Much Ado About Nothing

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  Much Ado, Bloom, and Malaproprism
  Created by haleh on Mar 13, 2008.
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  message of the play
  Created by cgoodly on Feb 18, 2008.
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  What's so heroic about Hero?
  Created by amethystrose on Feb 5, 2008.
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  Dogberry and the Great Comic Shakespearean Characters
  Created by malibrarian on Dec 17, 2007.
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  Gender Roles in Much Ado About Nothing
  Created by emenace on Dec 16, 2007.
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  A Villain is A Villain Is a Villain?
  Created by jamie-wheeler on Sep 27, 2007.
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  Favorite Quotes?
  Created by tishmel on Sep 5, 2007.

Newest Posts

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  There is a certain segment of the population who just love malapropisms. It's funny, and even...
  Posted by blazedale on Mar 14, 2008.
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  In reply to #2: Bravo!! I think we sometimes forget that Shakespeare was writing to make a living...
  Posted by linda-allen on Mar 14, 2008.
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  Far be it from me to criticize Harold Bloom...ah, what the heck - I guess I'll live on the edge...
  Posted by malibrarian on Mar 14, 2008.
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  Malapropism (the misuse of words) has a long history as part of low comedy.  Harold Bloom, a...
  Posted by haleh on Mar 13, 2008.
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  I like to play a game whenever I read a piece of literature.  It's a game to find as many themes...
  Posted by amy-lepore on Feb 19, 2008.
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  Scholars often point to one of the songs contained in the play, "Sigh no more,...
  Posted by malibrarian on Feb 18, 2008.
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  What is the main message of the play, "Much Ado About Nothing"?
  Posted by cgoodly on Feb 18, 2008.
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  Well, a rose by any other name, etc. Two things: I think that it's important to remember that...
  Posted by rb1384 on Feb 17, 2008.
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  Maybe she's heroic and named Hero because in the end, she wins?  She gets the guy?  Is that too...
  Posted by amy-lepore on Feb 6, 2008.
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  I think it's her loyalty that is heroic, personally. She manages to remain steadfast and true to...
  Posted by malibrarian on Feb 5, 2008.
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  Amen!!! I always wonder the same thing. I don't think Shakespeare is making any particular...
  Posted by linda-allen on Feb 5, 2008.
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  After being treated so miserably by Claudio, why in the world would Hero want this guy back? ...
  Posted by amethystrose on Feb 5, 2008.
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  In all of the discussions about the heroes, the villains, and the ladies, sometimes we forget...
  Posted by malibrarian on Dec 17, 2007.
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  One of the best examples of the limitations of gender roles occurs after Hero is denounced. ...
  Posted by sullymonster on Dec 17, 2007.
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  The play is all about gender roles.  Men are much more flat than the women.  Don John is a flat...
  Posted by jamie-wheeler on Dec 17, 2007.