Tag Archives: Shakespeare Comedies

Jacque Just not so Jolly Jokester

Posted on May 20, 2015 by 15jdl

Jacque is essential to As You Like It because in Shakespeare’s comedies the jesters and fools drive the plot. Jacque is not a jester strictly speaking but has some of the most witty and fun dialogue while being a lord … Continue reading →

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Say “a day” without the “ever”

Posted on May 20, 2015 by 15yh

Love is always fantasized to be romantic and eternal. In reality, people are afraid of losing in love. In shakespeare’ s play, characters have their own perspective of love. They tend to fall in love quickly, but often struggle to … Continue reading →

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As You “Perceive” It

Posted on May 19, 2015 by 15nm2

At the end of the play, Rosalind appears on stage and admits that it is abnormal to have a female character give the epilogue—as male characters mostly delivered them—but she reassures the spectators that a good play is made even … Continue reading →

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Message Behind the Trees

Posted on May 19, 2015 by 15td

Gods and temples are two common things that most people worship and respect. Trees are not as prominent and some people might say that it’s pointless to worship something like a tree. However, some believed that holy spirits are inside … Continue reading →

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Women In Disguise

Posted on May 10, 2015 by 15kbt

In Act IV scene ii the main character of the play As You Like It, Rosalind (who is disguised as Ganymede), convinces the people she meets that she will find ‘Rosalind’ and that Ganymede will not love a woman. When each … Continue reading →

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Masked love

Posted on March 6, 2015 by 15jdl

“Why, he is the prince’s jester: a very dull fool; only his gift is in devising impossible slanders: none but libertines delight in him; and the commendation is not in his wit, but in his villany; for he both pleases … Continue reading →

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“Kill Claudio”

Posted on March 6, 2015 by 15td

“Kill Claudio” is a phrase that should surprise many people. After seeing it in the text, I was shocked, but I was even more shocked when we get to see the movie. It was interesting because this is when Benedick … Continue reading →

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Love Conquers All

Posted on March 6, 2015 by 15nm2

“At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet” – Plato My favorite dialogue scene in Much Ado About Nothing is the scene where Benedick rehearses a love poem he wrote for Beatrice. The poem goes, “The god of love, … Continue reading →

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Comparing the depictions of Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing

Posted on March 6, 2015 by 15tjb

At the start the two movies are different they take a different approach at achieving a good realistic couple. The scenes from the start are in two totally different scenarios. The 1993 Beatrice and Bendick are in front of all … Continue reading →

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Homage with a Touch of Originality

Posted on February 4, 2015 by 15nm2

Although She’s The Man pays homage to William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the directors did not forget to add a touch of originality to their own version of Shakespeare’s play. There are quite a few differences in the plots between Twelfth … Continue reading →

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