“Much Ado about Nothing” and “The Glass Menagerie” are two interesting plays that deal with relationship and family conflict. Amy Ackers version of “Much Ado about Nothing” has a lot of relationship conflict during most of the play. The play revolves around a lot chaos that was about absolutely nothing. “The Glass Menagerie” revolves around family dynamics, throughout the play there are several different family conflicts that occur. “Much Ado about Nothing” was more enjoyable than “The Glass Menagerie” because of the setting, the characters, and the plot. “Much Ado about Nothing” was set during the sixteenth century in Messina, Italy. The setting was limited to just Leonato’s property. This setting helps the outcome of each situation that …show more content…
“Much Ado About Nothing” has several different plots pertaining to love. Benedick and Beatrice create the plot of love when they are tricked into falling in love with each other. Hero and Claudio also create a plot with their love story; their love story is tragic at times, but ends very happily. “The Glass Menagerie” has the plot of love, but it is very different than “Much Ado About Nothing”. Amanda genuinely loves her kids, but she can come off as overbearing. Tom feels trapped and leaves his family, but his love for his sister makes him feel guilty after he has left. Tom’s sister Laura never comes out of her shell, so she never gets the chance to fall in love. Laura has chances to find a backbone and find love, but she fails to do so. “Much Ado About Nothing” and “The Glass Menagerie” both have really enjoyable plots, but I enjoyed the diversity of “Much Ado About Nothing”. “Much Ado About Nothing” and “The Glass Menagerie” are two well written plays, which have relationship conflict and family dynamics going on during both. “Much Ado About Nothing” is more of a vibrant and happier play. “The Glass Menagerie” is a dark, dim, and sad play. Both plays show different plots over love, and each play has a unique outcome. “Much Ado About Nothing” was more enjoyable than “The Glass Menagerie” because of the setting, the characters, and the
...r to that of property and subject to male control. Clearly, the study of these plays serve as prime examples in demonstrating the effect of British common law during the early modern period as well as depicting the society’s anxieties in regards to maintaining the ultimate upper-hand in regards to women’s rights, or, lack thereof. Although Hero is, for the most part, painted as a virtuous character throughout Much Ado About Nothing, the question of her virtue is not only known to be a false-accusation to the audience, but her chastity is quickly restored at the end of the play. Likewise, Petruccio is able to remedy Katherine’s shrewish behavior into that of a young lady. Clearly, the plots of these plays as well as the repeated associations between women and one’s property overtly demonstrate a societal desire to maintain a sense of power and domination over women.
William Shakespeare is known for his use of dramatic irony and complicated story lines. In Much Ado About Nothing, he also adds in the element of disguise to what the characters know, or what they think they know. There are multiple characters trying to ensnare others in different facades, whether it be for better or for worse. The deception and illusion in the play can either assist the characters or completely shatter the situation, but in both cases, Shakespeare advises us to infer about what we hear or see before we jump to conclusions.
...ut Nothing is an extremely fast paced and witty play, Shakespeare very much has love as his central theme. There are two very different, yet equally compelling relationships that are explored in depth. They run through the play concurrently, allowing the reader to compare and contrast the different facets and complexities between the two. The playwright’s rich understanding of relationships, and particularly his understanding of the fact that love is not always as formulaic as many a writer would have us believe, makes for a fascinating read. In fact, by directly comparing a realistic couple, full of real world self doubt and a fear of rejection with a very stereotypical love-at-first-sight type of relationship, Shakespeare is possibly making the point that love and relationships have more depth than is often given credit.
...eeper into the story. One can better perceive each of the character’s motivations and what causes certain actions. Comprehending the governmental and societal pressures in regards to Leonato, one may discern the reasons for his outburst at the wedding. By understanding the circumstances that led to Don John’s birth, one can recognize why Don John believes himself to be a plain-dealing villain, and why he is currently in the position in which he is. Knowing more about these characters is vital to a more enlightened reading of Shakespeare’s comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.
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.
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 modernization of nearly outdated and cliché settings typically used for Shakespearian plays such as Much Ado helps enforce Whedon's attempt to make the film and play familiar, as well as creates accessibility for the audience regardless of how well they may understand Shakespeare's language. Both the ensemble and individual cast members assist in achieving Whedon's vision by creating an atmosphere that seems familiar if only that it could be our own family and friends throwing that same banter back and forth between each other. Their playful and occasionally raw performances combine with a spectacular setting to help make Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing a stellar film that is a nearly perfect modern translation of a classic, centuries old
Barton, Anne. Introduction. Much Ado About Nothing. The Riverside Shakespeare, 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1997. 361-365.
With its entangled double plots and eloquent use of words, Much Ado About Nothing is a story that has the ability to entertain the masses both young and old. Shakespeare’s use of figurative language along with situation creates such vivid imagery for which carries the drama from beginning to end. For example, when we look at Act 1 Scene 1 of the play ...
In William Shakespeare’s play ‘Much Ado about Nothing’, there are many instances of trickery and deception, which seem to surround the whole of the play.
...particular play acts as a vessel for this message of mocking self-indulgence and the tragedy of the lack of true love and suspicion of relationships that seems to define the present generation.
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Much Ado About Nothing follows most of the guidelines of Shakespeare’s comedies. There are couples who are married, it focuses on the aspect of love, and there are even mistaken identities. In the beginning of the play, the two pairs of lovers are introduced. Beatrice and Benedick claim to despise each other’s existence at first, but Claudio and Hero appear to be completely in love with each other. As I was reading this play, however, the whole wondrous dress that hides the delicate and secret curves of young love’s body was ripped from her, mainly by Claudio, revealing the jealousy and lack of trust she usually tries hard to conceal.
In précis, through comparing and contrasting the inclusion of certain themes and textual features, and their transformations, the main motifs behind these alterations are clearly established. These transformations are influenced by the author’s social and cultural context, as well as their present defined social order, which is extensively reflected in BBC’s adaptation of the Shakespearean play, “Much Ado about Nothing”.
While Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing have the same author they both have similarities and differences in themes. Some people live their life looking for love and never finding it, it is often said that you will find love when you least expect it. Both plays have common beliefs of love, marriage, however, death is viewed very differently.