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    never become actual. In the Shakespearean comedy Much Ado About Nothing, people let “nothing” influence their lives. Characters in the play let the rumors, deceptions, lies, and tricks destroy their lives and relationships. “They frequently act on the basis of their fears and hopes, but in the end many of these fears and hopes prove meaningless.” Their lives are shaped by beliefs that are not true, and their choices are actions are molded by “nothing”. Everyone agrees Shakespeare should not…

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    “Much Ado About Nothing.” is a romantic comedy written by the famous poet William Shakespeare. The novel takes place in the early Sixteen hundreds, it features a young woman who is wrongly accused of adultery. Who later is found innocent and recoiled with her lover. It also features another couple, Beatrice and Benedick they both are witty, smart and swear never to be tricked by cupid 's arrow and fall in love. While Shakespeare focuses on the themes of love, lies and deception, he also uses…

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    The book “Much Ado About Nothing” written by Shakespeare was a very conflict and love filled book. The variety of characters were very interesting to learn about. In this, I will be evaluating Benedick and Beatrice’s relationship. They have very many similarities and differences. Some of their similarities were that both of them had a former relationship with each other, they grew up together. Also, both of them do not wanna admit they love each other, even though they deeply love each other.…

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    Is love at first sight a real thing? Can it be real love, if it is? These are questions that were asked about Claudio and Hero’s relationship in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Claudio is a bachelor. He is a soldier, not looking for a woman until he meets Hero. Hero is the daughter of the governor of Messina. She is gorgeous, yet doesn’t have much to say on her own account, so she is almost always told what to, and she listens. Claudio and Hero ‘fall in love’ from the second…

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    For our scene performance, Aeran, Erin, and I chose to do the second half of Scene 1 in Act 1 of Much Ado About Nothing. This scene was between Claudio, (Aeran) Benedick, (Erin) and the Prince (me). Our scene began with Claudio asking Benedick if he noticed Hero, the King’s daughter, and what he thought of her. Benedick replied that he did not notice her much, and that while she isn’t ugly, she also isn’t that special to look at either. This conversation sets up the rest of the scene, while also…

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    It is used daily by people who desire to alter a situation in their favor, whether it be for good or bad. William Shakespeare wrote the play Much Ado About Nothing in 1599 for Queen Elizabeth I, someone who often interfered in the relationships among her courtiers and attendants. Shakespeare uses this play to comment on deception and how one may go about deceiving someone, by comparing Don Pedro and the Friar’s use of deception with Don John’s, it is clear that he believes deception has a place…

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    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…

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    lies in the interest of the liar, and lies to cause harm. As per the article “On Revenge” by Sir Francis Bacon, many lies to hurt others are caused by the long term effects of revenge, as people do not harm each other without a reason. Though Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare serves as a light-hearted comedy, there are many instances of lies and deception…

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    Shakespeare’s King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing) When renting movies nowadays, the movies are often organized according to their genres. There are thrillers, comedies, rom coms, action/adventure, horror, etc. The list goes on for ages. Before there were movies, there were plays. Shakespeare is the most famous playwright in history. He often wrote plays in three genres. Comedies, tragedies, and histories, were Shakespeare’s favorite genres. Two of his plays, Much Ado About Nothing and King…

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    fact society still has issues about how the respected genders should treat each other and what the role of each gender in society has. Women’s rights, for example is a topic that is argued over and will still be argued over for many more years to come. William Shakespeare lived from the year 1564 till 1616 CE and the roles of genders in society were much different than they are today. Through his play Much Ado About Nothing we can get a good grasp about how he felt about the relationships…

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