Buy Much Ado About Nothing (Original Score): Read 8 Digital Music Reviews - Amazon.com. David Tennant (born David John McDonald on 18 April 1971), is a Scottish actor and voice actor. With Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg. A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words. David Tennant, Actor: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. David Tennant was born David John McDonald in West Lothian, Scotland, to Essdale Helen (McLeod) and Sandy McDonald, who was a Presbyterian minister. Beaucoup de bruit pour rien (Much Ado About Nothing) est une com. Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 15, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. The play was included in the First Folio, published in. Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre) centers on two couples: Hero and Claudio, whom the villain Don John spends the play trying to drive apart, and Beatrice and Benedick, whom most of the other characters spend the play trying to bring together. Like all of Shakespeare's plays, it is much- adapted. Some of those adaptations include: Benedick is the source of the word . Possibly the Ur- Example. Berserk Button: Dogberry reacts this way to being called an ass. Beta Couple: Either Beatrice and Benedick or Claudio and Hero, depending on your view of the play. It's notable that King Charles II referred to the play as . Benedick and Beatrice's reactions to what they overhear are prime opportunities for physical comedy. Bride and Switch: Inverted. Claudio has been led to believe that Hero has died of grief over his accusations of sluttery, and to atone he has promised to marry her cousin sight unseen. But it turns out that it really is Hero. Captain Obvious: Benedick helpfully tells us that Claudio rejecting Hero and calling her a slut . In his defense, he has just that second walked in on it. Card- Carrying Villain: Don John even admits by way of his dialogue that he's the villain of the play, because that's the role in which he has been cast. Don John: . If I had my mouth, I would bite; if I had my liberty, I would do my liking: in the meantime let me be that I am and seek not to alter me. Were he not overheard by the watch he would have gotten away with it all. Cool Big Sis: Beatrice to Hero, though they're actually cousins. Counter Zany. Counting to Potato: The incompetent constable Dogberry has just caught a pair of criminals, and is trying to tell Don Pedro what they did in a speech that combines this trope with getting stuck in a revolving door at the Department of Redundancy Department: Constable Dogberry: Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth and lastly, they have belied a lady; thirdly, they have verified unjust things; and, to conclude, they are lying knaves. Made better when Don Pedro hilariously responds in kind: Don Pedro: First, I ask you what they. As noted under Get Thee to a Nunnery, . Noting was also used to refer to singing (especially sight- reading). Shakespeare also used noting as a synonym for noticing in multiple passages (1. The Dragon: Borachio, whose antics with Hero's lady- in- waiting give credence to Don John's claims of Hero's infidelity. Due to the Dead: Hero's actually Faking the Dead, but Claudio doesn't know that. Easily Forgiven: Claudio by Hero. To their credit, the other characters force him to go to some lengths to show he's repentant for what he did to Hero before they forgive him. Dear god, Beatrice and Benedick. Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Well, sort of. Exact Words: During Claudio and Hero's ill- fated first wedding, Leonato attempts to smooth things over using this trope when Claudio begins to derail the event. Unfortunately, it doesn't take. Friar Francis: You come hither, my lord, to marry this lady? Claudio: No. Leonato: To be married to her—Friar, you marry her. Fatal Flaw: Claudio's is jealousy; Don John easily tricks him into thinking that Hero is being unfaithful. Twice. Fire- Forged Friends: Benedick and Claudio. Lampshaded by Beatrice when she points out he seems to have a new sworn comrade all the time. Expy: Friar Francis is Friar Laurence all over again. He's the one who suggests that a girl faking her own death will make everything better (although his Zany Scheme fares better than that of his counterpart). The Fool: Messina's entire police force. Foreshadowing: Benedick and Beatrice both have lines that indicate their affections for each other well before the Zany Scheme: Benedick says that Beatrice . A Lothian-born bloke, David Tennant was born David McDonald, but had to adopt a screen name for guild reasons (the 'Tennant' coming from the last name of Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys, whom David read about in Smash Hits. Back together:Catherine Tate and David Tennant, who star as Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing Photo: Andrew Crowley. Watch online or download the full show to your desktop now at Digital Theatre: http:// David Tennant and Catherine Tate appear together on stage for the first time in William Shakespeare's timeless. Also noteworthy is that one of Beatrice's very first lines in the play involves asking after Benedick's well- being under the pretense of mocking his military service. For the Evulz: Don John is pretty one- dimensional for a Shakespeare villain. Biding his time to re- consolidate his power would probably have been a better move than petty vindictiveness. Geeky Turn- On: It's all but outright stated that Benedick and Beatrice fell so hard for each other at least partly because they're the only people who can keep up with their verbal fencing matches. Gentleman Ranker: Conrade, who describes himself as a Gentleman when arrested and, like the others, has served under Don Pedro in the military. Get Thee to a Nunnery: The title itself has an obsoleted Double Entendre, . He generally affects this trope as a cover for his feelings for Beatrice. Heroic B. S. O. D.: All over the place after the slandering. A reluctant watch they may be, but they have little hesitation in arresting Borachio and Conrade. Dogberry may be an idiot, but once he knows something is going on, he is dogged, when it comes to finding out what. Hot And Cold: Beatrice. Hurricane of Puns: In scenes with Beatrice and Benedick. Margaret has her moments, as well. Humiliation Conga: Poor Hero endures this ON HER WEDDING DAY. First Claudio humiliates her with his accusations, then Don Pedro backs him up and finally her own father turns on her in front of everyone. Hypercompetent Sidekick: Boraccio to Don John, except when he grabs the idiot ball and reveals his plan where the watch can hear him. Possibly justified as him being drunk, as Boraccio means drunkard. Idiot Ball: Claudio is awfully ready to think the worst of his bride. Also Don Pedro for believing his already proven untrustworthy brother over Hero's dishonour. I Gave My Word: Benedick wrestles with his repeated declaration that he would never marry and whether he should be bound by them. Possibly the saddest use of this trope ever in a comedy! After they admit their attraction to one another, Beatrice tells Benedick that she can't be with him until he's sought justice for Hero's insult, on Beatrice's behalf. Benedick kisses her hand, sadly and solemnly, to seal his word. Imagined Innuendo. Important Haircut: After they convince Benedick that Beatrice is in love with him, Don Pedro and Claudio run into Benedick and notice that he has shaved. They start teasing him about his sudden clean- shaven appearance, seeing this as proof that their ploy to get him to fall for Beatrice has worked. Not used in many productions, but used to great effect in the Joss Whedon film version. This may also be combined with Beatrice's earlier jabs about not liking men with beards or clean- shaven men, perhaps having Benedick shave his beard into a mustache in a clever nod to that earlier scene (he doesn't have a beard anymore, but neither is he clean shaven!). I Need to Go Iron My Dog: Benedick trying to escape a conversation with Beatrice, by means of a series of insane quests. Later in the same scene, and even more obvious, Leonato sends Beatrice to . He manipulates Don John into paying him huge amounts of money to cause mischief, he convinces Margaret to pretend to be Hero whilst he seduces her, he convinces Claudio and Don Pedro that he has seduced Hero and at the end of the play he convinces Don Pedro that it was all Don John's fault and that Claudio is as much to blame for Hero's apparent suicide. And he seems to get away with it all too. Masquerade Ball: In which Don Pedro pretends to be Claudio and courts Hero. The Matchmaker: Don Pedro just loves getting other couples together, whether it's courting Hero for the too- shy Claudio, or tricking Benedick and Beatrice into admitting their feelings for each other. Meaningful Funeral: The memorial service (of sorts) given by Claudio and Don Pedro. Minion with an F in Evil: Nearly averted. Don John is merely spiteful and petty, content to cause minor trouble now that he's been defeated. He's also rather stupid, and his minion Borrachio comes up with all the evil plots, and fleeces his boss while he's at it. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. David Tennant and Catherine Tate star as reluctant lovers Benedick and Beatrice in Shakespeare's timeless comedy directed by Josie Rourke. But in the end, he's the one who expresses remorse and confesses, while John flees for freedom. Mistaken for Cheating: Claudio thinks Hero is cheating, thanks to Don John's plots. Mood Whiplash: Goes from zany romantic comedy to drama in a matter of seconds when Claudio jilts Hero at the altar, and then bounces about from sweet romance (Beatrice and Benedick) to comedy (Dogberry's interrogations) to tragedy (Claudio mourning what he thinks is Hero's death) until everything is finally resolved. Morality Pet: Margaret to Borachio. My Girl Is Not a Slut: Claudio to Hero. Only Sane Man: Beatrice and Benedick are the only ones who don't believe the incredibly flimsy accusations against Hero. This is ironic in Benedick's case, at the beginning of the play he was a self- professed He- Man Woman Hater. Also, Friar Francis only appears briefly, but when he's on stage he's the most reasonable person there. Pet the Dog: Boraccio may have come up with the plan that framed Hero, but he vehemently defends his Unwitting Pawn lover Margaret when Don Pedro asks if she was aware of the plot. Playing Cyrano: Not only does the Prince provide the words for Claudio to woo Hero, the Prince actually does the wooing—pretending to be Claudio while talking to Hero at a masquerade. Naturally, the villainous Don John convinces Claudio that the Prince has actually fallen in love with, and become engaged to, Hero. Unusually, this plot twist lasts only one scene, until the next time Claudio sees the Prince—and the Prince assures him that he did, indeed, woo Hero on Claudio's behalf. It's debated whether it's a legit mistake by Shakespeare or an intended mistake for Leonato. Police Are Useless: Interestingly played. Dogberry and his crew are useless, but purely by accident they manage to save the day. Poor Communication Kills: The whole debacle at the wedding, and a lot of heartache, could have been averted if Leonato had actually taken some time to listen to Dogberry's and Verges' report of the arrest of Borrachio and Conrad. Pun- Based Title: Believe it or not, among the many possible meanings of the word .
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