Eva Cunningham Both Shakespeare in ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ and Duffy with ‘Quickdraw’ explore difficult relationships. The writers do this in different ways‚ and although the two texts‚ one a play and the other a poem were written over 400 years apart there are several comparisons that can be made between them Central to ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ is the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick. At first‚ they seem to hate each other and they take every opportunity to insult each other both face
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matter how arduous the situation may become‚ it is not the definite outcome. For instance‚ this past Christmas‚ my sister had money saved up and a significant plan to achieve. If nothing went wrong‚ she would be spending Christmas and New Year’s with her new fiancé‚ which‚ may I add‚ lives in San Antonio. Again‚ If nothing went wrong. However‚ of course‚ her car gave up a day before Christmas Eve‚ and there was no way to fix it due to my dad not having the efficient tools and everything being closed
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Anna Quindlen witnessed the hastening signs of summer and fondy reverted back to her boredom during those times away from the classroom. In her writing‚ "Doing Nothing is Something‚" she suggests these task-less periods of downtime may awaken creativity inside a youngster‚ that may have otherwise never surfaced. She blames society for stripping our youth of the opportunity for downtime by increasingly over scheduling their days. While learning how to be productive is very important‚ having enough
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THE DEATH PENALTY ERASES NOTHING Death; the one thing everyone is aware of‚ but has yet to experience. Penalty; a consequence one would receive if they’ve done wrong. The two words combined make up a horrific consequence to unacceptable actions; the death penalty. This occurrence refers far back in history. The death penalty first began in the 18th Century B.C. in the Code of the King of Hammurabi in Babylon. During this time‚ the death sentence was a penalty for 25 different crimes. The death
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Much Ado About Nothing--the title sounds‚ to a modern ear‚ offhand and self-effacing; we might expect the play that follows such a beginning to be a marvelous piece of fluff and not much more. However‚ the play and the title itself are weightier than they initially seem. Shakespeare used two other such titles--Twelfth Night‚ or What You Will and As You Like It--both of which send unexpected reverberations of meaning throughout their respective plays‚ the former with its reference to the Epiphany
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Nothing to Envy 2/15/11 Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick follows the lives of six North Koreans who have experienced a great deal of hardship and turmoil living under one of the most notorious communist regimes. Throughout the years these North Koreans lived through the death of their great Kim Il-Sung‚ the rise to power of his successor Kim Jong-Il‚ and the horrific famine that has left many in despair. Although North Korea is constantly in the news globally
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Analysis Much Ado About Nothing opens in a liminal situation with a war that has just ended. The men enter a "golden world" in Messina where the women are already located. In this situation‚ people fail to take things seriously‚ causing the war of the wombs to soon turn into a war of words. Benedick and Beatrice are the main examples of male/female rivalry that converts into belligerent wordplay. The first act portrays all the characters as being very careful to observe social norms‚ especially
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the first act it looks like nothing can go wrong including relationships. A Shakespearean comedy would best be defined as “a play characterized by its humorous or satirical tone and its depiction of amusing people or incidents‚ in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity.” Whilst a Shakespearean tragedy would be defined as “a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending usually with the death of a main character.” Much Ado About Nothing walks the fine line between a
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Searching For Something and Obtaining Nothing Unknown ENG 102: Composition II October 11‚ 2012 Searching For: Something and Obtaining Nothing In “Seeking”‚ Emily Yoffe shares with us her thoughts of what she believes is taking over our original basic desires and being replaced with an obsession for a constant need to gather or receive information with disregard to everything else. I can relate to what she is stating because I see it happening everyday around me; people
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Ado about Nothing To quote the lyrics of a famous pop star: I can ’t believe I believed everything we had would last So young and naive of me to think she was from your past Silly of me to dream of one day having your kids Love is so blind it feels right when it ’s wrong. The display of human emotions is an everyday occurrence. These emotions range from happiness to sorrow‚ love to hate‚ aversion to desire‚ all of which are revealed in Shakespeare’s play‚ Much Ado About Nothing. Wide assortments
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