The Importance Of Love In Much Ado About Nothing By William Shakespeare

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

are many images of cupid in 'Much Ado' as well as love at first sight

At the beginning Orsino has an infatuation with Olivia before even meeting her because tales are told about her beauty. When Olivia and Orsino meet for the first time he says, “If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken and so die” (1.1. 1-3). This shows that the Duke’s passion has already grown past healthy levels. This can be seen by him insinuating that his desire needs to be sated which isn't healthy for either recipient. Orsino continues to fervently pursue Olivia throughout Twelfth Night by giving Cesario sickening notes begging Olivia to accept his proposal and to return his love. However the Duke may not be infatuated with Olivia especially, he could be an eager, over-passionate lover. This is proved when near the end of the play when Viola’s true identity is revealed. Olivia reveals her affections for Sebastian and the fact that they already married. Orsino is momentarily in disbelief but then Viola declares her love for him and he realizes all of her advice for Olivia was meant for him. This causes him to declare her his fancy queen and that he wishes to see her in a lady's clothes “Give me thy hand and let me see thee in thy woman’s weeds” (5.1 279-280). His actions and sudden shift in attraction proves that the Duke is perhaps a lonely bachelor who

People tend to invest so much of themselves into a particular person they love, yet their investment in their relationship oftentimes end in utter rejection. Orsino appears to have a strong love for the Countess Olivia, but in the end, he falls in love and marries Viola. In the early 1600s comedy Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare reveals through the development of Orsino the love and desire towards an apparent loved one, thereby, showing the fluidity of love and its presence in interactions between two people.

In the context of other works of the era, the Orsino found in the opening acts is a common character of the time. He woefully mopes around pining for love, without cause or action, because he feels the need to be loved. This side of Orsino sets up the development of his relationship with Viola and provides a comparison for the other couples in the play. Shakespeare used this character type as both a narrative device and a nod that the “common” plays and poems of his day missed the mark on what the true concept of love is.

Love is something everyone feels, and is different for everyone. It can make people do things that they could never see themselves doing. It impacts everyone in their day to day lives. In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, love is shown in a variety of ways and can make people do crazy things. Love can be friendly, forced, or romantic.

During the two gulling scenes, namely Act 2 Scene 3 and Act 3 Scene 1,

Much Ado About Nothing is a classic play written by William Shakespeare. It follows the story of a young prince, Claudio, returning home after fighting in a war. Claudio has reached his prime and is ready to settle down. However, a lot more drama than necessary takes place, and as a result we are able to exam several different types of relationships in the play. The relationships between characters sets a definition for different kinds of love. The types of love to be studied include: romantic love, love between friends, and family love. By comparing and contrasting these different kinds of love and affection we will be able to understand the working relationships between the characters better.

One can observe Orsino's love for Olivia as obsessive. Orsino’s first words “If music be the food of love, play on,” introduce him as a love-sick character whose mind revolves around a woman who does not return his feelings (I.i.1). Olivia constantly populates his mind and he does not cease his pursuit for her love, even after she expresses distaste towards him. Shakespeare mocks love-sick individuals for acting like fools and putting themselves through misery. After learning of Olivia’s marriage, Orsino realizes he has lost her and lashes out at Cesario. He threatens him by stating “I’ll sacrifice the lamb I do love to spite a raven’s heart within a dove”(V.i.33-34). Shakespeare uses Orsino’s love for Olivia to differentiate between good and bad love. Unrequited love can cause an individual to pursue violent actions in blind rage. Orsino shows how love is consuming, crippling, and hinders the ability to live out life.Orsino believes his love for Olivia is true, but he is actually in love with the idea of love, and believes he can only obtain it from Olivia. Shakespeare tries to inform the audiences that they could mistakenly believe they are in

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.

Yet he still continues to get a “yes” from Olivia. He grows rambunctious and upset when he says.” O’ she hath the heart of a fine frame, to pay the debt of love but to a dead brother” ( Shakespeare page 11 33-34) He lacks sympathy towards Olivia for her problems, but he has time to listen to his own desires. Nonetheless rather grieving with her, he goes and gives her his words of love. Duke Orsino knows that Olivia is unsure and this is an act of selfishness. Furthermore, he craves something he can’t have, Olivia’s love. Love is to crave to the extreme, it’s hunger that lovers hope they can never fully

In Act 5, Orsino delivers a speech to Olivia in order to express his broken heart and pine over his unreciprocated feelings. However, by drawing out the speech with allusions, excessive language, and metaphors, Shakespeare portrays Orsino as an overemotional and romance-driven character. Compared to Orsino’s first

In Twelfth Night, Shakespeare was able to embody the perfect love triangle between Olivia, Orsino, and

A quote from Orsino proves that this is the case, “O when mine eyes did see Olivia first, me thought she purged the air of pestilence.” This quote in simple terms means that when Orsino first saw Olivia he felt that she made the world perfect and this was someone he wanted to marry, but Orsino did not know Olivia’s personality and only liked her because of her looks and wealth which means that what Orsino was feeling is lust. Lust is when a person is attracted to somebody purely off attraction rather than true feelings and does not even consider the person’s morals and mannerisms. Shakespeare was attempting to show that this type of love is not real love and purely for one to use someone else for wealth and or pleasure.

In the famous comedy Twelfth Night, Shakespeare dabbles with the phenomenon of love. This is seen through his various characters who are forced to deal with the aspects brought on by love. Characters like Cesario, who is Viola dressed as a boy. In the play the characters deal with their problems around love. The three major characters that love seems to impact more than the rest are Duke Orsino, Lady Olivia, and her servant Malvolio. Each of these characters is affected by love and each reacts differently when in love to out of love. Their reactions to love are based on their behavior, their speech, and their relations with other characters.