Comparing the Play versus the Film of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Deceit is the act of concealing or misrepresenting the truth. Deceit plays an important role in the plot of Shakespeare’s play Much Ado about Nothing. It also has a large influence on the relationships of the play. Much Ado about Nothing is a play written by William Shakespeare who is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time. William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. From roughly 1594 onward he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men Company of theatrical players. Over the course of 20 years, Shakespeare wrote plays that capture the complete range of human emotion and conflict. Like his play Shakespeare’s marriage to his wife was thought to be brought on by a deceit. A lot of mystery surrounds the marriage in 1582 of England’s greatest writer and Miss Hathaway, but scholars are sure on a few of the facts. Firstly, William was 18 years old and Anne was 26. At the time, an age difference of this type was very unusual. It is seeming that Anne Hathaway became pregnant prior to marriage which would have no doubt caused a scandal for both of the families. William Shakespeare 's father John would not have been pleased at the damaging effect that the gossip would have had on his own social standing in Stratford. A hasty marriage would have been arranged in an attempt to deceive the public that they had waited till after marriage to consummate their relationship. Another mystery is

Directors sometimes change the approach of the story. The story, written by Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing is a romantic-comedy, which means it is supposed to be funny and to be romantic. The movie version of this focuses more on the romance, and uses 1500’s humor, which many may not understand. They focus on the romance making the movie more serious but settle. In the play version of Much Ado About Nothing, they seem to focus more on the comedy. For example, when Beatrice overhears the other girls talking about Benedick liking her, she hides under a blanket and accidentally gets flown into the air dangling. They use relevant comedy the audience will be able to pick up on and enjoy. This keeps the audience engaged to the play wanting to see what crazy thing will happen next.

The movie and the play “Much ado about nothing, despite of having the same name, each has its own characteristics that make them unique. As every theatrical work taken to the cinema many scenes were recreated differently, because it needs to be adapted to the preferences of the time in which the film is created in order to attract more public .Even the movie is based on the play ,they were created in different years so the audiences varies from one time to another. Also other reason is that movies need to adapt the story to a specific duration of time. For those that has seen the film and read the book ,Do the movie and the play reproduce exactly the same content? .Obviously the play and the movie have many similarities as the time in which

Knowing we would only get about fifteen minutes with each set of characters kept me on the edge of my seat begging them to get their happy ending before time ran out. This unique dimension of the play was so different than anything I had ever experienced watching any other performance and the actors embraced it beautifully.

After taking a closer look at the two female main characters as well as a few of the minor characters, their respective development and personal relationships, it should be possible to draw some general conclusions concerning Nothing Much To Do as an adaptation and interpretation of William Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing, even though a detailed analysis of the male characters in the series was not possible within the scope of this paper.

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing deals with situations that are blown out of proportion over misunderstandings and jumping to conclusions. In the play the theme of female chastity is emphasized and is a driving force throughout the entire play. This play has since been adapted to many film versions, one directed by Kenneth Branagh. This drama and romance film uses the same language as the original play, but the overall feeling differs greatly as viewer than as a reader. In this movie Branagh plays Benedict and casts many recognizable characters which was sure to give new publicity to Shakespeare as entertainment.

William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, a comedy filled with differences between genders, witty banter between memorable characters Benedick and Beatrice, a plot of revenge that involves one character faking her death and let’s not forget the masquerade marriage that comes to readers at the end. Much Ado About Nothing, court politics while still maintain a profound amount of humor and wit. However, it is the honor and shame that is prominent in Much Ado About Nothing that we reach the turning point in this playwright, the moment everything takes a dark turn at the altar when the audience believes Act four scene one of Much Ado About Nothing is important because it presents itself as the critical turning point of the playwright as it transitions from a lighthearted comedy to a tragedy. This transition allows Shakespeare to blend two of his most commonly known playwright experiences into one.

I thought everything in this play was realistic and the actors did a good job of portraying their characters through vocal quality, movement and facial

Beatrice is a witty, talkative character in Much Ado about Nothing. She is cousin to Hero, and also a close friend, however, she and Hero are very much dissimilar, as Hero is a gentle and quiet young woman. She has a very sarcastic and joking nature. We can tell a lot from her first line. She says, ‘I pray you, is Signor Montanto returned from the wars or no?’ The pun used tells us that she has a wit and a joking manner. Also, we soon find out that she is talking about Benedick, therefore, giving us a hint that he is constantly on her mind, and foreshadowing the marriage at the end. She soon after says, ‘He set up his bills here in Messina and challenged Cupid at the flight, and my uncle’s Fool, reading the challenge, subscribed for Cupid and challenged him at the bird-bolt. I pray you, how many hath he killed and eaten in these wars? But how many hath he killed? For indeed I promised to eat all of his killing.’ In the previous lines, the conversation was on Benedick’s bravery, however, she is implying that he is not brave. This, again, adding to the first line, implies that she dislikes, or disagrees with Benedick. Although she seems quite hard and sharp, she also has a soft side. After hearing Hero talk about Benedick being in love with Beatrice, she then opens up about her feelings, much contrast to her previous self. Beatrice’s soliloquy (identify 1 dramatic device) in act 3 scene 1 (where it is in the play) occurs immediately after she hears that Benedick is in

People are dealing with same emotions that stay the same because their religion, race and convictions do not change over time. Shakespeare uses themes that exceed the time and situation. Individuals share many conflicts such as mistrust in friends and families, dealing with pains, and many more, which is considered as universal themes. Shakespeare is universal playwright because he appeals with themes that everyone can relate to and in his sixteenth play, Much Ado About Nothing and its BBC’s Shakespeare Retold adaption

Speaking with old English as his first language, Shakespeare portrayed a story. Tragedies, Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy, which uplifts spirits as it circles the lives of Hero, Claudio, Beatrice, Don John, and Benedick. Love, trickery, and deception are motifs used to develop a theme relatable to years later. Using love as a basis tricks are placed everywhere in the Italian town of Messina to spark the interest of two or to ruin the love. In Much ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare’s explores the motif of deception, and how nothing is as it seems, connected to the human nature for people of love, deception is neither always good or always detrimental, it is how it is portrayed.

The presence and display of love in Much Ado About Nothing is very different depending on which character or relationship one focuses on. Benedick and Beatrice show their love for each other like a school boy, who picks on his crush to show he likes her. In contrast, Hero and Claudio’s relationship is much more innocent and simple. Shakespeare shows the themes of love, the difference between appearance and reality, and deception, through Hero, Claudio, Beatrice, and Benedick and their relationships with each other.

The Shakespearian play 'Much Ado about Nothing' explores the position of women in a patriarchal society and the difficulties they face. This play demonstrates how women in Elizabethan society were expected to behave in a passive manner, how the men’s opinion was accepted over the females and how women had to conform to men. The over-arching idea of the ideal female was that she was passive and was accepting of her role in society. This theme is explored throughout the entirety of the play but is highly demonstrated in Act one scene one of the play.

Overall I highly enjoyed the play. Being able to see a different side to Shakespeare and seeing it performed in a different way made for an entertaining evening filled with Shakespearean and slapstick laughs as the many errors of the night brought on a fun and enchanting

Much Ado about Nothing predominately revolves around the endeavours of two couples, the younger of which in more distinction; Claudio and Hero. As many could say that another element of Shakespearean comedies could be love, it would seem a more defined term is the love between two younger people, this young couple in particular then faces hindrances that are thrown their way, eventually working through them. Whereas there is still Beatrice and Benedick who work to overcome their egomaniacal ways and eventually initiate a romance, it would seem Claudio and Hero’s complications seem to have more significance to the storyline of the play. This is also due to the fact that the elements of comedy and key plot points are in relation to their complications, such as being the younger couple and facing the mistaken identity ordeal. Nevertheless, Hero and Claudio, being the young couple, face a string of tribulations in which define them as a couple, the majority of these, come from Don John’s