Questions 1: Of the plays we have read this term, Much Ado About Nothing and Richard III had interesting plot points outside of their respective genres. The first play is categorized as a comedy because of the nature of the plot and the happy conclusion. Despite the cheerful nature of the start of the play, there is a secret plot to ruin Claudio and Hero’s love that could have turned the final act into the ending of Othello. The other play, Richard III, is considered a history because it pertains to a former English king’s rule and death, but it could have been categorized as simply a drama or perhaps a tragedy due to Richard’s death.
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It is far more tragic than comedic. The play in itself has no defined “happy” moments but rather is more tragic with the amount of people murdered throughout. As a history, this play also falls short of that genre due to many historical inaccuracies. As stated in class, Antony and Cleopatra can be considered more historically accurate than Richard III. Is Richard III a tragedy? It can be with the main character’s murderous death concluding the play.
In all, Much Ado About Nothing is easier defined as a comedy than Richard III a history/ tragedy in the modern sense. These examples are difficult to analyze as their own genre due to the overlap from other genres, but in all, lie fairly close to what it is supposed to be. If Richard II were more historically accurate, the play would be easier to categorize.
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Despite everyone in the palace confirming she is faithful, he insists otherwise. After Hermione gives birth to the child she was carrying, he banishes her thinking the child is not his daughter. He even consults a soothsayer who tells him plainly Hermione is innocent and the child is his. Leontes does not believe anyone and wallows in his jealousy for years tearing apart his family in the process. The play turns to a comedy once he realized his error and repents for what he had done and the marriage of his daughter is to take place. This comedy does act as a reversal of his
Despite the overlap in genres, Much Ado About Nothing comes the closest to the contemporary definition of …show more content…
It is far more tragic than comedic. The play in itself has no defined “happy” moments but rather is more tragic with the amount of people murdered throughout. As a history, this play also falls short of that genre due to many historical inaccuracies. As stated in class, Antony and Cleopatra can be considered more historically accurate than Richard III. Is Richard III a tragedy? It can be with the main character’s murderous death concluding the play.
In all, Much Ado About Nothing is easier defined as a comedy than Richard III a history/ tragedy in the modern sense. These examples are difficult to analyze as their own genre due to the overlap from other genres, but in all, lie fairly close to what it is supposed to be. If Richard II were more historically accurate, the play would be easier to categorize.
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Despite everyone in the palace confirming she is faithful, he insists otherwise. After Hermione gives birth to the child she was carrying, he banishes her thinking the child is not his daughter. He even consults a soothsayer who tells him plainly Hermione is innocent and the child is his. Leontes does not believe anyone and wallows in his jealousy for years tearing apart his family in the process. The play turns to a comedy once he realized his error and repents for what he had done and the marriage of his daughter is to take place. This comedy does act as a reversal of his