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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Much Ado About Nothing – Commentary Act 2 Scene I How do the characters feel about “Love” and marriage? Don Pedro wooed Hero and got Leonato to consent to the marriage. However‚ Claudio had been tricked earlier into thinking that Don Pedro had been attempting to woo Hero for himself‚ which he had more than readily believed‚ without any questioning nor suspicion whatsoever. It had made him very angry‚ almost instantly‚ as he felt that the man who had promised to help him get married had
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Audience Reactions and Attitudes to Much Ado About Nothing In "Much Ado About Nothing" Shakespeare captures many of the social standards in Elizabethan society whether they are fair or not. In Act 2 Scene 2 of the play‚ Don John plots to frame Hero and make it look like she has been unfaithful to her fiancée the night before they are due to marry. This then sparks outrage from the male characters‚ which in turn shows a male bias in their society. The way Hero’s father takes a mans word over hers
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In Act 4 Scene 1 how are the relationships presented? Shakespeare presents many relationships in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ as there are family relationships‚ love relationships and relationships between friends. During Act $ Scene 1 we see these relationships change and be destroyed. It is a key scene for many characters as everything changes from the start of the play. As at the start of the play we see a relationship blossom between Claudio and Hero. While Claudio’s best friend Benedick and
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persona that initially he willingly created for himself‚ yet now is assumed by others. There is a slight vulnerability suggested through the way Benedick hints at a subconscious desire to experience love despite his tendency to scorn it‚ and Shakespeare uses this to allow his friends to manipulate and play upon his emotions. Don Pedro initiates the comical deception‚ asking whether the others have noticed "where Benedick hath hid himself"‚ and thus the gulling begins. The exploration of this
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. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ there are many themes present and one of those is the theme of love. Philia‚ Eros‚ and Agape are the three types of love present in the play and are what represent the theme of love. These three types of love‚ Philia‚ Eros‚ and Agape are expressed by the different characters in the play. The expression of the theme of love in the play is not just there by accident; William Shakespeare put it in this comedic and romantic play with
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to do good for Beatrice‚ Shakespeare’s use of blatant negativity in Hero’s words conveys a stark contrast to the supposedly friendly and light-hearted relationships between the characters. Furthermore‚ as the plan involving Beatrice develops‚ Hero gives up on Beatrice. She says how Benedick will ‘consume away’ and ‘waste inwardly’ if he is to love Beatrice. Hero seemingly wants to hand Beatrice over to Benedick‚ and get rid of her. Again‚ Shakespeare’s use of negative language defies all sense of
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The two villains in "Much Ado About Nothing" and "Othello" share much in common‚ despite their numerous differences. It is evident that Shakespeare framed the second piece of literature to be similar to the first. Although shorter‚ the plot of "Othello" is definitely more complex. The villains play a major part in the novels‚ and are very much alike in their line of thinking. The comedy‚ "Much Ado About Nothing" depicts the story of a group of high-ranking soldiers who travel through a town called
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many different poetic styles and genres‚ for example in his sonnets. However he is also known for expressing his feelings towards love in over 30 of his plays through the genres of romantic comedy and tragedy. In one of his plays‚ “Much Ado About Nothing”‚ Shakespeare uses many different types of love; through a family‚ a well connected town‚ soldiers returning from war and lovers. Taking one aspect of this‚ the lovers‚ I pick out one male role in particular‚ Benedick. Who appears seamlessly cynical
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PEEL: How Benedick’s view of love has changed between his two soliloquy’s Benedicks view of love at the beginning of Act 2 Scene 3 is a negative‚ spiteful view. Using a series of imagery and comparison‚ Benedick talks about how love has made Claudio weak. ‘I have known when there was no music with him but the drum and the fife‚ and now had he rather hear the tabor and pipe.’ The drum and fife are music of war while the tabor and pipe are music of peace. Musical imagery is used to show a comparison
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