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Leonato says he is an honorable soldier: "I find here that Don Peter...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:14:54 PST

Leonato says he is an honorable soldier: "I find here that Don Peter hath bestowed much honour on a young Florentine called Claudio." The messenger calls him noble: "He is most in the company of the right noble Claudio." Beatrice likewise: "God help the noble Claudio! if he have caught the Benedick, it will cost him a thousand pound ere a' be cured." Benedick calls him sad, not manly for wanting to be a husband: "But speak you this with a...

In Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing, how do characters view...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:20:01 PST

In Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing, how do characters view Claudio?

The Taming of the Shrew would work well as a comparison/contrast with...

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:14:25 PST

The Taming of the Shrew would work well as a comparison/contrast with Much Ado because of the similarities in characterization and theme. If you want a slightly more interesting comparison, The Merchant of Venice is a good choice because of the young lovers' elopement and because of the similarities between the play's Portia and Much Ado's Beatrice.

Compare and Contrast with other works

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:03:58 PST

Using Shakespearke's "Much Ado About Nothing", what other play, either comedy or tragedy, can I use to write a final paper for compare and contrast? It can either be characters or plot or theme. Any suggestions would be helpful..

What Shakespear writes over and over again is "Don John the Bastard" Don...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:35 PST

What Shakespear writes over and over again is "Don John the Bastard" Don John like Prince John (What’s up with Johns being bastards?) Don John was not the rightful king of Aragon and, so he fought his brother the rightful king of Aragon; Don Pedro. Don John of course lost the war, and after the war is lost they are at Leonato’s and his brother Antonio’s house. :) With Love And Care, ♥Little Alice!♥

What I have argued before in the past, Claudio's and Hero's love isn't...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:06:01 PST

What I have argued before in the past, Claudio's and Hero's love isn't "Real love" they fell in love by other's looks. While Beatrice and Benedick have fallen for each other's wit and humor. So, Hero, being silly old Hero, didn't forgive him, but, didn't punish him. Shakespear did this to confuse us, and I love it much enough. :) With Love and Care, ♥Little Alice!♥

Benedick is a bachelor and, will be a bachelor of three score. "Will I...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:01:10 PST

Benedick is a bachelor and, will be a bachelor of three score. "Will I never see a Bachelor of three score again" (Translation: "Will I never see a bachelor of sixty-when adults usually died in the times of Much Ado About Nothing.) Benedick thinks ladies are their to give birth and to do the house work (As a feminist, I strongly oppose this.) Beatrice, like me, think that women are independent and unlike me, they don't need a man. In their...

These Dogberryisms are Malapropisms, or mispoken homophones...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:48:30 PST

These Dogberryisms are Malapropisms, or mispoken homophones (soundalikes). You've heard them, mainly when you were a kid: "I pledge allegiance to the flag...one nation...invisible" when you mean "indivisible." Dogberry says, "Truly, I would not hang a dog by my will, much more a man who hath any honesty in him” when he means "much less." He says, "You are thought here to be the most senseless and fit man for the constable of the watch”...

a love poem from beartrice

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:42:50 PST

a love poem from beartrice

I think she still love him no matter what he done at the wedding she...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:36:52 PST

I think she still love him no matter what he done at the wedding she still loved him .Also the part about sing at the tomb

Untangle Dogberry's misuse of language in the selections given. What are...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:29:45 PST

Untangle Dogberry's misuse of language in the selections given. What are they?

Beatrice describes Benedick thusly: for it is all the wealth that he...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:21:11 PST

Beatrice describes Benedick thusly: for it is all the wealth that he hath left,to be known a reasonable creature. Who is hiscompanion now? He hath every month a new sworn brother. Later, they jest: BENEDICK Do not you love me? BEATRICE Why, no; no more than reason. Reason is a thread throughout the play; several characters use the word or its variation: John, Claudio, Dogberry, Antonio. With everyone using it, it must have so many...

Why do Beatrice and Benedict talk about loving each other only according...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:45:52 PST

Why do Beatrice and Benedict talk about loving each other only according to "reason"? How do they really feel about each other?

Much Ado About Nothing is the comedic version of Romeo and Juliet,...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:32:45 PST

Much Ado About Nothing is the comedic version of Romeo and Juliet, except with two sets of lovers (Hero and Claudio; Beatrice and Benedick). Both plays have a Prince (Escalus and Pedro). Both plays have a villain (Tybalt and John). Whereas Romeo and Juliet's villain is killed in a fight in Act III, thus dooming Romeo, John's plan to have Benedick kill Claudio is ironically spoiled by a buffoon, Dogberry. It is this turning point in...

Discuss the extent to which villany in Much Ado About...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:26:01 PST

Discuss the extent to which villany in Much Ado About Nothing contributes to its success as a comedy.

If you sum up all of the emotions displayed by Claudio in the play,...

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 04:20:26 PST

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...

What is the nuance emotion most closely related to Claudio and why?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:07:16 PST

What is the nuance emotion most closely related to Claudio and why?

Branagh is a Romantic, a director who amps up the volume in all of his...

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:10:22 PST

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...

The term "socio-cultural values" isn't all that much different from the...

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:56:50 PST

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...

What are the socio-cultural values depicted from Shakespeare's Much Ado...

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:22:26 PST

What are the socio-cultural values depicted from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing directed by Kenneth Branagh?