As You Like It Vs. Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot

In society, most people agree with the conservative value of males are the breadwinners and females are the homemakers. Within this film, the values of these roles are reversed, and we see more women showing masculinity or power and men showing more care and thought into these situations. Daniel and Miranda have switched conventional marriage gender roles in that Miranda is the stern, stressed and workaholic mother whereas Daniel is the happy, loving caretaker of the children. There are many scenes throughout the film in which it shows how the male and female roles have broken the stereotypical standards. For example, in the Court House scene where Daniel, the father and Miranda, the mother are in court over custody of their children. The females in this scene look stern,

When the two encounter she tells Joe that she is married and he is shocked to hear that for he thought she looked too young to be married. " Ah'm married. You married? You ain't hardly old enough to be weaned." (C4, p.28)

Romantic comedies are one of many exuberantly entertaining genres of fine arts. Romantic comedies typically follow identical plot line structures, but they do not have to follow the same plot line. All romantic comedies differ in some sort of form or fashion. The play As You Like It by Shakespeare and the movie Just Go With It staring Adam Sandler, Brooklyn Decker, and Jennifer Anniston are both romantic comedies that differ dramatically in terms of their build up until the main characters are wedded. In Just Go With It there is a love triangle where the main character doesn’t realize his true love until he is about to marry the wrong woman. In As You Like It the main characters fall in love at first sight and get married in their second “official” encounter with each other. Although the build up in each movie varies dramatically, the uniqueness of the female heroine, Rosalind, in As You Like It is the main difference between the two romantic comedies. This causes an uncommon romance plot in As You Like It.

At first, Missie May acted as she was uninterested in the man, in general when Joe talked about him. The affair alone was terrible, but she cheated on the husband in exchange for money. It wasn’t any old

“Good comedy is tragedy narrowly averted”: these words were spoken by Jonathon Bate and Eric Rasmussen in their publishing of ‘William Shakespeare: Complete Works’. They show how many elements of comedy could be interpreted as almost tragic. The comedy in Much Ado About Nothing is often created when the audience can see that something could go horribly wrong, however it is saved in the nick of time. A sense of relief and light-heartedness is created, as customarily comedy is known to end in a meeting of characters at a gleeful point in time or occasion; most frequently with a wedding.

The purpose of this essay is to look at the Tropes that are present in the play Much Ado About Nothing and explore how they’ve influenced Modern Media. Specifically the genre of the Romantic Comedy which borrows heavily from Shakespeare’s Comedy plays. TV Tropes is a website dedicated to documenting and explaining these kinds of tropes so this is a necessary resource for this essay. In explaining what Romantic Comedy is and for the sake of having a consistent label for the tropes that will be discussed within this essay.

William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado about Nothing traverses the complex social, and emotional trials and triumphs of romantic relationships; Shakespeare’s perspective on the subject is both very similar to ours today, and different. Although filled with sexual innuendos, and humorous trickery and shenanigans, Much Ado about Nothing also dives into the complexities of social anxieties, defense mechanisms to cope with the social pressures, and the emotions involved.

William Shakespeare once told us, "All the World’s a Stage" —and now his quote can be applied to his own life as it is portrayed in the recent film, Shakespeare In Love. This 1998 motion picture prospered with the creative scripting of Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman and direction of John Madden. The combined effort of these men, on top of many other elements, produced a film that can equally be enjoyed by the Shakespeare lover for its literary brilliance, or for the romantic viewer who wants to experience a passionate love story.

In William Shakespeare’s As You Like It the speech act is introduced and helps to create a unique insight into the play and its events. Shakespeare integrates a speech act by Jaques to deliver a deeper meaning and lesson to the audience or reader of the work. Jaques in his speech act conveys a message with a much deeper meaning and teaching to society in general. The speech act rendered by Jaques addresses the themes of satire, philosophy, and the ages of man.

Gender identity and its roles in 17th and 19th century England were regarded as rigid fact — definite and unyielding. The adherence to these social protocols was of utmost importance. Masculinity was viewed as being dominant, assertive, and bold, whereas femininity involved beauty, obedience, and chastity. The theatre became a method of challenging this rigid social concept. Both William Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest explore these public values through their characters. Wilde and Shakespeare’s use of gender reversals satirize the traditions of social order, marriage, and gender responsibilities at the time, thereby revealing that gender is not absolute.

The creation of this film was the catalyst for many other romantic-comedy Shakespeare renditions. Again Shakespeare’s work was

Role-playing in Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Measure for Measure is an important aspect that extends from actors playing a character to that character playing another character as the same initial character being played. Rosalind, in As You Like It, is a heroin that disguises herself as the male Ganymede. Duke Vincentio disguises himself as Friar Peter in Measure for Measure. The use of these main characters in disguise drives the plot forward in ways that keep the audience entranced and engaged in the element of disguise. Rosalind and Duke Vincentio, in disguise, create suspense when they are nearly discovered by the wit of other characters or by being foolish and abusing their disguise. In each play, their main use of disguise is to test

Martirio once had a man interested in her but that opportunity was snatched away from her by Bernarda. On page 191 Poncia says, “Martirio is lovesick, I don't care what you say. Why didn't you let her marry enrique Humanas? Why, on the very day he was coming to her window did you send him a message not to come? And Bernarda responded, “... My blood won’t mingle with the Humanas’ while I live!” This is an example of how different Martirio’s circumstances were from Adela and Angustias. Martirio was repressed from her desire for freedom from her mother and became jealous when her sister’s were not denied in the same way. These two themes lead the characters to believe that escaping one prison will make them free, only to be confined to another. This is the situation the women in the play recognize as a inner conflict. An example of this is on page 169 when Amelia says, “These days a girl doesn't know whether to have a beau or not.” Additionally, On page 208 Adela says, “ I can't stand this horrible house after the taste of his mouth. I’ll be what he wants me to be.” This quote shows how the girls view men as an escape from their sheltered home. Men represent freedom as well as repression. For Example, On page 169 it says “... Her sweetheart doesn't let her go out even to the front doorstep.” This shows us that Bernarda’s daughters realize if they stay at home forever, they will be controlled by their mother,

In 1599, the thirty-five year old William Shakespeare wrote the famous play, As You Like It, a comedy involving the complex love story of Orlando, the son of Sir Rowland de Boys, and Rosalind. Both Orlando and Rosalind flee to the Forest of Arden to escape the tough Elizabethan court, along with some companions to help them make decisions. One character in particular, Touchstone, is shown as a funny and witty jester that can twist an argument and provide a comedic relief from the tense plot of the play. His character has similarities and differences to the typical court jester at the time, and also is relatable to the Shakespearean fool that Shakespeare never fails to include in his comedies. Throughout the play, Touchstone serves as

In the play, Joe admits the reason he kept it for secret as “I was embarrassed and I thought you’d kick up a fuss” and “I don’t think my parents would be up for this.” Accordingly, Meyerson has implied that Joe is considerate and care about people’s opinions of him, at the same time, he has no courage to speak up his mind and kept it for years. On the other hand, the writer portrays Karen as a stereotypical character which conflicts to her characteristics later. Firstly, she was being extremely impatient, quick tempered and sarcastic by saying “Oh, have I looked? Why didn’t I think of that. You’re saying I should look for it. Wow, Joey, thank you so much” (Meyerson 3). Moreover, as a wife, she does not get along well with Joe’s parents. She describes the word “lousy” to his parents while believing that he also sees her as a lousy person. Until this, reader would expect her horrified reaction after knowing he has been using her shoes and her favorite underwear that she could not find. Surprisingly, Karen believes him without second thought and gives her reason “I don’t’ know, somehow the reason makes it okay, you know?” (Meyerson 8). Besides, she encourages Joe by asking “Who’s wearing the Cole Haans tonight, Joey?” (Meyerson 9). Eventually, the upset woman turns into a reasonable wife even in this awkward situation. What the author would like to imply throughout this play could be to point out an unordinary issue, cross-dressing, among couples, then showing one of the desired positive response like how Karen