do they really make an excellent couple? don Pedro tends to think so and quite frankly so do i. but then again leonato does not believe so and his reasons are legit.
PRO- beatrice is a woman of strong mind and character. she is honest and straighforward never bashful when speaking her mind and capable of holding her own among men of high rank. this is a pro because i think that bennedick would do well with a wife like so. of all his friends he seems to be the lightest of the characters. joking and quick to respond to any question or comment made. he is like she. strong minded, honest, well liked and respected amongst his colleges. though he has no thought of settling down he has somewhat of a respect for women and doesnt bring them down unless its in talk of marriage regarding himself and even then its light. neither character could be seen paired with someone of a lighter spirit such as beatrice and claudio and bennedick with hero. they needed someone who can match their wits and thus be an equal to them.
CON-because they are both so strong minded they clash. it seems that they once held a relationship and it did not last and so they both ended up pretty bitter. this could be because they were constantly punning each other and not very mindful of feeling of love. like leonato said "if they were but a week married, they would talk themselves mad". i can see this relationship as bennedick saying onething or another to make beatrice angry and her response being quick and aimed to hurt as much as she recieved. like for instance during the ball when she was talking bad about bennedick to him though she was not aware it was him, he later on confessed that he wished to have replied to her comment but could not do so for fear of expossing himself. so if the relationship was to go about as they are right now thinking quite lowly of each other it would once again break off on bad terms.
PRO- it would seem that they both do want a relationship but fear commitment. beatrice does not want to be "overmastered with a piece of valiant dust" and bennedick would rather not trust any woman then to "mistrust any" or in other words commit to one and then be suspicious of her. they talk big and proudly and usually those who do are those that are most afraid of that which they mock the most.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
we are asked today to write about examples from the movie Shakespeare in Love or facts that we've read about in Shakespeare's World that somehow stood out to us and of which we thought had an impact on his writting. with no particular order i choose to write about the following:
1- in the movie the women of Shakespeare's time had no more value then to be a bed companion and possess the ability to bare children. i found this ironic because england has been known to have some of the most amazing rulers of its time many of which happen to be females. shakespeare probably saw the irony of this and probably wished to either express his disagreement or his irony to this matter by making the heroines of his plays to be strong characters. ie Caterina in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW; Desdemona, OTHELLO; Juliet, ROMEO AND JULIETA. these ladies all had strong wills and were not afraid to go against anyone for what they wanted.
2-the death of his characters happen to be SO DRAMATIC! before someone dies, or kills themselves or another then a dramatic speech is made and the act is turned into something poetic. ironic because according to the handout SHAKESPEARE'S WORLD death in the times of shakespeare were simply gruesome, public displays of slaughters. it was customary that some 20 to 30 people were executed in one day. so i guess this may have influenced shakespeare's writting in that he may have wanted to show people this this act which has been taken and turned into something ordinary and common should not be taken so lightly and that people deserve to be given some sort of respect in their last hours.
3-the men of shakespeares time considering their views of women seem to me to be very pesimistic towards love. since women were treated so poorly and used for just about only two important thing (sex and reproduction) they didnt see fit to believe in love. in the movie even the queen did not give it much credence. but shakespeare seemed to be a dreamer. he felt that in order to write he needed to be in love or believe to be in love. when he went to go visit the apothecary in the movie to talk about his lack of ability to write anything it was because he did not feel corresponded in his love to Rosaline (who happens to be a common whore because later on after confessing to her he finds her in bed with someone else leaving him heartbroken). shakespeare yearned to be in love and to show that this was more then just a fleeting emotion. he wished to show that this was something powerful and motivating that once truly found is not easily dismissed, (ie: sonnet #116) and also once found and lost it can be disastrous (ie: Venus prophecy on Love after Adonis death) could be one the reason why he is remebered for his great and oh so tragic love stories and remarkable sonnets.
1- in the movie the women of Shakespeare's time had no more value then to be a bed companion and possess the ability to bare children. i found this ironic because england has been known to have some of the most amazing rulers of its time many of which happen to be females. shakespeare probably saw the irony of this and probably wished to either express his disagreement or his irony to this matter by making the heroines of his plays to be strong characters. ie Caterina in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW; Desdemona, OTHELLO; Juliet, ROMEO AND JULIETA. these ladies all had strong wills and were not afraid to go against anyone for what they wanted.
2-the death of his characters happen to be SO DRAMATIC! before someone dies, or kills themselves or another then a dramatic speech is made and the act is turned into something poetic. ironic because according to the handout SHAKESPEARE'S WORLD death in the times of shakespeare were simply gruesome, public displays of slaughters. it was customary that some 20 to 30 people were executed in one day. so i guess this may have influenced shakespeare's writting in that he may have wanted to show people this this act which has been taken and turned into something ordinary and common should not be taken so lightly and that people deserve to be given some sort of respect in their last hours.
3-the men of shakespeares time considering their views of women seem to me to be very pesimistic towards love. since women were treated so poorly and used for just about only two important thing (sex and reproduction) they didnt see fit to believe in love. in the movie even the queen did not give it much credence. but shakespeare seemed to be a dreamer. he felt that in order to write he needed to be in love or believe to be in love. when he went to go visit the apothecary in the movie to talk about his lack of ability to write anything it was because he did not feel corresponded in his love to Rosaline (who happens to be a common whore because later on after confessing to her he finds her in bed with someone else leaving him heartbroken). shakespeare yearned to be in love and to show that this was more then just a fleeting emotion. he wished to show that this was something powerful and motivating that once truly found is not easily dismissed, (ie: sonnet #116) and also once found and lost it can be disastrous (ie: Venus prophecy on Love after Adonis death) could be one the reason why he is remebered for his great and oh so tragic love stories and remarkable sonnets.
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