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        <title><![CDATA[If you sum up all of the emotions displayed by Claudio in the play,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you sum up all of the emotions displayed by Claudio in the play, perhaps "passion" would be the nuance to which you refer.  Claudio is extreme in his emotions.  He falls in love with Hero very quickly and just as quickly decides he wants to marry her.  He shows extreme gullibility in believing what is told to him by Don John pretending to think Claudio is Benedick.  Claudio has no proof; he just has the words of Don Pedro's half brother...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the nuance emotion most closely related to Claudio and why?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the nuance emotion most closely related to Claudio and why?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:07:16 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Branagh is a Romantic, a director who amps up the volume in all of his...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Branagh is a Romantic, a director who amps up the volume in all of his movies.  Shortly after making this one, he made Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, perhaps the quintessential Romantic novel of all-time.  Branagh was married to Emma Thompson at this time, so the film is a commentary on their relationship as well.
So, Branagh wants to heighten emotions in Much Ado.  Remember the slow-motion musical montage at the beginning: the men riding...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:10:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The term "socio-cultural values" isn't all that much different from the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The term "socio-cultural values" isn't all that much different from the term "values."  When you say "socio-cultural" you're talking about the values held by your society (in your case, Australia) and those held by your culture (which refers more to your own specific circumstances -- what economic class you are, your ethnicity, where you live -- stuff that is more specific to you than all of Australian society).
So what this question is...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:56:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are the socio-cultural values depicted from Shakespeare's Much Ado...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What are the socio-cultural values depicted from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing directed by Kenneth Branagh?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:22:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Love cannot be poured into stereotypical molds.  The society of the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Love cannot be poured into stereotypical molds.  The society of the day, in the play, and the society of Don Pedro and his men showed men to be superior to women and in control of women while women were subservient fluff.  The "merry war" that Leonato refers to in Act 1, sc. 1 exists between Beatrice and Benedick, in part, because of this gender stereotyping.  Beatrice is not the typical meek woman bowing to men's wishes.  She is...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 04:14:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Can you explain about the theme of love in "Much Ado About Nothing"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Can you explain about the theme of love in "Much Ado About Nothing"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 02:14:41 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don John is the half brother of the prince, Don Pedro.  He is the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Don John is the half brother of the prince, Don Pedro.  He is the bastard brother since his parents, unlike Don Pedro's, weren't married.  He is angry and bitter and he is jealous because he is only the bastard brother and not a prince like Don Pedro.  For this reason, he wants to destroy any joy or happiness that Don Pedro might have, even if it's only peripheral happiness at seeing one of his (Don Pedro's) men happy.  That is why Don...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:09:28 PST</pubDate>
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Discuss the character of Don John and his role in "Much Ado About...]]></title>
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Discuss the character of Don John and his role in "Much Ado About Nothing".]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:44:25 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  You are Leonato on  morning of  Hero’s wedding, on the way to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[  You are Leonato on  morning of  Hero’s wedding, on the way to church .Write your thoughts. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:30:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Deception is an integral component of this play as are many of...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/much-ado-about-nothing/q-and-a/how-has-theme-deception-played-an-important-part-108695</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Deception is an integral component of this play as are many of Shakespeare's comedies.  Some of the deceptions that occur in the play are:  Don Pedro says he will woo Hero for Claudio in Act 1, Benedick talks to Beatrice while pretending to be someone else in Act 2, Don John talks to Claudio pretending to act like he believes he is talking to Benedick in Act 2, Don John tries to make Claudio believe that Don Pedro is wooing Hero for himself...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:08:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How has the theme of deception played an important part in the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/much-ado-about-nothing/q-and-a/how-has-theme-deception-played-an-important-part-108695</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How has the theme of deception played an important part in the play Much Ado About Nothing?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:33:45 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[If you want to make the play less complicated and cluttered, you should...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you want to make the play less complicated and cluttered, you should clear away some unnecessary speeches and talks that have no direct participation to the plot of the story, no impact to the overall flow.
Like, clear away some of the comic reliefs or senseless conversation and thoughts and dwell straight to the point, so that it will make the entire play more palatable and easy to savour and digest.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 19:23:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Leonato, who is the father of Hero and uncle of Beatrice, is the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Leonato, who is the father of Hero and uncle of Beatrice, is the governor of Messina, the setting of the play.  Don Pedro, the Prince of Aragon, comes to visit and is welcomed by Leonato.  Don Pedro is highly respected and is successful as a Prince and as a leader in battle.  Claudio is one of Don Pedro's officers, as is Benedick, who has known Leonato and his family for a long time.  Leonato is a gracious host and is honored to have Don...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:38:36 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why did Leonato invite Claudio and Don Pedro to his house?
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        <description><![CDATA[Why did Leonato invite Claudio and Don Pedro to his house?
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:10:34 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Act 3, Scene 2, Don John, the illegitimate brother of Don Pedro,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Act 3, Scene 2, Don John, the illegitimate brother of Don Pedro, nicknamed the "Bastard", told Claudio, a young soldier who had fallen head over heels for Hero, that Hero is being unfaithful towards him. It was a fabrication told by Don John but Claudio was gullible to listen to him and thought it was true and he would disgraced her publicly during the wedding's ceremony the next day if that claim was true.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:56:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[He became famous due to his huge amount of plays and poems that he had...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/much-ado-about-nothing/q-and-a/how-do-you-think-william-shakespeare-became-famous-310</link>
        <description><![CDATA[He became famous due to his huge amount of plays and poems that he had written and produced (around 154 poems and 37 plays) which is very surprising and difficult to achieve by many playwrights up till now. All his plays were very interesting and thought-provoking, with tragedy, suspense, mystery and a few dose of good-old comic relief.
His way of writing is inventive and and imaginative (he indeed contributed many new words to the english...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:51:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[He is the noblest character in the social hierarchy and also the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/much-ado-about-nothing/q-and-a/why-does-don-john-not-want-claudio-marry-hero-289</link>
        <description><![CDATA[He is the noblest character in the social hierarchy and also the ultimate and main villain of the play. He always uses his power and his authority to positive ends but sometimes manipulates and deceives other people. It was his royal prerogative to do what he wants and what he pleases without any consideration to other people's feelings, and he won't be pulled back or undone by other people except himself.
So that's why he rejected Claudio to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:05:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The simple answer lies in the fact that Don John is a bastard, and as...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The simple answer lies in the fact that Don John is a bastard, and as such can't be eligible for the same kinds of honors or recognition as his brother, who is of legitimate birth. Even though Don Pedro doesn't outwardly treat Don John cruelly, Don John is very aware that he is seen as socially inferior, perhaps even morally inferior, to Don Pedro. But this is only the most obvious answer.
Another potential answer lies in how this character's...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:41:34 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why does Don John want to destroy his brother? What's his problem?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/much-ado-about-nothing/q-and-a/why-does-don-john-want-destroy-his-brother-whats-96369</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Why does Don John want to destroy his brother? What's his problem?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:09:16 PST</pubDate>
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