Monday, March 7, 2011

Much To Do.....

"Much Ado About Nothing" is one of William Shakespeare's comedies he wrote, but not a normal one. From all the other "comedies" he worte, this one does not deal with a funny situation, but does share some of the same comedic elements. Much Ado's comedy derives from the characters themselves and the highly mannered society in which they all live. The main characters of this play are two couples; Benedick and Beatrice and Claudio and Hero. These couples are solar opposites of each other where Benedick and Beatrice are always engaged in a "war of wits and words" swearing their hate for love, marriage, and each other. Claudio and Hero are the sweet, innocent couple who can barely express their love for each other. During the play Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into loving each other while Claudio is tricked into rejecting Hero at the alter. The sexton (priest) then devises a plan to create a "fake" funeral of Hero to find out who was behind the accusation. They later finds out the Don John is behind the evil deed and is then captured, Claudio is forced into marrying Hero identical cousin; who turns out to be Hero, and Benedick and Beatrice are married off as well and the plan ends in a dance.

Googled (Much Ado About Nothing)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing
http://www.enotes.com/much-ado-about-nothing

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