Shakespeare's Use Of Trickery And Disguise In His Plays
Shakespeare uses similar comic elements to effect similar outcomes in his
works. Many of his plays utilize trickery and disguise to accomplish similar
endings.
Trickery plays a major role in The Merchant of Venice and drives most of
the action, while mistaken identity, specifically Portia's disguise as the
"learned attorney's" representative, plays a major role in the resolution of
the play. The first instance of trickery in the play is Bassanio's plan to
present himself as a financially sound suitor, when in truth, he is not.
Bassanio believes that he would stand ....
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