When cooking a delicious meal, it should consist of ingredients that come straight from the heart. The food should reflect the personality of the chef and show who they are. To get to know somebody,"go to [their] house and eat with [them because]…the people who give you their food, give you their heart"(Cesar Chavez). In fact, like chefs, writers incorporate their views and opinions in their work to make it their own. By adding that individuality and detail to their writing, the reader can understand the story from the author's point of view. In the play, Much Ado About Nothing, the reader can see Shakespeare incorporate his views, prejudices, and stereotypes into the subjects and themes he tries to convey. From the beginning, Shakespeare
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The characters, Dogberry and Verges, are stereotyped as very unintelligent because of their low ranking in society. They speak in malapropisms which means they use words incorrectly that have a similar meaning or sound. This results in a nonsensical utterance which humors the audience and adds to their enjoyment. Another trait of the lower class is that they respect the upper class and try to impress them. Dogberry looks up to Leonato because of his position as governor of Messina and says that "if [he] were as tedious as a king," he would, "find it in [his] heart to bestow it all [to Leonato]"(III.v.17-19). Therefore, from these reasons the readers can observe more about how life worked in Elizabethan times. Shakespeare allows his own point of view to enter his writing and characterizations in the play, Much Ado About Nothing, adding interesting details and informing the reader of the culture in which he lived. He informs the reader about his views that women cheat on their partners and men will deceive. Shakespeare also incorporates that the lower class are generally uneducated and add comedic effect. Thus, just like how the reader sees Shakespeare write about the stereotypes of the past, they also learn to recognize the many horrible and untrue stereotypes that fill the world
The characters, Dogberry and Verges, are stereotyped as very unintelligent because of their low ranking in society. They speak in malapropisms which means they use words incorrectly that have a similar meaning or sound. This results in a nonsensical utterance which humors the audience and adds to their enjoyment. Another trait of the lower class is that they respect the upper class and try to impress them. Dogberry looks up to Leonato because of his position as governor of Messina and says that "if [he] were as tedious as a king," he would, "find it in [his] heart to bestow it all [to Leonato]"(III.v.17-19). Therefore, from these reasons the readers can observe more about how life worked in Elizabethan times. Shakespeare allows his own point of view to enter his writing and characterizations in the play, Much Ado About Nothing, adding interesting details and informing the reader of the culture in which he lived. He informs the reader about his views that women cheat on their partners and men will deceive. Shakespeare also incorporates that the lower class are generally uneducated and add comedic effect. Thus, just like how the reader sees Shakespeare write about the stereotypes of the past, they also learn to recognize the many horrible and untrue stereotypes that fill the world