<span>Well, one obvious issue is the fear that advancing technology and rapid industrialization -- a prominent feature of the Victorian Era -- would corrupt humanity, and lead people to do monstrous things. This is also a theme struck in "Frankenstein" and several of Jules Verne's stories, and you can see its modern echo in the fretting people do over video games and the Internet.</span>
Deception often occurs when humans are in situations in which they face adversity or there is potential to improve their way of life. (this is my thesis for twelfth night. it's not amazing but it's refined and clear)
