Much Ado About Nothing By William Shakespeare at The Ritz Theatre Company 1) There is “much ado” and plenty more laughter when you see Much Ado About Nothing. 2) Much Ado About Nothing is a story about two very different pairs of lovers. The main plot revolves around the obstacles to join Claudio and Hero together. The witty teasing and mockery between the “secret lovers”‚ Beatrice and Benedick‚ is the best part of the play. Although they make fun of one another‚ they soon realize that they’re
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The play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare consists of many topics that could lead the audience to have different opinions on what type of play it is. The book could be considered romance‚ comedy‚ and even drame. This play should be labeled as a tragi-comedy instead of a comedy because the play consist of dramatic events and comedy. There are only a few moments in the book that can be amusing to the audience such as when Benedick and Beatrice try to insult each other in front of others
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In Much Ado About Nothing‚ while Benedick and Beatrice aren’t the main couple‚ they certainly draw a lot of attention with their near constant bickering that eventually turns into a relationship. The dialogue above is from Act I of the play when Benedick has just returned to Signior Leonato’s home from the war. Shakespeare tends to present the two in a way unlike the other characters‚ especially those in love. In any work of Shakespeare’s‚ metaphor is used greatly to refer to love in shielded terms
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Kianna Marichal March 4th Period 1 “Othello” and “Much Ado about Nothing” Many of Shakespeare’s plays revolve around the common source of love and hatred. In “Othello” and “Much Ado about Nothing” there is an obvious love story between Othello and Desdemona and Claudio and Hero. In both plays‚ women have put shame on their families. Desdemona betrays her father by marrying a Moor and Hero was accused of cheating on her wedding day. In “Othello” women are degraded and are looked down upon
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Much Ado About Nothing In Much Ado About Nothing‚ a play by William Shakespeare‚ many lies are told.Every character tells at least one lie‚ but the worst liar is Don John. From the Time article “Lies‚ Lies‚ Lies” which identifies the three different lies: type one‚ to protect others; type two‚ to help yourself; and type three‚ to harm others‚ his lie is a Type Three Lie‚ or a lie to cause harm. Don John is the worst liar in Much Ado About Nothing because he tells lies only to harm and not help
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Love hate In the play"Much Ado about Nothing"‚written by Shakespeare‚the audience reads a lot of deceptions going on throughout the development of the story. Many of the characters will deceive one another.As we read the story we find out deception is a bad way of solving a problem that leads to misleading of others. In the play their are two couples. In the beginning of the play Shakespeare introduces us to the couple Claudio and Hero. They fall in love at first sight. Although‚ not all
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From the mastermind of this tragic comedy‚ these once brothered bachelor’s‚ wed to their mistress‚ slowly uncovering their differences. William Shakespeare’s play‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ showcases characters‚ Claudio and Benedick‚ to further elaborate each other’s and the play’s features. The story follows townspeople of Messina‚ and their troubles which Don John places upon them. Claudio and Benedick foil each other in order to show the mishaps’ results and how it had affected the overall resolution
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understand‚ it has a deep meaning to it‚ as well as a realistic and universal meaning. I believe Shakespeare is relevant today because it is universal and realistic in the sense that anyone can relate to at least one thing from the play‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ and the writing is understandable. The writing may be difficult because it is poetry‚ but there is a lot of meaning in just one sentence of the writing. I know that everything in the play is relatable from love to brother relationships and
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Deception is the strongest theme in William Shakespears’s‚ Much ado about nothing. It is the play’s main theme and comes up often throughout the play. When Claudio comes home from the war and saw Hero‚ he fell instantly in love with her. He compared her to a jewel‚ “Can the world buy such a jewel?” (1.1.177) He also thought she was the sweetest lady he ever saw. “In mine eye‚ she is the sweetest lady that I ever looked on.” (1.1.183-84) Claudio and Hero planned to get married but Don John had other
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William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is a play involving by deception‚ disloyalty‚ trickery‚ eavesdropping‚ and hearsay. The main examples of deception we see are from the characters of Beatrice and Benedick.. We as the audience are exposed to their ‘merry war; ad they exchange witty and sarcastic banter‚ providing the humor throughout Shakespeare’s comedy and very interesting comparisons to be commented onIn act 1‚ we are introduced to Beatrice who Beatrice tends to take charge of every
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