- All's Well That Ends Well
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- As You Like It
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- Henry IV, Part 2
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After Mugo refuses to lead the independence ceremonies out of guilt for what he has done, word spreads of his refusal and only increases his status as “legendary hero.”
Mugo’s reticence being misinterpreted as heroic humility suggests that, once a community or group has placed their heroic or messianic expectations on an individual, they will adjust any instance or event to uphold those expectations and beliefs even when reality does not justify them. In the framing of the Christ narrative, which the novel leans heavily upon, the praising of Mugo as a great hero again represents a playful divergence from…