Poe shows deception to Ligea through Rowena's narrator's deception. Rowena does not fit the mold of strangeness for Ligea's narrator. Her beauty is classic and does not fascinate the narrator as Ligea's "strange" eyes did. As a result, he ignores Rowena as a person and begins to see her as a shuttle to get to Ligea again. He poisons her and catalyzes her death, believing her to be unaware of the imminent danger she faces. However, Rowena is aware that something is wrong. She has seen visions and shadows but the narrator is condescending and passes them off as the delusions of a sick woman. On the other hand, Hawthorne also shows this sense of superiority and deception in Alymer's actions. Alymer had come up with a plan to remove the Georgians' birthmark earlier in the story. He performed several experiments without Georgina's permission and if it weren't for the fact that she found his scientific journal and confronted him, he wouldn't have told him. The experiments Alymer was planning could have taken Georgina's life, yet Alymer didn't feel it was necessary to tell her, this shows the objectification that occurs due to her pursuit of beauty. The birthmark and, in turn, Gerogina have become an object for Alymer to experiment with. Alymer takes a stand to play God