During Shakespeare's period, social status was the main focus of life. Everything was made around social status. Who was acceptable to talk to, who was acceptable to marriage, and who even how they treated others. Women had to live to strict ways of life. The father controls the daughter, she is accepted to do as her father says and what he pleases. A women must always have a man in charge of her, the father picks out her husband to which the future husband will help higher the social status that they have already. Shakespeare uses Hero and Beatrice to demonstrate the dangers of love at first sight vs. the benefits of a relationship based on mutual understating. In the beginning of the play Hero is the women you were expected to be in Shakespeare day, she was loyal and obedient to her father and did what she was told. She fell in love with Claudio at first sight making her innocently in love. Hero and Claudio were in the stage of a relationship called the “honeymoon” phase where they didn’t know and/or realize all the good and bad quality's they both have. When Claudio was only talking with Benedick, he tells him that “In mine eye she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on”. It would seem that this love Claudio has for Hero is purely the result of, first attraction on looks and, second the need to marry a high status and virtuous woman which what Hero was. Claudio could be faking his love and want for Hero but he see the qualities in her to make decent wife. Claudio told Leonato that he is ready to marry her only after their first meeting and then proceeds to ask Leonato for her hand in marriage. One of the negatives of love at first sight is you don't know anything about the other person, you might jump into situat... ... middle of paper ... ...atrice tells him ‘I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest’. This is a wonderful contrast to all the deception it has taken to bring them together with a relationship that will not fail. Looking at the play, Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare makes the point that true love is achieved with understanding, trust, and commitment by examining the relationships of the contrasting sets of lovers: the love at first sight kind of relationship of Hero and Claudio, and the deeper relationship of Beatrice and Benedick.Claudio and Hero’s relationship has at this point in the play disintegrated due to deception and an innate lack of trust. Deception unquestionably plays a significant role in this positive resolution of their relationship: Benedick and Beatrice have ultimately discovered an emotionally open relationship as a direct result of deception.
Firstly, one of the two major tragic flaws of Claudio is his Passion of love for Hero. Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing says, “Sweet Hero, now thy image doth appear In the rare semblance that lov’d it first” (Shakespeare pg. 89). This quote shows how Claudio loves Hero once again when he hears Hero’s innocence. This quote also shows how Claudio’s passion of love for Hero is not as deep as it should have because he loved her again after overreacting and judging things too
Comparing Shakespeare's Presentation of the Love Between Claudio and Hero with that Between Beatrice and Benedick
Shakespeare shows how important it is in the relationship between Claudio and Hero. Twice in the play Claudio was tricked into believing that someone he loves has questionable character by a person who he knows is evil. Claudio is gullible enough to be tricked when Don John leads him to believe that his friend is wooing Hero for himself rather than for his sake. Claudio believes that his friend Don Pedro is wooing the girl he loves for himself, he says “Tis certain so; the prince woos for himself.Friendship is a constant in all other things save in the office and affairs of love”(Shakespeare 2.1 52-54). If Claudio would trust his friend he would never be able to be tricked by Don John. Claudio lets himself be fooled by Don John more than
True love is a bond shared by few and dreamed of by everyone. The appearance of a relationship may not accurately depict the true reality of the situation. The bond between Claudio and Hero appears far stronger than that of Beatrice and Benedict, yet events of the play provide evidence for the converse. In Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing, the masked emotions of two couples are evoked through subterfuge.
Based on the classic Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Roman, Julie, and Friends displays a new theme on becoming friends with children of all genders, even if it is not expected or allowed by their friends. There were many changes made to create a story that resembled Romeo and Juliet but also changed the meaning to a more positive and age appropriate moral. For example some of the original characters are resembled in the remediation, while others were completely new for the purpose of the new plot. The classic play was changed to a children’s book to provide a positive message to children by using pictures and designs that would suit a child’s liking. The design of the book was happy and cheerful, with basic pictures that resemble the words but are similar to the other pictures in the book. The book also uses ethos, logos, and pathos to sell the moral of the story. Ethos is mainly used by the creditability of Shakespeare. While pathos is the ability for the reader to connect with the characters personalities and stories. Logos is used by providing the child realize that friends can be any gender or personalities, but if given the chance a friend can be found in anyone. The target audience is for children around the reading level of 3, with the purpose being the idea that children can become friends with children of any gender.
Fate or choice? Choice or fate? How does one separate these ideals? Can one? Shakespeare could not. Nor can we. Fate and choice are so intertwined that our choices determine our fate, and our fate determines our choices. William Shakespeare trusts the audience to scrutinize whether it is fate or choice that rules our human life. Shakespeare aptly conveys this oxymoron (with which people have been dealing for ages) through the evidence and structure of his play, Romeo and Juliet.
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William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing is clearly a classic comedy; lots of wit, puns, a group of stupid characters (Dogberry and the Watch) and although there are complications during the middle Acts, everything turns out right in the end. The first scene contains a lot of witty jokes and uses puns to show that right from the start of the play it is a comedy. Messenger: 'And a good soldier too, lady. ' Beatrice: 'And a good soldier to a lady. ' Beatrice and Benedick appear to have a 'teasing relationship'.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The first scene of the two film versions of Romeo and Juliet directed by Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli is a very unusual and interesting interpretation of the 16th century play, written by the famous playwright William Shakespeare. Both Luhrmann and Zeffirelli capture the love and tragedy story in different ways. Baz Luhrmann very cleverly manages to weave the past into the present by setting the movie in Shakespearean language and yet giving the film a very modern twist. It is set in, the very heart of a modern American city that is quite threatening and urban. Here crime thrives in the city centre, violence rules the streets and becomes a part of daily life and where people are bred not to reveal their true feelings living a life of fear, chaos and full of illusions.
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The theme of honour is of high significance in much ado about nothing. To have honour during shakespeare's time was very important as it earned people their respect and showed their integrity. Because everyone desired this, honour became overvalued and over exaggerated, hence why the outburst of “hero’s infidelity” almost brought the play to an end. The call off of the wedding ceremony, where Claudio rejects Hero and publicly shames her in front of her father is the climax of the play. Claudio’s intentions were to inflict as much pain as possible upon Hero, thus the play takes an abrupt turn and goes from a comedy plunging down to a tragedy. Hero's honor is then quickly called into question when it is believed she has been unfaithful to Claudio
William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, which is commonly believed to criticize society’s romanticized idea of love, demonstrates that even though love may seem unachievable, it is still possible to find it even in the most unlikely places. Shakespeare illustrates this idea in Twelfth Night through the characters Antonio and Sebastian by subtly suggesting that Antonio and Sebastian are more than just friends. It is Sebastian’s physical beauty that attracts Antonio to him, which leads him to devote himself to Sebastian as a sign of love. Antonio’s love for Sebastian grows to obsession; however Sebastian considers their friendship to be completely plutonic. In addition Sebastian generally tries to save Antonio from his own desire; however he does a bad job by leading him on unintentionally due to his passive nature.
It is the loss and gain of love that makes us who we are. Loss of a parent, who you thought you might be, whom you thought you could trust, and the people you love. . One of the things Shakespeare revealed was that love makes life complicated. Whether you were a peasant or nobility attending this play; everybody can relate. Love brings struggle but it also brings so much joy in the process. It opens your heart to new beginnings and chances. The same way Claudio opened up to Hero’s doppelgänger or the way Beatrice forgave Benedick and loved him anyway. It opens your heart to new places. Love isn’t a fantasy we all hope exists, it is real. We just have to work to find it and work even harder to keep it. Who do you love?