Imagine you
could wear glasses that showed different things out of eachlens.
Most likely each pair of glasses, whatever they may look like,
serve the same function, to see clearer. However, if you had
different lenses which showed different images, out of your right
eye you may see an apple and out of your left, an orange. In Much
Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, men view women through a
different lens than they do others, holding them to different
standards and expectations. Within that lense, there are different
optical powers which are representative of the double standards men
hold for women. Shakespeares play Much Ado About Nothing takes
place in the small town of Messina, located in Italy. The prince of
Aragon, Don Pedro, has
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For example,
she is capable to keep up with and come up with witty comments to
respond to Benedick. When Beatrice is having an argument with
Benedick she says, Scratching could not make it worse, an 'twere
such a face as yours were(1.1.107-109), showing that she is not
afraid to speak her mind and insult men. Being feisty, she
continuously takes jabs at Benedick and expresses her honest
opinion without having any hesitation. She is a clear illustration
of how women are capable of keeping up with men. Her strong and
powerful side is portrayed when she says, But manhood is melted
into curtsies, valor into compliment, and men are only turned into
tongue, and trim ones, too (4.1.315-318). She is infuriated about
how Hero has been wrongfully shamed and wishes she was a man to get
back at Claudio. She believes men should not be easily deceived, so
this situation may never happen again. She proceeds to convince
Benedick to kill Claudio, displaying her fire and bravery to object
and fight the limitations and restrictions on women. She clearly
wants to play a bigger role and have a bigger voice, but knows that
she cannot, due to the
genderexpectations for women to be kept quiet. Furthermore,
However, Beatrice is hinting at submitting to the gender stereotype
and expectation of women towards the end of the play when Benedick
says,
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