Similes In Much Ado About Nothing

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William Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing uses language, stylistic techniques and conventions to create a play that shows two themes, gender representation and courtship and marriage, these themes also challenge the culture of 16th Century Italy, where the play was based. After looking past the witty and love sick characters, you see that Shakespeare portrays these two themes through the characters language and actions.

Shakespeare shows that in the 16th century men were the higher gender, Shakespeare uses metaphors and similes in the play to demonstrate this. One main example of a metaphor is after Claudio wrongly shames Hero in front of everyone at their wedding ceremony by accusing her of unfaithfulness, when Beatrice persists to make her point about the things she would do and get away with if she was a man. She declares “O God, that I were a man! I would eat his heart in the market place” She uses this metaphor to prove that men would easily get away with things that women would not dare to think about because they would be harshly ridiculed. In 16th century Italy women would be shamed in front of …show more content…
Towards the middle of the play you see that Beatrice’s and Benedick’s attitude towards marriage becomes more positive when they both start to believe they are falling in love with each other. Benedick overhears Leonato and Don Pedro discussing that Beatrice ‘loves’ Benedick, even though it was only a trick to make Benedick believe she does, he says that the love must be returned and even though he never thought he would marry he admits that that he “will be horribly in love with
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