Evaluating The Play 'Much Ado About Nothing'
Much Ado About Nothing
Aayush Singh
English 015
Mr. Allan Bassler
Evaluation Paper
29th October 2014
Rhetorical analysis:
Purpose: Evaluate the play Much Ado About Nothing
Audience: Peers
Stance: Evaluation
Genre: Analysis
Media: Printed on paper
Thesis:
Evaluate the play “Much Ado About Nothing” written by William Shakespeare. Giving a character analysis, brief summary and review.
Much Ado about Nothing
Important characters in the play:
1. Beatrice- Leanato’s niece and Hero’s cousin. She is generous and loving.
2. Benedick- An aristocratic soldier who has been recently fighting under Don Pedro and Claudio. Benedick is very witty, always making jokes and puns.
3. Claudio- A young soldier who has won great acclaim fighting under Don Pedro during the war in the play. …show more content…
Hero- The beautiful young daughter of Leanato and the cousin of Beatrice. Hero is lovely, gentle and kind. She falls in love with Claudio.
5. Don Pedro- An important nobleman from Aragon (Aragon is an autonomous community in Spain). He is a long friend of Leonato, Hero’s father and is also close to the soldier who have been fighting under them- Claudio and Benedick. He is generous, courteous and intelligent.
6. Leanato- A respected, well-to-do, elderly noble at whose home, in Messina, Italy, the play is set. He is the father of Hero and Benedick’s uncle.
7. Don John- The illegitimate brother of Don Pedro. Don John is melancholy and sullen by nature. He is the villain of the play.
8. Borachio- An associate of Don John. He conspires with Don John to trick Claudio and Don Pedro into thinking that hero is unfaithful to Claudio.
9. Margaret- Hero’s serving woman, who helps Borachio and Don John deceive Claudio into thinking Hero is
Aayush Singh
English 015
Mr. Allan Bassler
Evaluation Paper
29th October 2014
Rhetorical analysis:
Purpose: Evaluate the play Much Ado About Nothing
Audience: Peers
Stance: Evaluation
Genre: Analysis
Media: Printed on paper
Thesis:
Evaluate the play “Much Ado About Nothing” written by William Shakespeare. Giving a character analysis, brief summary and review.
Much Ado about Nothing
Important characters in the play:
1. Beatrice- Leanato’s niece and Hero’s cousin. She is generous and loving.
2. Benedick- An aristocratic soldier who has been recently fighting under Don Pedro and Claudio. Benedick is very witty, always making jokes and puns.
3. Claudio- A young soldier who has won great acclaim fighting under Don Pedro during the war in the play. …show more content…
Hero- The beautiful young daughter of Leanato and the cousin of Beatrice. Hero is lovely, gentle and kind. She falls in love with Claudio.
5. Don Pedro- An important nobleman from Aragon (Aragon is an autonomous community in Spain). He is a long friend of Leonato, Hero’s father and is also close to the soldier who have been fighting under them- Claudio and Benedick. He is generous, courteous and intelligent.
6. Leanato- A respected, well-to-do, elderly noble at whose home, in Messina, Italy, the play is set. He is the father of Hero and Benedick’s uncle.
7. Don John- The illegitimate brother of Don Pedro. Don John is melancholy and sullen by nature. He is the villain of the play.
8. Borachio- An associate of Don John. He conspires with Don John to trick Claudio and Don Pedro into thinking that hero is unfaithful to Claudio.
9. Margaret- Hero’s serving woman, who helps Borachio and Don John deceive Claudio into thinking Hero is