William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" is a romantic comedy which tells the love stories of the main characters Claudio and Hero, and Beatrice and Benedick. The play is classified as a comedy for a number of different reasons. ... He says, " Trust not my age, My reverence, calling, nor divinity, If this sweet lady lie not guiltless here Under some biting error." ... The stories have to be resolved in a happy ending, as the play is a comedy, so this scene gives the dramatic impact for the rest of the play. ...

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Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is a play based around deception. Sometimes this deception is done with evil intentions in mind and other times with good intentions in mind. The entire play revolves around deception and how it affects each character. Don John uses deception with wicked intentio...

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Plot development and comedy in Much Ado rely heavily on the use of noting. ... I have marked A thousand blushing apparitions ...trust not my age, My reverence, calling nor divinity, If this sweet lady lie not guiltless here, Under some biting error 4.1. 150-162 Leonato, however, can not perceive the innocence of his own daughter. ...

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