ENGL 348 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Elizabeth Bennet, Invisible Woman, Courtly Love
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About "much ado about nothing: festive comedy, ends w/ multiple marriages. Don john vs. don pedro: theme of warring brothers don john & don pedro, don pedro seems benevolent (easy to see him as good guy, don john involved in military revolt against don pedro. Don john: don john character is stereotype of melancholy malcontent, villain is typically male; why not female, precursor of characters like iago (from othello) - deludes characters in play (don pedro & Men, war & social intercourse: men are coming from battle w/ don john, their enemy - so why would they believe his lies, emphasized suspicion of women. Social order - men don"t continue to bear malice toward each other: social bonding requires men to trust each other (necessary for social order & also misogynistic) 1. 1: "none of name: more important to not lose gentlemen, shows importance of social class.
