Disguise In Shakespearean Come

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takes place. During the masque, Beatrice talks with a masked Benedick; she also talks degradingly about him. A question that always comes up in discussion of this play is whether or not Beatrice knows that she is actually speaking to Benedick, and that is why she calls him �the Prince�s jester,� among other disparaging remarks. Whether she knows it or not, it still provides the audience with some laughs at Benedick�s expense.
A second play that uses disguises as part of its plot is The Merchant of Venice, a �confusion� comedy. This play�s climax involves the use of disguises, making the scene crucial to the outcome of the play. The mentioned scene involves the fulfillment of the bond between Shylock and Antonio. The judge and his clerk who arrive to stop Shylock from killing Antonio are Portia and Nerissa in disguise, respectively. They play might have turned out the same if the two women had not disguised themselves as men, and it had actually been a real judge and his ...

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