Author: Nadine Richters
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3640140850
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, University of Hamburg (IAA), course: Literaturseminar: William Shakespeare: "Much ado about nothing", 16 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Deception and the exploitation of the characters' credulousness are leitmotifs within Shakespeare's play "Much ado about nothing". central theme in the play is trickery or deceit, whether for good or evil purposes. However, the people being deceived are not as unintelligent as one might think at first perception. Most of them have a high social rank and this usually implies that people have access to higher education. This is proved by the character's high command of rhetoric stylistic devices, their expression and the way they phrase their thoughts and feelings. Even Don Pedro, who generally seems to be above everything, can be easily deceived by his bastard brother Don John. The recipient notices this in scene 3.2 when Don John makes them believe that Margret is Hero who has premarital sexual intercourse and thus is infidelous towards Claudio. There are three important forms of deception within the play of which I will inform you in section 2.. Furthermore I will state Don John's character traits, define the villain's function, name his intrigues and how they perfectly work. In the last section I try to explain the reason why it is apparently easy to deceive the fundamentally intelligent characters. On the whole, Shakespeare shows the characters' dealing between appearance and reality and deception and self-deception. Nearly every character of the play is involved in a deception and has to learn to distinguish appearance from reality. Paradoxically, even the most intelligent characters are not excluded. Schabert characterises the appearance and reality theme as follows:
Deception and Villainy in Shakespeare's "Much Ado about Nothing"
Author: Nadine Richters
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3640140850
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, University of Hamburg (IAA), course: Literaturseminar: William Shakespeare: "Much ado about nothing", 16 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Deception and the exploitation of the characters' credulousness are leitmotifs within Shakespeare's play "Much ado about nothing". central theme in the play is trickery or deceit, whether for good or evil purposes. However, the people being deceived are not as unintelligent as one might think at first perception. Most of them have a high social rank and this usually implies that people have access to higher education. This is proved by the character's high command of rhetoric stylistic devices, their expression and the way they phrase their thoughts and feelings. Even Don Pedro, who generally seems to be above everything, can be easily deceived by his bastard brother Don John. The recipient notices this in scene 3.2 when Don John makes them believe that Margret is Hero who has premarital sexual intercourse and thus is infidelous towards Claudio. There are three important forms of deception within the play of which I will inform you in section 2.. Furthermore I will state Don John's character traits, define the villain's function, name his intrigues and how they perfectly work. In the last section I try to explain the reason why it is apparently easy to deceive the fundamentally intelligent characters. On the whole, Shakespeare shows the characters' dealing between appearance and reality and deception and self-deception. Nearly every character of the play is involved in a deception and has to learn to distinguish appearance from reality. Paradoxically, even the most intelligent characters are not excluded. Schabert characterises the appearance and reality theme as follows:
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3640140850
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, University of Hamburg (IAA), course: Literaturseminar: William Shakespeare: "Much ado about nothing", 16 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Deception and the exploitation of the characters' credulousness are leitmotifs within Shakespeare's play "Much ado about nothing". central theme in the play is trickery or deceit, whether for good or evil purposes. However, the people being deceived are not as unintelligent as one might think at first perception. Most of them have a high social rank and this usually implies that people have access to higher education. This is proved by the character's high command of rhetoric stylistic devices, their expression and the way they phrase their thoughts and feelings. Even Don Pedro, who generally seems to be above everything, can be easily deceived by his bastard brother Don John. The recipient notices this in scene 3.2 when Don John makes them believe that Margret is Hero who has premarital sexual intercourse and thus is infidelous towards Claudio. There are three important forms of deception within the play of which I will inform you in section 2.. Furthermore I will state Don John's character traits, define the villain's function, name his intrigues and how they perfectly work. In the last section I try to explain the reason why it is apparently easy to deceive the fundamentally intelligent characters. On the whole, Shakespeare shows the characters' dealing between appearance and reality and deception and self-deception. Nearly every character of the play is involved in a deception and has to learn to distinguish appearance from reality. Paradoxically, even the most intelligent characters are not excluded. Schabert characterises the appearance and reality theme as follows:
Much Ado about Nothing
Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438132034
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Presents a collection of essays discussing historical aspects of William Shakespeare's comedy in which Beatrice and Benedick overcome the obstacles preventing their union and ultimately conceding to mutual love and respect for each other.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438132034
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Presents a collection of essays discussing historical aspects of William Shakespeare's comedy in which Beatrice and Benedick overcome the obstacles preventing their union and ultimately conceding to mutual love and respect for each other.
Much Ado About Nothing (MAXNotes Literature Guides)
Author: Louva Irvine
Publisher: Research & Education Assoc.
ISBN: 9780738673325
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Much Ado About Nothing and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.
Publisher: Research & Education Assoc.
ISBN: 9780738673325
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Much Ado About Nothing and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.
Cuckoldry and Deception in Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing and Othello
Author: Amber Kiswana Stone
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Sonnets and Poems
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
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Category : Miniature books
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
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Category : Miniature books
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Book of the Courtier
Author: conte Baldassarre Castiglione
Publisher:
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Category : Courtesy
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
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Category : Courtesy
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
The Shakespeare story-book
Author: Mary Macleod
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The Merchant of Venice
Author: William Shakespeare
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Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Much Ado about Nothing; a Comedy in Five Acts... as Arranged for the Stage by Henry Irving, and Presented at the Lyceum Theatre on Wednesday, October 11th, 1882
Author: Irving, Henry, Sir
Publisher: London, Chiswick Press
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher: London, Chiswick Press
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
The Changeling
Author: Thomas Middleton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Changeling is a popular Renaissance tragedy in which the relationship between money, sex, and power is explored. Frequently performed and studied in University courses, it is a key text in the New Mermaids series.
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ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Changeling is a popular Renaissance tragedy in which the relationship between money, sex, and power is explored. Frequently performed and studied in University courses, it is a key text in the New Mermaids series.