much ado about nothing

Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. Set in Messina, Italy, it depicts the life of a young couple about to be married in parallel with another couple more reluctant to marriage at first but who will finally succumb to cupid's arrows. This essay will lean on the Kenneth Brannagh' s film version of the play to emphasize three major themes: marriage, deception and gender power. There are two visions of …

…the play is very close to the original text, besides some irrelevant deletions. He obviously favoured the intelligent couple to the naïve couple, and his use of camera work and music were very effective to a better understanding of the play. However, his over-present performance as well as the one of his wife (Emma Thompson as Beatrice) might show a bit of favouritism and maybe a bit of arrogance on his part. Word count: 1,532.