Author : Irving, Henry, Sir
Publisher : London, Chiswick Press
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 29,35 MB
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Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,65 MB
Release : 2020-12-03
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Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. First published in 1600, it is likely to have been first performed in the autumn or winter of 1598-1599, and it remains one of Shakespeare's most enduring and exhilarating plays on stage. Stylistically, it shares numerous characteristics with modern romantic comedies including the two pairs of lovers, in this case the romantic leads, Claudio and Hero, and their comic counterparts, Benedick and Beatrice.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 19,43 MB
Release : 1887
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Author : Deborah Cartmell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 10,77 MB
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1474284396
This volume offers an accessible and thought-provoking guide to this major Shakespearean comedy, surveying its key themes and evolving critical preoccupations. It also provides a detailed and up-to-date history of the play's rich stage and screen performance, looking closely at major contemporary performances, including Josie Rourke's film starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate, Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones at the Old Vic, and the RSC's recent rebranding of it as a sequel. Moving through to four new critical essays, the guide opens up fresh perspectives, including contemporary directors' deployment of older actors within the lead roles, the play's relationship to Love's Labour's Lost, its presence on Youtube and the ways in which tales and ruses in the play belong to a wider concern with varieties of crime. The volume finishes with a guide to critical, web-based and production-related resources and an annotated bibliography provide a basis for further research.
Author : Intelligent Education
Publisher : Influence Publishers
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 29,7 MB
Release : 2020-03-27
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 1645425754
A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, thought to be written as the author approached the middle of his career. As a theatrical comedy of the late-sixteenth-century, Much Ado About Nothing poses the question of how love expresses itself. Moreover, it suggests to readers that people who get swept up into fits of passion do so because of everyday situations and emotions. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Shakespeare’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.
Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 37,32 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1410353257
A Study Guide for William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Shakespeare for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Shakespeare for Students for all of your research needs.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 24,48 MB
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1588368408
Set in a courtly world of masked revels and dances, this play turns on the archetypal story of a lady falsely accused of unfaithfulness, spurned by her bridegroom, and finally vindicated and reunited with him. Villainy, schemes, and deceits threaten to darken the brilliant humor and sparkling wordplay–but the hilarious counterplot of a warring couple, Beatrice and Benedick, steals the scene as the two are finally tricked into admitting their love for each other in Shakespeare’s superb comedy of manners. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Saddleback Educational Publ
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 31,37 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781562548599
35 reproducible exercises in each guide reinforce basic reading and comprehension skills as they teach higher order critical thinking skills and literary appreciation. Teaching suggestions, background notes, act-by-act summaries, and answer keys included.
Author : Jeff McQuain
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,91 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
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A dictionary of terms that were first coined in William Shakespeare's plays. Each entry explains the source of the word, how the word is used throughout history, and where each word appears in Shakespeare's works.
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Publisher : Orchard Books
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 24,57 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781846161797
A lively retelling of Shakespeare's famous work about the foolish ways people behave when they're in love. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Love and Lies in Much Ado About Nothing.
