I did my project on Shakespeare’s “Much Ado about Nothing” I just so happened to see the movie and the play and will be using both for my comparison. “Much Ado About Nothing'' is a postwar love story. Its principal subject is that of romance that may settle over the land after soldiers come home. I noticed that Much Ado is actually two love stories. One concerns sweetly innocent lovers who are driven apart by the plotting of enemies. The other involves very sarcastic lovers who are swept into each other's arms by the benign machinations of friends. I had a lot of trouble understanding the dialect, I grew up a country boy and we didn’t do much of this in my 14 persons graduating class. None the less I didn’t think it was a waste of time either. It was of very good quality as far as a plot is concerned. It had evil, jealousy, lust, love, romance, comedy and of course tragedy. If I were to do it over again I would go see the movie first, the play second. I was able to understand more from the movie than I did the play. I think that if I had done this I might have got more from the play.As the good prince of Arragon, Denzel Washington did a superb job, and as Claudio, the love-struck innocent, Robert Sean Leonard performed great just as he has done in any other theatrical movies that I have seen him in. But in the lesser role of the prince's evil half brother, Keanu Reeves didn’t appear to be all that special, at times he did look evil but I have never been a big fan of Keanu’s acting. He always sounds like a baboon when he opens his mouth. Maybe I am just remembering too much of Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure?Beatrice and Bene*censored* are adversaries united only in their contempt for marriage. Once the two finally let down their guard and allow their true feelings to blossom, they are united in marriage. Before this can happen, however, the volatile couple must stop bickering lo...
