Much Ado About Nothing
By: Karyssa Techmeier
Casting the Characters
Hero
Julia Roberts would be a good fit for the character Hero in Much Ado About Nothing. She is an amazing strong female role who does a good job showing romanticism in the movies she acts in. Just like Hero, who is all about being Romantic. They are both alike in that way, along with being royal and pretty.
Don John
Willem Dafoe fits the role of Don John. In many of his movies, Dafoe is seen as a villan. Just like Don John, who used an evil plan to break up Claudio and Hero.
Benedick
Adam Sandler is a great fit for the role of Benedick. They both have a wide sense of humor. In many of Sandlers movies, he is seen with a sarcastic and funny attitude, much like the one Benedick has for Beatrice.
The Plot
The first biggest event in the play is when Don Pedro wins over Hero for Claudio. It was very important because without the romance of Claudio and Hero there would have been no plot at all. It sparked the interest of Don Pedro and allowed for there to be more to come.
More Plot
Another important part of the story is when Don John plots against Hero and Claudio. This reveals that he is a villan, who only wishes to ruins other people's lives. It causes conflict between character and leads to Hero's fake death.
Even More Plot
The last important part of the story is when Claudio begs to Leonato for forgiveness. Of course, Leonato knows that Hero is not dead. So he allows Claudio to marry his neice, later known to be Hero, even after what he did to her. It concluded the play to allow a happy ending for the love birds and it revealed that Leonato has good intentions for his daughter.
Theme
The theme for this story is lies and deciet. Poker Face by Lady GaGa is a perfect representation of this theme because it states that GaGa keeps a poker face while she's doing intimate things with various people when it really should be someone else (Borachio and Don John's plan of cheating). It's like when Borachio does intamate things with Margaret to make it seem as though he's doing it with Hero. Which is a lie. Claudio is lied to like how GaGa uses a poker face to lie to others.
Lady GaGa Poker Face Lyrics on screen