Gender Roles In Much Ado About Nothing By William Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s plays are a treasure to literature and humankind in general. Most of his plays are about human interactions. Through his plays, Shakespeare somehow pictures how was life during his time and the gender role in society. There are three pairs that are really interesting examples such as Hero and Claudio, Beatrice and Benedick from “Much Ado About Nothing” and Katherine and Petruchio from The Taming of the Shrew.”
To begin with, there is Hero and Claudio who are the ideal representation of a couple during Shakespeare’s time. Claudio was a young brave soldier who recently came from war. After his return to Messina, he almost immediately falls in love with Hero. He saw Hero as an object and we can appreciate that when he asked Benedick: “Can the world

They had similar characteristics Nevertheless, Beatrice was a unique woman in Shakespeare’s society. Beatrice occupies the complementary female role, the shrew who is curst with ill-temper and hatred of men. (Scheff)She was one of Shakespeare heroines who didn’t see herself as inferior to men in a difficult period for women. In addition, Beatrice was really proficient with words using this skill to make fun of other people. For instance, when she told Benedick: “A bird of my tongue is better than a beast of yours.” (Shakespeare). Benedick and Beatrice were like the same side of a coin that way. Benedick making fun of other people was his life. For example, when he told Beatrice: “Well, you are a rare parrot-teacher.” (Shakespeare)Throughout the play, they use figurative language to make fun of other people which were quite amusing and fascinating. The dialogue between Beatrice and Benedick suggest the presence of undifferentiated versions of the same emotions. They claim to scorn love and to be looking for the ideal partner which was hilarious because after a great deceit they discovered they belonged