Much Ado About Nothing I love reading Shakespeare as it opens up a whole new world to me. I am not to familiar with his writing style and every new story opens up new thoughts and a wonder of what he was thinking when he wrote them. I was excited going in to read Much Ado About Nothing, as I knew it was one of Shakespeare’s comedic love stories. After reading Hamlet, which I hard a hard time connecting with, I can see why this is a comedy versus a tragedy very early on as it was much more light hearted than Hamlet. The title of this play Much Ado About Nothing makes me think that Shakespeare was poking fun as it makes one believe that there is nothing going on and when in fact there is a lot going on. Shakespeare had a way of misleading …show more content…
There is more of this behavior going on than there is love in this play. Although, this deceptive type of behavior begins to manifest because of the love stories, it still becomes a major theme throughout the play. The reader is pulled into the love stories early on as they show up early and are quite entertaining to read as we see the characters poking fun and the game of leading on with each other. At one point or another every character of this story is either the victim of deception or is trying to deceive someone. This in it’s self is another comedic side of this story, I think Shakespeare was wanting to play with how deception can hurt people whether it is malicious or in good …show more content…
This love story of Benedick and Beatrice, we are shown a love/hate relationship they have for each other. Beatrice doesn’t hold back as she verbally insults Benedick even prior to his arriving by stating “It is so, indeed: he has no less than a stuffed man: but for the stuff, ---well, we are all mortal”. () I can only laugh as this relationship is so witty, candid and such a play on words that are used as almost like a weapon. One has to question why there is such hatred between Beatrice and Benedick, because we know that he is a war hero and respect as such. I think Shakespeare wanted their bantering back and forth to almost be a flirtatious relationship, but neither wants to admit it how they truly feel. This deflection of real feelings is another example of deception that carries on in this play. Their verbal exchanges are harsh but in reality, the truth of their relationship is being hidden behind these words as though they were wearing masks. There is a strong connection between these two when Beatrice was exchanging words with Don Pedro about Benedict when she said “indeed, my lord, he lent it me awhile; and I gave him use for it, a double heart for his single one: marry, once before he won it of me with false dice, therefore your grace may well say I have lost it”.
Much Ado About Nothing, though a critically acclaimed play, seems to be truly a fuss of trivial details and sexist thinking. The title fits the play itself, in the sense that it is a case of a great amount of nothing, which perhaps can be assumed to be a mistake on William Shakespeare's part.
Much Ado About Nothing many events dealing with gossip, perplexion, and rumors. In the 1993 film version, mainly emphasizes on the confusion that the characters have. In Shakespeare’s day, the “nothing” would have been pronounced as “noting” meaning gossiping.
Throughout the play, Beatrice and Benedick show their love for each other. Their childish actions and difference in how they portray themselves as opposed to how they actually feel about each other prove their love.
With its entangled plots and eloquent use of words, Much Ado About Nothing is a story that has the ability to entertain the masses, both young and old. Shakespeare’s use of figurative language along with situation creates such vivid imagery that carries the drama from beginning to end. For example, when we look at Act 1 Scene 1 of the play, we are quickly introduced to the sharp tongued Beatrice as she verbally annihilates her unseen co-star Benedick.... ... middle of paper ... ...
Even famous tragedies such as MacBeth and Romeo & Juliet have strong satirical elements to them, and this play is no exception. In fact, it is probably one of his greatest satires, along with maybe Troilus & Cressida. It is impossible to understand Much Ado About Nothing without knowing the mind of the playwright, and his intentions. Nothing is as it seems and 'much ado' is made of nothing whatsoever.
Shakespeare 's plays often include love in some major way. In some plays love can even be the themes of his plays, teaching us that love has a strong effect on people. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the main conflict in this play is about how the two lead male characters fell in love with the same girl, how fairs make the conflict worse overall. Shakespeare makes use of love to create great comedical effects in the play to make an interesting. Shakespeare also use Romance in Romeo and Juliet too, but, in this play, he use it to cause the serious source of conflict. He uses the ”star-crossed” lovers concept to make the protagonist fall in love with each other, even though they knew that they could never be together. In the end, every important character kills themselves because they cannot live without their lover. He teaches us that true love s just as dangerous as it is
Beatrice, niece of Leonato and cousin of Hero, is one of the most sarcastic and bitter characters in all of “Much Ado About Nothing”. She is a confident woman who always speaks her mind. Beatrice does not fit the role of a traditional woman of that period in time. Her bitterness is displayed by her interactions with Benedick and as the play goes on it is learned that he has hurt her. Every encounter with him is now met with anger and disdain to hide her true feelings for him. Yet, when she over hears Hero and Ursula talking about how distressed Benedick is over her hatred for him, she is willing to love him openly: “And Benedick, l...
We notice as the first few scenes take place that there is a large amount of witty repartee going on between them. "And a good soldier to a lady, but what is he for a lord? " Beatrice says this even before Benedick has arrived; giving the impression that he sleeps around with various different women, and he will not commit to anybody. This shows his lack of maturity.
Throughout Act one and two, Benedick repeatedly says that he will never love a woman or get married. At some stage in the duration of the play his mindset changes. In the end he is head over heels in love for Beatrice whom he once quarreled with habitually. The turnabout in his behavior was brought about by the deceiving Claudio and Pedro who indirectly told Benedick that Beatrice loved him.
The play “Much Ado about Nothing” conveys the utilization of dramatic irony found throughout Shakespeare’s writing. This enables the audience to know facts about the character’s ignorance, thereby creating suspense, comedy, and more entertainment as the plot intensifies throughout the play. Some examples of dramatic irony include the misleading of Benedick and Beatrice, Hero’s infidelity and Hero’s death. Shakespeare’s usage of dramatic irony has been an important factor in giving the audience a vivid and pleasurable experience throughout his plays. Such factors like these have earned him the title of the greatest writer in English Language.
We can tell from the start of the play that Beatrice and Benedick are perfect for each other, simply by their matching characteristics and a similar level of intellect, which is a perfect basis for marriage. They are both shrewd evident through their skill of twisting other people’s words, loyal shown through Benedick not killing Claudio and Beatrice never doubting Hero,...
In the beginning of the play, Benedick was very rude to all women and claimed that he would never get married. Not only did he argue with Beatrice, the governor's niece, but he also made fun of her cousin, Hero. Act I scene i Claudio, a young soldier, told Benedick that he was in love with Hero. Benedick responded by commenting on how Hero wasn’t good enough for Claudio: “Why i’ faith, methinks she’s too low for a high praise, too brown for a fair praise, and too little for a great praise. Only this commendation I can afford her, that were she other than she is, she were unhandsome, and being no
Much Ado about Nothing, though interspersed with dark moments, is a comedy that ends with the expectation of multiple marriages. Shakespeare 's comedies usually explore the themes of love and marriage. The common characteristics of his plays include rural settings, mistaken identity and disguises, complex plots, disputes within characters, separation and reunification. Tension is usually built up around the various trials and tribulations the protagonists must overcome. In Othello, Iago wants to destroy the relationship between Othello and Cassio by accusing Desdemona of infidelity; unlike Don John, he is successful. In Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet 's tirade and outrage at Juliet can be compared with Leonato 's soliloquy where he wishes Hero
As illustrated by the two plays Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare was a true romantic. In each play, his characters suffer great hardship, but in the end, he delivers them to a life of eternal love. Characters plot against each other in each play. The relationships of the people in his plays are not always what they seem. Whether it be a tragedy or a comedy, Shakespeare encompasses three elements into his plays: love, intrigue, and identity.
"Much Ado About Nothing" is a play categorised as a comedy, and written by the dramatist William Shakespeare. A comic play is usually accepted to be a light-hearted play with a happy conclusion. A play classed as a tragedy is serious and sad, usually ending with the death of the main character. A tragicomedy is a play consisting of both tragic and comic elements. Much Ado is of the comedy genre as it contains humorous scenes and ends happily, however the play also includes serious incidents, which contributes to a tragic element in the play.