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Have you ever not understood the real meaning of something someone said to you? This happens quite often regarding love: it’s not a simple matter. It can be exhibited differently, leading to confusion and in some cases, frustration. You might never know how someone actually feels about you. They might truly love you, or just be playing. Benedick says to Beatrice, “Then is courtesy a turncoat. But it is certain I am loved of all ladies, only you excepted; and I would I could find in my heart…

Gender is a huge theme in Shakespeare’s play Much Ado about Nothing and the idea of gender roles is essential to the framework for the plot, the characters and even the language of the play. Much Ado is largely influenced by the inequality of the sexes within Elizabethan Era society. This inequality is frequent in the treatment of women throughout the play, the personalities of each individual character and the language Beatrice uses. The play’s plot consists of two contrasting couples:…

Trickery and Deceit According to a study done in 2011 people who are chronic liars sometimes fool themselves, they start performing better, changing their attitude, and even falling in love. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, trickery and deceit are a key part in the story line. Beatrice and Benedick are tricked into falling in love with each other, and Don John tricks Everyone into a horrible mess which twist the story line into a different place. Don John is one of the most…

In Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing many different forms of love are shown, that of brothers and sister, mature love, young love, and parent and child love. The main love I saw was young love, a love that was innocent, lusted for, shallow and conditional. That is the love between Claudio and Hero, they were very much in love and then when Claudio believed that Hero had cheated he stopped loving her. This to me is shallow love, you are suppose to love someone despite their flaws or mistakes.…

The Creation of Humor and Drama In Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare created a lighthearted comedy regarding love and all that it entails, with entertaining characters. Although Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy, drama also plays a factor in the story through the diverse mix of serious personalities such as Don John, with more humorous personalities such as Benedick. In addition to these extremes on the serious-humorous spectrum, Shakespeare also uses more complex personalities, such as…

unusual throughout the play. Their idealistic love is one of the vital elements that makes this play successful. Particularly as deception plays a major role in bringing the pair together. Firstly, they are deceiving themselves into believing they feel nothing for each other by trading insults. Then both are tricked into believing that they are both in love with each other. Throughout my essay i will explain how Beatrice and Benedick relationship is and how they secretly have a “thing” for…

In the play Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare, two unlikely candidates supposedly fall in love; Beatrice and Benedick. Beatrice and Benedick had a history of disdain for one another, before they “fell in love”. The only reason they each decide to return the other's love after being deceived into thinking that the other is in love with them. Beatrice is then very quick to use Benedicks supposed love for her to her advantage. Beatrice and Benedick are not truly in love because if…

Beatrice and Benedick, the unlikely couple who ends up getting married, but was it really true love, or just a forced relationship? In the beginning of the book, Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice and Benedick absolutely hated each other, and they both found joy in insulting one another. They also shared the belief that marriage was stupid and that neither of them would ever get married. SInce they both shared this thought process, they were able to accept each other, and love is being able to…

Love is when two people will do anything for each other and care strongly about the other. Are Benedick and Beatrice from Shakespeare’s “Much Ado about Nothing,” really in love with each other? Benedick and Beatrice are in love because even though they were tricked into being with each other, they still were writing poems for each other and ended up getting married. Although Benedick and Beatrice may have been tricked into falling in love, they still fell for each other after they figured out…

Answer the following questions BRIEFLY. 1) Who were the "Know-Nothings"? The “Know-Nothings” was the Irish immigrants Catholics and other immigrants that came to America during the 1850. It was an American political movement that had a limit on the Irish Catholics. They were called the “know-nothing” was because when a member was being asked about the activities, they would responds “I know nothing”. The out-siders would call them “know-nothing” because that’s all they would say when they were…