Hated for nothing!
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In what ways is Act 4 scene 1 a significant scene in, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’?
Chris Ramsdale Much Ado About Nothing C/W In what ways is Act 4 scene 1 a significant scene in, 'Much Ado About Nothing'? The witty comedy Much Ado About Nothing (1599) is marred, in the opinion of some critics, by an insensitive treatment of its female characters. The play Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy, which was written in the reign of Elizabeth I. In this era comedy had a slightly different meaning, human folly. This meant that in the time it was written the play was about people with a foolish nature. Although the play is a comedy, it also has a serious nature that is reflected in act 4 scene 1. This often leads to lyricism and ambiguity and shear despair. This makes this scene stand out, and also makes it a turning point in the play. Also Shakespeare played with the words on the title, as the word nothing in Tudor times also sounded like noting, which in Much Ado About Nothing is observing. The punning on 'nothing and noting in the title suggests from the start that the play will be concerned with ways in which people perceive one another. Characters are continually faced with questions: 'can I be certain that what I see, or hear, or know is true? Their difficulties are often caused by the deliberate deceptions of others, but equally often stem from self-deception or their own human failibility. Act 4 scene 1 also explores the role of woman in the time it was
How Does Shakespeare portray Women in 'Much Ado About Nothing?'
How Does Shakespeare portray Women in 'Much Ado About Nothing?' I believe eavesdropping plays a very important role in Much Ado. Therefore, I have chosen to answer this essay question, as I feel strongly about it. In the play, Shakespeare makes use of eavesdropping by using it as a comic device, but also to sort out situations so that the play is able to go on. I will be focussing upon two events in particular to show this. Each event will present a different form of eavesdropping being used. The first will be the gulling of Benedick and Beatrice (Act 2 Sc 3 & Act 3 Sc 1). The second, when the Watch overhears Borachio and Conrade discussing the plot against Hero (Act 3 Sc 3). Although both events create comedy, the scene with the Watch seems darker due to other circumstances, such as the shaming of innocent Hero about to happen. Whenever there is eavesdropping in Much Ado, it is always there for one main purpose, to give reason for plot development to proceed. It is a hint, preparing the audience for the following events about to take place. The eavesdropping during the gulling of Benedick and Beatrice is different to the one of the Watch. In the gulling scenes, the other characters are aware that Benedick and Beatrice are eavesdropping, this is a part of the plan to get the two together. Where else Borachio and Conrade are unaware that the Watch is listening and consequently
In what way does Shakespeare's play 'Much Ado About Nothing' reflect the stereotypical views held about women by Elizabethan men
In what way does Shakespeare's play 'Much Ado About Nothing' reflect the stereotypical views held about women by Elizabethan men Introduction Much Ado About Nothing exemplifies a kind of deliberately puzzling title that seems to have been popular in the late 1590s. Indeed, the play is about nothing; it merely follows the relationships of Claudio and Hero, and in the end, the play culminates in the two other main characters falling in love, which, because it was an event that was quite predictable, proves to be much ado about nothing The pronunciation of the word "nothing" would, in the late 16th Century, have been "noting," and so the title also apparently suggests a pun on the word, "noting," and on the use of the word "note" as an expression of music. In II.3, Balthasar is encouraged to sing, but declines, saying, "note this before my notes; there's not a note of mine that's worth the noting." However, Don Pedro retorts, "...Note notes, forsooth, and nothing," playing on Balthasar's words, and also demanding that he pay attention to his music and nothing else. In addition, much of the play is dedicated to people "noting" (or observing) the actions of others (such as the trick played on Beatrice and Benedick by Leonato, Hero and Claudio). They often observe and overhear one another, and consequently make a great deal out of very little. Furthermore, women were very
Deception Is One of the Main Themes of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’.
Deception is one of the main themes of 'Much Ado about Nothing'. Discuss. The plot in 'Much Ado about Nothing' is based upon a series of deceptions and lies. There are good deceptions and bad deceptions throughout the play, but in the end, good wins over evil. In Act I, Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon, returns to Messina, Italy from a war with his bastard brother Don John. Count Claudio of Florence and Signor Benedick of Padua accompany Don Pedro. Don John is accompanied by his followers, Borachio and Conrade. Signor Leonato is governor of Messina, and with him is his brother, Signor Antonio. Leonato's heir is Hero, his only daughter, and his niece is Beatrice, an orphan. In Act I scene i, we see the 'skirmish of wit' between Beatrice and Benedick. Throughout the play, there are not many mentions of why Beatrice and Benedick continue their 'merry war', although in Act II scene i, Beatrice speaks of how she gave 'a double heart for his single one'. This suggests that they have had a previous encounter where Benedick broke her heart. The first of the deceptions take place in Act II scene i, the masqued ball. In this, all of the men wear masks to hide their identity, which is a huge deception in itself. The first deception at the masqued ball is a good one. Don Pedro woos Hero while pretending to be Claudio. Don John hears of this and decides to take advantage of the situation.
Much Ado About Nothing
English Coursework Essay on 'Much Ado About Nothing'. 'The Jokes which society tells are a significant index of that society's concerns and anxieties'. (M. Mangan, A preface to Shakespeare's comedies, 1996) If this is the case what can we learn from 'Much Ado About Nothing' about the 'concerns and anxieties' of the society in which Shakespeare was living? 1Sir H Walpole once remarked that 'a comedy should make us think', Shakespeare exploits this function of comedy by utilizing jokes on the themes of cuckoldry, infidelity and honour to permit the audience to think about the 'concerns and anxieties' associated with these jokes within Shakespeare's society and what can be learnt from these jokes told. The figure of the Cuckold in 'Much Ado About Nothing', a husband of a woman who commits adultery, is a running joke throughout the play. In the play, the character Benedick, who carries a misogynistic view of women, is the main instigator of these jokes, he says that being a cuckold is what happens when you get married and you would have to 'hang' his 'bugle in an invisible baldrick' and he vows never to allow the plucking 'off' of 'the bull's horns and' setting 'them' on his 'forehead', meaning he does not want to get married. Even though Benedick may be slightly bestial, it is clear there is a fear of getting married in Benedick's opinions. As Michael Mangan2 comments in
Nothing is Impossible
Nothing is impossible 'It's impossible!' exclaimed Sarah after he saw a French newspaper with a picture of me on it. It was a very strange photograph, in which I appeared playing football and wearing football clothes. I had no words to describe the situation. There was a picture of myself playing football in the French city of Lyon. 'Is that you?' asked Sarah. 'Of course not,' I answered. Then I started thinking about it; I had just arrived in France for the first time in my life, I hated football and I had just seen a picture of myself playing football in a French newspaper. 'That is so awesome! They say that you are the best football player in the country,' 'No I am not, I hate football remember?' I stopped to think about it and then I continued 'That must be another boy that looks like me, it is just a coincidence. Lets go, our plane to London is about to depart.' I had just realized how late it was. Our plane back to London was going to depart in around ten minutes. We were going back to London after having a marvellous holiday in Spain. Our flight was from Malaga to Paris and then to London, as it was the cheapest flight Sarah had found. We had just finished our GCSEs, and in order to celebrate this we decided to go to Malaga for a week. It was a cold night of September, when we arrived to London. It was foggy and raining just as usual. It was all as when I
Deception is one of the main themes in the play Much Ado About Nothing. How does Shakespeare present this theme in Acts 1 & 2
Deception is one of the main themes in the play ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. How does Shakespeare present this theme in Acts 1 & 2? In the play ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ written by Shakespeare, the theme deception is even in the title, as the title has two very different meanings. The first and most obvious meaning is translated as a big fuss about nothing at all. Whereas the second and more hidden meaning comes from ‘Much Ado About Noting’, this title is saying the story has a lot to do with ‘noting’, also known as acknowledging women as if would want to marry her. The scene where most of the deception in the play takes place is at the masked ball, with Don Pedro wooing Hero, for Count Claudio, whilst he is masked. We know that Hero doesn’t know that it is Don Pedro underneath the mask as she says to him, ‘When I like you favour, for God defend the lute should be like the case.’ This translates to ‘I hope your face is better than your mask,’ this goes to show that Hero is completely unknowing of who the man is behind the mask, Don Pedro. Another piece of deception in the play is when Antonio is trying to persuade Ursula it isn’t him behind the mask. Ursula: ‘I know you well enough, you are Signor Antonio.’ Antonio: ‘At a word, I am not.’ In this scene Antonio is denying it is himself beneath the mask, but because Ursula knows him too well, so
All or Nothing
All or Nothing My doorbell was the last thing that I wanted to hear on the morning of 20th September. It was the first day that I'd had off work for months so I was hoping to stay in bed for as long as I could. The doorbell rang once more and at that point I realised that my long morning in bed was never going to happen. I jumped out of bed, the same as I did every other morning, and went to the front door to answer it. There was a postman stood at the door with a small parcel that was rectangle shaped. "Good morning", I said to the postman. He handed me the parcel and also a clip board with a piece of paper clipped to the front for me to sign, I signed the paper and went back inside. I took the parcel into my living room which was still a mess from the night before; the coffee table in the centre of the room had an empty Vodka bottle, crisp packets, and also an empty twenty pack of cigarettes. My sofas outlined the coffee table with one either side, I sat on the one that was closest to me and opened the parcel, there was a small letter inside that said: To Victoria, A present from your dearest friend, hope you like it. Love you and miss you. Love Tom x x x. At that moment, a smile appeared on my face, I missed Tom a lot when he was away, especially when they'd been for this long, he had been away for nearly two months now, and normally I'd see him twice a week or
"It was war and nothing more and nothing less that united Germany"
Bianca Nardi History HL "It was war and nothing more and nothing less" To what extent is this a fair assessment of the process of unification in Germany from 1815 to 1871? The factors which led to the unification of Germany and their importance towards the latter have been an area of debate amongst historians in the early 1900s. Bismarck claimed, in a 1862 speech, that Germany would be united through "iron and blood". He believed in the use of preventive wars and in the paradoxical idea of war being a mere diplomatic act. However, there were evidently other factors which have influenced the process of unification of Germany such as the economical factors and the implementation of the Zollverein as well as Bismark's diplomacy and the revival of German nationalism. Hence, is the affirmation that "it was war and nothing more and nothing less that united Germany" a fair assessment of the process of unification from 1815 to 1871? Bismarck created an alliance with Austria in order to prevent intervention during his attack on Denmark. The treaty of Gastein was created, which ensured that only Austria and Prussia could make decisions of the future of the Duchies - Austria received Holstein and Prussia received Schleswig under the treaty. The war with Denmark and the treaty of Gastein were viewed as excuses to go to war with Austria in 1866-
