Much Ado About Nothing.........Scene One

Thought's....

There's are some stereotypes within Shakespearian plays. There is also some Jealousy with status(Don John to Don Pedro).
Don John is not entitled to the same status or the spoils of the family that Don Pedro.

• As a Character who is he? Outcast of the play.( The black sheep) fulfilling the role (Power Play)
• Conspiracy
• Each Role emotions Don JOhn is miserable where everybody is happy as war is over.
• Important Structurally as it creates the mood in which it could be predicted during the coarse of the play.
• Conrade - Don John's right hand man knows Don John giving his feelings significance

In prose everything is concise, whereas in poetry it's trippedy for instance Don Pedro describing how one should love to claudio professing his love for Hero.
Don John arrogant, self centered, selfish, he would rather die before he remains under his brother's shadow.
He is a character that is given less significance in terms of status but more in terms of being the evil within the play, his character is given less dominance over people compared to his brother. it's only in regards to the controll an loyalty he gets from having his henchmen.

Scene 1
References to the war
Paradox - The war is over but it is just the beginning(mainly between Beatrice and Benedict)
How Benedict and Beatrice are at war and how Don John is at war with Don Pedro(Unknown to him)
Hierarchy, Dominance, Status, Way of life.
How Don John is malicious and Spiteful towards Don Pedro
How Benedict loves Beatrice and vice versa- Shakespeare's use of forshadowing the fact that they both have feelings for each other.
Don John's act is malicious
Whereas when Benedick insults Beatrice in jest
Dramatic significance in pace, where alot of movement when alot characters are involved but with Don John's part its slow paced, making him stand out as the villain in the plot.
In the ballroom he doesn't wear masks seems to be making a statement (Evil).
Beatrice and Benedict have history, seems heart broken 'Never a true word said in jest' saying something lightly but meaning it- this seems to have an underlying meaning.
When Benedict and Beatrice's characters start to change in feelings that's when we have the two sides to them(Alias).