How does the book relate to the title "Much Ado About Nothing" The play has comedy, romance, suspense, action and a lot of drama twisted into several hundred lines of verse. ... The pronunciation of the word "nothing" would, in the late 16th Century, have been "noting," and so the title also apparently suggests a pun on the word, "noting", and on the use of the word "note" as an expression of music. ... The idea of noting is also continued throughout the play, and is particularly shown by the changing relationship between Beatrice and Benedick. ... At one point, Benedick surreptitiously no...

• Word Count: 723
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

If I were to try and summarize the varying representations of sex in the book I would end writing a book in itself. ... While each of these influences are separate and distinct, it also important to note that each of them are intertwined and always manipulating each other. ... It is important to note that this train of thought directly influenced the very characters telling the stories. ... The theme of lustful attraction and ensuing sexual intercourse is played over and over throughout the book without second thought from the characters, except on occasion only for the purpose of figuring...

• Word Count: 1609
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By reading the novel "Funny Boy", the writer is able to show Arjie's becoming of 'a man' and who he is, by showing us examples from the beginning of the book in the chapter "Radha Aunty" of how he is affected personally by the political instabilities in Sri Lanka. ... (Selvadurai, 85) After the family had banned Anil from the house Arjie notes a difference in the atmosphere. ...

• Word Count: 1414
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Minnie paying the "living expenses- just so James can publish his book illustrates James' failure to be the financial provider. (69). ... In the beginning of the book, Brett enters a dance club with a group of gay men. ...

• Word Count: 2224
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate