's desires to achieve greatness and become king. Despite his i ...

(2 pages) 66 1 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Corruption: The Macbeth Story

hen their in power for a long period of time.Corruption is something that is motivated by greed and deception. It's a very sinister personality that controls and destroys people's live and makes them ... viod it. Macbeth was an example of many problems that go on in the world today. There's always that deception you makes you believe everything is alright but that's never trueWhen people come into a p ...

(3 pages) 42 0 5.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Merchant of Venice

at as more tragic because of the negative intents from some of the characters in the play.Greed and deception are just a couple of the main features from where many of the decisions are derived. For e ... tonio, only to say the least for, greed... Antonio is being a set victim for revenge because of his deception against Shylock, and also for prior intent to do.If The Merchant of Venice was to be looke ...

(3 pages) 113 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Short on symbolism in Miller's drama "Death of a salesman"

life. As seen in the loss of his job and hisfailure to succeed. The hose also represents grief and deception. For whenLinda, Willy's wife, finds the hose, she is distraught over its in tendedpurpose. ...

(2 pages) 156 0 4.8 Apr/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Macbeth-William Shakespere

will not help you but instead harm you; for these prophecies are always filled with half-truths and deception. William Shakespeare's Macbeth is the ultimate tragedy as both fate and the evil manipulat ...

(5 pages) 48 1 3.7 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

_Understanding the Obsession_, a psychological examination of the main character's sexual compulsions in Oshima's "In the Realm of the Senses".

sband of a brothel owner he chose to present a story of an event embroiled with passion, obsession, deception and gratuitous amounts of sex. With the choice that many consider daring and that was cert ...

(6 pages) 96 0 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

rape

ay by force 2: sexual intercourse by a man with a woman without her consent and chiefly by force or deception; also : unlawful sexual intercourse of any kind by force or threatAs if the line between n ...

(6 pages) 105 0 4.3 Apr/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

A recreation/reworking of an aspect of the text "Nineteen Eighty Four", such as adding to the text.

red; even the nose seemed shorter. The overwhelming confusion occupied Winston's mind and the total deception of a world against him had finally been realised."Where do you think you're taking me?" Wi ...

(6 pages) 47 0 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

A place for Non-human. "One Day in the Life" by Ivan Denisovich

is care about the others. More importantly, Ivan survives because his intelligence, his spirit, his deception and careful teamwork.Ivan has to be smarter than the guards in the camp, so, he will not g ... use. He hide his food under his mattress so that he can eat it when he is hungry at night. So, his deception makes his life a lot easier in the camp.Ivan survives by strong teamwork, when he and the ...

(5 pages) 53 0 4.0 May/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Huck's ability to survive. Speaks of the character Huckleberry Finn, in Mark Twain's novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

to lie. In certainsituations I will discuss how he must lie because thecircumstances forced him to deception and lies andevasions are the only weapons he has to protect himselffrom those who are phys ...

(5 pages) 242 0 3.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

The Story of Jacob

e the bearer of Divine blessing and the father of Israel. His character emerges through a series of deceptions, intrigues and conflicts which cast serious doubt on the wisdom and appropriateness of Go ... text would indicate that God is rather wary of being too intimately involved in Jacob's schemes and deception. God, who was Abraham's constant companion and guide, now appears to be standing on the si ...

(5 pages) 86 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Themes of Deception and Justice in "The Orestia" and "Leda and The Swan"

hemes in common that are developed in The Oresteia and Leda and the Swan. I have chosen to focus on deception and justice. Deception and justice is central to both works. They show justice in many dif ... show justice in many different forms, such as revenge, vengeance, divine justice and civil justice. Deception takes different forms as well, physical and verbal.The theme of deception is most obvious ...

(6 pages) 113 0 3.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Social responsibility in Management

quality and safe products. Unfortunately, not all businesses follow this rule. The example of such deception is the tobacco industry, which deliberately manipulated the level of nicotine in cigarette ...

(2 pages) 267 0 3.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Othello

play Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago is a manipulative villain whose plan of manipulation and deception led to the ultimate demise of Othello.Iago seeked revenge against Othello. He was Othello' ...

(5 pages) 74 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

"St. Thomas Aquinas"

inas might consider an ambush. Therefore Aquinas would consider our use of technology as "a kind of deception" and so our wars would "seem to pertain to injustice." (Aquinas, 506) Aquinas would claim ... would therefore seem like the probable alternative to conflict for Aquinas since it seeks avoid the deception and lies that are associated with what we broadly term as technology in warfare. Aquinas' ...

(2 pages) 96 0 3.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

This is an essay illustrating the enculturation of a Brazillian sport/martial art, Capoeira, into a commercial society

veryone has his own story of where it came from. Perhaps that is fitting for an activity that holds deception and trickery as its fundamental guiding philosophy. Part of the reason it is so little kno ... gs at Once" and why one word to describe it would have to be some un-labeled term somewhere between deception and trickery. Like the guerilla tactics employed by capoeiristas, you find something where ...

(8 pages) 57 0 4.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Art Essays

What is the dramatic contribution of character of Iago in the play "Othello"

ut the dramatic contribution of character of Iago , his insatiable desire for revenge, and constant deception of the entire cast. we are aware of this deceit through the dramatic irony employed throug ... is an amoral being. Using Desdemona, an innocent with whom he has no quarrel , Iago weaves a web of deception that ensnares the essentially innocent Othello, Cassio, Roderigo and Emilia, each guilty o ...

(9 pages) 181 1 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare