”Much ado about nothing much” is an article written by Peter Beech. It is about Shakespeare's plays and how the journalist thinks it doesn't fit in the modern world. He starts with telling about his own experiences with Shakespeare and that he has an MA in Shakespearean Studies. After this he tells why he thinks Shakespeare should be replaced by something else. He believes Shakespeare is out of date, his humor doesn't fit in the society today and he oppresses the women in the plays he writes. They have very few lines and are always under the command of men.
The genre is nonfiction; It is a personal essay because we only hear of his opinion and he doesn't come up with any counterargument to those who question his opinion.
The writer is Peter Beech has an MA in Shakespearean Studies and this is why he gets a lot of ethos in the article. He has studied on Kings College, which is located in London, and is a known college in Britain. He has analyzed Shakespeare and this makes him reliable.
The article is published in the paper “The Guardian” which is a paper read by the middle class or upper class. The reader is therefor someone who has heard about shakespeare before. Beech doesn't sum up what the plays is about because he assumes that the reader knows the plays he mentions.
Peter Beech writes the article on the occasion of Shakespeare's birthday coming up. The topic is as mentioned earlier Shakespeare and Beech's opinion of him. He is very critical about Shakespeare and his influence on the society. They all know Shakespeare but he thinks Shakespeare is overrated and old-fashioned. He says that the humour in Shakespeare's plays are not funny anymore. “Humour moves quickly, and it has moved beyond the reach of the vast majority of Shakespearean drama” This qoute shows the writers opinion of Shakespeare's humour. Also as mentioned before the writer is of the opinion that Shakespeare has a hatred of women.“To watch Shakespeare