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    ntroduction The open to argument way of doing of sex issues in Much trouble would have been in the middle of to its force of meeting blow on elizabethan persons at common with a much written works on the part of women. independent‚ given to strong statement‚ unruly women ordered attention on stage; the old and wise good example of woman-like behavior was under range. Women were took as probable to be quiet‚ kind‚ quiet‚ not rough‚ actionless and submissive but Queen Elizabeth I herself sent out a

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    The Taming of the Shrew In the story‚ “The Taming of the Shrew” written by William Shakespeare‚ exists a character named Katherine who lives in Padua. She is quickly adapted as an impolite and ill-behaved young woman. Their father won’t let her younger sister‚ Bianca‚ get married until Katherine does first. Her stubbornness and negative attitude makes it nearly impossible to stay in that kind of a relationship. However‚ Bianca is a much more likable person who have multiple men waiting to marry her

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    Intensional or Accidentall? Similarities between Romeo And Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing! There are many similarities between Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet. Was this Intentional or Accidental? Even though Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy‚ and Romeo and Juliet‚ is one of his saddest tragedies‚ the two plots share many common incidents. Did Shakespeare mean to have these coincidences or did they happen by accident? In both of his dramatic works‚ the Masque is

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    through a lot of changes in The Taming of the Shrew. Kat and Bianca go through changes in 10 Thing I Hate About You‚ however the changes are made in Different ways. Both girls can be stereotyped by The Good and the Badde. The Good and the Badde has five stereotypes of women in the middle ages. The stereotypes are Quiet woman‚ Virgin‚ Good Wife‚ Wanton woman‚ and the Unquiet woman. The ranking of the stereotypes depends on the person. The Taming of the Shrew is a play about two girls named Kate and Bianca

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    The storyline of Much Ado About Nothing revolves around the drama that occurs over slight misunderstanding; a whole lot of fuss about matters that are ultimately not all that important. Shakespeare’s use of comedy in the play transcends time by dealing with issues in a comedic way that always has and always will be relevant and universal. In Much Ado About Nothing‚ William Shakespeare is successful in humouring and entertaining the audience from any time period. With the use of witty dialogue‚ animal

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    William Shakespeare’s original work of “The Taming of the Shrew‚” Fletcher who responded to Shakespeare’s work which depicted women by making them powerless and victims to deception and manipulation caused by men. John fetcher wrote a response to Shakespeare work switching the roles of power‚ Fletcher decided to give woman a voice in his play. Fletcher who made women manipulate the system to break boundaries which had been set in The Taming of the Shrew. This paper will examine how women manipulated

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    representations of love in Much Ado About Nothing In Much Ado About Nothing‚ Shakespeare uses literary structures such as doubles and opposites in order to emphasise the plays main themes and ideas. McEachern claims “It is undoubtedly the most socially and psychologically realistic of his comedies‚ in it’s portrait of the foibles generosities of communal life.” (McEachern‚ 2006‚ 1) One main theme I want to explore is love and how Shakespeare represents this in Much Ado About Nothing. The two main genres

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    Kemper Winkleman Hon. Eng. 9 19 May 2013 Comparison Essay Comparisons are great between many of Shakespeare’s works. Many comparisons can be made in lies‚ fights‚ and conflict between Romeo and Juliet‚ which is a tragedy‚ and Much Ado About Nothing‚ which is a comedy. After comparing them both they show these in all elements. First‚ characters in both plays include villains‚ lovers‚ and friends. In both pieces the topic of lies comes up many times. Many characters display this. The first

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    Caitlin Failla Period 6 May 13‚ 2013 The theme of The Taming of the Shrew is that social roles affect individual happiness. This is because every person in this play has his or her own kind of social role. These roles come with how characters should be treated and their expectations of how they should act. Social positions are defined by age‚ gender‚ wealth‚ education and‚ where they are brought up. These so called rules are made by friends‚ family and‚ lastly society. So‚ in the beginning

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    Kate‚ and bring you from a wild Kate to Kate comfortable as household Kates.” -Petruchio All that Taming Of The Shrew screams to its viewers‚ is the misogyny of Elizabethan times and the bitter resentment the church had for women.“It’s the story of a ‘shrewish’ woman who is roughly subjected nd forced by her husband‚ It cannot fail to be controversial‚ and often disturbing. The Taming of the Shrew has been considered a view of the trials of marriage‚ a love story or ‘chick flick’ (Females Movie)

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