Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing," by William Shakespeare, is unlike any other women in the play, especially Hero. ... Hero hasn't even gotten to know Claudio yet, but she accepts anyway for her father's wishes, which says a lot about her character. ... Beatrice thinks about the information she has overheard about Benedick's love for her, and consciously makes the decision to change how she acts. ... "Much Ado About Nothing" is a play that represents the status of women. ... Throughout the play, we can see how much gender equality lacks and although I wish Beatrice had stuck ...

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Throughout the play, "Much Ado About Nothing," the use of both language and interactions between the characters are combined to accurately depict Elizabethan attitudes towards women and the patriarchal society that was once seen as normal. ... To this question Don Pedro answers "Nothing, unless you render her again ", here, instead of meaning that there is nothing that could match her preciousness, he is implying that there is nothing that can match her deceptiveness and treachery. ... This reflects the importance of chastity in Elizabethan England, reminding us how much of an unforgivable sin...

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Act IV, Scene I, lines 93-1001 At the presentation of this excerpt, Claudio has just rebuked Hero at their own wedding, tossing her back to her father, Leonato. Claudio is under the assumption that she has already been unfaithful to him. He has reason to believe that she has lost her virginity, ...

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Strong Women of Othello William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. In Much Ado about Nothing, the main character____(look up) ---{describe role}. ... "And so much Duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much that I may profess due to the Moor my lord". ... Although she is " bound [to her father] for life and education- , she affirms her belief that she belongs with Othello, and has such great love for him, so much tha...

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William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. In Much Ado about Nothing, the main character____(look up) ---{describe role}. ... "And so much Duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much that I may profess due to the Moor my lord". ... Although she is " bound [to her father] for life and education- , she affirms her belief that she belongs with Othello, and has such great love for him, so much that "a heave interim shall support hi...

• Word Count: 645
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate