Much Ado About Nothing Is Not A Comedy
Frank Lloyd Wright said, " The truth is more important than the facts." In this case, the fact is, the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare was written to be a comedy. The truth is, Much Ado About Nothing does not contain many of the characteristics of a comedy, and the truth will be evident to this generation. This play is not a comedy because it does not have enough humor, it is not funny in today's society, and it's theme focuses on serious events.
Much Ado About Nothing should not be considered a comedy because it does not maintain or possess a sizable quantity of humor. Dogberry, a bumbling cop, is the main source of humor who is in only a part of approximately one fourth of the play, and not even a main character in this play. How can a play be …show more content…
It should not be put into that category because today people just do not understand it. How is something funny to someone if they do not understand it? When a person tells a joke and it is difficult to figure out then the person has to explain. When this repeats people just get annoyed by the fact that they cannot comprehend. Shakespeare's writing is just out dated, and also quite uncommon in today's world. ". . . What fashion will you wear the garland of? About your neck, like a usurer's chain? or under your arm, like a lieutenant's scarf? You must wear it one way, for the prince hath got your Hero.” (Act II scene i) The average American reads at a 7th grade level. How are they supposed to understand the meaning of passages like these? Additionally, if there is something humorous in the play the average American audience is not going to able to catch it. Someone might say this would have been funny back then. Yes a comedy back then, but it is the 21 century now. Things change, the time did, so the genre should change as well. For this reason it is not a comedy, but also because it does not have funny
Much Ado About Nothing should not be considered a comedy because it does not maintain or possess a sizable quantity of humor. Dogberry, a bumbling cop, is the main source of humor who is in only a part of approximately one fourth of the play, and not even a main character in this play. How can a play be …show more content…
It should not be put into that category because today people just do not understand it. How is something funny to someone if they do not understand it? When a person tells a joke and it is difficult to figure out then the person has to explain. When this repeats people just get annoyed by the fact that they cannot comprehend. Shakespeare's writing is just out dated, and also quite uncommon in today's world. ". . . What fashion will you wear the garland of? About your neck, like a usurer's chain? or under your arm, like a lieutenant's scarf? You must wear it one way, for the prince hath got your Hero.” (Act II scene i) The average American reads at a 7th grade level. How are they supposed to understand the meaning of passages like these? Additionally, if there is something humorous in the play the average American audience is not going to able to catch it. Someone might say this would have been funny back then. Yes a comedy back then, but it is the 21 century now. Things change, the time did, so the genre should change as well. For this reason it is not a comedy, but also because it does not have funny