Much Ado About Nothing: Context (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Year Much Ado written
Year Much Ado written
Around 1598
Social norms in Much Ado
Social norms in Much Ado
Gender roles & marriage
Society reflected in play
Society reflected in play
Elizabethan society
Women's expected behaviour (Elizabethan)
Women's expected behaviour (Elizabethan)
Obedient to men
Women's honour linked to
Women's honour linked to
Chastity
Main themes of Much Ado
Main themes of Much Ado
Reputation & honour
Reputation most important for
Reputation most important for
Women
What happens to Hero
What happens to Hero
Public shaming
How fast could a woman's reputation be destroyed?
How fast could a woman's reputation be destroyed?
Quickly
How women needed to appear
How women needed to appear
Virtuous
Who has witty exchanges
Who has witty exchanges
Beatrice & Benedick
What B&B exchanges show re: women
What B&B exchanges show re: women
Limited roles available
Women's eventual expectation
Women's eventual expectation
Marry & submit to husbands