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I partly agree that the function of Beatrice and Benedick is simply to provide comic relief. Much ado about nothing is known as a comedy; however the plot and key parts of the play include serious themes like deception, wit and slander which overrule the humorous elements in the play. Beatrice and Benedick’s role could be strongly argued to fulfil the comical relief role and there is a clear contrast between serious themes with the witty characters of Beatrice and Benedick and their “merry-war.”…

story goes in Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare, which shows that he is almost the perfect display of stereotypical hero. So with that in mind, the real hero of Much Ado About Nothing is Benedick as he exhibits classic hero characteristics, and he ultimately fixed the problem at the end of the book while still getting the girl. In the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing, Benedick is introduced as this douchey playboy that Beatrice wants absolutely nothing to…

deception and manipulation often play a greater role in his works than knives or swords. The plays, Much Ado About Nothing and Othello, are similar in that a villain uses speech to mislead unsuspecting individuals to their doom rather than directly harm them and an innocent woman is falsely accused, but they differ in conclusion. Firstly, and most obviously, Much Ado About Nothing and Othello are similar in that a sharp, self-aware villains that only differ from each other in ability and…

Comparative Literature Much Ado about Nothing and Life of an Amorous Woman are two texts whose authors have evidently used the element of true love to narrate the stories. Much Ado about Nothing is a play by Shakespeare that tells the story of two sets of lovers: Claudio and Hero, who fall in love and decide to get married, and Beatrice and Benedick, who are in constant war of witty insults and refuse to admit the love they have for each other. Life of an Amorous Woman is a story by Saikaku that…

Ado About Nothing”, the character Hero is the foil. Throughout the book, Hero highlights the negative attributes of the main character Beatrice. The action of the book occurs over several days in Messina, Italy when the character Prince John Pedro visits after a small victorious war. Over the course of a couple of days, the two characters, Beatrice and Hero, have intertwined love stories that result in tragedy, humor, scheming, and several unforgettable events. In “Much Ado About Nothing” by…

Foil characters help bring out the best traits within two characters. The novel Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare is a novel revolving around the act of deception. Where Claudio, a young soldier, falls in love with Hero, the daughter of Leonato. They are to be married, but are deceived, therefore interrupting the marriage. Meanwhile Benedick, a soldier and man that swears against love, falls in love with Beatrice, the niece of Leonato, who also swears against love. They fall…

In the book “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare. Claudio and Hero are similar but also different in different ways. At the beginning Claudio announced his love for Hero and it was love at first sight.Hero serves as the foil character of Claudio by which Claudio credulous, strengths are illuminated through Heros Humble weaknesses; thus, interminably influences the conflict in the plot. Claudio and Hero are contrasted , for ,Claudio consistently being gullible and Hero as the Humble…

Ado About Nothing is a play written by English writer William Shakespeare. Believed to have been written between 1598 and 1599, the story is likely taking place sometime in the 16th century, in the midst of the Italian Wars in Messina, with Shakespeare bringing the real-life issue in the play by having characters come from some of the regions at war (Florence, Aragon, Padua). This play is in fact set in Messina, which is a port in the island of Sicily (Italy). While Much Ado About Nothing could…

Do The Contrasting Relationships and Characters in “Much Ado About Nothing” Affect The Play? Throughout “Much Ado About Nothing” we are introduced to various different relationships. Even the smaller of characters create an impact on the play (such as Watchmen, Dogberry and Verges), in turn changing the entire course of the piece; whilst at first the outcome seemed bleak after Don John had skilfully deceived the gullible Claudio into believing Hero had committed adultery but instead, becomes…

Much Ado About Nothing, written by William Shakespeare, takes place in Messina, Italy in the 16th century. The story ends with a romantic ending, but characters go through shame and honor throughout the story. In Much Ado About Nothing, two couples are put through some very difficult situations, showing us that they have their similarities, but they also have a lot of differences. Benedick and Beatrice are independent. Both want to live lives as single to avoid getting hurt or wounded by the…