Much Ado About Nothing
By: Marie Berna
Benedick
Adam Sandler could easily take on the roll of Benedick. He has enough humor to own the silly part of Benedick and comes off as a bachelor, just like Benedick. Yet he can still pull off the married man roll. Hes got just the right amount comedic energy, and can still make a serious love confession.
Hero
Shailene Woodley could be casted as Hero. She is innocent enough to play the timid roll of Hero. She is young enough to still look like a teenager. Shailene does not come off as an intimidating person, yet another reason why she could play the shy roll of Hero.
Claudio
Chase Crawford would fit the role of Claudio wonderfully. First off, he looks attractive and young enough to marry, but at the same time can pull off the look of a war hero. Also, he is good at acting ditzy, a trait Claudio possesses. Chase is good at playing the hopeless romantic and the angry guy.
The Masked Ball
The Masked Ball set the scene for the marriage of Claudio and Hero, along with the first glimpse of Don John's treachery. Here we see that Don John tries to start a fight by saying that Don Pedro is wooing Hero for himself, and not Claudio. However Don John's plan falls through, leaving him to try a different tactic. The Masked Ball also introduced the audience to many new characters. As a whole the scene exposed the audience to Don John's attempt on turmoil, how good of a friend Don Pedro is to Claudio, and how easily Claudio could be swayed.
The Window Scene
The Window Scene allowed the audience to be fully exposed to how far Don John will go to create drama. It is revealed to the audience that Don John has a personal vendetta against Claudio, because he is a decorated war hero and Don John is not. The audience sees that Don John does not care about who he hurts in the revenge process, in this case it was innocent Hero and Margret. This scene causes Claudio to later embarrass Hero at the alter by slandering her repuation with the rumor.
The Marriage of Claudio and Hero
The investigation concludes that Hero was set up, which cleared her name, but unfortunately Hero was "dead." Realizing he was wrong Claudio chose to man up and accept a marriage to Hero's masked cousin, who turned out to be undead Hero. This scene showed Claudio had matured and abandoned the fear of being controlled, showing he was truly ready to marry. This scene also showed how forgiving Hero was to Claudio for slandering her name all because of a false accusation.
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Love Can Conquer All
The relationship between Claudio and Hero had to overcome a huge obstacle of mistrust and slander. In Taylor Swift's Love Song Romeo and Juliet face the obstacle of forbidden love. In the line "Little did I know that you were Romeo you were throwing pebbles and my daddy said 'Stay away from Juliet" the audience is introduced to conflict. Later in the song Taylor says, "Marry me Juliet you'll never have to be alone... I talked to your dad go pick out a white dress It's a love story Baby just say, 'Yes'" the audience learns that the conflict was resolved, and that love had conquered the difficulty of forbidden love. The relationship between Claudio and Hero had to overcome betrayal, however through Hero's "death" Claudio realized his error in judgement, and the two were reunited in the end. Another couple that proved love can conquer all is the relationship between Benedick and Beatrice. Neither of the two had thought they would ever marry, just like Taylor doubted she could ever be with her Romeo, however, in the end, love proved stronger than the opposing force.