William Shakespeare's, Much Ado About Nothing is described as a comedy, however the plays comedic revelation is based upon the number of themes featured in this story. ... Therefore love can relate to people and the extent of love is tested constantly in life today as well as in Much Ado About Nothing. ... Much Ado About Nothing is written so that the people following to the story know that Hero is in fact innocent, and it is seen that Claudio reacts harshly and does not trust what she has to say at all. ... Finally, illusion versus reality is featured in Much Ado About Nothing. ... Muc...

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Two of the most famous plays written by Shakespeare in 1950's - "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Much Ado About Nothing" illustrate this theme. ... For example, in "Much Ado About Nothing" people very often have to give a way to those, who are higher in their social rank. ... Katherine, of "The Taming of the Shrew", and Beatrice, of "Much Ado About Nothing", are very similar to each other. ... In the beginning of "Much Ado About Nothing" Beatrice has a harsh dialogue with Benedick (Ado 1.I.37-43). ... Just as if "Much Ado About Nothing" would have been written earlier, Beatrice would have ...

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On the cultural front, the printing press, invented about a hundred years before, was fundamentally changing the way literature reached ordinary people. ... As You Like It was written in this year, just after Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V, and Julius Caesar, and just before the writing of Hamlet in 1600. Unlike many of Shakespeare's plays, As You Like It seems to contain few references to the world outside the theatre; unlike the political history Shakespeare reworked in his "history plays," or the commentaries on kingship and power that pervade his tragedies, Shakespeare's comedy ...

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"In the early days of The Globe, Shakespeare wrote three of his best romantic comedies: Twelfth Night, As You Like It, and Much Ado About Nothing. ... Although many stories had been done about Caesar, and the story was a legend in England, Shakespeare's version surprised many people by its originality (Timeline). ... The new ruler was King James, who was as much of a fan of acting as Queen Elizabeth. ... It is about a man who believes that his wife is unfaithful to him. ... This is about Macbeth and his wife, who believe that they can kill the King of Scotland and quietly take the throne....

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