Out of the 37 plays and 154 sonnets that Shakespeare wrote‚ “Much Ado About Nothing” has become one his most popular pieces. The comedy follows Don Pedro‚ Claudio‚ and Benedick after they return home from war. Upon meeting Hero‚ Claudio immediately falls in love with her‚ and with the help of Don Pedro‚ Hero agrees to marry him. As they prepare for the wedding‚ Don Pedro plans to get Beatrice and Benedick together while Don John plots to ruin Hero and Claudio’s relationship. Both succeed‚ as Beatrice
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you hadn’t had a comeback? Personally‚ I always answer and it’s only a matter of how stupid I sound when I do. A few weeks ago‚ under the persistent “inclination” of a friend‚ I was convinced to read a Shakespeare play‚ more specifically‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ which in my opinion is one of his best comedies. Now‚ after a bit of research‚ I have a jam-packed arsenal of witty insults and comebacks‚ derived from a variety of his plays‚ like comedies‚ dramas‚ and romances. You’ll have to explain a
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Much Ado About Something “And when I lived‚ I was your other wife‚ And when you loved‚ you were my other husband.” (Shakespeare 232) Claudio asked Hero’s hand in marriage. Don John did a corrupt plan to ruin poor Hero’s image and to make Claudio unhappy. At the wedding Claudio shamed her and she perceived to die. At the end of the book it was revealed to Claudio that his Hero was alive‚ and they got fully married. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare‚ Hero serves as the foil of Claudio
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Defining 16th Century True Love based on the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare To define true love‚ would be to ruin its purity‚ therefore‚ It has no definition. However‚ the Shakespearean play‚ Much Ado about Nothing‚ illustrates episodes of various defining moments on love in action. The contrasting views throughout the play about true love depict two sets of lovers Benedick and Beatrice‚ Claudio and Hero. Several governing actions
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disagrees with the concept of marriage‚ in which two people take commitment to each other by sharing a serious relationship. Using two different soliloquies‚ Shakespeare portrays Benedick’s attitude about love before and after the conversation among Claudio‚ Don Pedro and Leonato. In Much Ado About Nothing‚ William Shakespeare uses repetition and diction to show how Benedick’s feelings toward love change from dislike to desire. Benedick’s first monologue is based on repeated words and phrases. His
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Much Ado About Nothing—Romantic Comedy * Much Ado about Nothing * Love and War; Love as War—starts with soldiers coming back from war and wanting love; love becomes a battlefield * Young Lovers: Claudio and Hero * “Not(h)ing” Messina: Confusions of Appearance and Reality * Love and War; Love as War * 1.1: World waiting for the return of youth and love * Learn of soldiers even before they enter scene: * Youthful Claudio‚ ll.12-16 * Benedick (older man) introduced
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and also elicite emotional and social dialgoue. However‚ Shakespeare’s works in particular do not exactly play that role in today’s society because the things he wrote about cannot be related in today’s modern context. A few examples of such irrelevant works to our lives would be: Romeo and Juliet‚ Twelfth Night‚ Much Ado About Nothing and The Merchant of Venice. For something to be relevant in our lives‚ it has to be related mostly to what we do and say quite often. Most of the time‚ it has to affect
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Questions 1: Of the plays we have read this term‚ Much Ado About Nothing and Richard III had interesting plot points outside of their respective genres. The first play is categorized as a comedy because of nature of the plot and the happy conclusion. In the play‚ however‚ there is a secret plot to ruin Claudio and Hero’s love that could have turned into the ending of Othello but instead turns out for the better. The latter is considered a history simply because it pertains to a former English king’s
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Through desperate characters‚ Shakespeare creates a theme by masking and mistaking their identities. The scandalous characters’ action leads to evil results in Much Ado About Nothing. Though Don Pedro‚ Claudio‚ and Margaret‚ Shakespeare demonstrates that masking and mistaken identity leads to iniquitous results. Don Pedro pretends to be Claudio in order to satisfy his need of getting Hero married to Claudio. In the book‚ it says‚ “And tell fair Hero I am Claudio‚” (1.1.317). This is the end of
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Age: one-and-twenty Location: Fleet Street‚ Tudor London Occupation: Apprentice to Hutchinson‚ the tailor - lives in with him. August 23‚ 1599 Today was a most usual‚ but tiring day. So much is going on in England. God Save the Queen! It is wonderful times. It is the last year of the century and the land has prospered. The next should be most benefiting too. One thing is for sure‚ the people around town have grown in numbers so rapidly‚ London can hardly keep up. Well‚ it was good weather today
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