An Analysis Of Much Ado About
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Nothing
Written between 1598 and 1600 at the peak of Shakespeare's skill in
writing comedic work, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's
wittiest works. In this comedy, Shakespeare's drama satirizes love and
human courtliness between two couples who take very different paths to
reach t ....
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.... bears much
resemblance to Don John of Austria, the illegitimate son of Charles V,
half-brother to the King of Aragon who defeated the Turks at Lepanto and
returned to Messina after his victory in October of 1571 (Richmond 51).
Don John of Austria had many of the qualities that Shakespeare's Don
John did, he was not on good terms with his brother, and although he
tried with much effort to gain status, he was frequently humiliated in
attempts to bring himself fame. Shakespeare was ....
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