#maybe it’s just meant to illustrate the end of their constant bickering (or at least bickering with malicious intent)? | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

sailforvalinor · 2 years

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My literature professor: “When Benedick says, ‘Peace! I will stop your mouth’ and kisses Beatrice, Beatrice has no further lines in the play, she’s completely silent, symbolizing how by marrying Benedick she is surrendering all of her power. In being silent she is submitting to patriarchal values of—“

Me: “—ma’am, there are 29 lines left in the play.”

#my professor: ‘well that’s just one interpretation’#me: ‘but it’s the only one you provided??’#like seriously maybe some things are just meant to be funny??#maybe it’s just meant to illustrate the end of their constant bickering (or at least bickering with malicious intent)?#idk if this is contraversial but not everything is commentary on the patriarchy #and Shakespeare does have plenty to say about gender roles #but really I think most people think about it too hard #95 percent of the time he’s doing it for comedy. that’s it #it’s funny!! the point is that it’s entertaining!! it’s supposed to be a COMEDY for crying out loud #(and yeah I know comedy had a slightly different meaning at the time but the point still stands)#sometimes entertainment is just entertainment #shakespeare #much ado about nothing #benedick x beatrice

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