Much Ado About Nothing

somebody because my name was in the dictionary. We also had encylopedias (hey folks these was the old days before the world wide web of misinformation), but one set of encyllopedias we had were MEDICAL At a very young age, I learned everything about human anatomy, diseases and where babies come from. No, not the birds and bees. Literally where the baby comes from with photos and everything. I guess that is why I become so irritated when someone says they were kicked in the vagina.…

In the book Much Ado Bout Nothing by William Shakespeare, there is a decorated soldier named Claudio, who succeeded in wooing the woman he cherished named Hero but, I don’t he should have been given the second chance to woo her. First of all, Claudio was insecure about asking for Hero’s hand himself, so he asked his friend Don Pedro, who is also the prince of Aragon to ask for her hand in marriage from his behalf to Leonato who is the father of Hero. He thought that someone who has a very…

of his notorious comedies such as The Comedy of Error, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, and much more. Much Ado About Nothing is supposedly a comedy: Beatrice and Benedick trade insults for professions of love, and Claudio and Hero fall in love, out of love, and back in love again. But the play contains many darker, more tragic elements than a typical comedy. The play, Much Ado About Nothing is tragic because of when Benedick challenged Claudio, Hero’s death and when Borrachio was sent…

A comedy is a story about characters who conquer unpleasant situations, so did Much Ado About Nothing fall into that spectrum? While in the end, Claudio finds out that Hero is alive, the aspect of a happy ending that is usually associated with a comedy is there, but more absent than if it was a just another comedy…

after both swearing not to marry. While in order for Claudio to protect his honour and not loss his social image he selfishly decides to shame Hero causing the downfall tot heir relationship. This seen through the title “much ado about nothing”, during the Elizabethan period nothing was common pronounced as ‘noting’, which is eavesdropping. This homophones highlights how thing appear and how things appear in reality. Deception has impacted positively and negatively on the two relationships,…

Arts Encounter Paper 2: Much Ado About Nothing 1. Introduction Kenneth Branagh, renowned actor, producer, screenwriter, and director, can dedicate much of his career to his early Shakespearian performance and work, “Much Ado About Nothing.” This performance has sparked the careers of many now well-known actors but Branagh’s character, Benedick, receives much of the spotlight. Through his talent in acting, Branagh brings light and understanding to a character with an otherwise difficult plot—and…

She is not one who likes men to rule over her but of course there is nothing she can do about it. A really good example of that is when she says “Would it not grieve a woman to be overmastered with a piece of valiant dust, to make an account of her life to a clod of wayward marl? No, uncle, I’ll none: Adam’s sons are my brethren;…

Director Kenneth Branagh released his version of Shakespeare’s famous play Much Ado About Nothing in 1993. In 2013, Joss Whedon also released a version of Much Ado About Nothing. Although these two films have the same plot, they have very little in common. Whedon utilized a modern setting, while Branagh stuck to the old-fashioned setting. Whereas Branagh minimized Beatrice’s strong-willed personality he thereby abolishes Shakespeare's theme of modernizing society; Whedon’s film focuses on…

Birds of a feather flock together when it comes to romantic relationships. This is certainly true in reality just as much as it is true in literature. In William Shakepseare's Much Ado About Nothing, the relationship of Benedick and Beatrice proves that love is not blind because they are kind to each other, they are respectful to each other, and they accept each other's bad qualities. Benedick and Beatrice are kind to each other. They communicate with each other very often throughout the novel…

Benedick and Beatrice have many differences and similarities. Their relationship is very rocky at the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing, whether is was their quick-witted comment or stubborn personality, they seemed like enemies. All of Benedick and Beatrice’s traits make them unique characters, although there are similarities between them. Deep down in this bizarre, confusing relationship there are hidden feelings, they flirt. The relationship between Benedick and Beatrice is very amusing in…