the man of the business‚ and maybe‚ man of the house! It should not be too long‚ thought the latter is just a fancy thought. After work‚ us young lads went to watch this new comedy. This famous chap Shakespeare is in town playing "Much Ado About Nothing" . That was most exciting. They say it was just the second showing‚ so we had to pay two groundlings . A bunch of looters these playwrights. But‚ it was a fine play. All of us then went and had a good time at the Temple Bar*. It was getting
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"My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun" is a poem written by William Shakespeare about the love towards an imperfect woman. He explains that although his mistress is imperfect‚ he finds his love special and "rare." If the modern day reader is not careful‚ he/she might be quick to assume the role of the woman that Shakespeare writes about. Although the word mistress now refers to a sweetheart or a woman who lives with a man without being married to him‚ in Shakespeare’s time‚ it meant a woman
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This is emphasised because Theseus took Hippolyta from a functioning matriarchal Amazonian culture to one where she is objectified as nothing more than a prize (“won thy…”) - implying that this “love” between them is not what it appeared to be‚ but is actually another example of male control. As Alison Plowden4 explains‚ “nobody had any objections to love as long as the price was right”;
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Don Pedro‚ Prince of Aragon Of all the main characters in Much Ado About Nothing‚ Don Pedro seems the most elusive. He is the noblest character in the social hierarchy of the play‚ and his friends Benedick and Claudio‚ though equals in wit‚ must always defer to him because their positions depend upon his favor. Don Pedro has power‚ and he is well aware of it; whether or not he abuses this power is open to question. Unlike his bastard brother‚ the villain Don John‚ Don Pedro most often uses his power
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Dramatic irony occurs throughout "Much Ado About Nothing" enabling the audience to know facts of which the characters in the play are ignorant. It is used in the play to create suspense‚ comedy and cause conflict between characters‚ thus making the play more entertaining while allowing the plot to intensify. The most notable uses of dramatic irony in the play are Hero’s "infidelity"‚ her death and the "duping" of Benedick and Beatrice. The first notable use of dramatic irony occurs during the masked
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<center><b>Discuss The Importance Of Noting In Much Ado About Nothing</b></center> <br> <br>Noting‚ or observing‚ is central to many of the ideas in Much Ado About Nothing. The word nothing was pronounced as noting in Elizabethan times‚ and it seems reasonable to presume that the pun was intended by Shakespeare to signal the importance of observation‚ spying and eavesdropping in the play. As a plot device‚ these occurrences propel the action and create humour and tension. The perils of noting incorrectly
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One example is when the book states‚” We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we’re wilder‚ too. Not like the Socs‚ who jump greasers…” This quote shows how the Socs jumped or beat up greasers for nothing. I also learned that the lives of greasers were rough. For example in the book it says‚”"Need a haircut‚ greaser?" The medium-sized blond pulled a knife out of his back pocket and flipped the blade open.” This happened when Ponyboy was peacefully
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HOW TO SAY NOTHING IN FIVE HUNDRED WORDS Paul McHenry Roberts (1917-1967) taught college English for over twenty years‚ first at San Jose State College and later at Cornell University. He wrote numerous books on linguistics‚ including Understanding Grammar (1954)‚ Patterns of English (1956)‚ and Understanding English (1958). Freshman composition‚ like everything else‚ has its share of fashions. In the 195Os‚ when this article was written‚ the most popular argument raging among student essayists
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cupid and do whatever they can to make others fall in love with each other. In Much Ado About Nothing‚ Shakespeare tells two very distinct love stories. He gives many examples of trickery and deceit throughout his novel. In the novel‚ Benedick and Beatrice hate each other with all their might. They talk bad about each other to one another any chance they get. The first form of trickery in Much Ado About Nothing is when the Prince and Leonato plot a story to trick Benedick. They knew Benedick was listening
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“We know what we are‚ but know not what we may be.”- Shakespeare. The title of this play is “Much Ado About Nothing‚” by William Shakespeare. In this play‚ the conflict is Claudio rejects Hero at their wedding‚ Beatrice is Hero’s cousin‚ and they want to kill Hero. Beatrice doesn’t want that to happen. Beatrice asks Benedick to kill Claudio because he publicly shamed Hero. Also‚ in this story Beatrice and Benedick have a weird love-hate relationship. Beatrice and Benedick are both witty and fond
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