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keep them in engaged all the way through. Something that cannot be experienced by just reading the play. For example, when you watch a play that’s well produced, and well directed you get a better feel of what’s going on such as in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Plenty of emotion was seen by this play, but that is not the reason why I enjoyed it so fantastically. When the play first started it brought a sudden smile to my face the introduction was golden the actors were lovely…

Though the original connotations and presumptions associated with a title like “Much Ado about Nothing” leave much (or really anything) to be desired, in the case of this play the word “nothing” ironically holds many meanings and great thematic weight. In describing his love for Beatrice, Benedick asserts “there’s a double meaning to that” and this same principle applies in regards to the title (cite). The first interpretation outlines the obvious, asserting that many of the play’s events are…

they are portrayed as the weaker sex. However, in the play, Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare shows the reader that women, when they go against society’s standards can be accepted as strong, capable, and independent, despite opposition. Shakespeare incorporated Beatrice into his play as an example of how some woman could go against the standards of the time, yet still be accepted. In Act 2 scene 1 of Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice declares that she doesn’t wish to marry, which was contrary to…

Love, Laughs, and Deception On November 19, 2015 at 8 o’clock in the evening I attended the play Much Ado About Nothing, inside of the Little Theatre at San Francisco State University (SFSU). I was able to purchase tickets online through a link from my theatre professor, there was a discounted student fee, which was $10 per ticket. I bought two tickets which was a total of $20, because my mom attended the play with me. We sat in the center of the theatre in row E, seat 110 and 111, it was…

In William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, Machiavellianism plays a major role in the conflicts of this story. Machiavellianism is being characterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning, deception, expediency, or dishonesty. There are many characters in the story that show some type of Machiavellianism throughout the play. Don John, the cunning, ruthless, and illegitimate brother of Don Pedro, shows his Machiavellian traits all throughout the play, making Borachio look like a poor, innocent…

Has someone in your life ever found a way to deceive you? In some cases deception can be beneficial for others; however, in other cases deception could be a way of someone trying to ruin your life. In the play, “Much Ado About Nothing,” playwright William Shakespeare gives us five examples of deception that contribute to the play’s theme: love will always have moments that are deceitful and treacherous. Throughout the plot of the play, Shakespeare has characters find ways to scheme one another…

True love is a concept that is requires laughter and the act of highlighting one another’s unique qualities. Shakespeare’s comedy play Much Ado About Nothing is about a group of family and friends and their adventures having to do with love. Two couples end up finding love, Hero and Claudio and Beatrice and Benedick, these two couples have completely different characteristics about them. Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship is very full of spite at the beginning, but through the course of the…

In Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing, the two most famous scenes are probably the two gulling scenes. Gulling, means to deceive, the two gulling scenes in Shakespeare play, therefore, are the two deception scenes. Now why are these scenes famous, because each deception is different, the only thing they have in common are that both involve deception. In the first gulling scene (Act 2 Scene 3) Don Pedro has created a scheme to have the characters Benedick and Beatrice…

Character Essay Beatrice is the cousin of Hero, the niece of Leonato, and the love interest of Benedick in the play Much Ado About Nothing. She is portrayed as if she is the protective older sister who can't seem to find love herself. When she is first introduced in the play, she insults Benedick, her love interest, and she doesn’t realize that she is in love with him until her cousins trick her into believing that he loves her. Beatrice exhibits the traits of having strong family values, being…

About Nothing takes place in the town of Messina. The play promptly begins with the annunciation of Prince Don Pedros arrival. While this classic play tells the story of Claudio and Hero, and Beatrice and Benedick, many variations of this play exist where the story differs in some elements. However, despite the differences, the use of modern images and setting improves the audiences connection to the story and does not undermine the stories overall message. Originally, Much Ado About Nothing…