The Dark Side Of Humanity In Much Ado About Nothing By William Shakespeare

The Dark Side Of Humanity Bernadette Devlin believed that, "To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else." This quotation signifies that sometimes in order to gain something substantial you must first give up what you have. I agree with Devlin, as in life we tend to hold onto dark pasts and if we let them go we would know that there is more to gain in life. Both the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare support this analysis by presenting to us the nature of evil in society, it can drag you into a dark hole if you do not withdraw yourself. To explore this concept with a feminist lens I will examine Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl from the Scarlett