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    Lowell once said,“A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes.” Furthermore, disguise is a form of art and is a very common type of deception. But, the majority of times disguise only creates trouble. Disguise is able to mess with feelings of love, lose the trust of others and create problems within our lives. Thus, disguise is able to create conflict with many important aspects. Disguise has the capability of being a hinderance with the aspect

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    Shakespeare uses the idea of disguise in many of his plays. It is used as an escape from the characters’ personalities and sometimes for comic effect. In As You Like it, the disguise becomes very comical as in the time it was written only men could act on stage. This could lead to much confusion and comedy in the roles of those in disguise. Disguise can give the freedom to a character to act how they like and a chance for them to show their views. It was in the 16th Century that there became an increased

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    Disguise in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Twelfth Night        Disguise is a device Shakespeare employs frequently in both Measure for Measure and Twelfth Night. It allows a disguised character like the Duke of Vienna to glean information that would otherwise go unknown, and a character like Viola to take advantage of potentially beneficial situations. It gives these characters access to worlds that might otherwise be denied; for the Duke, he can now "haunt

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    principles towards obtaining love and truth. For instance, Viola's disguise as Cesario and Feste’s costume as Sir Topas shows

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    character Hawkeye, is described as a hero; brave and courageous, smart and just, loyal and strong. The character Hawkeye serves for the readers as a standard for what a “true man” looks like. For instance, there is the scene in Chapter 25; where Hawkeye disguises himself as a bear in attempt to rescue his comrades, Heyward, Alice and Uncas, who are currently in the hands of the hostile Hurons. Not only does Hawkeye cleverly manage to rescue his comrades from a very unfortunate situation; Hawkeye also snatches

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    the characters in Twelfth Night, Viola dressed as Cesario and Feste the fool are two of the most diverse characters with conflicting roles throughout the acts. The focus of both characters is to be seen by everyone else as someone they are not. The disguise of both Viola and Feste accommodates the other characters to provide support, advice and even corruptness. In various scenes, Feste can be seen as being obstruct and very talkative, and even obedient. Complementary to Feste, Viola is talkative, persuasive

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    When you hear women in the civil war, what do you think? Some people think can that really be, women are not meant for war, all they are needed for is cooking and cleaning and taking care of their children. Well everyone who stereotypes women of that is wrong, because just like men women did have some part of the civil war. Although they may have not fought in the war, they did help with the recovery of the injured men so that they can go back and fight in the war. Being a union nurse is not the

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    Twelfth Night- Disguise VS Identity Disguise in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night has many purposes. Even though disguising one's gender is a common theme in Shakespeare, some say it is instates bonding and allows a way for it to happen. It is known that it is used as a necessity for survival. In Twelfth Night, Disguise and Identity is shown in feelings, appearances and decisions. Disguise is an occasionally seen force which drives one’s mind into believing in something unrealistic. Disguise and Identity

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    identity, along with disguises, rules the play and affects the lives of several of the characters. Shakespeare's techniques involve mistaken identity to bring humor, mystery, and complication to the play. Many characters in Twelfth Night assume disguises, beginning with Viola who is disguised as a eunuch, Maria who writes a letter to Malvolio as Olivia, and then the mix-up between Sebastian and Viola are revealed. The instances of mistaken identity are related to many disguises in the play. Viola

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    use their masks to disguise their identity, to bring out their inner beast, and to intimidate others. The main power of a mask is to change someone’s identity and to transform them into a new person. When Ralph sees Bill, he says that “this is not Bill (183).” The boy behind the mask is Bill, but the mask disguised him and created a new person, a new savage. The mask turns Bill from a normal British boy into a savage. The mask is what Bill uses to become a new person and to disguise himself. The mask

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