Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" and his comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" contain protagonists, but it's the antagonists that have a greater impact on the play. ... The main villain of "Much Ado" is Don John who is the illegitimate brother of Don Pedro, the Prince of Arragon. ... In "Much Ado" Claudio, Don Pedro, and to some extent, Leonato can be perceived as villains by a modern audience as their actions reflect the chauvinism and patriarchy of Elizabethan England. ... The mood change is very similar in "Much Ado," as Don John causes trouble to almost everyone. ... He a...

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"The way societies think about and treat women is often considered a means of measuring how civilised they are"– Dusinberre, 2003 William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest writer and poet of the English language. His literature works written over 400 years ago, have survived the challenge of time, so much so that Shakespeare's plays, sonnets and poems are still considered to this day an integral facet within the study of culture, society and language. ... By insinuation, it appears that within a patriarchal society the essence of power is non-existent without the presen...

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