Plot development and comedy in Much Ado rely heavily on the use of that certain "something", and that something is love. The play appears to have a simple plot; the romantic couple, Claudio and Hero, are denied marital joy by the evil Don John while the sub-plot, Beatrice and Benedick resisted but growing love, provides us with some humor until order and happiness are re-established in Messina. However, Shakespeare cleverly employs the many forms of noting (observation, misunderstanding, misreporting) to move the dramatic action forward. The main plot and the sub-plots are laced together with this device and, to emphasize the importance of love, the audience is denied viewing the vital episode where Claudio and Don Pedro witness what they think is Hero's affair. We observe the Watch eavesdropping on Borachio recounting the

Game of love, the battle of the sexes, and the patriarchal history can be all viewed throughout the play. With humorous puns and character's lines, much can be learned about the importance of observance. The mind can sub-consciously pick up certain things like the mood and scenic changes by the characters body language and lighting effects. Much Ado About Nothing, wasn't nothing but a lot of "something's", in where love, family, and conflict all arises in one play filled with much to see.

In a more serious scene, everyone convenes at the church for the wedding of Hero and Claudio. When the friar asks if Claudio is here to marry this lady, he says no. He tells Leonato to take Hero back; she's a "rotten orange." To the shocked questioning of Hero and Leonato, Claudio says that he knows Hero is unchaste and rejects her. Hero swoons while her father staggers beneath these accusations. The subjectivity of perception creates problems in the patriarchal, Messina society. Why are some of the characters in Messina perceptive and others not? It appears that Shakespeare is making a damning observation of Elizabethan society. During the dramatic denunciation scene, only Friar Francis, Beatrice and Benedict correctly perceive Hero's innocence. Beatrice, Benedick, Leonato, and the friar try to understand what has happened. They begin to suspect that Don John is behind the accusations. The Friar suggests a strategy: let people think Hero has died. Remorse will begin to work on Claudio, and they will have time to find out what has happened. Male

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