Claudio:
She knows the heat of a luxurious bed; Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty.
Here the theme of Reporting has truly reached a climax, Claudio's report weighs heavy on all who attend. This report however is truly deceitful in nature also arguable one of the dominant themes of Much Ado. The reactions of King, Hero, Beatrice, Benidick, and the friar to which are most revealing. Their reactions almost mimic the "classes and social groups" of types of people found in the world today. In other words, cretin groups of people react in a specific way to reports, tragedy, etc.
Hero:
She, upon the horrific assault, turns to life itself for refuge, willing to bet her life, everything to show her innocence, Refuse me, hate me, torture me to death! This is her plea if she is guilty.
Even today we people of this nature who turn to emotion for nullification, she is turning to human nature and empathy from others to release her from her guilt. She is pleading that surly if she is willing to place all this on the table she is innocent. Upon sympathy she puts down the report.
Beatrice:
In similar fassion first turns to her own soul for repose, O, on my soul, my cousin is belied!
This is the only public display of opposition in the written play that we receive, however, in the movie Beatirice throws up her hand in an attempt to stay the raging Claudio in defense of Hero.
Once in private Beatrice shows her true freelings, wishing she was a man she swares to kill Claudio for the offences heaped upon Hero. She is not so much concerned about the root or cause or reason for the affence, but the vessel--Claudio. Kill Claudio, are her words! In our world there are those people who care not for the purpose or reason for an offence but just that the offender is dully punished and revenge paid.
Frier:
The frier attacks the acusation directly with an appeal to the princess and the missunderstanding of Claudio,
And in her eye there hath appear'd a fire, To burn the errors that these princes hold Against her maiden truth. He also put his reputation on the line, calling for trust, his knowledge of the bible, his age, reverence, calling, and even divinity, to witnesses Hero's innocence. From here the Frier add a new reaction to a report, he comes up with a plan to discover the truth. There is a plan created, a hypothesis stated, and a test set into motion. He reaction is to discover the truth through experiment and observation and then pass judgment.
His responce to the acusation is to look for the souce where did the report really come from and why was it given. He appeals to the repuation and honor of both the prince and Claudio and concluds that the lie must have come from the bastard.
Two of them have the very bent of honour;
And if their wisdoms be misled in this,
The practise of it lives in John the bastard,
Whose spirits toil in frame of villanies.
Two of them have the very bent of honour;
And if their wisdoms be misled in this,
The practise of it lives in John the bastard,
Whose spirits toil in frame of villanies.
Here we see the tendency to look through the reporter to the source of the report being given.
King:
The King, like many in our world today, took the bate hock, line, and sinker, he swallowed it all! This reaction is extreamly vivid in the movie. He reacts by wailing and joining in the abuse, he grabs Hero by the hair and throws her around, tries to beat her, only to be restrained by the friar. In the text he questions why he had to have a daughter and wishes she had never been born or a least to die now and end the shame. Because of the report Hero's reactions to the public dishonor and physical abuse show evidence to the king of her guilt, he sees every sign pointing to her guilt. She blushes--guilty, cries--guilty, faints--guilty, Beatrice not her bed fellow--evidence, she's guilty!! He completely over the looks the fact she could be innocent and skips right to condemnation, everything is scene through the eye of the report! Making Claudios line, "are our eyes our own" altogether fitting and proper. How often this role in society is played. We see people constantly painting a scene to fit the report they were given.
Even the movie itself in costumes and character casting was tailored to fit the report of the play:
I think this is also one of the great assets of the movie as well, all of the scenery, actors and costumes were painted to fit their stereo type. We get the idea from the text that the king is this wealthy yet kind of fickle man, this image summons the image of someone middle height, with a beard and slightly plum--movie was a perfect match. The prince was unique in the text, in his reasoning, status, and prose--he was cast black; this fit perfectly with persona of the prince, for he did stand out and was noble. Hero, young and fair, the castle, grand and noble, the bastard, tall dark and awkward, everything fit the stereotype or report perfectly. I really think this was a great asset to the work.
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Even the movie itself in costumes and character casting was tailored to fit the report of the play:
I think this is also one of the great assets of the movie as well, all of the scenery, actors and costumes were painted to fit their stereo type. We get the idea from the text that the king is this wealthy yet kind of fickle man, this image summons the image of someone middle height, with a beard and slightly plum--movie was a perfect match. The prince was unique in the text, in his reasoning, status, and prose--he was cast black; this fit perfectly with persona of the prince, for he did stand out and was noble. Hero, young and fair, the castle, grand and noble, the bastard, tall dark and awkward, everything fit the stereotype or report perfectly. I really think this was a great asset to the work.
Other View of Kennith's Production (See the Comments as well)
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