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    idea of marriage portrayed In these two scenes? In the two scenes of ‘Much ado about nothing’‚ that I am going to go in more detail of‚ have two different opinions that the characters portray about marriage. There are four main characters who are the couples of the play‚ they are ‘Hero & Claudio’ and ‘Beatrice & Benedick’‚ both couples have opposite feelings towards marriage in scene one and may still think the same way about love and marriage in scene two but Shakespeare makes their characters portray

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    Within the play‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ there is a central theme of deceitfulness‚ as a way to solve a problem or an issue amongst the characters. Though deception is inherently perceived as evil‚ it led to positive endings after several conflicts throughout the play. In the creation of this theme‚ Shakespeare uses both negative and positive examples to contribute to his lesson on ruses. Within this particular scene‚ all of the cons that the various characters have put on are officially disclosed

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    MADE IN CHINA: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? Comment By: Samirul Ariff B Othman China’s economic growth has been breathtaking. The Chinese economy grew by an average of 9.6 percent per year between 1990 and 2010‚ according to the International Monetary Fund. During the recent global financial panic‚ some feared that the Chinese growth engine would come to a grinding halt. However despite Chinese exports faltering in 2008‚ the nation did survive the bumpy ride without experiencing political instability

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    “Tell a lie once and all your truths become questionable”.(anonymous) In the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. The play shows lies and deceit from Don John and Don Pedro. Don John lied about Hero cheating on Claudio.Claudio then called out Hero at the wedding calling her a dirty cheater. Don Pedro lies to Hero saying that he is Claudio.Don Pedros lie Caused Hero and Claudio to get Married. The motivation that makes Don John Lie is anger‚revenge‚and hatred.The thing that motivates

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    According to Merriam Webster dictionary‚ love is an intense feeling of deep affection. In the play‚ Much Ado About About Nothing by William Shakespeare‚ One of the main protagonists‚ Claudio‚ claims he loves Hero‚ a fair woman. But is that really true? No‚ Claudio shows no signs of deep affection and he in fact neglected the death of Hero and slandered her name he even was willing to marry another woman upon Hero’s death. Primarily‚ When a person loves another person‚ they aren’t so quick to turn

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    personal life of William Shakespeare is not that well explicated or elucidate. His literary works‚ on the other hand‚ for numerous reasons‚ have led Shakespeare to be deemed the greatest dramatist of all time. Aside from writing comedies such as Much Ado About Nothing‚ he also wrote tragedies such as Hamlet and Macbeth. Sophocles on the other hand is a Greek playwright who is considered to be one of the greats in tragedy. He was a pastor‚ political figure as well as a leader. The plays Antigone and Hamlet

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    Trickery and deceit were one of the common themes in Shakespeare’s play “Much Ado About Nothing”. There’s many examples where trickery and deceit were used as a malicious act‚ also as a good natured act. Don John used a evil intentioned deception by trying to destroy Claudio and Hero’s relationship. While Leonato and Hero deployed a plan with the assistance of Leonato and The Prince to make Benedick and Beatrice fall in love with each other. Hero used both trickery and deceit by faking her death

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    it mean to be gullible? Gullible is defined as being “easily cheated or deceived”. In Much Ado About Nothing‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Claudio suffers from being too gullible‚ which causes him to believe lies told by Don John and others. In the beginning‚ Claudio is tricked into believing that Hero‚ his finacee‚ cheated on him. Borachio created a whole plan just to sabotage the wedding and told Don John all about his plan. The plan consisted of Margaret pretending to be Hero and Borachio acting like

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    Even though love and marriage was a major ideal in Shakespearean England‚ we can get views from Much Ado about Nothing which oppose this idea. From the two main ‘couples’ in this play we can understand their different views on commitment throughout and because of this we as readers and viewers can learn about each relationship separately and watch the thoughts and ideas change throughout the play. <br> <br>From the scene given we can make many assumptions on the Beatrice and Benedick relationship

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    where a person has to make a decision whether or not to do the right thing or do what feels right. Revenge is an opportunity to retaliate or gain satisfaction after a situation that gives a person an uneasy feeling. In the play “Much Ado About Nothing”‚ revenge takes a big role in how the story unravels. Misunderstanding lying and confusion equals to the problem‚ stirring the pot‚ which creates more plot in the story. In my essay‚ it will explain how revenge drove me to making a decision that could really

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