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Adapting a William Shakespeare play can prove to be a challenge, as so many have done so, making it difficult to stand apart. Accordingly, Plymouth State University added a modern twist to the play Much Ado About Nothing, and, despite certain missteps, I considered it successful. Furthermore, director Jessie Chapman not only changed the time period to a post-World War I setting, but included modern music as well. Accordingly, the costumes were changed to fit the era, including the soldiers’ uniforms

Does love ever hit as hard as a rock? Does it feel like you're happier you just enlightened? Well not always. William Shakespeare is an all time legend for the genre of comedy.. He created the much ado about nothing play which is still relevant today. The play “much ado about nothing” portrays strong themes such as love, self deception and appearances vs reality. We all desire to be loved ? although many of our relationships these days don't always go as planned, in many relationships lies are thrown

William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is a play involving by deception, disloyalty, trickery, eavesdropping, and hearsay. The play contains numerous examples of schemes that are used to manipulate the thoughts of other characters; it is the major theme that resonates throughout the play. Ironically, it is one of these themes that bring serenity to the chaos that encompasses most of the play. 	The first example of deception we see is with the characters of Beatrice and Benedick. These

The ‘Much Ado about Nothing’, part of Shakespeare’s ‘First Folio’ released in 1623 ,and later adapted into a film by Kenneth Branagh in 1993, was a comedic play set within the 16th century, in Messina, Sicily. Prior to the story Don Pedro, also known as ‘The Prince’ had just come back from a war against his half brother John ‘The Bastard’. Many universal themes and issues within Much Ado about Nothing as well as other Shakespearian plays are still relevant in today’s society as the themes of lies

positively impacts characters is thematic throughout Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing. In fact, without the use of deception throughout the play there would be no momentum to the plot. Therefore, deception is a reoccurring theme that serves as a means to accomplish an end result that would likely not occur otherwise in the play. The use of deception is most evident in the “gulling scenes” of Much Ado About Nothing, but the use of deception begins prior to those scenes. The first use of deception

Honor can be defined as being given high respect. Many authors choose to have “honor” as a theme because they can show it in several ways. The play Much Ado About Nothing, written by William Shakespeare, is about many different characters deceiving/tricking and dishonoring other characters with the goal of harming each other; in the end, everyone makes up and the original relationships are restored and new ones are created. This novel accurately shows the “code of honor.” The Wave, a novel written

Much Ado About Nothing Final Essay by Vinithra Seshan The plot of William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing is centered around the theme of deception. In the play, the characters lie in order to deceive others. According to Time magazine, most lies can be classified into these three sections: lies to protect others, lies in the interest of the liar, and lies to cause harm to others. These lies can have harsh consequences. In Much Ado About Nothing, the main effect of these lies of deception

Beatrice, Benedick, and Love in Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing  is set in thirteenth century Italy.  The plot of the play can be categorized as comedy or tragicomedy .    Villainy and scheming combine with humor and sparkling wordplay in Shakespeare's comedy of manners. Claudio is deceived into believing that Hero, is unfaithful. Meanwhile, Benedick and Beatrice have "a kind of merry war" between them, matching wits in repartee.  This paper will attempt

Goodmorning teachers and students, Much Ado About Nothing is a shakespearean play about many things, but I believe that by learning about it in school, we are taught not only about how the english language has evolved throughout the years, but also gives us a peek of just how horrible certain situations can become. Deceit, betrayal, and manipulation are just a few topics that this play teaches us how to avoid. In the play, Claudio, a young bachelor set on marrying the young lady Hero, is deceived

Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, a power inequality exists between eros and philia. While the quest to obtain eros drives the plotlines of both Pride and Prejudice and Much Ado About Nothing, ultimately it is the power of philia that allows the characters to obtain romantic love. In this paper, I will compare the power of eros and philia in Pride and Prejudice and Much Ado About Nothing, and demonstrate that philia is the most powerful love. Philia is not