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    Much Ado About Nothing Essay Written in 1598 and 1599‚ Much Ado About Nothing is considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies. Shakespearean comedies consists 4 major components; Lovers who overcome obstacles‚ a compilation of tragedies and plot twists‚ mistaken identity‚ and clever word play. The Play Much Ado About nothing is a compilation of all 4 components. The clever word play between the main characters is the main source of the humor. Especially the verbal duals between Benedick

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    challenge gender roles do not have control over their decisions or lives. In this Much Ado About Nothing‚ many characters fight against gender roles and end up on top. Hero‚ the governor’s daughter and one of the main characters‚ conforms to gender roles‚ and Beatrice‚ her cousin‚ does not. In Act 4‚ Scene 1‚ Hero is told at her own wedding that she is unfaithful and a whore‚ as well as other horrible things‚ but she does nothing to defend herself from these false accusations. In the Elizabethan Era‚when

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    humans do crazy things right ‚ or even make us or people feel some way about it ... right?. How about the people that : don’t care for love‚ yawn for love‚ or even see an “forever” with Love. Then‚ on the other hand some see a way to Revenge‚ or a way to use Love as a weakness. Still‚ no matter how you look at it‚Love makes us see another side to everything through our emotions‚eyes and heart‚ and especially Feelings. But what about Language?‚ Can love make you feel or do unconditional things through

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    Much Ado About Nothing has many tropes that are specific to the romantic comedy. The first is “Belligerent Sexual Tension” (Romantic Comedy)‚ which means that the characters have obvious attraction between them despite the fact that they fight like cats and dogs. This goes into the other trope for their relationship titled Slap‚ Slap‚ Kiss (Romantic Comedy). While they don’t physically attack each other‚ they verbally joust at any point when they’re together. Leonato early on makes note of this

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    There are often many kinds of deception: evil and good. The way they are used in stories depends mostly on the writer but each type of deception plays a role in how the message of the piece is understood by readers. In Much Ado about Nothing‚ Shakespeare’s characters manipulate each other either for good or for malicious reasons. In fact‚ the actual meaning of the title implies that misconceptions are often exaggerated‚ and the whole ordeal wasn’t that big of a deal.Beatrice and Benedick were both

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    personal life of William Shakespeare is not that well explicated or elucidate. His literary works‚ on the other hand‚ for numerous reasons‚ have led Shakespeare to be deemed the greatest dramatist of all time. Aside from writing comedies such as Much Ado About Nothing‚ he also wrote tragedies such as Hamlet and Macbeth. Sophocles on the other hand is a Greek playwright who is considered to be one of the greats in tragedy. He was a pastor‚ political figure as well as a leader. The plays Antigone and Hamlet

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    Timeline”). In one of his most famous plays‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ Shakespeare conveys his idea that a person must be wary of others attempting to manipulate his life through the use of duplicity. Although this trickery is sometimes used to assist a person to realize something that he normally would not‚ it is also used to try to ruin a person’s life. Shakespeare’s clever development of his theme begins with the title. “Much Ado About Nothing” seems to express the idea that the characters

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    AUDIENCE IN ’MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING’ Benedick and Beatrice have close connections in the play‚ Benedick is portrayed to be a staunch bachelor‚ whereas Beatrice a combative character‚ also ironically‚ due to this being set in the Renaissance era‚ outspoken. Benedick is seen as very misogynistic. Benedick is portrayed as a misogynistic character to the audience; this is presented on multiple occasions. Benedick inquires if Claudio would‚ "Buy" Hero. The verb "Buy" suggests that women were seen as

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    Even though love and marriage was a major ideal in Shakespearean England‚ we can get views from Much Ado about Nothing which oppose this idea. From the two main ‘couples’ in this play we can understand their different views on commitment throughout and because of this we as readers and viewers can learn about each relationship separately and watch the thoughts and ideas change throughout the play. <br> <br>From the scene given we can make many assumptions on the Beatrice and Benedick relationship

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    Much Ado About Nothing Literary Analysis “But it is certain I am loved of all ladies‚ only you excepted. And I would I could find in my heart that I had not a hard heart‚ for truly I love none.” (Shakespeare 5) Much Ado About Nothing‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is a play where Hero‚ niece of Leonato‚ and Claudio‚ a gullible soldier‚ fall in love‚ but Don John destroys their wedding. Meanwhile‚ Beatrice and Benedick are obviously in love but are both too afraid to tell one other. Their lack of communication

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