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    makes of misunderstanding and deception in the play Much Ado About Nothing Misunderstanding and deception in Much Ado About Nothing are key themes in the play. In Elizabethan times the word “Nothing” was pronounced “Noting” and so the title would have given the audience the initial clue that in this play the importance of noting‚ spying‚ appearance and eavesdropping will cause trouble throughout. It is important to define the difference between misunderstanding and deception. Instances of misunderstanding

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    Masculine Culture in Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing are two of William Shakespeare’s elegant works‚ but both reveal a unpropitious and awry relationship between the men and the women. During Shakespeare’s time‚ it was unheard of if a women did not live in submissive role to men. Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing both offer examples of the rampant victimization of women‚ commonly due to the male’s ego or lack of. The characters of Macbeth‚ Claudio‚ and Don John

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    the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. I mostly enjoyed “Titus” and “Much ado about nothing”. Therefore‚ I will be dishing my view of their similarities and differences in comparison after reading them. I chose these two very different yet likeable plays because it shows exactly what a person feels and thinks even if they don’t do it. For example when you’re driving and some asshole cuts you off and then once they

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    Explore the Development of Benedick’s character throughout the play. The character ‘Benedick’ changes dramatically throughout Shakespeare’s "Much Ado about Nothing". It is the character ‘Beatrice’ who invokes these changes into Benedick. At the beginning of the play Benedick appears to be an aristocratic soldier who is witty and intelligent. It is clear Benedick has a reputation as a noble soldier and brave man merely from the messenger’s comments: "He hath done good service‚ lady‚ in these wars"

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    Love hate In the play"Much Ado about Nothing"‚written by Shakespeare‚the audience reads a lot of deceptions going on throughout the development of the story. Many of the characters will deceive one another.As we read the story we find out deception is a bad way of solving a problem that leads to misleading of others. In the play their are two couples. In the beginning of the play Shakespeare introduces us to the couple Claudio and Hero. They fall in love at first sight. Although‚ not all

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    objectification of women very much sinister‚ particularly in Hero’s case. Shakespeare’s depiction of the interactions between Claudio: her potential Husband and Leonato- her own Father‚ prior to Hero’s public shaming from Claudio convey this. ‘Give me this maid‚ your daughter?’ Here‚ the two men are discussing the giving of Hero‚ as if she were an object to be traded‚ but as a formality for the marriage‚ suggesting the idea of the relations between the two genders as very much sinister. To modern audiences

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    fiction books I have chosen are Jane Austin’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and William Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. These two texts are different in many ways. However‚ they convey certain aspects of society. They both show us Society’s view on love and marriage. But also it shows us how wealth gives certain people status. The two pieces are set in different areas and eras. ‘Much ado about nothing’ is set in Italy. The play was written in 1598‚ 200 years before ‘Pride and Prejudice’ was written

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    Don Pedro‚ Leonato‚ Claudio‚ and Hero all acted in basically the most amatonormative way possible by trying to set Beatrice and Benedick up with each other. They should be ashamed of themselves. I’ll have more to say on that later. Benedick said about the possibility that he might fall in love‚ “I cannot tell; I think not” (2.3)—which is a common reason for labeling as gray-aro. In the same speech‚ he said‚ “[T]ill all graces be in one woman‚ one woman shall not come in my grace‚” which made me

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    Much ado about nothing – ACT 1 * Character development: In act 1 of much ado about nothing many characters are introduced to the play‚ such as Leonato who is the governor of Messina who welcomes the Prince of Aragon also known as Don Pedro who then bring with them Claudio and Benedick to Messina who have just been fighting in the war‚ and both of them want to stay single. Hero and Beatrice are Leonato daughter and niece who look forward to seeing the prince’s followers; both Hero and Beatrice

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    CLOSE STUDY OF A TEXT: SPEAKING TASK Comedy is‚ by nature‚ difficult to translate as its appeal depends on local and topical interest. However‚ William Shakespeare ahs evidently proven in his play “Much Ado about Nothing”‚ that comedy can transcend time. This play‚ which was written in a patriarchal society‚ can be applied to today’s modern audience in a post – feminist world. Shakespeare’s conventions have ensured the ongoing success and due to his use of sexual innuendos‚ satire‚ deceit and wit

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