Beatrice

The book Go Ask Alice, originally written by an anonymous person but then later discovered to be Beatrice Sparks is a commonly challenged book that educates young adults on the effects of drug abuse. Because Go Ask Alice does involve drugs, alcohol, and sexual content, it should be banned for specific age groups. It is also based off the diary of one of Beatrice Sparks’ troubled teenage patients. Go Ask Alice follows the life of a common teenage girl and her struggle with addiction and mental…

“Peace! I will stop your mouth[with a kiss].” In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Benedick and Beatrice serve as the comedic relief characters, which the plot is steeped in, through their actions of reasonableness, moonstruck ness, and tsundere like actions. Benedick and Beatrice are contradictory in many ways, one way is that Beatrice is reasonable while Benedick is moonstruck, which sucks the plot through a series of humorous paradoxes. In the first quote, Leonato, Claudio, and…

In the play “ much ado about nothing” by William Shakespeare has many different types of romances. In this case it is set on these two certain couples who are Beatrice and Benedick for one and Hero and Claudio as the other couple. Beatrice and Benedick has somewhat of the same perspective towards love. These two are very comedic toward each other and they also do not believe in love and marriage. On the other hand Hero and Claudio are your typical lovers who show each other the love they have…

Nothing Much To Do begins with Beatrice moving from Wellington to Auckland to live with her cousins Hero and Leo while her parents work in Australia. Hero and Leo's parents, a lesbian couple, are on a belated six month honeymoon, so the teenagers and Leo have the house to themselves. This is already a big difference to Shakespeare's text: Hero and Beatrice are not in Leo's custody, although he likes to play the protective older brother. Beatrice is an emancipated girl who is able to make choices…

beginning that Benedick and Beatrice, two of the main characters, have an undiscovered affection for one another. As the play progresses, Beatrice and Benedick continue on in their usual witty banter and “merry war”, but, in a sudden plot twist, they have a change in their emotions and think of what the future could hold if they were together. John Paul II has distinguished beliefs on marriage that include equality and communion. Because of the relationship that Beatrice and Benedick shared…

Nothing, expresses the love he vowed he’d never fall into, and demonstrates the extreme effect that a lie can spark. His story with Beatrice, another character, shows that good things can result out of deceitful situations, while Hero’s, another character’s, shows that that is not always the case. Throughout the play, William Shakespeare uses the characters Beatrice, Benedick, and Hero to establish the theme of deception. Shakespeare uses the three to develop the theme deeply by juxtaposing…

beginning of Benedick and Beatrice’s relationship they did not favor each other at all. Beatrice voraciously hates Benedick. They were always picking on each other, until one day Benedick heard Don Pedro, Leonato and Claudio talking about their plan to get Benedick and Beatrice together. Soon after Benedick knew he loved her and Beatrice heard the news too. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Beatrice serves as the foil character of Benedick by which Benedick’s precise self is…

relationship. Beatrice and Benedict’s relationship is the most functional romance in the play, thanks in no small part to their reciprocated desire to be with one another. Firstly, regarding a reciprocation of feelings, Beatrice and Benedict usually mirror the other’s attitude and tone when speaking with one another. Even when the Benedict calls Beatrice “a rare parrot-teacher” (1.1.53) and Beatrice retaliates with her tongue that’s “better than a beast [with Benedict’s]” (1.1.54), Beatrice and…

order to confess and acknowledge her love to Benedick, Beatrice must first overcome her vulnerability and realize that her love for him is not a weakness. She has a history with Benedict which causes her to be spiteful towards him, but she realizes that he does have good qualities as well. Beatrice falls in love with him, but denies it when confronted. She only acknowledges her love for him after Hero reveals it on her behalf. Firstly, Beatrice and Benedick…

they’re an angel and a devil, but turn to get along. Well, this situation is similar, except it’s a “Benedick and Beatrice” situation. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, or MAAN for short, is a play about a bouquet of series of characters who each have their own story. One of the pairs of characters is Benedick the gentleman soldier (an eminent one, too), whilst the other is Beatrice the quick-witted matron. These two characters may seem to contrast… but do they really? It’s easy to…