As we finish with our unit on Much Ado About Nothing, consider what stereotypes (racial, class, gender, etc.) are present in the play and how they effect your interpretation of the events portrayed. Do you think Shakespeare believed in the stereotypes he presented or do you feel he was attempting to teach his audience a lesson about misjudging others or about forcing people to conform to tradition?

I believe that Shakespeare was really trying to express his feelings agains stereotypes. He effectively showed that the watchmen were low socially through their seemingly uneducated words and the way that it took so mcuh time for anyone to listen to them. When he wrote in prose you can tell that he is trying to show the stereotypes put onto the lowerclass. Yet when Dogberry was right all along and if everyone had just listented to him there would be no problems i think that shakespeare was throwing that in the peoples faces. trying to communicate that those people though low socially are smart and they are people too. I think this play was very impowering to that particular social class, because it sticks up for them in a way.

As we begin to read the play Much Ado About Nothing, consider all the characters in the play who engage in some form of lying. Please create a blog post in which you discuss whether or not lying is ever ethically or morally justified. Support your ideas with cited examples from the play and with examples pulled from real life. Remember, posts should be 2-3 paragraphs in length. The comments you leave on other's posts should respond to their IDEAS and you should provide backup/rationale for your agreement or disagreement with their ideas


I believe that lying is almost never ethical. But then we get to those tough situations like hiding Jews during the holocaust. Though lying is not something that we believe to be ethical is allowing people to be brutally murdered, then any better? With much conflict in my own mind i will say though that honesty is always the answer and lying is never ethical. no matter the circumstances. though that is not what will always take place.

In real life i would not hold it against anyone who lied to save an innocent persons life, for that is what i would do. For example, the holocaust. I personally, as a christian, think that God wants us to trust him and to always tell the truth. But what about if your planning a suprise party? not a big deal but this is a time when one may be tempted to lie. maybe theres a way around it but people usually figure oure avoiding their questions. its a tough call.