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    In “Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare”, Beatrice and Hero are the converse of one another more ways than one, for Beatrice is using her wits to torture someone she desperately likes (Bendick) on the other hand with Hero you get to see a gentle character who doesn't have a backbone, but both want what best for each other no matter what. This supports my thesis because This proves how Beatrice and Hero are somewhat similar because both are describes as ladies who have good hearts and intentions

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    to navigate through expectations provided by traditional gender norms. The daunting task of voicing and expressing their perspectives and beliefs becomes challenging, resulting in limited autonomy. On the contrary, displayed in the comedy Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Beatrice—a sharp-witted, independent woman—challenges traditional gender roles by disproving expectations imposed on women in the society of Messina. Beatrice’s opposition to traditional gender roles in a Renaissance

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    Much Ado About Nothing, written by William Shakespeare, sheds light on individualism. Individualism is the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant. Individualism philosophies are the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that emphasizes the moral worth of the sole individual. William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, and was considered one of the greatest writers in the English language, of all time. Still to this day, Shakespeare has his

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    Shakespeare Essay While watching two of Shakespeare plays , you could tell that he was a different type of person. He loved drama, the two plays I choose to watch were Macbeth (Justin Kurzel, 2015), and Much Ado About Nothing (Joss Whedon, 2013). These two plays both had a lot of drama in it, which I love movies and plays that have a lot of drama in it. “Drama is created by placing ordinary people in situations of crisis.” Which in both plays, the people just lashed out on each other

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    Love is never an easy concept to understand, let alone when everyone around you seems to be figuring it out and you feel out of the loop. In the play, Much Ado About Nothing, and the novel, Pride and Prejudice, this shows to be the main plot line. These are quite dated. However, a modern twist to this story line is also seen in the television series, Gossip Girl. It is the typical love story; the prospective pairs can only fall in love with each other once they recognize their isolation and fight

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    In the play Much Ado About Nothing, deception was part of everyone’s life in Messina, each one deceives the other. The people shouldn’t believe or trust others because they may get deceived even from the ones who love you. For example, when Don John deceived Don Pedro and Claudio into thinking that Hero is unfaithful and take them to see by their own eyes how she invited a man to her room. But in reality, it was Don John plan to ruin the relationship between Claudio and Hero. In the other hand, Margret

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    “great unknown”, and that is why it is so frightening. Death is inevitable, everybody encounters it. The very idea of death strikes fear into many people’s hearts. Yet, is death always the end of one’s living? In William Shakespeare’s play, Much Ado About Nothing, various characters experience a symbolic death and rebirth, which is rather interesting and surprising. The characters undergo changes that help enhance the plot. In the beginning of the play Claudio, Benedick and Beatrice hold strong beliefs

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    Throughout literature, authors have depicted love in many ways. One such author is Shakespeare, who shows multiple views on marriage, both healthy and unhealthy. He does so through his characters in “Much Ado About Nothing.” The one that Shakespeare suggest as the most healthy and accurate is the one between Beatrice and Benedick. The other characters that Shakespeare includes show the contrasting differences between marriages. The first marriage that Shakespeare displays is Claudio and Hero. They

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    likely to carry on. Fate can be defined as events destined to happen beyond our control. In most stories, you can find a fair ending where characters end up in their right places, because that is what satisfies people. Similarly, in the play Much Ado about Nothing by Williams Shakespeare, the characters deserve their ultimate fates. Benedick receives Beatrice’s love after showing his sincerity through meaningful actions; Don John, unworthy of Don Pedro’s trust, is caught for his crimes; and Hero’s innocence

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    has set up this terrible mess to embarrass Hero and make a fool out of Claudio if his judgment is wrong. We decide, as we care dearly for both the victims, that we must find out who has made much ado about nothing! Benedick came up with a plan to go and talk to all Hero is acquaintances and ask them about her whereabouts between twelve and one last night.

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