Examples Of Trickery In Much A Do About Nothing

Characters were either mislead or pulled into situations that masked them without any realisation. Margaret is a great example of a character that was masked unintentionally when Don John and Borachio were planning to deceive Claudio. She had no idea that she was tugged into a mess of slander because of her actions with Borachio and was immediately seen as Hero, not herself. Because Borachio wanted Claudio to hear him “call Margaret ‘Hero’”(II.ii.35) so that it “shall appear such seeming truth of Hero’s disloyalty”(II.ii.38-39), it was an act to mask Hero as someone that she was not. She lost her morals and dignity and Margaret had no perception on what was going on in the process. Many were deceived during that time because of another’s jealousy and desire to sabotage someone else’s happiness. Even though Hero and Margaret were unintendedly masked, it was honesty that wiped away the masks of slander and

The play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare consists of many themes which grow out of the ‘game of love'. The two main themes consist of perception and deception. Through the plot complications, character development and dramatic techniques these themes can be explored. In the play deception is shown on both good and evil sides, the game of love between Beatrice and Benedick and the Don John plot to split up Hero and Claudio. Perception is a theme used in most of Shakespeare's plays. Perceptive views by the characters help portray the game of love. Hero is perceived as dead which then Claudio is sorry and feels for her. Beatrice and Benedick's loved is clouded by each other's perceptions and arguments.

The first use of trickery in Hero and Claudio's relationship is when Claudio's friend, Don Pedro, pretends to be

Claudio also says that Hero has known a “luxurious bed”, a shocking accusation which implies that she has slept with another man just the night before their wedding; something extraordinarily shameful for Hero as women at that time were valued for being a virgin up to the time they got married. Claudio then refers to Hero explicitly as an “approved wanton” in line 41 provides extra shock as his rage is now very high. Calling her a proven whore in front of every one at the wedding is very mean and at the same time scandalous.

This theme of appearance versus reality is common throughout the play in the number of times deception is used among the characters. Deceit, and misinterpretation of the events causes tension among Claudio and Don Pedro (Act 3 Scene iv). After Claudio fell in love with Leonato's daughter Hero, Don Pedro woos the young lady for him. As Don Pedro does this jealousy arises in Claudio thinking his love is being taken away by the Prince.

Blindness is only a disability to those that are mentally eyeless. Shakespeare being a man of keen mental sight, he has had the ability to portray mental blindness in several of his plays. Being one of the best writers, he is actively able to capture the four elements of a well-made play being peripetiea, denouement, timely entrances and exits and incredibly gripping scene entrances and conclusions. Having written 38 plays with two original plots, Shakespeare expresses his themes through passionate romance, sorrow filled tragedy, inviting history and hilarious comedy. One of his most famous comedies is the play called, Much Ado About Nothing. In this play the comedic aspects greatly emphasize the important theme of self-knowledge.

In William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing, love has played a major rule as theme in this play. Shakespeare discussed different kinds of loving relationships; romantic love, family support and loyal friendship, and he shows how different characters react to love in many different ways. The main plot of Much Ado About Nothing is that of the relationship between Claudio and Hero, and the hidden love between Benedick and Beatrice. Similarly, deception is a big concept to consider as a theme in this play. Each of the main characters being the victim of deception; Shakespeare in this play shows that deception is not inherently evil, but can also be pure.

Don John has Borachio pose Margaret as Hero and gets Borachio to have sex with “Hero”. Don John takes Claudio to see “Hero” with another man, “Proof enough to misuse the prince, to vex Claudio, to undo Hero, and kill Leonato” (2:2). This makes Claudio and the Prince think Hero is not a virgin, which was a big deal back then. This leads to Claudio to accuse her of infidelity at the wedding which causes a huge scene. In act one scene three Don John is starting to feel unworthy ever since Claudio became his brothers number one man, “I cannot be said to be a flattering honest man, it must not be denied that I am a plain dealing villain”(1:3). Don John is planning on getting revenge on Claudio and getting back as Don Pedros number one man so he creates an evil plan to ruin Hero and Claudio's relationship. Don John blantly states that he is a villain... he does not sugar coat it. Don John tries but fails to get his plan to work in the end. At the end of the play, Don John flees Messina but eventually gets captured by armed men, which was for the

‘Tis certain so; the prince wooes for himself” (II.i.556-558). Here Claudio is led to believe, by Don John, that Don Pedro has wooed Beatrice for himself rather than for Claudio. This makes Claudio very upset. Claudio is deceived once in the play for a good cause. After he slanders Hero at their wedding, he needs to prove his worth:

Character deception in The Taming of the Shrew is used largely, and Lucentio one of the main characters in the play uses deception throughout some of the first few acts. Lucentio, upon seeing the beauty of Bianca ‘falls in love at first sight’ and wishes to conjure a plan to woo her. Tranio (Lucentio’s best-friend) assists

Each of the main characters in Much Ado About Nothing is the victim of deception, and it is because they are deceived that they act in the ways that they do. Although the central deception is directed against Claudio in an attempt to destroy his relationship with Hero, it is the deceptions involving Beatrice and Benedick which provides the play's dramatic focus.

This is due to people paying attention to a specific idea and not looking more broadly. Don Pedro is the Prince of Arragon. He looks to improve the welfare of his friends with the desire of love. Mainly, he desires to bring Benedick and Beatrice together whom were rivals. In order to do this, he lies to accomplish what he wants. To improve his friend's welfare, Don Pedro claims,” If she should make tender of her love,’tis very possible he’ll scorn it; for the man…”,”(lll ,iii,28) in an attempt to persuade Benedick that Beatrice loves him. This plan worked as Benedick voiced,” by this day! she’s fair lady: I do spy some marks of love in her,”(lll ,iii,29) believing in Don Pedro story. This clearly shows that Benedick fell for Don Pedro plans by believing that Beatrice likes him. By Benedick announcing,”I do spy some marks of love in her,”(lll ,iii,29)shows that he fell for Don Pedro’s plan to bring Benedick to love Beatrice. At that moment in the play there was no scent of love from Beatrice; clearly, Benedick is illusioning the words of Don Pedro and falls in love with Beatrice because he thinks Beatrice loves him. The idea that Beatrice loves(which is a lie) Benedick causes Benedick to fall in love because realizes that being in love is superior than being a bachelor. Also ,another person the lied within the play was Don Pedro brother, Don John. Don John is the

Shakespeare uses the literary device, motif with the image of the masked characters and with the masked language of Benedick and Beatrice. In each instance that a masked character or masked language is used, deception intensifies. In Act I, Scene 1, Claudio says about Hero, “That I love her, I feel” (Shakespeare 1.1.205). Bear in mind, Claudio just arrived in Messina and laid eyes on Hero for the first time. Thus, his declaration of love seems impulsive and uncertain. Claudio knows little about Hero, so his desire to have her must rest on her appearance alone. Still, Don Pedro offers to help unite Claudio with Hero. He initiates a matchmaking scheme. He says, “I will assume thy part in some disguise / And tell fair Hero I am

Don John's malevolent plan to ruin Claudio and Hero's wedding was to take effect the night before they were to wed. The malicious Don John constructed, or rather misconstructed, the scheme that insinuated Claudio's belief in Hero's faithlessness. It is Don John who reports to Claudio and Don Pedro that Hero is having an affair, and he who stage-manages an elaborate charade featuring his own henchman Borachio and an unwitting stand-in for Hero to lend credence to this fiction. Perhaps the most significant thing to be noted in connection with this deception is that the spectator does not witness the crucial scene in which Claudio overhears the counterfeit exchanges between Margaret and Borachio that persuade him of Hero's guilt. We learn of this episode only at second hand, when Borachio boasts of his exploit (Lucking).

In William Shakespears play ‘’Much Ado About Nothing’’ theres many instances of trickery and deception which seems to be the main tention in the book. In the book Don Pedro wooing hero for claudio. Don Perdo wooing hero for himself, Claudio pretending to be benedick to find out information from Don Pedro and Borachino. Both Don John and Borachio knew that claudio wasent benedick but tricked claudio