All 3 Uses of
deceive
in
Much Ado About Nothing
- Two of them did, the prince and Claudio; but the devil my master, knew she was Margaret; and partly by his oaths, which first possessed them, partly by the dark night, which did deceive them, but chiefly by my villany, which did confirm any slander that Don John had made, away went Claudio enraged; swore he would meet her, as he was appointed, next morning at the temple, and there, before the whole congregation, shame her with what he saw o'er night, and send her home again without a husband.†
Scene 3.3deceive = lie or mislead
- I have deceived even your very eyes: what your wisdoms could not discover, these shallow fools have brought to light; who, in the night overheard me confessing to this man how Don John your brother incensed me to slander the Lady Hero; how you were brought into the orchard and saw me court Margaret in Hero's garments; how you disgraced her, when you should marry her.†
Scene 5.1deceived = lied or misled
- Why, then, your uncle and the prince and Claudio Have been deceived; for they swore you did.†
Scene 5.4 *
Definition:
to lie to or mislead someone -- occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality