Much Ado About Nothing-Connector PD 3
This is a great book, and a very simple one at that. This story is timeless because you can connect a lot of events and things to it, such as high school. In a common high school you have the popular girls (Hero & Beatrice), the jocks (Don Pedro, Don John, Claudio), the clowns (Benedick), the nerds (Beatrice), and of course the regular crowd who can fit in with anyone… This story reminds of a regular high school because the drama is so innocent and child-like except it is on a grander scale. The way Benedick and Beatrice feel about each other is kept secret because in reality it seems like they hate on another when actually they are longing to be together but they both think that the other person does not like them. The whole situation with Don Pedro being a middle man in this play is quite funny because he not only assists Claudio and Hero in their marriage but Beatrice and Benedick in theirs. We have all probably pushed a friend or had a friend push you to go out with someone either in high school middle school or even elementary school. All of us know how the middle man thing works and that is why this story can be related to so many things, because this situation has happened in so many forms and seen in so many ways through multiple types of media. I have a feeling that Don John the Bastard is not going to get far in this little love tale…
Do you guys think it is strange that Hero can cause so much drama and she hardly says anything in this entire play so far?
I also just want to add that Messina is a town in Italy and the gaol is the jail.
I blogged this before but for some reason I can’t find it on the hompage? Sorry if there is two…
-Rebecca Krick
Category: Connector, Per 3 ToTC Con 4 comments »
May 10th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Rebecca,
That is a very good connection. I’m sure everyone can relate to the story now. Also by making that connection, the story is a lot easier to understand, even though I’m pretty sure we all know what is going on.
Well, obviously Hero can cause a lot of drama with not many lines at all. She is just a pretty girl that the guys are currently focusing their lives on. Therefore, yes, she can cause a lot of drama.
-Leah Sevco
May 10th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
You connection is very good. I know that it relates to me, but I do not see how Beatrice is the nerd. Also you said that she is popular, so that really would not make her a nerd. I disagree with that point.
Also a connection I hope you were going to say was that this relates to Romeo and Juliet. I say this because the lovers in both are found at a party. Also it seems that Hero is a popular girl like Juliet. Then Claudio reminds me of Romeo with his courage, but is not as romantic as the young Romeo. What do you guys think of this?
Leah you make a strong point, and I agree that she is causing trouble because she is beautiful. This should make for an interesting comedy.
-Alex
May 10th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Rebecca, I think you are dead on with this connection. In high school there is always drama about girls. You are even right with what role each character would play in high school. THe only thing is there aren’t enough people in the play to say that Hero is popular. I guess you could say this because everybody talks about her and believes that she is pretty.
Hero can not help that she atracts all of this drama. Like you said see doesn’t say much. It is everybody else who is starting all of this. Claudio is the one who stated this off by saying that he loved her. I guess the only thing she did wrong was being atractive enough for Claudio to like her.
-Julian Garcia
May 10th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
What I meant when I said that Beatrice was both a nerd and popular was that she is popular by the fact that she hangs out with Hero, but still has these little quirks that separate her from the rest of her group. Also her quick wit when talking to Benedick is another quality I associated with being a nerd.
-Rebecca