In what ways can a modern audience respond to Shakespearean presentation of the two couples in Much Ado About Nothing? Much ado about nothing is centered on the love and friendships of two pairs of young lovers in Messina. It was probably first ... to remember that Shakespeare was writing for an Elizabethan audience so therefore we will interpret and respond differently to the situations presented to us. In Much Ado About Nothing the two couples are Beatrice and Benedick, and Hero and Claudio. Both are very different couples so our response to each is varied. Beatrice ... Benedick could be ...

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