Much Ado ... lesson 5

 Lesson 5: focus on a few choices...

 a) A FEW CHARACTERS

MARGARET
The part of Margaret in the film is dramatically changed. We hardly see her ...
Likewise, we only see her in long-shot when Borracio is pretending he is making love to Hero
at the window.
- Why do you think this scene was made so graphic when in the play Hero is accused of
merely being seen talking to another man?
- Elizabethan ideals of Honour and Courtly Love are very different to our own. How does this
affect the feeling of the film?
Claudio and Don Pedro actually witness the love scene and react to it. Why do you
think this is done?

 DOGBERRY

How would you describe the portrayal of Dogberry?

b) SETTINGS...

 Compare the tone of the scenes set inside the villa with those outside the villa... What do you notice? What do you think they illustrate?

c) THE FILM POSTER

Why is a film poster important? What do you think of this one?