Life Essays

In Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” there are two plots involving lovers; one is serious and potentially tragic; the other is humorous and entertaining. It is upon this second love hate relationship between Beatrice and Benedick, that I shall be focusing and commenting upon the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick …

To contrast the two pairs of lovers, I will firstly compare their attitudes before the two couples actually became lovers. At the beginning of the play we learn that Don Pedro “hath bestowed much honour on a young Florentine” – Claudio, who is then later described as “noble”. From this …

“Much Ado About Nothing” is a comedy. Shakespeare’s comedies often involve tragedy, betrayal and love. They always have a happy ending, often with a marriage. Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship is supposed to be the sub-plot, as Hero and Claudio’s relationship is the main plot in this play. However, Beatrice and …

Impressions are the ‘marked images and effects made on the mind and senses’. A villain would never say ‘I am evil’ or ‘I am a villain’ during a performance, but from his words and actions, the audience would easily be able to reach that conclusion. It can be said that …

In what ways do their characters and behaviour reflect sixteenth century attitudes towards women and their role in society? The two characters of Hero and Beatrice are in complete contrast. Both characters however represent stereotypes that men had of women in the sixteenth century. Hero is young, quiet and in …

Shakespeare presents his female characters with grace and innocence. Hero plays the role of an Elizabethan woman who is quiet, obedient, sacrificial, and a girl who lacks the ability to speak her mind before her father. Hero represents the submissive woman “Daughter remember what I told you. If the prince …

Shakespeare clearly shows the audience from the beginning of the play that Hero and Claudio love each other. Both characters play quite important parts in the play, but their characters are quite simple and plain. Beatrice and Benedick, however, are both strong, outspoken characters that appeal more to the audience, …

Much Ado About Nothing was written in the time of Elizabethan England. In this century, it is historical knowledge that shows us that male status, honour and power ruled over femininity. Women were in a patriarchal world and dominated over. Men married women so they could own them or otherwise …

Introduction This play is called Much Ado About Nothing. It is written by William Shakespeare, the greatest play write in English literature. This essay will describe the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick, who are the two main characters of the play, and will focus on their relationship (lines 1-133). The …

‘Pride and Prejudice’ is a romantic comedy in which Jane Austen implicitly criticises the views on love and marriage conveyed by most people in Regency society. Austen particularly criticises the way in which both men and women in Regency society could very rarely marry purely for love; as they both …