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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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    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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    Essay: Much Ado About Nothing In Act 4 Scene 1‚ Shakespeare employs numerous dramatic techniques to create a remarkable and memorable moment in the play. The techniques include: the positioning of the scene in the context of the play as a whole; the successful characterization of the key players‚ including Leonato‚ Claudio and Hero in particular; and the use of poetic and descriptive language. To begin with the structure of the play as a whole‚ the audience would already feel tense because of

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    through her life‚ and even on her death-bed she still looks like a child in Nelly’s eyes: ’She drew a sigh‚ and stretched herself‚ like a child reviving‚ and sinking again to sleep and five minutes after I felt one little pulse at her heart‚ and nothing more!’’.Finally it is the ghost of a child that visits Lockwood‚ the newcomer and second narrator in the novel. Until she dies at the age of nineteen‚ Catherine clings in a passionate way to her childhood memories. The most revealing passage is the

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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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    In Much Ado About Nothing the main story line is about Hero and Claudio falling in love and the sub plot is Beatrice and Benedick’s merry war of the sexes. The conflict in the play is that Don John creates an appearance that Hero has been unfaithful to Claudio. The main theme of the play is love and comedy. Love is a theme in this play because two couples falling in love. Comedy is also a theme in this play because of Beatrice and Benedick’s verbal exchanges moreover the comedy act with Dogberry

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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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    Dramatically‚ the two scenes in which the friends of Beatrice and Benedick deceive them into believing that the love of the other is whole-heartedly directed towards them‚ is very appealing‚ and on of the reasons for this is the dramatic effects. Shakespeare delves into the deeper and more continuous themes of the play in this scene‚ both through the language and the visual actions‚ and one of the themes explored is the emerging of true emotions from behind a mask. When Don Pedro‚ Leonato and Claudio

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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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    sea level rise‚ and the storms. Global warming puts coral reefs in danger as warmer water increases the possibility of coral diseases and Global warming raises sea levels‚ and that could threaten cities in a number of states. Sea levels have risen about seven inches in the last 100 years‚ which is more than in the previous 2‚000 years combined‚ according to Do Something‚ a nonprofit aimed at empowering young people. And they could rise another 19 inches by 2050. That means cities like New Orleans

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