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    In Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing‚ the opening scene is originally reflected in the renaissance time when the soldiers came back from war‚ also the excitement of the impatient women as prince Aragon arrives. The play acts with all the romantic comedy in the structure; where as the central plot revolves around two pairs of young lovers. The necessary outcome of the play is marriage and celebration‚ but there must be a dramatic threat along the way. The character Beatrice brings verbal and humorous

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    Act 1 Summary –Much Ado About Nothing This scene begins in Messina‚ Italy‚ in front of Leonato’s house with Leonato‚ Hero‚ Beatrice and a messenger. Claudio gets introduced as a young soldier that has just been honored by Don Pedro in the recent war. Despite his young age‚ his behavior was much better than expected. We also learn that Beatrice‚ Leonato’s niece‚ and Benedick‚ a noble soldier have always had verbal conflict with each other whenever they are in each others presence. “There is a

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    begins. There are several examples of dramatic irony in the play “Much Ado About Nothing‚” three of them are Claudio shaming Hero‚ Benedick and Beatrice being in love‚ and Don John being behind breaking Claudio and Hero’s marriage. First‚ towards the end of the play‚ Claudio and Hero were going to get married. Don John had tricked Claudio into thinking that Hero does not love him. At the wedding‚ when Claudio and Hero were about to get married‚ Claudio takes revenge on Hero‚ throwing her back to

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    the paper were different then the introduction section of her paper. I do like and agree with Brianne that one of the strengths in this movie was the storyline plot itself. I like how Brianne showed the relationship of the movie title A Much Ado about Nothing and the storyline plot. Her assessment that things can quickly get out of hand based on a

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    This essay talks about the role of love as it used in Shakespeare’s comedies. It directly talks aboutMuch Ado about Nothing” and “Twelfth Night”‚ and how they use love in their stories. “Shakespeare expects us to accept wonder as having some kind of value in itself and in its relations to the action that has gone before. We are presented with the wonderful as an incitement to knowledge and to pleasure; and we are asked also to consider the dramatic fact that those who participate in the happy ending

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    their attitude towards love proves the fact that they are an ideal couple. Then I would explain why their courtship is more satisfying than Claudio and Hero’s. So let us talk about how Beatrice and Benedick are an ideal couple in this book Much Ado About Nothing by:William Shakespeare. In this paragraph I will be talking about how I think Beatrice and Benedick are an ideal couple. I think they are an ideal couple because‚ it feels like they are

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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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    play. Honestly‚ I don’t get much information from the play (as usual)‚ but there are definitely lots of interesting moment through the play that attract me a lot. Especially the interaction with audience‚ and watch somebody I know on the stage‚ which is always my dream. I thought I’m going to hate this stage before I watched it‚ since Penelopiad got really good stage‚ props and clothing. It’s amazing to see the stage when I first walk into the theater‚ Much Ado About Nothing got the best‚ most careful

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    Women and the Patriarchal Society The patriarchal society is a setting of ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ that shows male domination and women suppression. Men like Don Pedro‚ Benedick and Claudio returns with victory from the battle. It implies the boasted male ego. Male honor serves as a crucial importance to men in the play. Leonato questions the messager that ‘How many gentlemen have you lost in this action?’ It hints that physical strength is a definition of manhood. With Don Pedro‚ Claudio

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    Much Ado About Nothing’ by William Shakespeare: What does Leonato and Claudio’s treatment of Hero in Act 4 Scene 1 reveal about each character’s relationship with her and their attitudes to women? ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a romantic comedy set in the Elizabethan era. It shows the roles of men and women in a patriarchal society and how each are looked upon. The themes of this play are cuckold‚ where a married mans wife has sex with other men; the wife is adulterous. This play shows

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