Much Ado About Nothing Play Review

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 design of the costumes and the stage was, overall, very well done. The colours of the floors, and walls, the shape of the house and the setup of all the interactions was very smooth. There was also a bit of confusion laying underneath too. The way the stairway worked was confusing, as it led to a dock, and the floor being painted with water and floating boards was also a weird nitpick, but once you saw the flow of the scenes, and what those designs meant, then everything came together neatly. The costumes tied in really well with the times. The casual wear was a lot more fancy than modern clothes, but they were still very sleek and comfortable looking. The glasses were not as thick as some modern glasses are, and the containers that hold the liquor and the other drinks look old too. The way the living room was set up also gave that 60s vibe, which is when this play took place.

I will be honest with you I had a lot of trouble enjoying the play, like I said the dialect gave me trouble, plus my seats were not that great. I did however like the movie quite a bit, but I realize I am a product of a different generation as well. I have been brought up around TV and movies rather than plays

Much Ado About Nothing many events dealing with gossip, perplexion, and rumors. In the 1993 film version, mainly emphasizes on the confusion that the characters have. In Shakespeare’s day, the “nothing” would have been pronounced as “noting” meaning gossiping.

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a romantic comedy set in the Elizabethan era. It shows the roles of men and women in a patriarchal society and how each are looked upon. The themes of this play are cuckold, where a married mans wife has sex with other men; the wife is adulterous. This play shows the relationship between two courtly lovers, ‘Hero’ and ‘Claudio’.

Much Ado About Nothing is a Shakespeare play believed to have been written in 1598 to 1599, being this old the original play is written in old English which can make it hard to understand compared to English now. There are many different adaptations of the play that change many different things from the original such as the Shakespeare Retold version that tries to make the play modern. There is one by Joss Whedon, best known for directing of the Avengers, this take has a modern setting but still uses lot of old English, and is in black and white. The last one is a more classic take with Denzel Washington and Keanu Reeves that sticks almost exactly to the original play by Shakespeare. The classic version of Much Ado About Nothing is the best version of the three because it keeps most of the original meaning that Shakespeare

Beginning in 15th century Messina in the aftermath of a war, the play opens with the army of Don Pedro of Aragon arriving in the country and being welcomed by Leonato, Messina’s governor. Count Claudio, hero of the war, falls in love with Leonato’s daughter Hero at first sight, and Don Pedro promises to woo Hero for Claudio. Don John, Don Pedro’s brother who is resentful of both Claudio and Don Pedro for defeating him in the just-ended war and himself being a bastard son, ineligible of heirdom, hopes to find a way to ruin Claudio’s impending happiness.

“The title Much Ado About Nothing, with its openness to wordplayon ‘noting’, foreshadows a central device in the play’s technique, its constant use of overhearings” (Palmer 124). Along with “overhearings” netting is an important motif too. Don John contrives an overhearing that tricked Claudio into believing ill of Hero; his brother Don Pedro instigates the overhearings that brought Benedick and Beatrice closer together. Another instance would be the time when Dogberry and his men heard Borachio and Conrade

Whedon sets Much Ado About Nothing solely on the estate of Leonato, a spacious, contemporary house along with the land around it. The metaphoric use of the estate’s inside versus the estate’s outside within the film gives the audience a subliminal layer of understanding of the conflicts between characters. Inside the house, the family and guests carry out domestic life: lighthearted bickering such as Benedick and Claudio’s gamesome fight, planning events and other civil tasks like the party planning and Hero and Claudio’s wedding plans, as well as Benedick and Beatrice being fooled and falling in love, the majority of comedic relief. Outdoors, still on the estate, the conflict mainly occurs. Frequently, turmoil and misconception lead the

William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing isn’t new to the big screen. Many different directors have taken on the task of this comedic play. Joss Whedon’s 2012 adaptation is the newest addition to this list of films. While the script was already spelt out for him, Whedon did interject some of his own directorial choices into the film.

Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing is remarkably different in tone from the other plays discussed. Unlike the other two comedies, Taming of the Shrew and Merchant of Venice, there are far fewer comedic aspects that do not translate well to modern audiences. The film has much less violence in it than the others and even its chief villain is more like a cartoon villain than an outright evil manipulator.

wit in a manner that is all too cosy. The irony is that, were it not

This play is written by the famous Writer of all time Shakespeare. This play was staged on his famous theatre “The Globe Theatre” in London, United Kingdom. This stage was owned from Shakespeare himself. The globe theatre was constructed in this manner that the audience could easily see and enjoy the play taking place on the stage. Shakespeare never created a scene which consisted props or any type of thing. He used to show his scenes actions and words by actors on the stage. The actors were trained so well they didn’t need any type of machine to make their voice audible to the audience for example micro phones. Shakespeare used to concentrate on external reality to show people physical environment, subject’s body and the subjects place in society. The play much ado about nothing itself tries to catch the attention of the audience as it clearly shows the language, different kind of body movements and gives a really good picture to the audience to grab their attention to sense different things taking place other than noticing the various aspects of the play. This play shows how Shakespeare creates sense of attention to the audience through many aspects.

The design of the stage was gorgeous. It looked like it was ripped out of a late 30s or 40s movie. Everyone wear clothing from that time period. Everyone was wearing clean cut clothes, dresses, suits, and ties. I believe that there was a time skip in the play which the actors changed their clothes to a more modern look. The always use more technology after the time skip. They use laptops which showed there was some time passed. The lighting was very well done. When a character was talking in their head or by themselves they would a single light showed on them while all the other lights were off. If there was an important scene they would turn down the lights to show the significance. The music that they played was from the 1930s and the 1940s. The songs had a jazzy and blues kind of feel to it. All of this made it possible

William Shakespeare was a fantastic play writer whose stories consisted of mainly romance and tragedies. His name comes up whenever there is a discussion regarding plays and performances. Much Ado about Nothing is a fascinating story which consists of characters with many weaknesses and strengths as should every fictional persona. Although, I don’t believe William Shakespeare meant to design these characters as realistic, but rather, to represent ideas, social or political issues, and even just human failure.