romantic comedy. ‘Nothing’ (from the play’s title) has a double meaning‚ which sounded very similar in the Elizabethan and Jacobethan reign. Both Benedick and Claudio talk about ‘Noting’ (observing) Hero‚ Leonato’s daughter which is also seen in other parts of the play. There are a lot of ‘notings’ as well as ‘nothings’. In Act 1 Scene 1‚ Benedick has strong feelings about his misogyny which are immediately showed after Claudio admitting his love to young Hero. In the quotation‚ ‘Yea‚ and a
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marriages and no deaths. Much Ado About Nothing chronicles two pairs of lovers: Benedick and Beatrice (the main couple)‚ and Claudio and Hero (the secondary couple). Benedick and Beatrice are engaged in a very "merry war"; they are both very witty and proclaim their disdain of love. In contrast‚ Claudio and Hero are sweet young people who are rendered practically speechless by their love
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unreliability brought together Beatrice and Benedict‚ while it threatened the relationship between Claudio and Hero‚ it revealed social conformity‚ was used to mask emotions and its different uses played a role in distinguishing classes. Benedick and Beatrice both loved to manipulate the language to say creative and witty things such as: Beatrice: Against my will‚ I am sent to bid you come into dinner. Benedick: Fair Beatrice‚ thank you for your pains. Beatrice: I took no more pains for those
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in the demise and triumph of all of the characters. Although Beatrice and Hero come to find love in different ways their courtiers and the clever semantics that is deemed necessary when attempting to find love is the underlying source of the power of these two main characters. The play‚ through Hero’s engagement and repudiation scene‚ Beatrice’s witty banter with Benedick and the declaration of love scene between Beatrice and Benedick‚ argues that female power is gained through language. I believe
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Chianti‚ Florence‚ Tuscany and Italy. The majority of the movie was set in the hills of Tuscany where in the play it is known as Messina. The setting of the movie is well befitting of the opening scene as it relaxed and peaceful. The film begins Beatrice whom is played by Emma Thompson reciting the words of Balthazar’s song. When the scene comes to light the audience is exposed to a arresting veiw of the rich
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contemporary audience. The ability to relate to the characters‚ plot and the various themes continues to allow the audience to engage with these stories created over 400 years ago. Much Ado About Nothing revolves around two pairs of lovers; Beatrice and Benedick‚ and Claudio and Hero‚ and the obstacles they are faced with throughout the story. The character relationships that are built are a main component to the plot‚ and to the play. The universal themes of marriage and deceit carry an important
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appropriate way. In the play Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare uses the theme of deceit to advance the plot between Beatrice and Benedick. There was a scene in the garden where Don Pedro‚ Claudio and Leonato set up Benedick to fall in love with Beatrice. Even though he already liked her but was unwilling to let her or anyone else know that. Don Pedro Claudio and Leonato use the idea that Beatrice already likes him but she will not say anything because she
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involves young couples getting together‚ or trying to get together‚ and ends with the happy lovers getting married. On the surface this appears to be a rather fairy-tale like ending‚ and both sets of lovers in this play‚ Claudio with Hero and Beatrice with Benedick‚ seem to end the play in a happy relationship. However‚ if we say‚ as William G. McCollom does in his essay “The Role of Wit in Much Ado About Nothing”‚ that “the governing action (the activity guiding the characters) could be formulated
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Elizabethan period men and woman established and defended their honour in different ways. Men could defend their honour by challenging another man to a duel while women were powerless. Women were dependent on men to defend their honour. In this play Beatrice‚ the cousin of Hero‚ acknowledges her limitations as a woman‚ but manipulates a man to defend her cousin’s honour on her behalf. In the Elizabethan period men and women established and lost their honour in different ways. Men had to be brave and
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deceiving people and ruining other people’s lives – possible because of the fact that he is portrayed as a bastard. Further potential tragedy is represented in the following scene Act 2 Scene 1‚ when not only does Don John’s plan become reality‚ Beatrice and Benedick partake in their ‘merry war’ further‚
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