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    Much Ado About Nothing In the play‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare introduces the character Claudio. Count Claudio is characterized as a gullible‚ naive and immature. Throughout the play‚ Claudio is placed in situations which reveal his level of maturity. By the end of the play‚ he is still a carefree‚ foolish boy who has not come to terms with his own faults-such as almost ruining Hero’s reputation. From the beginning to the end of the play‚ Claudio exhibits childish

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    Much Ado About Nothing Essay Written in 1598 and 1599‚ Much Ado About Nothing is considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies. Shakespearean comedies consists 4 major components; Lovers who overcome obstacles‚ a compilation of tragedies and plot twists‚ mistaken identity‚ and clever word play. The Play Much Ado About nothing is a compilation of all 4 components. The clever word play between the main characters is the main source of the humor. Especially the verbal duals between Benedick

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    Much Ado About Nothing has many tropes that are specific to the romantic comedy. The first is “Belligerent Sexual Tension” (Romantic Comedy)‚ which means that the characters have obvious attraction between them despite the fact that they fight like cats and dogs. This goes into the other trope for their relationship titled Slap‚ Slap‚ Kiss (Romantic Comedy). While they don’t physically attack each other‚ they verbally joust at any point when they’re together. Leonato early on makes note of this

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    There are often many kinds of deception: evil and good. The way they are used in stories depends mostly on the writer but each type of deception plays a role in how the message of the piece is understood by readers. In Much Ado about Nothing‚ Shakespeare’s characters manipulate each other either for good or for malicious reasons. In fact‚ the actual meaning of the title implies that misconceptions are often exaggerated‚ and the whole ordeal wasn’t that big of a deal.Beatrice and Benedick were both

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    challenge gender roles do not have control over their decisions or lives. In this Much Ado About Nothing‚ many characters fight against gender roles and end up on top. Hero‚ the governor’s daughter and one of the main characters‚ conforms to gender roles‚ and Beatrice‚ her cousin‚ does not. In Act 4‚ Scene 1‚ Hero is told at her own wedding that she is unfaithful and a whore‚ as well as other horrible things‚ but she does nothing to defend herself from these false accusations. In the Elizabethan Era‚when

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    In Much Ado about Nothing Hero is a sweet quiet girl. She is a very beautiful young lady which Is why she is love so very much by Claudio who first sees her as a modest young lady who is the sweetest lady he has ever met. She is the daughter of Leanoto who she never disobeys and treats with great respect. She is one of the more beautiful women in the book on the inside and out. She is tall and has blonde curly short hair which is considered to be the most beautiful women. This is why Claudio is so

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    The Shakespearean comedy‚ Much Ado about Nothing encompasses themes such as the importance of honour‚ the ideal of social grace‚ nevertheless uses a plot which primarily revolves around the theme of deception re occurring in various forms. On one hand deception is used throughout Much Ado About Nothing in a malicious manner‚ however on the on the hand it can be portrayed in a benevolent and beneficial manner such as the fooling of Beatrice and Benedick and deceiving them into proclaiming their love

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    In much ado about Nothing‚ the characters used physical and metaphoric masks to conceal their emotions and identity‚ but some‚ however‚ may have been wearing ‘masks’ without realizing it. In the play two of the main characters‚ Benedick and Beatrice‚ clearly resented each other from the beginning of the play but it unintentionally motivated Don Pedro to orchestrates a plan to consequently remove their masks and making them realize that they loved each other. Although Benedick and Beatrice have

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    MADE IN CHINA: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? Comment By: Samirul Ariff B Othman China’s economic growth has been breathtaking. The Chinese economy grew by an average of 9.6 percent per year between 1990 and 2010‚ according to the International Monetary Fund. During the recent global financial panic‚ some feared that the Chinese growth engine would come to a grinding halt. However despite Chinese exports faltering in 2008‚ the nation did survive the bumpy ride without experiencing political instability

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    Within the play‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ there is a central theme of deceitfulness‚ as a way to solve a problem or an issue amongst the characters. Though deception is inherently perceived as evil‚ it led to positive endings after several conflicts throughout the play. In the creation of this theme‚ Shakespeare uses both negative and positive examples to contribute to his lesson on ruses. Within this particular scene‚ all of the cons that the various characters have put on are officially disclosed

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