Much Ado About Nothing Feminist Analysis

In the play Much Ado about Nothing it is ostensibly evident that there is a struggle between people of different sexes. It explicates the female stereotypes during an Elizabethan time where Hero and Beatrice are distinguished by the roles they play in the whole matter. Hero is mannered and is reputed in the way she handles herself. She is willing to do everything to ensure that she never gets out of her way by being submissive to her father whereas, at the same time, she ensures that she remains a humble wife to her husband (Shakespeare 3). In this kind of culture, Hero is ready to do anything seen as a way of respecting the male figures she interacts with, even if it means compromising her principles and personalities. In regards to the Renaissance woman, Hero is a perfect blend that would be admired at that time. In fact, the Renaissance woman was highly valued for her beauty.

Obedience was tested in their ability to run the affairs of the household even if their husbands had the ability to pay servants. They had to show a high level of fidelity and any form of adultery was heavily punished. Hero possesses almost all of the qualities stipulated about the Renaissance woman. She is loyal, and very responsible when around women. She is married and is expected to be a virgin woman, which makes her an ideal character in this precept. However, she has to grapple with the problem of approval of Claudio who violently reacts to her thinking that she has betrayed him. Her father too is offended in the realization that her daughter has not kept her virginity to the point that she disowns her. She is not allowed to defend herself, and in fact, even on false accounts, she can easily be accused and be