The Plot
The plot is the first element of drama, and it represents the events of the drama. The plot reveals the journey, quest and the desires of the characters and keeps the audience engaged in the entire play. The plot helps to build the relationships and develop trust with the audience. The actions in the drama and the conflict as well as the resolutions that present give the plot of the drama. Again, the rising and the falling actions which the characters face and experience in the play becomes evident in the plot.
In the plot, Leonato he lives in Messina with Hero, his daughter, and his niece, Beatrice. Leonato prepares to welcome his friends from war, and they include Claudio, Benedick, and Don Pedro. Upon arrival, Claudio rapidly falls in love with Hero, and they get married. Benedick and Beatrice engage in insults due to the grudge they created in the past. The plot also evidences that Beatrice and Benedick argue in love and they later get married. Claudio, later on, claims that Hero is being unfaithful and is enraged. Dogberry and Verges are the hands of the police department, and they arrest Borachio and Conrad over their crimes. The rising action in the play is when Claudio accuses Hero for being unfaithful vows to revenge. The falling action is when
The Pot in the 16th Century
The plot is set in the 16th century. The major conflicts in the plot is when Don John creates a rumor that hero is unfaithful to Claudio. The rising action is when Claudio falls in love with hero and when Benedick expresses anxieties and jokes about marriage. Falling action is when Benedick challenges Claudio about Hero and when Leonato proclaims publically that Hero died of grief due to false accusations. The plot climaxes when Claudio rejects Hero at the altar and insults her for her undesirable behavior. It also climaxes when Don Pedro and Claudio support Benedick who is opposed to marrying women.
Character
The character is used to reveal the moral purpose of the play and helps the audience to decide what is right and wrong. The character analysis show the protagonist in the story, the audience of the play and the changes that the characters undergo. The identifiable individuals in the play Claudio, Hero, Beatrice, and Benedick among others. The element of character reveals the characteristics, beliefs of the people. In the drama. Beatrice evidence to be the main character and the events in the play resolve around her. She is a pleasant and spirited woman who talks her way out. She rejects the societal patriarchal due to the discrimination that women face in society. She is quick to elaborate the jokes of other people and wages war against Benedick. Benedick is an aristocratic soldier who fought in war along with other friends including Don Pedro and Claudio. He appears to be witty and makes jokes and puns. Also, Claudio is a young soldier who falls in love with Hero and marries her. He is central to the play as he helps to bring out the context of the drama and the message such as the role of gender in the society. He is very suspicious and quickly remarks that his wife is cheating on him. Claudio becomes enraged about the rumors and vows to revenge. On the other hand, Hero is a beautiful woman, and he accepts the societal ways which undermine women. She falls in love with Claudio and suffers from the hands of her husband. Another important character who drives the story is Don Pedro. He is intelligent, generous, loving, and courteous. In the drama, he is the most socially and politically powerful character. Other central characters are Leonata, Margaret, Don John, Borachio, Dogberry, and Conrad.
Thought
This reveals what is possible and pertinent in the circumstances. The thought reveals the moral theme and the context of the play through engaging and telling the story to the audience. The thought gives the thematic idea behind the drama and drives the structure and the delivery of the content. The theme reveals through the dialogues and the circumstances in the drama. The thought illuminates an array of themes, familial conflicts, power dynamics, and the level of maturity which mirrors the 20th century. Conflict is seen between Beatrice and Benedick when they argue due to their past experiences. Notably, discrimination and inequality on roles in marriages are highlighted in the play and the movie adaptation. Married women are expected to play their role as wives and mothers, as well as be submissive to their husbands and fathers. Men, on the other hand, are fighters as evidenced by Claudio who proves himself to be an excellent soldier. The men gain a sense of identity, and they have careers such as soldiers. Males work to gain public identity while women are left behind. Men are leaders, servants, and soldiers. Much Ado evidences a patriarchal society, where the conventional codes of a sense of superiority to women, honor, and friendship regulate masculine loyalties in the marriage union. Beatrice champions gender equality as well as the aspect of female liberation.
Diction
This is the expression of the meaning of the words used in the play and the essence of the prose. Diction emanates from the word choice, voice, tone, and clarity of the drama. Diction refers to how language has been used which enables the audience to understand the underlying idea. The tone in the play is interesting and creates a comedies mood. The jokes that Beatrice and Benedick make give the drama a comical disposition. The characters through their word choice portray the darker side of life using comedy. The character in the pay is melodramatic and excessive in their speech. The word play in the drama is appealing to the audience. For example, the verbal style evident in characters such as Beatrice and Benedick comes out to be the most entertaining aspect of the play. The word play reveals puns which exploit the multiple meanings of the words. The diction that Beatrice uses to bring out insults and mocks. Also, Benedick involves in the word of puns with the characters. He says to Hero that she is "too low for high praise, too brown for a fair praise, and too little for great praise" (Shakespeare 34). The expression is disfavor. The diction is also evident in the metaphors of the drama, as they exaggerate the displeasure.
Music
In the play, Shakespeare uses vocal music which plays an important role in evoking mood as well as providing the ironic commentary of the character and the plot.
Reference
of music is seen through the play. The lyrics of the song touch in the themes of the play and hint the transgendered aspects of the play. The magical and the incantatory use of the song is central as it gives the play its magical realm. He used song in the drama to establish the characters’ feelings and describe their personality. The instrumental music is typical to the theatre and moves the audience to a dancing mood. Evidently, music and dancing symbolize courtship. The entire structure of the play is laid in the folk dance of the period. The critical theme that is shown in the play using the song is seen in the act where Claudio and Don Pedro trick Benedick to fall in love with Beatrice. The song in the dram also ignites the theme of perception vs. reality. The type of song that is used in a play holds the chief place among the embellishments.Spectacle
This element draws an emotional attraction to the literary art’s theater. It helps to make the content of the play to be memorable, and it is the basest of the other elements. It engages the interesting content using the structure, tools, and appeals. The element of music contributes to the spectacle of the drama and indicates the setting, costumes, and the visuals elements. The turn of time from morning to night draw the spectacle element of the play which is necessary in transition from one scene to the other.
Work Cited
Shakespeare William. Much Ado about Nothing. Chelsea House, 2010.
