Kevin Fuentes Essays - English-language Films,

Kevin Fuentes Ms. Hill English 1A FYE 12/08/16 Inevitable Trap The idea of lying and deceiving has always been viewed as a negative trait and concept. As children we are always told that lying is a cruel thing to do, even being punished for it at times. What are adults trying to warn us about the use of lies? In the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare shines some light on this ideology. He uses deception as the main mover of the story as it causing all of the action and drama within the noble people of Messina. Shakespeare shows us that there are different forms of deception some being for a cruel and sinister purpose and some others being not so harsh. However, he also shows that lying is always a dangerous concept to play with despite its motivation and intentions. Shakespeare uses the characters in the story to demonstrate this by showing its outcomes and the effect it can have another people. Shakespeare mostly relies on deception as the central mover of the story, showing how it can gravely affect other people's lives in positive and negative ways. Michael J. Cummings writes "The play relies mainly on deceit for its effectiveness.". This deception is very effective indeed; in terms of causing action and drama in the story. Every problem and situation in the story is caused by some form of deception. Whether its Don John trying to trying to humiliate his half-brother he dislikes with a passion or Don John using hatching deceitful plans to match people together. Deception even causes the climax of the story, being when Borachio comes up with a plan to discredit Hero, falsely accusing her of having relations with another man. They trick Don Pedro and Hero's soon to be husband Claudio by using Margaret as unknowing imposter of Hero. Borachio talks to Margaret calling her by Hero's name convincing the men that what Don John said was true (Shakespeare 3.2.78-90;101-102). This causes major issues ruining the love Claudio and Hero shared and essentially killing hero and her reputation. This use of deception to causing the stories situations is continuously seen throughout the entirety of the play. However, Shakespeare shows that not all deceptions are as sinister and evil as this one; some even being for a positive purpose. There are many forms of deception within the play such as illusions and