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 nature of the plot and the happy conclusion. In the play‚ however‚ there is a secret plot to ruin Claudio and Hero’s love that could have turned into the ending of Othello but instead turns out for the better. The latter is considered a history simply because it pertains to a former English king’s
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Much Ado About Something “And when I lived‚ I was your other wife‚ And when you loved‚ you were my other husband.” (Shakespeare 232) Claudio asked Hero’s hand in marriage. Don John did a corrupt plan to ruin poor Hero’s image and to make Claudio unhappy. At the wedding Claudio shamed her and she perceived to die. At the end of the book it was revealed to Claudio that his Hero was alive‚ and they got fully married. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare‚ Hero serves as the foil of Claudio
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<center><b>Discuss The Importance Of Noting In Much Ado About Nothing</b></center> <br> <br>Noting‚ or observing‚ is central to many of the ideas in Much Ado About Nothing. The word nothing was pronounced as noting in Elizabethan times‚ and it seems reasonable to presume that the pun was intended by Shakespeare to signal the importance of observation‚ spying and eavesdropping in the play. As a plot device‚ these occurrences propel the action and create humour and tension. The perils of noting incorrectly
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]“Much Ado about Nothing is a comedy without substance” Discuss Old and new comedy both appear during the play‚ they are only produced for entertainment purposes.Old comedy usually sees a plot with a problem to overcome. This is attempted with a absurd plan‚ often leading to satire and buffoonery.These key features of old comedy are shown when Hero has to fake her death in order for Claudio to marry her and dogberry and verges court case to gain respect and honour.New Comedy is also visible
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to the play? Act V Scene 4 is a satisfactory conclusion to the play Much Ado About Nothing because it includes certain conventions of comedy; an example being the happy ending when Hero and Claudio are reunited and Benedick and Beatrice’s love is made public. There is dramatic irony within this scene as deception is used as Hero pretends to be her ‘cousin’‚ which creates tension as the audience wonder whether this deception will have positive or negative effect on the play or it is this which
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In Much Ado About Nothing‚ William Shakespeare depicts both Benedick and Beatrice as characters with one major flaw: both are full of pride. With the use of the masquerade scene‚ as well as the orchard scenes‚ Shakespeare allows the characters to realize their awry characteristic. By realizing their erroneous pride‚ Benedick and Beatrice are able to correct this and not only become better citizens‚ but fall in love. From the very first scene in the play‚ Beatrice is shown as a character who is
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and personality are affected. In Much Ado About Nothing‚ William Shakespeare creates Don John‚ a character of an imbalance of humours. Don John is clearly an unbalanced individual because he comes up with twisted ways to meddle with people only to seek pleasure in their pain. The bluntness in his speech in the beginning of the play gives the impression that he wreaks havoc for no reason. Although his actions seem motiveless‚ a closer examination of his role shows that they are actually driven by
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Much Ado About Nothing: The Meaning of True Love and Romantic Couples Like many of his comedies‚ William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing 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
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Shakespeare’s famous play‚ “Much Ado About Nothing”‚ highlights the conventions of a Shakespearean comedy. Good morning teacher and students‚ I’m here to talk to you about Shakespeare’s clever comedy achieved by many techniques to amuse his audience. The main purpose of a comedy is to entertain the audience; Shakespeare has effectively achieved this through his ideas and techniques. The play mainly consists of conventional and satirical comedy that stems from the characterization of Dogberry‚ the
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Love is described as an intense feeling of deep affection‚ and in the book Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare it’s hard to see Claudio and Hero display love because the affection they show seems to be a physical attraction not love. Therefore‚ Throughout the book‚ Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare‚ Hero and Claudio do not display real love for eachother. In theory‚ some people may say that there relationships replicates love at first sight‚ but in my opinion that cannot be
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