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Essay Instructions: Much Ado About nothing by Shakespeare

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Choose ONE of the following quotes and write a three-part response in the form of a paragraph.

??-??"?'¶ Write a topic sentence for a paragraph.
??-??"?'¶ The paragraph will include the quote as a concrete detail.
??-??"?'¶ Introduce the quote with a quote intro (you must also cite the quote - just copy what is already here).
??-??"?'¶ Explain the meaning of the quote. (This is your commentary.)
??-??"?'¶ Explain how the quote connects to other parts of the play. (You will need more concrete details which do not need to be quotes and more commentary.)

A) There is a kind of merry war betwixt Signior Benedick and her. They never meet but there???‚?„?s a skirmish of wit between them(1.1.58-61)

B) Because I will not do them the wrong to mistrust any, I will do myself the right to trust none; and the fine is (for the which I may go the finer), I will live a bachelor (1.1.239-242)

C) He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man; and he that is more than a youth is not for me, and he that is less than a man, I am not for him (2.1.36-39)

D) Let there be the same net spread for her, and that must your daughter and her gentlewomen carry (2.3.216-218)

Essay Instructions: THE DIRECTIONS AS THEY ARE EXACTLY ON THE HAND OUT:

paper topic on Troilus and Cressida-

In the riverside edition, the textual notes that follow the play reprint a prefatory advertisement that appeared in the first quarto. The unknown author praises the play extravagantly and states in emphatic terms that the play is a witty comedy, adding that "Amongst all" of Shakespeare's comedies, "there is none more witty then this."

Consider now that Troilus and Cressida was written probably within two years of Much Ado About Nothing, which from the beginning has been regarded as one of Shakespeare's wittiest comedies. So here is the problem: what do these plays have in common? Take any approach you wish, coming at the plays through theme, dramatic structure, lanuage, plot, character- exhaust one before going to the next, make sure to be in depth and coprehensive.

Please, no long winded introductions or preambles like we disscussed in class. Assume your reader knows both plays and needs onle to be reminded of specific details and speeches. Four to six pages should do the job; the papers are due at class time.

Essay Instructions: Explore the dramatic importance of Dogberry in two or three scenes from Much Ado about Nothing

Essay Instructions: This essay will be a culmination of our unit on writing about theatre. In this unit, you will pick one play and write an essay in which you analyze the play by applying one or more of your choice of several interpretive approaches. For this unit we will focus on William Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing. We will read and discuss th play together, see the "Carribbean-influenced" performance at the Folger theatre , and watch Kenneth Branagh's film adaption. You may write your essay on Much Ado about Nothing or you may choose another play to analyze.

I chose the Gender studies approach- How is gender represented? with a mixture on queer studies approach- how is sexuality represented?
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