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Much Ado About Nothing. Work Sample: Carsen, Exams of Music

Work Sample Carsen(ungraded). The theme of Deception in. Much Ado About Nothing. Based on the idiocy of characters. A major theme throughout the play.

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Work Sample Carsen(ungraded)
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Much Ado About

Nothing

An analysis of the main theme of Deception

The theme of Deception in

Much Ado About Nothing

Based on the idiocy of characters

A major theme throughout the play

Brought together Beatrice and Benedick

Ensured Hero’s innocence even after her “death”

Idiocy of Characters - Claudio

Claudio is very quick in believing Don John and falling straight into Don John’s

weak plan. If he had confronted Hero before shaming her at the altar and hadn’t

been so impetuous, the following wouldn’t have occurred.

The shaming of Hero and her “dying”

Claudio and Don Pedro’s loss of the

friendship with Benedick

Loss of the trust from the governor’s

family; Leonato, Antonio and Beatrice

Loss of his (Claudio’s) own love

Reputation of the Governor’s name, Count’s

Claudio’s name and the Prince’s name being

shamed in the whole of Messina

Him having to marry a masked

woman whom he has “never

met” to appease Leonato

Work Sample Carsen

Idiocy of Characters – Don Pedro

Don Pedro was with Count Claudio that night they witnessed Hero’s supposed

slander. Though blood ran thicker than water, Don Pedro should’ve still held

some scepticism and as the prince, should’ve investigated more. These factors

attributed to him publicly denouncing her as a “common prostitute”.

Trust in Don John

Not asking Hero’s chaperone

Disregarding the reputation of

Hero as being innocent

Margaret not professing that it was

her at Hero’s bedside window

“Her blush suggested guiltiness” –

Claudio

Benedick and Beatrice

Benedick and Beatrice are so willingly tricked into falling in love with each

other. They open themselves up to the weaknesses of love and ultimately

disregard their previous thoughts on marriage.

A case of mishearing could change so much.

This comic effect is necessary as it is the only way they could be convinced to

allow love into their lives.

The bold lines in the following slides refer to how they had been sceptic, but

they had been easily deceived. It is almost as if they wanted to be deceived into

thinking both parties had feelings.

Benedick

“This can be no trick, the conference was sadly borne, they have the truth of this

from Hero, they seem to pity the lady: it seems her affections have their full bent:

love me? Why, it must be requited: I hear how I am censured, they say I will bear

myself proudly, if I perceive the love come from her” – Lines 181-184 Act 2 Scene 3

“When I said I would die a bachelor, I did not think I should live till I were married

  • ” Lines 197-199 Act 2 Scene 3

“I should think this a gull, but that the white bearded fellow speaks it: knavery

cannot sure hide himself in such reverence” – Lines 106-107 Act 2 Scene 3

Other Aspects of Deception

Friar Francis successfully deceives everyone, except for those in on the plan

and the reader of the play that Hero is dead. This ultimately restored her

honour after it was revealed she had been slandered by Don John.

Leonato deceiving Claudio into thinking that he is marrying an unknown

woman who looks akin to Hero. Claudio did this to appease Leonato even

though at the end, it ends happily with Leonato being able to trust Claudio

in accepting his consequences and truly loving Hero.

References

  • Much Ado About Nothing

The play by William Shakespeare

Set in Messina

Deception is obviously the main theme of the power point. This “subtitle” is to separate the different aspects of deception, where it could be the devil’s advocate or for good. The background chosen once again imitates parchment, and the bottom left hand side is a quill, which would have been the instrument people then used.

The above slides are with the same background as slide 2. The choice of having coloured textboxes is to engage students as seeing the same boring black can really deter the thinking. The words in the textboxes are straightforward and this is succint so there will be no confusion as to what had been said.

The choice of background was to only differentiate the forms of deception presented. The books in the background suggest literature and the play as a form of literature showcases that. Once again, the font Gabriola has been used and this is so that, it is clear but at the same time elegant just as how deception is being played throughout the play.

At the end of making this power point, I realised that I could have expanded on more themes, but within limited slides, I believe I have been able to show deception in a more deeper understanding.

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