Analysis of Shakespeare’s Comic Heroines Rosalind in “As You Like It,” Beatrice in “Much Ado About Nothing,” Katherina in “The Taming of the Shrew” and Maria in “Twelfth Night”
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A 5 page paper which examines how Shakespeare’s witty women contrast with the social realities of the Elizabethan age. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Comparing Shakespearean Heroines
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A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares the resourceful Viola from Twelfth Night and the feisty Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing. The writer argues that while Shakespeare wrote for his age and was influenced by the social concepts of gender that were prevalent in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, his plays also indicate that he saw women as thinking, feeling individuals who had the capability to be the equals of men. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Connections: Othello and Much Ado About Nothing.
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(5 pp) Would you think that an author who wrote a lot might start repeating himself, or would you guess that if an author writes bout the quality of the human condition, that certain elements are bound to repeat. If you guessed the last of the two thoughts you would be closer to a connection between the two Shakespearean plays Othello and Much Ado About Nothing.
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Don Pedro and Don John in “Much Ado About Nothing”
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A 3 page paper which examines the relationship of the brothers Don Pedro and Don John in Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Their function in the play is also discussed. No additional sources cited.
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Female Attachment in the Plays of William Shakespeare
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This 6 page paper considers the fact that in both a Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing, substantial expressions of attachment between female characters can be noted. This paper integrates a view of the importance of these attachments and the impacts that these have in terms of the overall thematic progression of the plays and the other relationships that exist. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Honor in Much Ado and Twelfth Night
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A 5 page research paper that investigates how Shakespeare's use of tone in these plays demonstrates his opinion of honor and the Elizabeth gender responses to it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Love in “The Tempest” and “Much Ado About Nothing”
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A five page paper analyzing the love relationships in these two Shakespearean works. (The “Much Ado” commentary is actually based on Kenneth Branagh’s movie of the Shakespearean play). The paper concludes that of these three couples -- Miranda and Frederick, Hero and Claudio, and Beatrice and Benedick -- only the last pair has based their relationship on a real knowledge of one another, and acts out of a grounded faith in their partner’s inner self. No additional sources.
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Loyalty & Gender/Much Ado About Nothing & Merchant of Venice
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A 6 page essay that argues that Shakespeare's portrayal of women in The Merchant of Venice and in Much Ado About Nothing shows that he considered women to be capable of showing intelligence and loyalty to equal any man. Beatrice through her loyalty to Hero and Portia in her dramatic defense of her husband's friend, Antonio, show that they possess intelligence, loyalty and courage equal, or superior, to the men in these plays, whom they overshadow in this regard. No additional sources cited.
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Much Ado About Nothing
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A 9 page examination of plot, theme, structure, & meaning in "Much Ado About Nothing." The writer finds that although Much Ado is not as popular as some of Shakespeare's other plays, it excels in wit and in the author's renowned use of colloquial prose. Bibliography lists 7 critical sources.
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Much Ado About Nothing # 2
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A 5 page paper discussing the differences and the similarities between the love of Claudio and Hero and the love of Benedick and Beatrice in the classic by William Shakespeare, 'Much Ado About Nothing.' While Claudio and Hero's love is based on appearances, wealth, and ignorance Benedick and Beatrice's attraction is based on mutual regard, respect, and the fact that they both acknowledge the inner beauty of the other. The outcome is perhaps the only common bond that the two relationships share. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Much Ado About Nothing & Noting
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A 3 page essay that argue that in Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare builds a plot that is predicated on disproving the old adage "seeing is believing." Time and again throughout the play, the way in which relationships and behavior are perceived proves to be in error. In other words, the features that the characters note about each other prove to be misperception. Sometimes this leads to dire consequences; sometimes to love. No additional sources cited.
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Much Ado About Nothing / An Annotated Bibliography
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In 10 pages, the author presents an annotated bibliography of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PCmaanab.doc