elements are privileged and which are suppressed. This variance in interpretation is exemplified in comparing two of the more recent cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare ’s comedies‚ Trevor Nunn ’s Twelfth Night and Kenneth Branagh ’s A Much Ado About Nothing [Much Ado ’]. Although both films can to an extent be seen as comedies with serious‚ almost tragic aspects inherent throughout‚ Nunn ’s film deals with these serious facets as central to the depiction‚ whereas Branagh‚ although not entirely ignoring
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Draft: ‘in this apparent comedy male honour is a subject of deadly seriousness’ Do you agree? Much ado about nothing (MAUN) was written in a patriarchal society‚ (ruled by men) where Shakespeare could influence society’s morals and virtues in his plays. The idea of male honour was central to view the concept of masculinity. Shakespeare uses the seriousness of honour through his characters and his play as a whole looks at both sides of the question of honour. Although male honour is supposed to
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Much Ado About Nothing – Commentary Act 2 Scene I How do the characters feel about “Love” and marriage? Don Pedro wooed Hero and got Leonato to consent to the marriage. However‚ Claudio had been tricked earlier into thinking that Don Pedro had been attempting to woo Hero for himself‚ which he had more than readily believed‚ without any questioning nor suspicion whatsoever. It had made him very angry‚ almost instantly‚ as he felt that the man who had promised to help him get married had
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Shakespeare uses personification and metaphor in Much Ado About Nothing to express Leonato’s shift in feelings on Hero. Leonato is a man that carries a lot of pride‚ once his daughter has jeopardized his reputation and honor in public he immediately conveys fury and hatred towards Hero without even bothering to confirm if the act was true or not. As Shakespeare states‚ “Chid I for that at frugal Nature’s frame? O‚ one too much by thee! Why had I one?” (4.1.136-137). At first he blames Nature for
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Chapter 26 VOCAB 1. Ottomans: Turkic people who advanced from strongholds in Asia Minor during 1350s; conquered large part of Balkans; unified under Mehmed I; captured Constantinople in 1453; established empire from Balkans that included most of Arab world. 2. Mehmed II: Ottoman sultan called the "Conqueror"; responsible for conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire. 3. Janissaries: Ottoman infantry divisions that dominated Ottoman armies; forcibly conscripted
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15 ASSIGNMENT 26 UNDERSTAND HOW TO SAFEGUARD THE WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TASK A BREIFING NOTES FOR NEW WORKERS HOW TO SAFEGUARD THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN Every child or young person has the undeniable right to grow and develop in a safe environment that safeguards them from abuse and maltreatment‚ to enable them to have the best available life chances to develop into young adults. There is no single piece of legislation for safeguarding children in the UK but lots of laws
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Eman Quisay Is Shakespeare’s ‘’Much Ado about Nothing’’ too misogynistic to be a modern day rom-com? Much Ado is a play about love and comedy in a semi courtly setting in the small town of Messina‚ Italy. In comes the soldiers and everyone rejoices the women dress in their fine clothes in hopes of looking presentable. After all the excitement calmed a little and the women are dressed‚ they go and meet the soldiers as a household. Leonato whom is the father of Hero and uncle of Beatrice goes
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In Act 4 Scene 1 how are the relationships presented? Shakespeare presents many relationships in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ as there are family relationships‚ love relationships and relationships between friends. During Act $ Scene 1 we see these relationships change and be destroyed. It is a key scene for many characters as everything changes from the start of the play. As at the start of the play we see a relationship blossom between Claudio and Hero. While Claudio’s best friend Benedick and
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Essay: Much Ado About Nothing In Act 4 Scene 1‚ Shakespeare employs numerous dramatic techniques to create a remarkable and memorable moment in the play. The techniques include: the positioning of the scene in the context of the play as a whole; the successful characterization of the key players‚ including Leonato‚ Claudio and Hero in particular; and the use of poetic and descriptive language. To begin with the structure of the play as a whole‚ the audience would already feel tense because of
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Act V scene i Leonato’s self-pity Leonato: “Bring me a father that so loved his child‚ Whose joy of her is overwhelmed like mine‚ And bid him speak of patience.” (8-10) Leonato: “But no man’s virtue nor sufficiency To be so moral when he shall endure The like himself.” (29-31) Leonato’s challenge Leonato: “Tush‚ tush‚ man‚ never fleer and jest at me. I speak not like a dotard nor a fool‚ As under privilege of age to brag What I have done being young‚ or what would do Were
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