Y9 Much ado About Nothing Flashcards
How is courtly love shown in MAAN?
- Claudio idolises Hero as the perfect women
-enamoured by her beauty and grace
-views her as a challenge to win over - Hero is the example of the object
-she is virtuous and unattainable
How does MAAN present relationships between men and women?
Claudio and Hero:
-Hero’s accusation shows women’s vulnerability
-Which went on to show how quickly men turned on women and believed each other, their honour was the most important
-Their relationship was based on looks alone
-Claudio was a courtly lover
Bea and Ben:
Mask
The masquerade ball foreshadowed future events when Bea and Ben unmask their feelings towards each other. Which is interesting as previously they would mask their feelings towards one another will playful insults and banter.
Bea’s Quote depicting her early ideas on marriage
“He that is more than a youth is not for me, and he that is less than a man, I am not for him”
-refusal to be with a man
-sets an impossible standard for men
-therefore showing her strong beliefs in that she will never marry
Bea and Ben: Reciprocal/parallel imagery
(used all throughout the play to depic how similar they are)
e.g Bea: Why, no, no more than reason
-In response to Ben’s question
-Refusal to admit in public
-hesitation
pride stops her from admiting the truth
Ben: “Troth, no more than reason”
-Repetition
-aslo refuses to admit
Bea and Ben: Cupid’s arrows
-is mentioned all throughout the play
-suggests images of weapons and war
-the war element linking to Ben and bea’s relationship, as they are described as the merry war
-they have a love-hate relationship filled with constant witty remarks
-war of the wit
Ben’s thoughts on marriage
disagree with marriage
Ben: “The marriage yoke”
-marriage is imprisonment, trapped
How is Claudio presented as a courtly lover?
+quote
Describes Hero as a jewel and only VIEWS her as a prize
(all based on LOOKS, superficial love)
“In my eye she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on”
2 views on Hero’s silence
- makes her out to be suspicious
- shows what little power women had at the time, men would talk to each other like women weren’t in their presence
Why may it be hard to believe Claudio and Hero really love each other?
-Claudio completely betrays Hero, cares more for his honour and reputation
-They almost immediately want to get married after only just meeting each other
-Claudio is so easily influences by Don John
-Hero willingly forgives Claudio, doesn’t question and marries him
Beatrice has strong opinions on how women were treated.
How could we infer this?
-Plays out when she is at constant war with Benedick
-Tempered at Hero’s quiet character
How can we infer that Beatrice enjoys her banter with Benedick?
-is constantly humiliating him much to her amusment
-can suggest that she enjoys his company
What is Hero presented as?
-The ideal women in the Elizabethan era, submissive
What is Claudio presented as?
-young and impulsive lover
-eager to marry Hero
What do Hero and Claudio’s relationship represent?
The traditional form of courtly love but is superficial
