The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia delivers one of the earliest western versions of a classic romantic comedy style story which relies on misconception and disguise to further its plot, thus creating an interesting commentary on the ways in which people are initially perceived and how they contain within themselves a unique and hidden nature. The duplicity of nature that humans possess is mirrored by the belief held by Maximus the Confessor: “Maximus held that just as the reality of the Incarnation requires two natures, one divine and one human, so also it requires that he have two wills, one divine and one human” (Medieval Philosophy 179).  Musidorus and Pyrocles, upon falling in love with the princesses of Arcadia, are forced to hide their princely nature so as to not tip off the King. Posing as a poor shepard and an Amazonian woman, the two are able to get closer to the princesses than would be possible if they remained true to a singular nature. As multifaceted beings, they are capable of picking and choosing which sides of themselves they wish to reveal to others. This cunning is often characterized by trickery and evil, however those were not the motivations that propelled Musidorus and Pyrocles to such ends; their outward desires and inner, hidden nature worked in tandem. Just as Maximus believed the two natures of Christ to always be in agreement, so here were the natures of Musidorus and Pyrocles. Therefore, when the motivations and goals of the multiple identities are one and the same, it should not necessarily be considered an evil act.