Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare Much ado about nothing is considered a comedy, but the decision by Claudio to publicly disgrace Hero appears to be far from humorous.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 01:31:09
Shakespeare really wrote three different types of play. These three groups were his Histories such as 'Richard II' and 'Henry V', his Tragedies like 'King Lear' and 'Macbeth'; and finally his comedies. His plays were differentiated according to the themes they dealt with etc. One such play written between 1596 and 1599 was 'Much Ado About Nothing'. 'Much Ado About Nothing' came under the title of a comedy, which was shown in the text by Shakespeare's use
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character of Dogberry as he becomes the hero of the play as he resolves the complication in the funniest of ways, which would have had people 'rolling in the aisles' through the use of Dogberry's linguistic incoherence and malapropisms. The play then regains its light heartedness as Don John no longer appears in the last scene allowing the broken relationships to mend. The play therefore ends on an apparently happy note, with most differences resolved.
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