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    Acknowledging Female Stereotypes in Much Ado About Nothing Women in the Elizabethan age were extremely repressed and discriminated against. Most would not have gone to school or received any type of formal education. They were not allowed to vote‚ own property‚ or freely voice their opinions. They were seen as the property of a man‚ subject to his wants‚ needs‚ and not allowed to have their own; men held extremely stereotypical views of their female counterparts that helped them justify the way

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    in mind‚ casting their notion of “ideal” onto the main character. Humans are seemingly obsessed with achieving a state of pure faultlessness‚ though everyone’s different opinion of the ultimate person creates much debate. There are mixed messages in Shakespeare’s play write‚ Taming of the Shrew‚ for some say Bianca Minola’s flawless front covers her inner fiend. However‚ most feel that her physical beauty as well as her ideal attitude makes Bianca the picturesque wife. Although the standards for

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    In reality words can really hurt and sometimes even kill. It can be in many forms‚ such as cursing‚ lying or slandering. Although Much ado about Nothing is considered a comedy‚ speeches and words often take the form of brutality and violence. Throughout the play characters overhear false dialogue and battle each other with words. Shakespeare expresses it by defining the characters‚ displaying the relationship between them‚ and some issues can be related to everyday modern world such as love deception

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    ]“Much Ado about Nothing is a comedy without substance” Discuss Old and new comedy both appear during the play‚ they are only produced for entertainment purposes.Old comedy usually sees a plot with a problem to overcome. This is attempted with a absurd plan‚ often leading to satire and buffoonery.These key features of old comedy are shown when Hero has to fake her death in order for Claudio to marry her and dogberry and verges court case to gain respect and honour.New Comedy is also visible

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    Comparing the Love Scenes Introduction William Shakespeare was noted for his marvellous works in making plays such as Much Ado about Nothing and Romeo and Juliet. It is these two plays that will be analysed‚ comparing the love scenes‚ and showing how women‚ love‚ power and marriage in the time of Shakespeare‚ as his plays have a reflection on some aspects of the culture at his time. Romeo and Juliet In Romeo and Juliet‚ the lovers which were Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet‚ had a secret‚ albeit

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    Draft: ‘in this apparent comedy male honour is a subject of deadly seriousness’ Do you agree? Much ado about nothing (MAUN) was written in a patriarchal society‚ (ruled by men) where Shakespeare could influence society’s morals and virtues in his plays. The idea of male honour was central to view the concept of masculinity. Shakespeare uses the seriousness of honour through his characters and his play as a whole looks at both sides of the question of honour. Although male honour is supposed to

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    Act V scene i Leonato’s self-pity Leonato: “Bring me a father that so loved his child‚
 Whose joy of her is overwhelmed like mine‚ And bid him speak of patience.” (8-10) Leonato: “But no man’s virtue nor sufficiency To be so moral when he shall endure 
The like himself.” (29-31) Leonato’s challenge Leonato: “Tush‚ tush‚ man‚ never fleer and jest at me. I speak not like a dotard nor a fool‚ As under privilege of age to brag What I have done being young‚ or what would do Were

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    The Taming of the Shrew Of all the excellent play writers this world has ever seen‚ William Shakespeare is agreed to be one of the all-time greats. In his time on earth‚ Shakespeare wrote around 40 plays. He wrote comedies to make viewers laugh‚ as well as tragedies with the intent to make his audiences get a more emotional reaction. He was very effective at making his audience feel what he intended for them to in each instance. One of the most well-known comedies is The Taming of the Shrew. This

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    Year 10 English In the Shakespearian play: The Taming of the Shrew‚ deception is one of the major concepts. A tangled web is created in the play through deception of character behavior and the change between clothing and class. Most of the deception in the play have particular motives behind them and create dramatic irony. Shakespeare has used dramatic irony to create a comedic play. Character deception in The Taming of the Shrew is used largely‚ and Lucentio one of the main characters

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    Shakespeare’s ‘Taming Of The Shrew’ is about two men‚ Grumio and Hortensio‚ who wish to marry Bianca‚ A gorgeous‚ young woman. However‚ she is not allowed to marry until her hot tempered older sister Katherina has found a husband. A man named Petruchio decides to take upon the challenge of ‘taming’ her to be a loyal and obedient wife. There are two main themes in ‘Taming Of The Shrew’ which are gender roles and also Marriage. The gender roles shown are stereotypically how woman and men should behave

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