Much Ado About Nothing

The treatment of gender issues between both men and women portrayed in Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare has impacted both the audience of the Elizabethan era and modern day society. Independent, boisterous, and impulsive women were often looked down on, for they did not obey the male figures in their lives. The patriarchal society and the imbalance of power between both genders in Much Ado About Nothing is shown through the characterization in Beatrice’s courage, Hero’s dependency, and the…

Questions 1: Of the plays we have read this term, Much Ado About Nothing and Richard III had interesting plot points outside of their respective genres. The first play is categorized as a comedy because of the nature of the plot and the happy conclusion. Despite the cheerful nature of the start of the play, there is a secret plot to ruin Claudio and Hero’s love that could have turned the final act into the ending of Othello. The other play, Richard III, is considered a history because it…

This act is very important to the entirety of the plot because it not only is the turning point where Benedick falls in love with Beatrice, but also reveals the hardships Beatrice faces in the phases of love. In Scene III, Benedick ponders to himself about how Claudio is now too in love and is not the stern soldier he once was. Benedick sees this as a negative attribute, for Claudio has become more sensitive from love and no longer holds a masculine quality of a stoic man. After realizing he…

companions, Don Pedro and Claudio talk to Leonato and Hero about how Beatrice is desperately in love with him, but cannot voice her undying love due to her stubborn and proud nature. They say this in an area that is intended to be within Benedick’s earshot and hope that their words will invoke a positive change in Benedick’s perception of Beatrice. Reflecting on his companions’ words, leads Benedick to reexamine all of his previous opinions about Beatrice and previous interactions with her. For…

comedic play. The three generalizations we can make from Love is that, Love conquers all, Love can cause tragedy of victims to its ruthlessness, and that Love can cause as much havoc as it does affection to everyone connected. Love conquers all is described as being the force that conquers all hate and evil. In “Much Ado About Nothing” Claudio, companion of Don Pedro, friend to Benedick, wants to marry Hero the fair daughter of Leonato.…

with this to show how hateful she is. Even though they love each other, they are shy about confessing their love. In act V scene iv, they confront each other about their love, then Benedick exclaims, “ ‘Tis not such matter. Then you do not love me?’ ” Then Beatrice responds with, “ ‘No truly, but in friendly recompense.’ ” This quote relates to the topic because it shows the reality of couples being shy about professing their love. In addition to that, they didn’t fall in love at…

In the play Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare prevents these tragic undertones from overwhelming the comic aspects of the play by using other characters and their personalities. As you read during the play the characters has a big part to play in the way the play goes. For instances in the play Hero’s pretending to die of humiliation this makes her death more realistic than it should've been. The play creates a strong sense of tragic undertones while the comic aspects join in and combines to…

Much Ado About Nothing was written by William Shakespeare in the late 1500’s, and it is a play that contains many quality themes. It revolves around the combination of comedy, hilariousness, and comic relief with more serious themes such as shame, honor, and deceit. Throughout the play, many sharp contrasts are made between certain people. Particularly, Beatrice and Hero, Benedick and Claudio, and Don John and Don Pedro are contrasted. Beatrice and Hero are the two significant female figures…

Love drives all great stories much like Much Ado about Nothing which focuses on two love stories between Claudio-Hero and Benedick-Beatrice. The constant romance between the Shakespeare plays are evident; specifically, between Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado about Nothing. Both Hero and Juliet have similar characteristics, considering that they both are beautiful, innocent, young women whom themselves have fallen in love with young men, which in this case is Romeo and Claudio. The definition of…

unable to change about themselves, or at least not easily, as they are born with these qualities. Some of the most common elements that are used to form an opinion about people and serve as a basis for how to interact with them are their gender and socioeconomic status. The idea of identity, such as being a middle class male, shaping the status of a person in society is not only prevalent in reality, but also in literature, films, and theatre. Shakespeare, in his play Much Ado About Nothing,…