Much Ado about Nothing Task: Which character do you feel more sympathetic towards Beatrice or Hero?
Much Ado about Nothing Task: Which character do you feel more sympathetic towards Beatrice or Hero? Shakespeare's attitude toward courtship and romance combines mature suspicion with an awareness that the social realities surrounding courtship may detract from the fun of romance. The need to marry for social superiority and to ensure inheritance, complicates romantic relationships. Although this play is a comedy ending in multiple marriages and is full of witty dialogue making for many comic moments, it also addresses more serious events, including some that border on tragedy. The personalities of Beatrice and Hero vary greatly, leading them in opposite directions with their relationships, with Beatrice headed towards a good relationship and Hero towards a bad one. The conditions under which Beatrice's and Hero's marriages occur are the effect of their personal beliefs, which relate to their personalities. Beatrice's view on the circumstances under which marriage should occur revolve around the fact that true love must be present. This is shown when Beatrice says, "With a good leg and a good foot, uncle, and money enough in his purse, such a man would win any woman in the world, if I could get her good will." (2.1.14-17) Here, she is saying that a man can possess all these qualities, but he can only have a woman is he can get her to love him. Beatrice believes in the
How does Shakespeare reveal the relationships between the two pairs of lovers in 'Much A do About Nothing'? What do we learn of the role of women in this society?
How does Shakespeare reveal the relationships between the two pairs of lovers in 'Much Ado About Nothing'? What do we learn of the role of women in this society? In this essay I am going to write about how Beatrice and Benedick react to each other when they speak to one another. They always have the intention of speaking nice and being all friendly but their conversations always end up in a fight. Nearly everything they say bad to each other is to hide the fact they like each other it's as if they are shy. "Will you not tell me who told you so?" says Beatrice. (Act 2, scene 1, line 91) "No, you shall pardon me." Replies Benedick. (Act2, scene 1, line 92) Whenever Beatrice and Benedick talk they always seem to be arguing with one another but they really like each other, they should just tell each other that and be happy. In this essay I am also going to talk about Hero and Claudio's relationship and how they get on. They are meant to like each other, but they hardly ever talk to each other at all during the play. SO they don't really know each other at all. 'Much Ado About Nothing' is about a group of soldiers who stopped at a town called Messina. They have just been to war and still have war in their minds. Claudio comes back from the war and straight away falls in love with Hero. He only loves her because she is pretty. The name Hero sounds like she has just saved the
How does Shakespeare present relationships between men and woman in Much A do About Nothing, and how might a modern audience respond to this?
How does Shakespeare present relationships between men and woman in Much A do About Nothing, and how might a modern audience respond to this? The purpose of the essay is to show how Shakespeare portrays relationships and how he uses the theme love and marriage through out the play. I will also analyse how a modern audience would interpret the play. Much Ado About Nothing shows us different sorts of relationships between men and woman, this mainly being in the form of Beatrice and Benedick, whose relationship is of unrequited love, then there is Claudio and hero whose relationship is that of courtly love. The basic pattern of romantic comedy is that love creates discord in society. We can see this from the beginning of the play when the troubles of war is over and the characters have time to relax, and so their thoughts turn to amusement and love. One would argue that Claudio's love to Hero is true and that of pureness, but I believe that Claudio's so called 'love for Hero' is actually mistaken for 'lust'. I also believe that his love for Hero is based on only physical attraction, as he falls in love with Hero when only seeing her once and without event talking to her. Even if he did love Hero he still asks Benedick for his opinion of Hero, this is shown in act 1 scene 1.1 This shows weakness in his love for Hero as a true person in love would not need other people's
The Princess Who Refused To Eat Fruit and Vegetables!
The Princess Who Refused To Eat Fruit and Vegetables! Once upon a time there was a princess called Isabella. She was five years old. Princess Isabella refused to eat any fruit and vegetables. Princess Isabella was loved by many people from far and wide. Everybody would come to the palace to visit the pretty princess. There was only one big problem with Princess Isabella. She would only ever eat chocolate, sweets, crisps and cakes. King Frederick and Queen Beatrice tried so hard to make Princess Isabella eat healthy food instead of the junk food she was eating. But everything they tried did not work. The cook, the cleaner, the maids, and even the butcher, from the shop down the road from the palace, tried to help King Frederick and Queen Beatrice. Nothing they tried worked. People travelled from all over the world to try and help King Frederick and Queen Beatrice to feed Princess Isabella healthy food. But nothing ever worked. No one could ever change what Princess Isabella ate. One day when Princess Isabella was sat playing with her dolls on her royal throne, her front tooth fell out. Princess Isabella cried and cried until King Frederick and Queen Beatrice came to her. "My tooth's fallen out Mummy" Princess Isabella said. "Well we will have to wrap your tooth up and put it under your pillow. Then tonight the tooth fairy can come and take it, leaving you a magic coin as a
Do you think that Beatrice and Benedick are well-matched? 'the two bears will not bite one another when they meet'- Claudio, Act II Scene 2 'Thou and I art too wise to woo peaceably'- Benedick, Act V Scene 2
24th October, 2005 GCSE ENGLISH Item Two: Shakespeare MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Do you think that Beatrice and Benedick are well-matched? 'the two bears will not bite one another when they meet' - Claudio, Act II Scene 2 'Thou and I art too wise to woo peaceably' - Benedick, Act V Scene 2 We are first introduced to these two characters in Act I Scene 1, but before the two characters actually meet, there is a discussion about Benedick between Beatrice, Leonato, Hero and the Messenger. In fact, the very first thing that Beatrice says is: "I pray you, is Signor Mountanto returned from the wars or no?" In this question, Beatrice is inquiring as to the whereabouts of 'Signor Mountanto' who in fact is Benedick. From this quotation, it is possible to argue that Benedick always seems to be on Beatrice's mind and that they are well matched, for he is the first person to whom she refers. The quotation also conveniently anticipates us for Benedick's entrance. When he does eventually enter, it is evident how well-matched the two really are owing to their similar perceptions of how to live their lives. In their 'merry war', there are 'skirmishes of wit': "I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me." This metaphorical statement impresses on the minds of the audience the thought that Beatrice is actually much more fond of Benedick than it appears. Then
Much Ado About Nothing- Themes, Motifs and Symbols
Much Ado About Nothing- Themes, Motifs and Symbols Themes: The general ideas explored in a piece of writing. The idea of social grace Ø In the language many metaphors are used. Ø Benedick, Claudio, and Don Pedro talk with wit to attract attention and approval in noble households- this is because they were expected to make their clever performances seem effortless. Ø Claudio and Don Pedro are constantly trying to remain in Don Pedro's good favour. We can see this when Claudia asks Don Pedro to woo Hero for him. He might do this, not because he is too shy but to stay in Don Pedro's good books. Ø Claudio displays social grace when we see him abandon Hero at the wedding. Don Johns plan fails, Claudio is still Don Pedro's favourite, and it is Hero who has to suffer until her good reputation is restored. Deception Ø A lot of Much Ado... is based around the idea of deliberate deception. Ø There is deceit involved when Beatrice and Benedick are tricked into to thinking that each loves the other which results in them actually falling love. This means that deception can be used for good aswell as bad. Ø Examples of deception in the play include: When Claudio thinks he has been deceived when he finds out about Don Pedro and Hero, Beatrice and Benedick flirting at the masked ball pretending they do not know who they
The conversation held between Beatrice and Benedict is shocking because it is contradictory to the persona they both have been presenting since the start of the play.
The conversation held between Beatrice and Benedict is shocking because it is contradictory to the persona they both have been presenting since the start of the play. Even before Benedict has arrived in Messina, Beatrice is insulting him to the messenger. She asks the messenger things about Benedict like: 'how many hath he killed?' She insults his skill as a soldier and his valour on the battlefield. She says 'I promise to eat all of his killing' as an insult to his ability as a competent soldier. When Benedict arrives in Messina, He and Beatrice have a 'battle of wits' in which both insult each other until Don Pedro and Leonato lead Beatrice and the others out of the room leaving Benedict with Claudio. Benedict and Beatrice, throughout the play, both talk of how they would never marry or love. Benedict first says this is in Act I, Scene I where he states that 'I will live a Bachelor'. At the start of the play Benedict has no desire to get married or even to fall in love with any woman. When Don Pedro says that Benedict looks pale with love, Benedict replies 'With anger, with sickness, or with hunger, my lord, not with love' again sticking with his idea that he will never fall in love or marry. Beatrice first says she doesn't want to be loved during her 'battle of wits' with Benedict where she says: 'I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow then hear a man swear he loves
Explain Benedick's change of heart by the end of Act 2 scene 3 'Much ado about nothing' is one of William Shakespeare's popular comedy plays. With regards to
Kimberley Bodley 11E Essay Question- Explain Benedick's change of heart by the end of Act 2 scene 3 'Much ado about nothing' is one of William Shakespeare's popular comedy plays. With regards to the title of the play, the word 'nothing' in the title suggests it links with how characters in the play create so much bother about nothing. Speculation has occurred among people over the word 'nothing' in the play's title. The word 'nothing' has a double meaning. Noting and nothing sounded identical in Shakespeare's time. 'Noting' and 'nothing' is spoken a lot of in the play. 'Noting' (observing, overhearing) in the play may refer to the importance of how characters perceive one another and how characters are faced with how certain can they be from what they see, or hear, or know is true? It is unknown whether Shakespeare meant to use an obscure word such as 'nothing' that would have more than one possible interpretation or meaning. The play was approximately written between 1596 and 1599 and included the themes of love, perception between others and the status of men and women and the relationship between them in that period of time. The themes that Shakespeare included are very much relevant to people of today. The play also contains themes and moral issues that would have been relevant to people of that time. The main theme involved in this play is 'love' between different
Describe and discuss Shakespeare's presentation of the code of values in Messina
Describe and discuss Shakespeare's presentation of the code of values in Messina In Shakespeare's comic play 'Much Ado About Nothing' the variety of characters and the plot represent different values. Some characters are portrayed as villains, others as joyful lovers. Throughout the play we are faced with acts of deception and disguise as well as redemption and revival in a unique mixture of seriousness, gaiety and sparkling wit. The play opens with the victory of battle, continues with the seriousness of betrayal, and ends with romance and love. The promise of an upcoming wedding causes excitement and happiness to some characters while to others it appears to be their chance for revenge. The play is full of with clever, fun loving repartee between Beatrice (Leonatos' niece) and Benedick (a follower of the king), who are irresistibly appealing in the way they resist being in love. At other junctures the mood is heavy with the gravity of certain situations such as when Hero's reputation and even his life are in jeopardy. However, in the end sobriety gives way to visual colour, dances, joy and weddings. In this assignment I will analyse the characters as they move with the plot and I will explore how their roles convey the meaning behind the storyline. Some are caught in the act of deception at work while others suffer from the consequences. Throughout I will be looking at
'Through a close examination of the opening sequences of "Much Ado About Nothing," analyse how effectively Kenneth Branagh uses a variety of film techniques to introduce to the audience, the themes, plots and characters of Shakespeare's play.
English Coursework 'Through a close examination of the opening sequences of "Much Ado About Nothing," analyse how effectively Kenneth Branagh uses a variety of film techniques to introduce to the audience, the themes, plots and characters of Shakespeare's play. Kenneth Branagh uses many film techniques to good effect in the opening sequences of the film "Much Ado About Nothing". He uses these techniques very effectively to introduce the themes, plots and characters of Shakespeare's play, in an interesting way, which draws the viewer into the film. The film opens with some white words on a black background. These words are from a song in the middle of the play, and Branagh has brought this forward to the beginning, as the song sums up the themes and plots of Shakespeare's play. The lines: "sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, men were deceivers ever," speak of love and deceit- women being deceived by men - and is a good summation of the play's plot and themes. This is a somewhat bold move, as it contrasts greatly with the conventional openings of films - a colourful or atmospheric scene which draws the audience in. However" I think that the white words appearing on the black background captures the audience's attention and the impact of the meaning of the song will be conveyed to the audience much more clearly, allowing the viewers to better understand the film. The
