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Compare closely Act 2/Scene 3 and Act 3/Scene 1. Look at the techniques used to manipulate Beatrice and Benedick and explain what they reveal: of attitudes to love and marriage in the play.
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Shakespeare Coursework: ('Much Ado About Nothing') Compare closely Act 2/Scene 3 and Act 3/Scene 1. Look at the techniques used to manipulate Beatrice and Benedick and explain what they reveal: of attitudes to love and marriage in the play. 'Much Ado About Nothing' is a play written in the 1600's. It is a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare, a great playwright of his time. The play has been set in Messina which is a fictional city in Italy. Shakespeare decided that Italy is a suitable setting for this play because the atmosphere is exceptionally romantic, and Italian men are said to be extraordinarily attractive. This comical play had been written to entertain the people of the Elizabethan period. Shakespeare earned his money by writing plays and having them performed by men in the 'Globe Theatre'. Throughout the Elizabethan period women were not permitted to act in theatres, men had to perform women's...
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