Ghost

Ghost

A group is lead by the examples set by a leader, but they are controlled by the issues of leadership.   Deceit and neglect are two problems that affect relationships in the most negative ways.   Throughout the play these two issues were discovered on every page.   Either the issues were disguised by the writer, unnoticed by the reader, or simply obvious to the eye.   Although during the time the truth was more likely to be admitted by an individual due to many false teachings that caused fear.  
Characters of the play exhibited the factors of real life and two in particular are the previously stated, deceit and neglect.   Characters in the play were pressured to believe in things that were false or not probable enough to believe.   Manders showed the greatest amount of deceit and neglect with his connection to the construction and destruction of the orphanage.   Manders is always able to cause a new mind frame within the characters during their encounters, for example Manders states during an encounter, “Well, you see, Engstrand, I must first ask you a question.   Are you in the right frame of mind for such a meeting?   Do you feel your conscience clear and at ease? (273)” This question which he also asked Mrs. Alving before their conversation seems to cause an alteration in the characters decisions.   During the time Manders was considered a person with sufficient power and to hear him ask if a person thought they were ready to talk to him may cause fear in the characters.   The fear of sensing that a pastor may be wrong and deceitful is a result to Manders’s crimes going unknown or unbelieved.   In addition, during this time period the word of a priest was considered all truthful and vital to the survival of citizens.   As a result of Manders’ deceit there was a false sense of truth in the people of the town, which leads to the issue between Mrs. Alving and her son Oswald.  
It can be stated that any high authority of any time era sets the living example of those...