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When did the Renaissance begin in Italy & when had it spread to England during Shakespeare's time?
When did the Renaissance begin in Italy & when had it spread to England during Shakespeare's time?
14th century; late 16th century
What did the Renaissance emphasise that was revolutionary for its time?
What did the Renaissance emphasise that was revolutionary for its time?
Individualism & intellectual freedom
Which characters in Much Ado About Nothing demonstrate the Renaissance spirit of individualism?
Which characters in Much Ado About Nothing demonstrate the Renaissance spirit of individualism?
Beatrice & Benedick
Which Italian writers inspired Shakespeare for Much Ado About Nothing?
Which Italian writers inspired Shakespeare for Much Ado About Nothing?
Ludovico Ariosto & Matteo Bandello
Where were boys & girls typically educated in Elizabethan society?
Where were boys & girls typically educated in Elizabethan society?
Boys at grammar school; girls at home
What qualities was the ideal Elizabethan woman expected to possess?
What qualities was the ideal Elizabethan woman expected to possess?
Chaste, modest, obedient & dependent
What happened to women's property when they married in Elizabethan England?
What happened to women's property when they married in Elizabethan England?
Assets transferred to their husbands
What does Beatrice exclaim to express frustration with women's limitations?
What does Beatrice exclaim to express frustration with women's limitations?
'O God that I were a man!'
Why was maintaining virginity until marriage crucial for Elizabethan women?
Why was maintaining virginity until marriage crucial for Elizabethan women?
Rumors could damage her & father's honour
What does the term 'cuckold' refer to in Elizabethan society?
What does the term 'cuckold' refer to in Elizabethan society?
A man whose wife had been unfaithful
What does Don John symbolise as Don Pedro's illegitimate brother?
What does Don John symbolise as Don Pedro's illegitimate brother?
Infidelity within the play
What double meaning does 'nothing' carry in Shakespeare's time?
What double meaning does 'nothing' carry in Shakespeare's time?
Absence of anything & 'noting' (observing)
What are the five acts in Shakespeare's dramatic structure?
What are the five acts in Shakespeare's dramatic structure?
Exposition, rising, climax, falling, end
How does Much Ado About Nothing end, typical of Shakespearean comedy?
How does Much Ado About Nothing end, typical of Shakespearean comedy?
Multiple marriages & dancing