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Written by William Shakespeare in 1598-99, Much Ado About nothing is one of his 17 comedies. Much Ado About Nothing tells the tale of an Italian village and the stories which happened when soldier returned from a victorious battle. MAIN CHARACTERS Benedick~ a witty intelligent man who is ... Read review

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Advantages: Good Characters& plots
Disadvantages: har to understand language

...by William Shakespeare in 1598-99, Much Ado About nothing is one of his 17 comedies. Much Ado About Nothing tells the tale of an Italian village and the stories which happened when soldier returned from a victorious battle.

MAIN CHARACTERS
Benedick~ a witty intelligent man who is a sworn bachelour. However he is tricked into falling in love with Beatrice
Beatrice~ A loud, argumentative, orphaned niece of Leonato. She ...
...next scene however is a much less light hearted one, although it starts off with Claudio and Don Pedro joking about Benedicks change in personality, because he is in love, eg. He shaved his beared and wearing perfume. But the towards the end of the scene Don John leads, Claudio and Don Pedro to Hero's chamber window, where they see Margaret and Borachio together, and Claudio leaves in disgust belieing it was Hero. The next scene is located in the ... more

Joe_D_L 24.02.2006 (24.02.2006)
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The real villains of Much Ado About Nothing...

Advantages: Great novel
Disadvantages: Sometimes a little unrealistic, but that is standard for Shakespearean trajedies

William Shakespeare's play, Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy based in Messina, a small city on the coast of Sicily. This play, despite it being a comedy has a more sinister side, which is comprised of villainy and treachery. Don John and Borachio are undeniably villains in the play, as they were the main perpetrators of the crime; they conspired against Claudio and Hero, endeavouring to slander her name and subsequently her honour. However, when ...
...actually the real villains in Much Ado About Nothing as the manner in which they act following the supposed 'villainy' is entirely without honour. They are the ones who actually do the physical deed of ruining Hero's name by shaming her (at her and Claudio's wedding). In many ways Claudio and the Prince's villainy is much more obvious because they act very cruelly on the say-so of a known liar (Don John the Bastard). In doing this they give the impression ...

joewcarpenter 26.05.2008 · Read full review
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A Favourite Thing - Much Ado About A Play

Advantages: Glorious dialogue
Disadvantages: Shakespearean English can be offputting to the uninitiated

...a remarkable production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing by the Royal Shakespeare Company. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of that trip, and it seems fitting that the play, and the memories of that incredible production, should be the topic for my “Favourite Things” opinion dedicated to Jill Murphy, as a celebration of life. I know that Jill is a bit of a reader (we have Omar Khayam in common anyway), so it feels ...
...is perceived as a comedy, Much Ado has finely balanced moments of bleak tragedy and drama. ***** The Story ***** And so, to the play itself. It tells the story of romances between two couples - Hero and Claudio, and Beatrice and Benedick. Whilst the main plot deals with the relationship trials of Hero and Claudio, the sub-plot of the courtship of Beatrice by Benedick is by far the more engrossing. It seems that Shakespeare rather liked these two ...

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Much Ado About A Great Play

Advantages: Great play, a good atarting point for anyone new to Shakespeare, some nice characters, and a fairly strightforward storyline.
Disadvantages: If you don't like, or aren't used to, Shakespeare, the language can be quite difficult, and will probably put you off; the conventional "hero and heroine," Claudio and Hero, are a bit dull

...young men who have accomplished much during the war. Upon arrival at the house, Claudio, who had previously met young Hero, realises that he loves her, and solicits Don Pedro's help in wooing her. Bendick and Beatrice, on the other hand, though previously entangled, meet each other with barely concealed rancour, and jibe at each other mercilessly before they part. The "Ado" begins as Don John's accomplice, Borachio, overhears Don Pedro telling Claudio ...
...of this. Don John plots to get revenge on his brother, by foiling this marriage, and causing upset to both Don Pedro and Leonato. As the house hosts a masquerade ball for the visitors, Don Pedro puts his plan into action, and woos Hero for his friend, during which time, Benedick is sleighted by a Beatrice who is unaware that she is talking to her masked erstwhile love. As the revellers leave together, Don John and Borachio meet with Claudio, and ...

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A Play about sex.

Advantages: actually very funny with some serious bits as well.
Disadvantages: I don't think there are any.

Much ado about nothing instantly becomes a far more interesting piece if you know that "nothing" was a popular euphemism for "vagina" about the time Shakespeare was writing. Read the titleas "Much ado about sex" and you are far closer to what is actually going on. The plot then. There are two brother, each has a daughter - Hero, and beatrice. hero is sweet and wet, Beatrice has a sharp tounge and a cutting sense of humour. Thre has been some fighting ...
...thoroughly unfunny. In some ways it is much fuss (ado) about nothing, the main problem for the characters being a cruel fabrication. If you cang et into the humour (and the film will really help with this.) then the play is much easier to make sens eof and write about. ...

Bryn_Pearson 30.07.2001 · Read full review
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Much Ado About Nothing

Advantages: its studied at GSCE english, so its important to read.
Disadvantages: It can be hard to read because the language is shakepearian.

Shakespeare’s romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing could perhaps be interpreted as a comedy of errors; all the relationships have problems, and many mistakes are made along the way. Shakespeare uses characters with small parts to give the play a more interesting story line. For instance the minor character of Don John creates issues between Claudio and Hero, one of the main relationships in the play. But the relationship of Benedick and Beatrice ...
...language is very important in Much Ado About Nothing. I think that Shakespeare’s ingenious title is actually a play on words itself because the difficulty Benedick and Beatrice have in getting together is “much ado about nothing” because their problem isn’t that they don’t love each other, it’s that they both hold their dignity too high to be able to let one and other know how they truly feel. After their conversation when Benedick is masked, he ...

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