‘Much Ado About Nothing’ by William Shakespeare contains many aspects that anchor the Elizabethan conventions of comedy‚ but allows us to question whether the ending gratifies the audience and does it actually create a satisfactory dramatic catharsis? Aristotle first discussed the concept of catharsis. He believed that “the poet’s aim is to produce pleasure in the spectator by eliciting from the representation the emotions of pity (for others) and fear (for oneself)”. I believe ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
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Throughout the history of the world‚ honor has been an important part of life. In literature‚ as well‚ honor plays an important role in many plots and the development of almost any character. Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing is no exception. In this comedy about love and marriage‚ honor is revealed as the primary reason for many of the actions taken by several different characters. When Claudio breaks off his wedding with Hero‚ he does it because he believes she is not chastised as she claims
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apart. What am I to do? Come forward and admit the truth? Or remain a treacherous person? Hero is drowning in her sorrow while my guilt is haunting me. How far can I possibly go to escape the reality and consequences? The truth will be exposed. One day. I won’t deny it‚ I cannot say I didn’t know what I was doing was wrong from the very beginning. I did‚ I do‚ and now‚ I must admit to it. Coming forward after I’ve sinned and wrecked a relationship is wasting energy on an unfixable problem - Claudio
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with news about famous people. However in my view‚ nowadays the media spends an inordinate amount of time reporting on famous people. With the remarkable development of media‚ the personal life of a famous person is no longer ‘personal’. Every day‚ there are plenty of news reporters and journalists waiting outside the homes of famous people. They take pictures of the things they do‚ and the people they meet. Anything that seems strange or unusual and often the most ordinary things too‚ would make
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Summary: “Too Much of a Good Thing” “Too Much of a Good Thing” by Greg Critser‚ the author points out that childhood obesity has become a serious issue. Critser’s article discusses the major problems of the early years of obesity‚ its effect‚ and the solution for the problem. The United Nations health and nutrition experts consider childhood obesity as a critical medical issue that should be resolved. This subject is as bad as starvation and malnutrition. Kids under the age of nineteen
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he 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.
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To Film March 16‚ 2014 The Man Who Knew Too Much Alfred Hitchcock is sought out to be one of the world’s greatest filmmaker because he very conscious about his films. What I mean by conscious filmmaking is that Hitchcock always knew what exactly he wanted in his product from framing to camera angles to soundtrack‚ Hitchcock had a plan with his films and he pushed to get his ideal end product. In Hitchcock’s second making of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) there were many themes presented throughout
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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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Do you think that athletes get paid way too much money? Athletes gets paid more then the person who controls our country. Also the franchises get payed more then the athlete and that’s why athletes get paid so much. Salary comparison‚ respect and prestige‚ and fans supporting the team is why pro athletes make so much money. One of the first reasons why athletes get paid way too much is because of all of the fans that buy things to support the teams. I think that athletes are getting paid way too
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In Too Much a Good Thing Greg Critser argues that stigmatizing unhealthy behaviors associated with obesity will decrease this growing epidemic. He also states that the American families are to blame for not placing a dietary restraint with their children. Instead‚ he says that parents aren’t to blame for the increase of obesity in children. He states‚ “Closer to home‚ at least 25% of all Americans under the age nineteen are overweight or obese‚ a figure that has doubled over the last 30 years and
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