As we are finishing up Shakespeares play Much Ado About Nothing, I began to think about and ponder about all the stereotypes that appear in this play. For instance, the Prince and Claudio openly accused Hero of being unfaithful. Considering how high and nobel the Prince and Claudio are, her father, Leonado, immediatly turns on his own daughter even without visual proof. Another example of a stereotype in this playwright is how the women are treated in the play. The men view women to be beneath them, and we can see that when Leonado takes the men's accusations over his daughter's word.
I believe Shakespeare was attempting to teach his audiences a lesson about misjudging others. He shows this through Leonado. When Leonado puts the gentlemen's word over his daughter's, he fell to a stereotype. Later, Leonado discovers that his daughter was guiltless, and the Prince, Claudio, and even he had wronged her. He is filled with remorse and sadness for his daughters 'death'. Shakespeare was trying to teach us that following a stereotype can get oneself into much trouble and leading to alot of distress and discomfort.
2 comments:
I also saw some of the stereotypes taht u saw in the play. I liked how you mentioned the stereotype that women are less than men are. I agree wuith you that this was very present in this play. Sometimes you still can see this stereotype today even though some people say we live in a "stereotype free" world. I also agree with waht you siad about Shakepseare's lesson to others. I think taht through theswe stereotypes he was trying tos how poeple that they are wrong to hold these stereotypes. Overall i agree with what you said.
I agree with you, Hero's situation presents a strong stereotype against women. Although in her situation, maybe it is not so much that women are less than men, but that women are morally weaker than men? If Lenonato believed that women were morally weaker than men, that would explain why he believed that his daughter was guilty so quickly...anyway i agree with you. good job:)
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