Play Essays

William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is a play based upon the drama created by a series of deliberate deceptions between the central characters; some benevolent, others malevolent. The play opens with the return of Don Pedro of Arragon, his “bastard” brother Don John and courtiers Claudio and Benedict to …

Elizabethan views about women were very different from views today. Women were seen as one of a variety of stereotypes of women. Woman as a goddess- the courtly lover placed woman on a pedestal to be worshipped. In the play ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, Hero is treated as this kind …

For my coursework I have to write an essay on ‘the significance of act 4 scene 1 in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. In this essay I am going to write about how the plot of this act and scene which concerns the relationship between Claudio and Hero in act 4 …

Much Ado about Nothing is a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare. Although nobody knows exactly when Shakespeare wrote the play, it is thought that the play was written in 1596 to 1599. The main characters in the play are Leonato, Hero, Beatrice, Benedick, Claudio and of course Don John …

Deception- to mislead, delude or cheat a person.In both scenes a character is decepted. In Act 2 Scene 3 Claudio, Don Pedro and Leonato deceive Benedict. They tell him that Beatrice is in love with him. In Act 3 Scene 1 Beatrice is deceived by Hero and Ursula. Both Benedick …

Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare, is a play about misperceptions, love and the overall comedy of relationships. The main plot revolves around a young couple, Hero and Claudio, and the obstacles they must face in order to be together. The humour ensues when Benedick, a sworn bachelor, meets …

How does Shakespeare present the relationships between Beatrice and Benedick and Hero and Claudio in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. How might a modern audience respond to the presentation of these relationships? ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ was first published in 1600, the Elizabethan era. The audience of 1600 would have had …

In this act, Claudio tells the congregation of his wedding with Hero, that Hero has been unfaithful. This all happens because of Borachio’s plan. Claudio and Hero fell in love at first sight, after Claudio came home from war. Their relationship develops and they decide to get married; however, Don …

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 …

This essay will analyse the way in which Shakespeare makes this comedy bitterly satirical, and a comment on not only the pretentious style and swank of Spaniards, namely Don Pedro and his gang, but human stupidity as a whole. Much Ado About Nothing portrays the issues of sex, war, marriage …