The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

/ What two subsequent English
PLAYS were founded on Shakespeare
"NIuch Ado About Nothing
Answer. DnvcnAnts Law Against
Lovers, 1861; The Universal Passion,
by Rev. James Miller, 1887.
2. no which period of Shake-
speare's activity should Much Ado
About Nothing BIO referred, and to
what group Of plays does it naturally.
belong?
Answer. This play belongs to Shake
spenrc's second period Of activity, ana
It is considered that In it no reached
his highest expression Of tragedy and
comedy perfectly mingled. It is brill
liant Sparkling, filled with variety,
with an lintcllectual energy. 1t be-
longs to the period Of Twelfth Night,
Az You Like 1t and Merry Wives, and
1nctrical tests place 1t last III thls
group.
8. What contrasts may be noted IN
the characters Of Bcncdicls and Claudio
as men, soldiers and lovers?
Answer. Claudio Is selfish, vain,
( calculating, foppish, suspicious, jeal-
GUS and cruel Bcnedick, beneath his
knocking and apparent conccit Is
really wise and noble. Ordinarily, a
conccited jester; in times of trouble
and distress, his true Kindness, gen
orosity and chlvalry come Immediate
~ to the front. Claudio seems a pet
,ilant boy; Bencdck true and noble
man.
a. What is the explanation OF the
NEUROLOGICAL alluson contained In the
following expression OF Don Pedro,
found in Act II, Scene ]. when he
saws, "My visor is like Philemon's
roof; within the house is Jovc'?
Answer. Jupiter or Jovc, the SUI
prcnc duty In mythology, visits IN
disguise the house OF Philemon, ana
accepts his hospitality Don Pedro,
MS Prince of .Argon. occupies the
same position among his subjects as
Jupiter, and is visiting in Disguise,
being masked, the house of 4 subject.
1t is q delicate way of letting Hero
know that she Is conversing with her
prince.
s. In what language does Bencdick
draw the picture Of the only woman
that can possibly hope ito come III
his grace?
Answer. ''rll all graccs be in one
woman, one woman shall not come in
INV grace. Rich she shall be--thats
certain; wise. or I'll none; virtuous, Or
Til never cheaper her; fair, or III
never look on her; mild or come not
near me; noble, or not for an angel.
of good discourse; an excellent must
elan; and her hair shall be OF what
color 1t please Cod
G. How do Beatrice and Bencdick
compare with their Shakespearean
prototypes, "Rosalinc and Biron?
Answer AS wine to watcr--as the
finished portrait to the original sketch.
The promise of individual power of
charac tcrlzation, disccrned in Biron
and Rosaline. is perfectly realized IN
Bcncclick and Beatrice.
Z. What does Shakespeare accom-
plish in Act first Of this play?
Answer. The opening of the move
ment, the introduction Of almost all
the characters, and glimpse given
of their dispositions and intentions.
ana the foreslladowing of the plot.
All in strict accord with the proper,
construction of a drama.
s. Why do Beatrice and Bencdick
fall so readily into the snare laid for
them, as described In Act II, Scene
III and Act III. Scene /?
Answer. Because in spite Of their
railing at love and making it a target
for the arrows of their wit, they are
really greatly attached to each other.
Bcncdick betrays his Durtiality:
"'rhcrcs her cousin, and she were
not possessed Of n fury, cHcels her
as much IN beauty, as the first Of
May, does the last OF December" and
I3catricc's constant railing at him be-
trays how much he occupies her
thoughts; how piqued she is ut his