Much Ado About Nothing

Emma Smith asks why the characters are so quick to believe the self-proclaimed villain Don John, drawing on gender and performance criticism to think about male bonding, the genre of comedy, and the impulses of modern performance.
Date Published: 30 October 2012
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Contributors: Emma Smith
In Collection(s): William Shakespeare, Early Modern Drama on the Page and Stage
Keywords: shakespeare, criticism, literature, english, language, play, theatre, #greatwriters, Teaching, lesson, Key Stage 5
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