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Why Much Ado About Nothing?"Nothing" would have sounded very much like "noting" during Shakespeare's time. This play is all about noticing and noting, the main action of the play is driven by observation. The gulling scenes are dependent on Benedick and Beatrice noting the love each one has declared for the other. In the trap that Don John lays for Claudio it is essential that Claudio notes Borachio with "Hero." And, in the end, everyone has made a big to-do over very little.
"Nothing" also means "vagina." There is much ado about what Hero has reportedly been doing with her's. This sounds dirty... is Shakespeare making a sex joke?Yes. In this play if you think that it's dirty then it is. Let your mind roam the gutter.
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Why is this play written in prose?Verse is the language of court and of lovers. Prose is usually employed for characters who are telling an absolute truth. This play has verse--and take NOTE (haha) of when Shakespeare writes in verse. It's usually for lovers and Don Pedro. Everyone in this play is certain of their "truth," and in the constant jesting and fooling around, we get a cast of jokester characters who usually would be have dialogue in prose anyway.
What's the deal with you vs. thou?"You" is formal and "thou" is informal. "You" is for your elders, strangers, and nobility. "Thou" is usually reserved for family, close friends, and lovers. It's interesting to track in this play when Benedick and Beatrice call each other "you" or "thou."
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