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    Through desperate characters‚ Shakespeare creates a theme by masking and mistaking their identities. The scandalous characters’ action leads to evil results in Much Ado About Nothing. Though Don Pedro‚ Claudio‚ and Margaret‚ Shakespeare demonstrates that masking and mistaken identity leads to iniquitous results. Don Pedro pretends to be Claudio in order to satisfy his need of getting Hero married to Claudio. In the book‚ it says‚ “And tell fair Hero I am Claudio‚” (1.1.317). This is the end of

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    Age: one-and-twenty Location: Fleet Street‚ Tudor London Occupation: Apprentice to Hutchinson‚ the tailor - lives in with him. August 23‚ 1599 Today was a most usual‚ but tiring day. So much is going on in England. God Save the Queen! It is wonderful times. It is the last year of the century and the land has prospered. The next should be most benefiting too. One thing is for sure‚ the people around town have grown in numbers so rapidly‚ London can hardly keep up. Well‚ it was good weather today

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    Nicole Stanworth‚ A01683670‚ CCA 3330-SEC‚ Film Assignment‚ October 16 2017 Part 1: Review Much Ado About Nothing is a classic Shakespeare love story that came to the big screen in 1993. Honestly‚ I wasn’t over joyed to watch this‚ but as I watched I actually really enjoyed it. It was surprised how well it was produced. After reading the script‚ I was surprised by how well the acting was‚ and how they were able to creates strong connections. I love watching films that make me forget they are acting

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    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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    the dialogue I began to paint a picture of Henri and Jeanne. Henri came across to me as a stubborn old scrooge who wants things his way or no way. He is very persistent about the races and his wife not attending. As they continue to converse he brings up all the reasons why she shouldn’t accompany him to the races. He complains about having to get a special carriage if she goes‚ and how he would have to buy her a ladies ticket. Basically‚ he is trying to think of anything possible to keep his wife

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    consists of four basic substances or humours: black bile‚ bile‚ phlegm‚ and blood. In balance‚ these humours bring health and sanity‚ but in excess or deficit of one of the humours‚ a person’s psychological health 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

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    Nemo consist of “recurrent characters and background conditions across the different lines of action” (Wedel‚ 2009) which is Bordwell’s third convention. For instance‚ whichever path Nemo takes‚ he always runs into Anna‚ the woman who loves him as much as he does her. Not only does it show the intersection of the multiplicity‚ it also highlights the love theme of the film---one cannot possibly be happy with someone if the affection is not mutual. That is why Nemo is not happy with either Elise or

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    change their hearts constantly. People enter the theatre and watch as the characters embark upon the “green world” before marrying: ending with familial union. However‚ this light hearted play does something more than just make us laugh‚ teaching us about a time’s misogynist attitudes towards gender and the state which encourages these. Shakespeare uses the antics of Oberon and Puck at the forefront of this comedy‚ using the “juice” to make everyone fall in love‚ however they err due to their arrogance

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    showed femininity as he chose the name Daphne over Geraldine. When asked why by Joe‚ Jerry stated‚ “I never really like the name Geraldine.” Jerry was most involved with his role as Daphne as he learned what it felt like to be loved‚ and cared for‚ much to his discretion by another

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    Deception‚ Dishonesty‚ and Shakespeare In both The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew‚ deception and dishonesty are not only important themes‚ but are the very premises that serve to initiate the action. In both plays‚ most of the characters are motivated to resort to some form of deception in the hopes of achieving their various goals. In Tempest‚ Prospero’s very presence on the island is a direct result of an act of treachery by his brother Antonio. Likewise‚ the act of loyalty on

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