School Bag

I was very impressed by the performance, mainly because they were young teens like myself who managed to put on such an excellent play. I really liked the themes which were coming out out of this play merely because they real everyday issues that teens face today, like peer pressure, teenage pregnancy, obesity, sexual abuse, lack of parental guidance (father), the need to fit in because of problems you are faced with etc. I really enjoyed the different scanarios put together in the play, for example the opening of the play with "The Graduate". I felt some sort of inspiration from this segment of the play, the graduate in this segment sent out a valid message to other teens that not because people expect the worst of you this means you should allow them to have the benefit of the doubt. However I must say that my favourite Actress was Arlene, I admired her self esteem and the way in which she looked out for others, I also liked the fact that she did not allow the classroom drama to distract her from her studies neither did it influence her in anyway to follow the bad crowd. I think that it sends a message to other young teens that there is nothing wrong with being yourself and not choosing to follow the crowd.

Much ado about nothing

1. Society of women in Shakespeare:
Women were raised to believe that they were inferior to men. The Church believed this and quoted the Bible in order to ensure the continued adherence to this principle. The protestant leader John Knox wrote:
Women were totally dominated by the male members of their family. They were expected to instantly obey not only their father but also their brothers and any other male members of the family. The punishment for disobedience was the whipping stool - girls were beaten into submission and disobedience was seen as a crime against their religion. Women could not be heirs to their father's titles. All titles would pass from father to son or brother to brother, depending on the circumstances. The only exception was the monarchy.

2. Importance of being a man:
Men had alot of power. The men made the decisions and the women were expected to obey them. The men were expected to support the family from a whole variety of occupations. And they were expected to improve the positions of all members of the family through influence and patronage from wealthier people and families than their own.

3. How illegitimate children were looked upon:
In Shakespeare’s day, the possibility of giving birth to a deformed child haunted women, for it was widely believed that “a crooked body meant a crooked heart” It was also believed in Shakespeare’s time that illegitimate children were destined to follow a similarly evil path.

4. Which characters in the play go against these roles and why:
Beatrice goes against the role of women in society because she is very outspoken and rude and does not follow the norm of society to show obedience and respect to men as well acknowledge their dominace.

Benedick goes against the role of men in society because he allows Beatrice to speak to him in whatever manner she pleases. He does not excersise power nor dominace over her, he acts as if the two are on the same level.

Don John goes against the role of an illegitimate child in society because he is infact the villain in the novel but there is no sign of him being deformed in any way.

Brother Man

Brother man is symbolic because alot of biblical reference are being used in the novel. For example Brother Man's character is symbolic of that of jesus christ when he cam to earth in his human form to spread thge gospel, like Jesus Brother man is betrayed by his followers and is later scorned by his own people. Symbolic to Jesus Brother man also performs miracles and heals person spiritually...

Much ado about nothing

What should i do with him - dress him in my apparel and make him my waiting gentle woman? He that hath a beard, is more than a youth : and he that hath no beard is less than a man : and he that is more than a youth is not for me, and he that is less than a man, I am not for him.

This quote is being used by Beatrice. By this she means that she wants to know is she too with a man who has beard on his face, she asks if she should dress him up in her clothes and make him her maid. She further states that a man who is without beard is too young and she is not right for him and that a man who has beard is too old and is not right for her.

The dramatic signifiance is that Beatrice is most likely going to go back on her own words and this leaves the raeder in a sense of anxiety.

Much ado about nothing

The savage bull may, but if ever the sensible Benedick bear it, pluck off the bull's horns and set them in my forehead, and let me be vilely painted and in such great letters as they write there is good horse to hire, let them signify under my sigh 'Here you may see Benedick, the married man."

This quote is bing said by Benedict. By this he means that a savage bull might

Much ado about nothing

I think that this title means that alot is being done or is to be done about something or things that are not worthwhile or important.