Explore the presentation of the women in Much Ado about Nothing.

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Title:         Explore the presentation of the women in Much Ado about Nothing.

Date:         2Nov. 2002 

INTRODUCTION:

   Shakespeare presents the women in much ado about nothing according to their role and in time of the past time. They do not have control their own except Beatrice. They are four women in number and descried accordingly

BEATRICE:

  Beatrice is a young but quite old lady, She is of a high status despite she is an orphan. She has an uncle who is a governor. She is the only strong-willed bold but unmarried. She is the only woman who speaks with authority and mockingly to the men “he is the prince’s jester a very dull fool” this shows…

She is the only strong women but unmarried until the last Act. She dislike Benedick one of the followers of Don Pedro, and Benedick dislikes her too and he also dislike women which make him say he will be an bachelor man till the end of his life. When the messenger brought the news about the benedick and other solider returning from a victory war, which they succeed in. she speaks mockingly about Benedick disregarding his status as a solider but the messenger, tried to defend his follow solider. Beatrice and Benedick their merry war after his return, they attempt scoring point off each other, benedict called Beatrice a ”rare parrot” this shows that she talks a lot without making any point any copying other people’s words

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    Leonato, Beatrice’s uncle was unhappy about her attitude and advised her to stop it, if not she will never get a husband and to my own view, this is the best advice one can give to Beatrice. When Don Pedro proposed to her, but she refused because she felt that him as a prince will not love her as well as been self endeared and takes no shape nor project of affection. This emphasizes don Pedro.

Don Pedro admired her as a woman with a merry heart and Benedick descried as disdainful. Later when Benedick and Beatrice fell ...

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