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Author Archives: neilcooperman
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Much Ado About Nothing parallels to Real Life
Shakespeare was amazing at making parallels to real life. He was a master and I believe to be very progressive in the sense that he predicts what modern life will be like. For this reason is why I like “Much Ado about Nothing.” The modern day bustling of real life filled with moments that tend to be small. However, when these moments are combined they form what we know as real life. The wild goose chase, the gossip, the lies, sex, betrayal, etc are a bunch of themes and parts of this play. Not every person has these types of things in their lives. When you are bored and in need of excitement you tend to tell a few fibs to get what you want. This happens in real life, and happened in “Much Ado about Nothing.” I am in awe of Shakespeare for his ability to make transitions from his literature to real life seamless.
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taming of the shrew
I really enjoyed taming of the shrew for several reasons, one being I enjoyed Shakespeare’s view of men and women together, relationships, courtships. Petruccio’s courtship of Katherine is very telling of men interacting with women. I find it amazing that Shakespeare understood women so well and writes them even better. You see this in the courtship between the two. Their witty back and forth banter is very interesting to read. You can tell between the back and forth of all the sexual tension between the two. It was great to be able to read about this and I thought it was revolutionary for Shakespeare to be almost perfect at relating to women. I always thought in modern times if there was a man to be able to write about women and be dead on accuracy concerning women’s thoughts. This gentleman would have a lot of money. Turns out this guy was here but we missed him by a few hundred years. Perhaps the greatest author of all time, Shakespeare will never be forgotten.
Another interesting part of the play is Petrucchio’s domestication of Katherine. Hence in the title of the play, “taming of the shrew”. Petrucchio uses manipulation and determination to tame Katherine’s wild side. This proves to be a very daunting task, but Petrucchio’s love for his wife pushes forth his determination. This determination proves to be successful.
