Kenneth Branagh's 'Much Ado About Nothing'
Mucho Ado about Nothing
In this essay, I will be exploring ways in which Kenneth Branagh adapts act 2 scene 1 in Mucho Ado about Nothing.
In Act 2 Scene 1, instead of making it seem like a normal party which are usually held indoors, Branagh made it take place outdoors, at night time, which is lit up with a few candles/lights scattered around the party, it seem like it was made to be romantic, but also it is not too bright for them to be able to see as clear as day, and not too dark for them to blindly walk around bumping into things, thus making it seem more mysterious as also they are wearing masks to hide their identity which is why it is called a masked ball.
During the party, they wear masks which relate to their personality for example, Claudio wears a baby-like mask which matches his attitude; he is a sensitive guy which means him so easily to fool, giving …show more content…
“When I like your favour, for God defend the lute should be like the case.” The quote given to us means “When I like the way you look, for God forbid your face be as ugly as your mask!” This is quite a line from Hero as she seems to be a person who is quiet and shy, but it could be because since she is wearing the mask, she is trying to hide who she really is, and it is her time to become a different person. (It seems like Hero was the first person who started to flirt).
They did a close up on Claudio when he was doing his speech for Hero. They did this to exaggerate the emotions which are showing on his face. “Tis certain so, the Prince woos for himself” which means “Of course the Prince wants Hero for himself,” attaching of course to the sentence makes it seem as though he knew that the prince was going to want hero for himself, making it seem like he is jealous. He uses Iambic pentameter which is usually used for
In this essay, I will be exploring ways in which Kenneth Branagh adapts act 2 scene 1 in Mucho Ado about Nothing.
In Act 2 Scene 1, instead of making it seem like a normal party which are usually held indoors, Branagh made it take place outdoors, at night time, which is lit up with a few candles/lights scattered around the party, it seem like it was made to be romantic, but also it is not too bright for them to be able to see as clear as day, and not too dark for them to blindly walk around bumping into things, thus making it seem more mysterious as also they are wearing masks to hide their identity which is why it is called a masked ball.
During the party, they wear masks which relate to their personality for example, Claudio wears a baby-like mask which matches his attitude; he is a sensitive guy which means him so easily to fool, giving …show more content…
“When I like your favour, for God defend the lute should be like the case.” The quote given to us means “When I like the way you look, for God forbid your face be as ugly as your mask!” This is quite a line from Hero as she seems to be a person who is quiet and shy, but it could be because since she is wearing the mask, she is trying to hide who she really is, and it is her time to become a different person. (It seems like Hero was the first person who started to flirt).
They did a close up on Claudio when he was doing his speech for Hero. They did this to exaggerate the emotions which are showing on his face. “Tis certain so, the Prince woos for himself” which means “Of course the Prince wants Hero for himself,” attaching of course to the sentence makes it seem as though he knew that the prince was going to want hero for himself, making it seem like he is jealous. He uses Iambic pentameter which is usually used for