much ado test notes

definition - renaissance

culture, politics, ideas, philosophy, art, architecture. Italy

'skirmsh of wit'

An extended metaphor describing the merry war/ banter that goes on between Beatrice and Benedick.

witty reparte

courtly love

- a fashion trend for men to behave in a chivalric way

-Critics thought it was unmasculine

-Claudio has already acted in the fashion, 'Can the world buy such a jewel?'

wooing - praising women to impress them

definition - stratified society

class based society

What is a masque ball?

- a party where people cannot tell who is who, so classes merge and it allows freedom for those in lower classes, which is usually not permitted

beatrice

outspoken

unconventional

orphan

leonatos niece

'Signor mountanto'

'you always end with a jades trick'

merry war with benedick

benedick

vows to never marry at the beggining

mery war with betrice

'i will live a bachelor'

'lady distain'

'the savage bull will bear the yoke'

Hero

noble

modest

demure

leonatos daughter

Claudio

finest bachelor

'Is she not a modest young lady?'

gullibe

young

don john

born out of wedlock so illegitimate/bastard

Don Pedro's half-brother

'i am a plain-dealing villain'

don pedro

forgave don john for war

tricks hero for claudio

don john half brother

leonato

noble/upper class

governor of messina

hero dad

beatrice uncle

What are Beatrice's attitudes towards marriage

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ursula and hero

- they are both quiet characters

-hero status and nobility is better

- talking differntly depending on who can hear them

dogberry and his watchmen

- they are the voluntary watchmen outside leonatos villa

-they speak in malapropism/his speech is full of malapropisms

- security guard

-voluntary/shows level of status

- not a desirable job because you had to tell on your neighbours

- idiots

- aristocracy

rotton orange analysis

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good sentence starters

at the time

it could also

analysing this, we could/can

which means

.....says

in this scene

definition - denouement

literally means untying the part of the plot where all the strands are untangled and resolved

exam tip - in every paragraph talking about a quotation, talk about:

-who says it

-language techniques

-links to other parts of the play

-context

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thesis ideas

- shakepseare deploys (uses)

- WHILST

- holds a mirror up to ( reveal the truth about those times )

- ultimalty

- patriachrial norms

- Century

essay plan for link quotation route

- punchy opening statement

- a few paragraphs

- three sections to each paragraph

- AO1 interpretation, ideas, knowing the story, finding links

- AO2 quotation, tequnique, analysis

- AO3 link to context

real question

how does Shakespeare show Claudios feeling for Hero in this extract

how does shakespeare show claudios feelings for hero in the play as a whole