much ado about nothing
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Much Ado about Nothing. Fabio Pesaresi [email protected]. English drama. Mistery Plays Miracle Plays Morality Plays Interludes. Elizabethan drama. University Wits Spanish Tragedy (1885 c.) Popular theatre Propaganda theatre. Morality Plays. Moral teaching Allegorical stories - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
English dramaEnglish drama
►Mistery PlaysMistery Plays
►Miracle PlaysMiracle Plays
►Morality PlaysMorality Plays
► InterludesInterludes
Elizabethan dramaElizabethan drama
► University WitsUniversity Wits
► Spanish Tragedy Spanish Tragedy
(1885 c.)(1885 c.)
► Popular theatrePopular theatre
► Propaganda theatrePropaganda theatre
Morality PlaysMorality Plays
►Moral teachingMoral teaching
► Allegorical storiesAllegorical stories
► EverymanEveryman
Jacobean LondonJacobean London
Visscher – c. 1616
The GlobeThe Globe
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare
23rd april 156423rd april 1564
Is born at Stratford-upon-AvonIs born at Stratford-upon-Avon
15821582
Marries Anne HathawayMarries Anne Hathaway
15921592
Robert Greene:Robert Greene:
"...for there is an upstart Crow, beautified with "...for there is an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his Tygers hart wrapt our feathers, that with his Tygers hart wrapt
in a Players hyde, supposes he is as well in a Players hyde, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blanke verse as the able to bombast out a blanke verse as the
best of you: and being an absolute best of you: and being an absolute Johannes fac totum, is in his owne conceit , is in his owne conceit
the onely Shake-scene in a countrey"the onely Shake-scene in a countrey"
15991599
Construction of the “Globe” TheatreConstruction of the “Globe” Theatre
'Totus mundus agit histrionem'
23rd april 161623rd april 1616
Dies at Stratford-upon-AvonDies at Stratford-upon-Avon
Much Ado About Much Ado About NothingNothing
(1598-99)(1598-99)
MessinaMessina
LeonatoLeonato
AntonioAntonio Hero Hero BeatriceBeatrice
Don Pedro of AragonDon Pedro of Aragon
Don PedroDon Pedro
Don JohnDon John Claudio Claudio BenedickBenedick
Don JohnDon John
CouplesCouples
Ideal love:Ideal love:
Claudio - HeroClaudio - Hero
The
skirmish
Benedick
and
Beatrice
The masqued ballThe masqued ball
►Don Pedro courts Hero for his friend Don Pedro courts Hero for his friend ClaudioClaudio
►Don John insinuates the Don Pedro is Don John insinuates the Don Pedro is in love with Heroin love with Hero
PlayingPlaying
Friends want Benedick and Beatrice to Friends want Benedick and Beatrice to fall in love with each otherfall in love with each other
The deceitThe deceit
Don John makes Claudio and Don PedroDon John makes Claudio and Don Pedro
Believe that Hero has a secret loverBelieve that Hero has a secret lover
The repudiationThe repudiation
Claudio believes his eyesClaudio believes his eyes
andand
rejects Hero on their wedding dayrejects Hero on their wedding day
The stratagemThe stratagem
Friar FrancisFriar Francis
proposes to pretend that Hero has died: proposes to pretend that Hero has died:
““what we have we prize not to the worthwhat we have we prize not to the worthWhiles we enjoy it, but being lack'd and Whiles we enjoy it, but being lack'd and
lost, lost, Why, then we rack the value, then we find Why, then we rack the value, then we find The virtue that possession would not show The virtue that possession would not show
us us Whiles it was oursWhiles it was ours””
Love declaredLove declared
Benedick declares his love to BeatriceBenedick declares his love to Beatrice
who reciprocateswho reciprocates
The proof of loveThe proof of love
Beatrice to Benedick:Beatrice to Benedick:
““Kill Claudio”Kill Claudio”
The revelationThe revelation
The guards discover Borachio boasting The guards discover Borachio boasting about the trick playedabout the trick played
RepentanceRepentance
Claudio repents for harming HeroClaudio repents for harming Hero
The “punishment”The “punishment”
Claudio accepts to:Claudio accepts to:
Declare publicly his mistakeDeclare publicly his mistake
Marry Leonato’s niece, without seeing herMarry Leonato’s niece, without seeing her
The double weddingThe double wedding
Claudio and Hero
Benedick and BeatriceBenedick and Beatrice
Shakesperian themesShakesperian themes
►Plots and sublotsPlots and sublots
►DeceitDeceit
►Evolution of charactersEvolution of characters
►Fight between good and evilFight between good and evil
►PunsPuns
►Mixture of genres and registersMixture of genres and registers
►Allegorical meaningAllegorical meaning