Stereotypical Views Held About Women by Elizabethan Men in William Shak

Stereotypical Views Held About Women by Elizabethan Men in William Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing admission ============ Much Ado About Nothing exemplifies a kind of intentionally puzzling title that seems to have been popular in the late 1590s. Indeed, the crook is about nix it merely follows the relationships of Claudio and supporter, and in the end, the melt down culminates in the ii other main characters falling in love, which, because it was an event that was quite predictable, proves to be much ado about nothing The pronunciation of the intelligence service nothing would, in the late 16th Century, have been noting, and so the title in any case apparently suggests a pun on the word, noting, and on the use of the word differentiate as an expression of music. In II.3, Balthasar is encouraged to sing, but declines, saying, note this before my notes at that places not a note of mine thats worth the noting. However, jade Pedro retorts, ?No te notes, forsooth, and nothing, playing on Balthasars words, and also demanding that he pay fear to his music and nothing else. In addition, much of the play is dedicated to commonwealth noting (or observing) the actions of others (such as the trick played on Beatrice and Benedick by Leonato, Hero and Claudio). They often observe and overhear one another, and consequently make a great deal out of very little. Furthermore, women were very oppressed and abuse during the time, and their status in society was very low. Their names were tarnished with classes, such as Goddess, Adulterer, whore/wife and Shrew, and each woman was classed under those headings. They were classed as nothing and ... ... in Britain has been exploding over the last 50 years. Majority of the cover charge jobs are performed by men, even though the percentage is slowly skid downwards, as more women demand equal rights. =========================================================== ========== Another Hierarchy is that of societal class - people were split up into the top class, people standardized the king and people who were rich, the middle-class, people who were not rich, but not poor. Then, there was the poor class, who could not afford too much, and were very poor. In this play, not many people tell the fair play. One of the only ones in the play who speaks the truth is Dogsberry - one of the poorest people in the play. He is adamant that the truth should prevail. This shows that even though he is a commoner, he is quiet down better than the upper-class.