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    The movie “Much Ado About Nothing”‚ though similar to the original play by William Shakespeare‚ has subtle differences. Although the dialogue in the movie is the same as the original play‚ the settings and emotional intent are better represented in the film. So‚ the overall meaning of the story isn’t diminished but preserved and enhanced. In Summary‚ the movie is a good representation of the original play that William Shakespeare would be proud of. The story written by William Shakespeare

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    The play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is about a guy name Lucentio who is wooed by Bianca at first sight. Hortensio is also wooed by Bianca‚ but they both soon realize that Bianca’s father Baptista has a rule that is that Bianca can not get married until Katherine does. Katherine is Bianca’s sister who is a shrew‚ Hortensio finds Petruchio who is willing to marry Katherine because of her money. Hortensio soon realizes that Bianca does not like him‚ so he moves on. Petruchio and

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    Love is described as an intense feeling of deep affection‚ and in the book Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare it’s hard to see Claudio and Hero display love because the affection they show seems to be a physical attraction not love. Therefore‚ Throughout the book‚ Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare‚ Hero and Claudio do not display real love for eachother. In theory‚ some people may say that there relationships replicates love at first sight‚ but in my opinion that cannot be

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    An essay on what contrasting views of love does Shakespeare portray in the opening Act of “Much ado about nothing?” by anon In this essay I am going to write about Shakespeare’s choice of language‚ how Shakespeare portrays love in this way and in the conclusion‚ which view or idea affects me the most as the reader. Shakespeare wrote this play in 1598 or shortly thereafter. Lots of Shakespeare’s other plays involve love or treachery deep in their plot. In act 1‚ scene 1‚ Claudio confides in

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    Beatrice getting tricked by Hero and Ursula that Benedick is in love with her. Hero and Ursula talks about how scornful and disdain Beatrice is. What is the scene about? What is this scene about? Give not this rotten orange to your friend. (4.1 Line 29) Don’t insult a friend by giving him a beautiful orange that rots inside. (4.1 Line 29) They satirize(?) Beatrice that she is too proud of herself that she will not have any rooms for love. After hearing their conversation‚ Beatrice

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    In Shakespeare’s brilliant play‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ there are two key relationships being examined throughout: Beatrice and Benedick’s‚ and Hero and Claudio’s. Though similar in some ways‚ one could say that they are‚ in fact‚ relationships of polar opposites. Beatrice and Benedick give an example of a more in-depth bond‚ while Hero and Claudio demonstrate a shallow‚ loosely knit love. Firstly‚ the relationship betwixt Beatrice and Benedick could possibly go back further than the play lets

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    with being too identical. During the play‚ Don Pedro embodies a matchmaker for Beatrice and Benedick. The two characters correspondences and variance kept them apart for years‚ and they continued to disagree until the very end of the play. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare‚ Beatrice plays as the foil character to Benedick by which Benedick’s metamorphic personality is illuminated by Beatrice’s strong unyielding ways; thus‚ influences the plot by amplifying the events in the story. Beatrice

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    CLOSE STUDY OF A TEXT: SPEAKING TASK Comedy is‚ by nature‚ difficult to translate as its appeal depends on local and topical interest. However‚ William Shakespeare ahs evidently proven in his play “Much Ado about Nothing”‚ that comedy can transcend time. This play‚ which was written in a patriarchal society‚ can be applied to today’s modern audience in a post – feminist world. Shakespeare’s conventions have ensured the ongoing success and due to his use of sexual innuendos‚ satire‚ deceit and wit

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    Many individuals around the world will act differently according to their surroundings‚ or while in the presence of others. William Shakespeare’s play “The Taming of the Shrew” presents this correct statement through the dynamic character of Katharina Minola. Within the play‚ Katharina disguises her true feelings and attitude while around and in the presence of others around her. From the start of the play‚ Katharina acts immaturely and is perceived to be a nasty‚ hostile woman. While walking with

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    As a whole‚ the concept of this revised scene of The Taming of the Shrew written by William Shakespeare was to eliminate the violence and/or aggression between the characters Petruccio and Katherina in order to demonstrate a sincere love interest for each other instead of patriarchy. Therefore‚ changing the setting of the original scene held inside the Minola’s manner to a garden outside of the home was the first step in regard to accomplishing this new image. Judging from the text‚ it can be perceived

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