Theme Of Literary Devices In Much Ado About Nothing

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

In Shakespeare’s play, Much Ado About Nothing, written in the early 15th century, the relationships between Benedick and Beatrice and Hero and Claudio are the key to the play and create a lot of tension and comedy. The two relationships are interesting in different ways, and this essay will explore this in terms of the language used, the plot, characterisation and how the two relationships stand thematically.

Drama text, Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare is a romantic comedy revolved around marriage, dishonesty and love. In 2007, the original play had been interpreted and adapted into a new film text; Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare Retold. This new film version is an adaption for the modern audience who’s views around love and marriage have changed since Elizabethan times. Brian Percival ‘Retold’ the original play, first published in 1623 by reinterpreting it into his own understanding of modern society with the focus of women’s roles nowadays. Whilst doing this Percival has maintained many of Shakespeare’s intentions.

  Much Ado About Nothing raises many important issues concerning the institution of marriage. Perhaps Shakespeare's purpose in writing this play was to question the existing approach to relationships and marriage. Shakespeare reveals the faults of the process through the characters of Hero and Claudio and also Hero's father, Leonato. Shakespeare also may be suggesting an alternative approach to marriage and relationships through the characters of Beatrice and Benedick.

In Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing, there are the usual characters that show up in most of Shakespeare’s pieces. For instance the characters Hero and Claudio could easily be compared to Romeo and Juliet. Both Hero and Juliet are innocent, quite, and beautiful young women who fall in love instantly without conversing with the other person. Likewise, Claudio and Romeo decide to marry these women within twenty-four hours. Because of these characters’ lack of unique and interesting qualities, I

In Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare depicts both Benedick and Beatrice as characters with one major flaw: both are full of pride. With the use of the masquerade scene, as well as the orchard scenes, Shakespeare allows the characters to realize their awry characteristic. By realizing their erroneous pride, Benedick and Beatrice are able to correct this and not only become better citizens, but fall in love.

In this Shakespearean comedy ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ two similarly obstinate characters of Beatrice and Benedick are presented between the rather normal relationship of characters Hero and Claudio. Shakespeare presents Beatrice and Benedick’s obstinacy towards the rather obligatory act of marriage and also their particularly similar personalities that cause reason for their familiar act of squabbling; he does this whilst also presenting two characters that are completely interested in marriage and who are hardly intellectually capable of squabbling in a similar manner. As the play unfolds both characters remain combative with one another but as love becomes the better of them, they begin to reveal that somewhat secretive sensitivity

 Much Ado About Nothing is one of William Shakespeare’s best comedies and love stories.  What is not to like about a play that is hilarious, romantic, and has a happy ending?  In this play the foremost and most intriguing character is Benedick, a man who is a devout bachelor and who does not believe he will ever find the perfect woman; --because perfect is exactly what he must have.  This may seem to be a harsh and pessimistic outlook on life, but the way Shakespeare brings this character to life portrays Benedick as a funny and caring man who really is not that certain about what he wants for the future.  Benedick’s counterpart in the play is Beatrice who is an independent woman

Much Ado About Nothing is a comical 14th century play, written by the most influential play writer of all time - William Shakespeare. In 1598 and 1599 when this play was written, there were merely two types of genres; comedy and tragedy. Hence, Much Ado About Nothing is classified as a comedy, since no characters die, there is a happy ending and a comic hero/heroine. In the play, Leonato arranges the hasty engagement of Claudio to his daughter, Hero. Don John appears to also love Hero, and plots to deceive Claudio into believing Hero is cheating on him. As a result, Claudio believes this delusion and decides to confront Hero at their wedding, causing Hero to supposedly die from shock. Meanwhile, Hero convinces Beatrice that Benedick is an ideal husband. The play comes to a joyful conclusion when Claudio marries Leonato’s ‘niece’, whom is really a reincarnated Hero. The lovers are reunited and Benedick and Beatrice also announce that they will get married too. Shakespeare uses strategic and effective language techniques of double entendre, dramatization and topical humour, to develop comedy in Much Ado About Nothing.

In countless literary works, minor characters, ironically, play major roles in the forging of a story’s path. William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is no different, as the secondary characters, without exception, have roles of upmost importance, and if the piece were to lack them, there is no doubt that the course of events would shift drastically. In the act of upholding the direction of the story, the most notable characters would be the duo, Borachio and Conrade; a maid, Margaret; and two watchmen, Dogberry and Verges.

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.

    Shakespeare's comedy, `Much Ado About Nothing' is a play revolved around the love and friendships of two young couples, integrated with each other through both friendship and love. Love and marriage are the two most prominent ideas in Shakespeare's comedies. The two couples are Benedick and Beatrice, an unpredicted match as they appear to be quite the opposite and are forever arguing in their poetic banter. The other couple is Claudio and Hero, the two who seem madly in love yet Claudio's untrusting and naive side takes power at one stage, in which the couple's relationship seems destined to be doomed. The two characters of Benedick and Claudio are very

Although the word tragedy is often depicted as an occurring event that leads to catastrophic calamities and misfortunes, the Greek philosopher Aristotle determined that a tragedy, like all poetry, is a kind of imitation that aim’s to bring about the “catharsis” of the spectators and arouse in them a sensation of pity and fear. Shakespeare is very well known to uses these elements in his plays to display emotion in the audience. The play Much Ado About Nothing should be considered a Shakespearean tragedy due to several elements that take place throughout the play. These elements include Catharsis, A struggle between Good and Evil, and External Conflicts that are all present in the play and that are essential to a tragedy.

At its core, “Much Ado About Nothing” is a true love story. The story, written by William Shakespeare, takes place in Messina, Italy. When a prince, Don Pedro, and his two comrades, arrive in town from war, they are welcomed to the home of a nobleman by the name of Leonato. The accompanying soldiers, Benedick and Claudio, each find love as the play progresses. Claudio immediately falls in love with Leonato’s daughter Hero, while Benedick eventually falls for the quick-witted niece of Leonato, Beatrice. Along the way there is deception and redemption. The deception is led by Don Pedro’s illegitimate brother, Don John and his followers. Those responsible for the troubles caused are brought to justice. In the end, love conquers all and the two couples are wed in a double ceremony.