Psychological Manipulation

The power of manipulation can easily be misused to aid the person who uses it. Overusing it can harm the people who are targets to its belongings. If it is left in the hands of the villain, a large group of people can be restrained by a solitary person. Manipulation in this play is used very dangerously and ones actions can lead to another. Some characters take their actions too far to the point where they begin manipulating themselves during the process. Observant and manipulative describes the kind of woman Medea had depicted. Medea set her mind on getting revenge on a man whom she gave up everything to be with. She fled her own country and killed her brother just to be with a man she fell in love with. Only to find out that the one she had loved betrayed her, used her for greed, and left her to be with a princess. The main reason for her manipulation was only to justify her revenge on her husband, Jason. However, people stand in the way of her revenge plan, and the only way she can do what she needs to do is by manipulating others to be on her side. She does this in a way where she connects with others on a more personal level so they can feel just as bad as her. In “Vicarious Dishonesty:

Manipulation can serve as a very impressive social tool in order to bend someone's will to fulfill your agenda and trick them into carrying out a specific action. To manipulate is to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner. This is prevalent in the tragic play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Macbeth, an ambitious general, is manipulated by both his wife and three witches to commit heinous crimes. The witches manipulate Macbeth by using his faith in the supernatural to force him to carry out certain actions. As well, they present him with deceiving prophecies to give him false confidence. Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth by questioning his manhood

There’s has been people who either have been manipulated and then there’s people that have manipulated people. Being experienced with situation can make it easy for one to manipulate anyone. For example in “The Crucible” it demonstrates how one young child can manipulate everyone from children to an adult into believing her vengeance story. With the right situation experience one can manipulate with ease, but it shouldn’t be easy for one to manipulate half of the people in the town.

In William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth", manipulation is a very effective device. The main character Macbeth is a puppet controlled by the words coming from the three witches and Lady Macbeth. The four troublemakers provide Macbeth with the motivation and confidence he needs to kill Duncan and perform other dark actions. Macbeth is very ambitious; there’s no doubt about this. However, there is no sign of him changing from a loyal man to a power hungry man. That is until outside influences begin to interfere with his life. The people with the greatest impact on Macbeth are his wife, Lady Macbeth and the witches. However, he then learns to manipulate others himself. In the end, all the treachery is revealed and he realizes

This theory believes that an individual will choose criminal behavior by “free will” after weighing out the rewards and benefits verses the consequences or punishment for their behavior (Gosselin, 2005). In essence, the abuser will choose domestic violence as a means to the end since they feel control and domination is necessary in order to coexist within personal relationships. On the other hand, if the offender believes the risks outweigh the ability achieve personal gain, control, or satisfaction, he or she may choose not to commit the abuse (Schacter, et al., 2009). I believe this theory explains the restraint an abuser displays when they carefully select the type of abuse administered to their victims and the length of time they choose to enact the abuse. Most abusers will not openly abuse their victims in front of others in order to deter detection. Detection is not an option for most abusers, since they are familiar with the consequences of their actions.

The power of manipulation is a very powerful tool and can easily be misused to benefit

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Throughout Ken Kesey's novel, “One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest,” the use of manipulation is a re-occurring motif. Manipulation is defined as 'shrewd of devious management. Manipulation is put into context by how the character's use it. The first character to master it is the antagonist Nurse Ratchet. She uses it to manipulate patients to manage her mechanically structured ward. The other character is the (antagonist, protagonist?) patient McMurphy. He on the other hand manipulates people to help them grow or gain money. These two characters also go head to head with the power of deceptive manipulation as their weapons.

Humans turn to manipulation when they desperately want something, without focusing on the consequences. For instance, in the novella Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, characters such as Zeena and Ethan use manipulation when they need or want something. For example, Ethan uses manipulation in order to impress or be with Mattie. This is shown, when Ethan believes, “If the Hales were sorry for him they would surely respond to his appeal… He was planning to take advantage of the Hales’ sympathy to obtain money from them on false pretences.” (112-113), proving Ethan is manipulating the Hales’ sympathy in order to have enough money to leave with Mattie. Zeena also uses her health in order to manipulate others. For instance, Zeena grabs Ethan’s attention

The three essential components of manipulation are lying, controlling, and using. These three components are shown in both “The Crucible Act” by Arthur Miller and the film “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In “The Crucible Act”, Abigail lies and controls the girls by telling them nothing would happen if they just follow Abigail’s lead. In the film “The Great Gatsby”, Gatsby lies and makes Nick believe that Gatsby is a kind man and very wealthy. Manipulation is shown in “The Crucible” and “The Great Gatsby” because the character uses other characters to get what they desire.

An example of this could be when I was trying to get my friend to spend the night. I used manipulative tactics, as I told them how much I had missed them and how lonely I had been without them. Furthermore, I attempted to make them fearful to drive home as it was already late. At the time, I was aware that I was making this person feel guilty for wanting to go home. However, at the time it was very important to me that they stayed the night, as I had not seen them in a long time. So, while I was aware that I was being manipulative, I did not change how I persuaded them. In the future, this can easily be avoided by respecting when my friend wants to leave. However, on a grander scale, when I am using pathos I should avoid personally targeting the person and instead use pathos to enhance the message. If I am solely targeting the listener to exploit whatever I know they may fear or feel guilty for, it is clearly unethical

Manipulation, the ability to control or use someone. Throughout history it has been used over, and over again to influence humans through their emotions. In both The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and the modern-day article “Children are Targets of Nigerian Witch Hunt” by Tracy McVeigh, citizens are deceived through the manipulation of their human emotions, and their fear of witches due to their connection with the devil. In both The Crucible and the article by Tracy McVeigh, religion is used as a means of manipulation resulting in personal gain, fear, and the deaths of many innocent citizens. As the result of an individual’s personal greed, fear is created, and tragedies occur due to the strong religious beliefs of the mass populations.

One should not manipulate others for their own fulfillment, because it will only cause constant pain and destruction. This is a message that is conveyed in the novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and significant effects of manipulation is seen throughout the journey. The nurse in this novel, is someone who has full authority and control over every patient in the ward. Patients like Chief, Cheswick, and Billy have been severely impacted, in result they have lack of control over their lives. A new patient named McMurphy started helping them throughout their struggles, because he usually stands up up to what he thinks is right for all of them. In the novel, “One Flew Over The  Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey, the author demonstrates that manipulation

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Manipulation is getting what you want by ignoring or harming the desires of others. Manipulators use charm, persuasion, coaxing, trickery, and misdirection. The underlying idea is "I have to fool people to make them give me what I want." We can catch ourselves falling into this behavior when you aren 't listening to other people, when you ignore what they want and when you pretend that your desires cost nobody else a price. There are also