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Much Ado About Nothing

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William Shakespeare ‘Much Ado about Nothing’
‘Much Ado about Nothing’ is among the major comedies that William Shakespeare wrote in the middle of his career. Majority of the text is in prose. This stylistic device enables the playwright to achieve courteous decorum as well as impulsive energies (Shakespeare, 1920). The play has a setting in Messenia that is a port island in Sicily. Main characters include Benedick and Beatrice. Shakespeare develops the characters to explore thematic concerns such as revenge, love, marriage, as well as gender roles.
Critique on Benedict and Beatrice
At the end of Act 4, Benedict and Beatrice profess their love. Shakespeare chooses Benedict to profess his love to Beatrice at this stage for various reasons. For
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