Last Lesson We:
During our last lesson we looked at Transformation, this is when a character changes clearly throughout a play/novel to become something which they were not at the start. This is used for comedic effect during 'Much Ado About Nothing' as for example Benedick vows to never love Beatrice, however nearing the end of the play he has clearly changed to fit what Beatrice looks for in a man e.g. clean shaven, overall proving he is in love with Beatrice as if he wasn't he would not have undergone such a transformation just to please her. The transformation of Benedick is shown throughout Act 3 Scene 2 as for example Don Pedro says he is 'a Dutchman today, a Frenchman tomorrow'. This is Don Pedro saying that Benedick changes as if with the wind for whatever the reason and in this case it is to do what he said he never woul, love a woman.
We also took a short look at malapropism, this is the use of an incorrect work incorrectly within a sentence. For example, 'That was devicive' instead of the true meaning, which is 'That was devine'. These kind of malapropisms are shown throughout Act 3 Secene 3 as it is the part of the play which has the watchmen in, so in order to be funny there must be something which shows that the authorities are in truth idiotic, despite everyone trusting their judgement/views within society.
We also learnt more about the 'Assessment Objectives' which are:
AO1- Clarity
AO2- Language, Form and Structure
A03- Critical Interpretation
AO4- Historical Content
These should be in every good answer.
Finally, I learnt eventually how to do a good introduction. In an introduction I should not start with 'In this essay' or 'During my answer' as this is contrary to what I should be doing. Instead, I should start my essay/answer with the question within the title, for example 'The serious social problem underlying the satire of Dogberry and his all-volunteer watch is....'. This will get me more marks and achieve me a better grade.
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