Much Ado About Nothing (Rewrite)

            “Much Ado About Nothing” means “Karasawagi” in Japanese. The movie is comedy by Shakespeare. It seems that the film was showed in 1598 to 1599 for the first time. And the film was published in 1600. The director of Much Ado About Nothing is Kenneth Branagh. He plays the leading part, too. It is based on “Much Ado About Nothing” which was written by William Shakespeare. He is a playwright and a poet of England. His famous dramatic verses are “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”. The movie’s leading actor, Richard Briers is star of Peter’s Friends and Frankenstein. Much Ado About Nothing stars Kenneth Branngh as Benedick, Richard Briers as Don John, Denzel Washington as Don Pedro of Aragon, Emma Thompson as Beatrice, Leonato’s niece, and Hero’s cousin and chamber mate, Richard Briers as Governor Leonato, the father of Hero, Michael Keaton as Dogberry, the local constable, Robert Sean Leonard as Claudio, a close friend of Don Pedro and Benedick, and fiancé to Hero, Kate Beckinsale as Hero, the sweet, innocent only child of Governor Leonato, in love with Claudio, Brian Blessed as Antonio, the brother of Leonato and Beatrice’s father, Imelda Staunton as Margaret. Much Ado About Nothing cost $ 8 million to make and it earned more than $ 22.5 million at the box office.  The story is passionate love story that Kenneth Branagh that this was said to be the lucky adventurer of the theatrical world in a drama of William Shakespeare. The movie was nominated for the Cannes Film Festival in 1993. It was nominated for Golden Globe in the same year.

            The story starts the scene that Beatrice is singing a song. Aragon grand duke, Don Pedro and his suite arrives at the mansion of governor Leonato of Sicily Messina. Earl Claudio falls in love with hero, an only daughter of Leonato at first sight. Confirmed bachelor Benedick quarrels violently with Niece of Leonato, Beatrice. Borachio makes eyes at the maid of the hero. Only half-brother of Pedro, Don John was displeased. Pedro knew pure Claudio is not confided love to. So he thinks out a plan and he pretends to be Claudio at a masked ball. And he proposes to Hero. Borachio eavesdrop it and he reports it to Don John. Then, Don John would wreck the plan because he hates his brother. But the misunderstanding dispels easy and Claudio and Hero will marry one week later. Moreover, Don John scheme to let Benedick and Beatrice associate. He made a play that Beatrice curses because she falls in love with Benedick so badly in spite of know that Becedick eavesdrops. Benedick fell into his trap and he loves Beatrice. Beatrice falls for a lie equally, too and she came to love him.

             

By the way, Borachio proposed a new strategy to Don John who failed in a first plan. It makes Claudio witness. She pretends that a Hero has an affair   at the day before the wedding. A maid, Margaret works for him. This plan succeeded this time. Claudio and Don Pedro left their rage and sorrow dejected. But Borachio carelessly talks a detailed of stratagem to his companion because his play succeed and he was in a good humor. A night watchman heard the story and he were arrested. Dogberry, security police tortured. Just then, it is said that there is Don John behind Borachio.

            Dogberry reports it to Leonato the next day in front of a wedding ceremony, but Dogberry strain too much, and the real intention does not come by the language that is full of mistakes. In that way, as for Claudio abuses Hero knowing nothing at the wedding ceremony that he reached. Hero lost consciousness. A priest proposes one. If a Hero decides dead, former love should return from regret and pity. It is that. Don John escapes from the town. Claudio understands that it was all a plot of John. He consented a demand was forced Leonate. It was to give a lament to the front of the grave and to marry niece looking just like a Hero, and become an inheritor. It was the Hero who should have died to have appeared in front of him facing the wedding ceremony the next day. Furthermore, Benedick proposes to Beatrice again, too. To the all members who are full of double joy, arrested Don John is drawn. The story ends.

            I watch this movie and thought that the movie is very interested. Because a diametrically opposite love story is drawn on this movie. First, one is   a love as a fast ball, and the other is a love in a roundabout way. But there is intervention of matchmaking by Don Pedro in both there. I was terrified many times because their marriage was almost cut off. The tragic development is humor very much, so I was excited. When two engagements were established, I was very glad. Particularly, it was splendid the scene when I dance the dance of the blessing together. So I like the scene most. Also, I like the scene that exchange of the quarrel of Benedick and Beatrice, too. I laughed. When I work as a favorite person in front, I do not make you obediently. And the number of persons increases carelessly. I felt that this character resembles Beatrice. I was reminded of it by the importance of believing a person by this movie. One love is brought up by believing a beloved person. It seems to be simple and, in fact, is a difficult thing.     Now, I have a boyfriend. I love him. At first I want to believe him in the first even if a point is it in anything from now on.

            Finally, Shakespeare says in this way. “It is pleasant to deceive a person. Therefore the person will continue deceiving you forever. Not you not being deceived, a plan for one's future after you were deceived is important.”

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