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    entertainment of his works. One such work‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ makes use of these attributes that make his work so great. The first example of helpful trickery is the role deception plays in joining the two main couples: Claudio and Hero‚ and Beatrice and Benedick. The latter‚ the witty and disputing characters that claim they will never marry‚ are brought together by the mischief of their friends. Tricked into believing the other has feelings for them‚ Beatrice and Benedick develop feelings for one

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    but in the movie “ Much Ado About Nothing” one idea about love that was dramatized was jealousy. The night Claudio came to Hero’s home‚ they had a party and the Prince tried to woo Hero for himself‚ but Hero didn’t want the Prince. Claudio got jealous just seeing the Prince try to woo Hero. Then when Claudio and Hero were supposed to get married‚ it was stopped by Don John‚ the night before Claudio and Hero were to get married‚ Don John tricked Claudio into thinking that Hero slept with someone else

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    <center><b>Discuss The Importance Of Noting In Much Ado About Nothing</b></center> <br> <br>Noting‚ or observing‚ is central to many of the ideas in Much Ado About Nothing. The word nothing was pronounced as noting in Elizabethan times‚ and it seems reasonable to presume that the pun was intended by Shakespeare to signal the importance of observation‚ spying and eavesdropping in the play. As a plot device‚ these occurrences propel the action and create humour and tension. The perils of noting incorrectly

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    Gossip and Deceit in Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing is primarily a play about gossip. Indeed‚ the title means a big fuss about a trifle‚ and by the end‚ this is exactly what happens. All accusations will come to nothing‚ causing the play to end the same way as if they never occurred at all. Shakespeare brilliantly plays on the meanings of nothing throughout this play. The word "nothing" would actually have been pronounced "noting" in his time. It can mean worthless‚ a person of

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    Much Ado About Nothing The book Much Ado About Nothing is a surprisingly fascinating story. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare is similar to his other work in which people fall in love. In this story people cause problems to break relationships and love apart. Nevertheless true love finds its way back. What makes Much Ado About Nothing unique is trickery and deceit plays a huge roll in romance. In Much Ado About Nothing deceit plays its part with young Claudio (a lord) and

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    Little Ado About Tragedy by Tiffany Chapple Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy riddled with potentially tragic circumstances. Shakespeare manages to assimilate the potentially tragic with the comedic in a variety of different ways; through his use of silence‚ metaphor‚ mockery and by providing immediate solutions. Using these techniques‚ Shakespeare manages to downplay the potentially tragic and blend it into the comedic in Much Ado About Nothing. Daalder (2004) examines the relationship between

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    In Much Ado About Nothing‚ William Shakespeare depicts both Benedick and Beatrice as characters with one major flaw: both are full of pride. With the use of the masquerade scene‚ as well as the orchard scenes‚ Shakespeare allows the characters to realize their awry characteristic. By realizing their erroneous pride‚ Benedick and Beatrice are able to correct this and not only become better citizens‚ but fall in love. From the very first scene in the play‚ Beatrice is shown as a character who is

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    extent do you find it a satisfactory conclusion to the play? Act V Scene 4 is a satisfactory conclusion to the play Much Ado About Nothing because it includes certain conventions of comedy; an example being the happy ending when Hero and Claudio are reunited and Benedick and Beatrice’s love is made public. There is dramatic irony within this scene as deception is used as Hero pretends to be her ‘cousin’‚ which creates tension as the audience wonder whether this deception will have positive or

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    story lines and concepts on love and deceit surround our society‚ in ways than most are oblivious to. The love in Shakespeare’s comedy ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ has been enlaced into our novels‚ films‚ and personal experience’s since written in 1598. I experienced this theatrical performance in the first summer in senior school‚ and quickly fell in love much like Beatrice and Benedick. Since finishing what I read as a novel‚ I have marvelled at how many civilians haven’t experienced this poignant struggle

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    multiple themes in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is deception. Within the small Italian town of Messina‚ deception is used for both good and evil purposes. Good-willed deception‚ in Much Ado About Nothing‚ led to marriage and trust‚ while evil deception led to suspicion and confusion. Both purposes of deception were extremely relevant in the comedy‚ but overall‚ good-willed deception prevailed. The most well-known purpose of good deception was when Don Pedro wooed Hero for Claudio. When the men

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