Thank you to Elizabeth E. Tavares for introducing Much Ado About Nothing.
Elizabeth E. Tavares is Assistant Professor of English with the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies at the University of Alabama. Specializing in early English drama and Shakespeare, her scholarship and reviews have appeared in or are forthcoming from Shakespeare Studies, Shakespeare Bulletin, and Early Theatre, among others. Her current book project traces the formation of the repertory system in the 1580s English theatre industry. Find her online (elizabethetavares.com) and on Twitter (@ElizETavares).
Many thanks to my friend Joey Bianco of Whim Wham for the animated video elements.
Thank you, Professor Tavares, for the excellent introduction… especially love the very specific suggestions for close reading (pronouns, stage direction and the like!). Since many of us have probably read, seen, performed this particular play many times before, this type of close reading adds additional dimension to a familiar work! Thank you–and stay safe!
Thank you for this wonderful introduction. I had never considered the meaning of the pronoun shift.
What a fabulous introduction! This was truly helpful in helping me think about a play I know well under some different lights. I particularly like the idea of playing hot potato with a metaphor! Thanks so much for your insightful, engaging introduction!
So glad this is helpful! Do let me know if you have further questions I could help with.
Thank you. Eloquent and encouraging.
Thank you so much. That was an EXELLENT introduction and gave me some new things to think about and see in a play I have read and seen so often. Your insights are especially fun when talking about stage directions – I am a director so that was really fun to hear. Wish I could take a class from you!