The term “hypocrite” in literature has been employed with great versatility, serving as a marker of duplicity, moral conflict, and ironic self-awareness. In works like Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights ([1], [2], [3]), the label captures the subtle interplay of deceit and mischief, while in Henry Fielding’s History of Tom Jones ([4], [5]) it is used to underscore the theatricality and moral ambiguity inherent in human behavior. Authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne ([6]) and Oscar Wilde ([7], [8]) deploy the term to critique the disparity between public virtue and private vice, effectively using it as a tool to expose societal pretenses. Even in satirical or humorous contexts—as seen in the writings of G.K. Chesterton ([9], [10], [11], [12], [13]) and Bernard Shaw ([14], [15], [16], [17], [18])—“hypocrite” remains a potent indictment of those who feign moral rectitude for personal gain. This varied usage illustrates the word’s enduring power in literary discourse as both a scathing rebuke and a vehicle for nuanced social commentary.