write at least two paragraphs (200 words minimum) in response.
Now that you have watched Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 film version of Much Ado About Nothing, you should have noticed some important differences between the film and the play. For example, Branagh has changed the setting of the play from the urban environs of Messina and moved the action out to the countryside. This is actually a very significant difference. Remember that Leonato is the Governor of Messina. Therefore what is happening with the marriage of his daughter also affects his political life, and his livelihood. That, of course, impacts everyone in his household from the servants on up. In what ways might moving the setting of the play away from the physical seat of political intrigue and power have on the tone of the performance?