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    slightly touched or as our moms say special ones. William Shakespeare was an English poet‚ playwright‚ and actor‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. I mostly enjoyed “Titus” and “Much ado about nothing”. Therefore‚ I will be dishing my view of their similarities and differences in comparison after reading them. I chose these two very different yet likeable plays because it shows exactly what a person feels and thinks even if they don’t do

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    fiction books I have chosen are Jane Austin’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and William Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. These two texts are different in many ways. However‚ they convey certain aspects of society. They both show us Society’s view on love and marriage. But also it shows us how wealth gives certain people status. The two pieces are set in different areas and eras. ‘Much ado about nothing’ is set in Italy. The play was written in 1598‚ 200 years before ‘Pride and Prejudice’ was written

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    Roles in Society Gender roles may differ within the different societies in this world‚ but in one way or another they began in one way. Back in the times of Shakespeare‚ women roles were of house maids and men roles were acted upon as the strong‚ in charge‚ and house hold carrier. Women weren’t supposed to oppose what their father or husband would say. Since Shakespearean comedies such as Much Ado about Nothing and A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ he began to show the different gender roles and how

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    Don Pedro‚ Leonato‚ Claudio‚ and Hero all acted in basically the most amatonormative way possible by trying to set Beatrice and Benedick up with each other. They should be ashamed of themselves. I’ll have more to say on that later. Benedick said about the possibility that he might fall in love‚ “I cannot tell; I think not” (2.3)—which is a common reason for labeling as gray-aro. In the same speech‚ he said‚ “[T]ill all graces be in one woman‚ one woman shall not come in my grace‚” which made me

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    The importance of socialization during the Renaissance period is shown through the dialogue in the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. The presence of feminine influence throughout the play displays the power and manipulation that the female characters possess. The significance of honor and the power of deception are also present through the plays content and play a major role in the demise and triumph of all of the characters. Although Beatrice and Hero come to find love in different

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    and inequalities could be seen now. One such example of this relates to the injustices women faced and still face in society. In Shakespeare’s play “Much Ado About Nothing” the character Hero is portrayed as the perfect Renaissance woman: silent‚ chaste‚ and obedient. She has

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    appears in the works of the time period’s most well-known playwright‚ William Shakespeare. In his "Much Ado about Nothing"‚ Beatrice‚ one of the most powerful women in all of Shakespeare’s work‚ complains of feeling weak and impotent in the face of the play’s overbearing men. Her sympathetic portrayal throughout Much Ado suggests Shakespeare’s staunch disapproval of the traditional Elizabethan gender roles. It is easy to understand why Beatrice feels this way toward the men in the play‚ the social‚

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    duration of the story. A group of soldiers that are friends with prince come back from war. On of the friends of the prince has fallen in love with the mayor’s daughter‚ but prince’s brother made a scheme to stop the relationship. In the novel “Much Ado About Nothing” by Shakespeare the characters Benedict and Beatrice undergo a large change in personality and behavior. Benedick and Beatrice quarrel a lot with each other and Beatrice and Benedick are badger at each other. ¨I’m amazed you’re still talking

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    What does it mean to be a hero? To be a hero‚ you must solve conflicts and help people in need. In Much Ado About Nothing‚ a play created by Shakespeare‚ there isn’t any central hero in the story. In this play a character named Don Pedro shows some traits of a hero. By helping characters fall in love and stopping fights and duels‚ Don Pedro is the best candidate to earn the title of main hero in the story. Firstly‚ Don Pedro helps characters fall in love‚ and start new lives with each other For

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    perfect rhythm and rhyme‚ while servants are left in choppy word fragments. We don’t know much about her mother other than a blunt joke at the beginning of the play Don Pedro said “You embrace your charge too willingly. I think this is your daughter.” As Leonato responds with “Her mother hath many times told me so.”Hero is a companion to each character‚ and never seems to take center stage although she has a major role in creating the plot in the play.She is to some extent intelligent because

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