Benedick issues it as a kind of romantic threat and immediately kisses Beatrice, thus ending there performed reluctance to admit that they love each other. ‘Peace’ signifies the newfound harmony amongst Beatrice and Benedick but to go further that of the whole play. The connotations of the word ‘peace’ include calm, union and love, therefore when Benedick speaks he sets a tone of content as we as the audience are relieved that they have found their peace as a couple. Subsequently I have come to believe that Much Ado about Nothing follows this comedic convention of “All’s well that ends well. Another relationship, which ends happily and in marriage, is that of Hero and Claudio.
He has attained what he wanted: the Indian Child. But his behavior seems to change concerning Titania who witnesses tenderness for Bottom on line 46 “Her dotage now I do begin to pity”. Indeed, she has crowned Bottom, her new lover, with a ‘coronet of fresh and fragrant flowers’ (l.51). So, Oberon wakes Titania up after having pressed the juice on her eyelids so that she’s now able to be aware of her attitude. But instead of being angry and outraged of her husband’s trick, she makes peace with him so that together they will go back to Athens to bless Theseus’ marriage.
She is an obedient daughter, willing to follow her father’s instructions such as agreeing to marry the man her father wished her to be with. Claudio is a handsome and courageous person, but his flaws of being young and inexperienced make him vulnerable to Don John and Borachio’s schemes. Don John resented Hero and Claudio’s relationship as he also had feelings for Hero therefore, Don John seeked to destroy their relationship by wrecking
My favorite parts of the play were when Benedick and Beatrice finally married and whatever scene the cops were in. The scene when Benedick and Beatrice really struck home to me because it proved to me that sometimes love can be hidden beneath some levels of harsh and cruel words. I also enjoyed the scene with the cops because I always got a good laugh out of whatever they said. I feel like they would have played a less significant role if Shakespeare had been directing the play,
In the play Romeo and Juliet one the first major characters you meet is Benvolio and you learn very quickly that he is compassionate and pacifistic. A trait that Benvolio shows frequently is compassion. After he is finished talking with Montague, Benvolio tries to find out why Romeo is depressed. When Romeo mentions that Rosaline doesn’t love him and that he won’t be able to forget her Benvolio says “I’ll pay that doctrine or else die in debt.” (I, i, 235) This proves that Benvolio is compassionate because he wants Romeo to be happy again and will ‘die in debt’ if he can’t teach Romeo how to forget Rosaline. Benvolio also shows that he is pacifistic.
Discuss the relationship between Hal and Falstaff; what are the positive and negative aspects of it and how do these effect events in the play? The relationship between Hal and Falstaff show in Henry IV both demonstrate positive and negative aspects which have an impactful effect on the outcome of the play. Shakespeare utilizes their relationship to breakdown the amount of sophisticated events that occur through comedy to ease the tension. Some other aspects of Hal’s and Falstaff’s relationship are that they happy to live a carefree lifestyle and that there is strong bond of trust and loyalty between them. These aspects help the reader understand the type of characters that are.
The chemistry these actors had was undeniable, and comforted the audience which helped portray one of the key aspects of the play; namely, the relationship between Benedict and Beatrice. As A Level students will know, both of these characters claim not to be the marrying type, and have a relationship based on mockery and wit, believed to be masking their true feelings. It becomes evident that other characters pick up on this, specifically Hero and Margret
Write about the different ways in which Shakespeare presents love in Acts One and Two of King Lear In more ways than others Shakespeare presents love as a necessary transaction between people, especially within family. In King Lear, love seems to be portrayed as something which can be used to manipulate or please someone for another person’s wishes. Furthermore, love is also used to emphasise the Machiavellian nature of certain characters, who wish to use it specifically to capitalise on some form of gain for themselves. Edmund is a prime example of this as is Goneril and Regan who both seem to bestow loving remarks towards their father only when it is for their benefit. Firstly, in Act 1, Shakespeare presents love almost like that of a business transaction between different people.
The theme of fate is developed in Romeo and Juliet through the use of paradox, literal and grammatical, and metaphor. When true love happens you don’t know what is going to happen and people will go till the end of the Earth to be with each other. Fate is one of the major themes in Romeo and Juliet and it plays a key role in many ways. In the book Romeo and Juliet would do anything for one another and throughout the play the reader is able to tell how much they are meant to be together. Romeo and Juliet see each other for the first time and they fell in love instantly.
Friar Laurence also marries them for another reason based on love, he wishes for the children of both families to live in peace and end the feud. Also, Romeo’s love for Juliet prevented him from accepting Tybalt’s challenge to a duel, until his comrade, Mercutio is slain. This