FIC: Assumptions Burst (6/13) - A Much Ado About Nothing fic
Title: Assumptions Burst
Genre: MAAN
Rating: T
Author: tkel_paris
Summary: The lives of Beatrice and Benedick are made more complicated by the presence of her father, who has plans for his only child. Plans she does not agree with.
Disclaimer: Don't own anything Shakespearean. Also don't have anything to do with the Josie Roarke production that I adore so ( Read more... )
Genre: MAAN
Rating: T
Author: tkel_paris
Summary: The lives of Beatrice and Benedick are made more complicated by the presence of her father, who has plans for his only child. Plans she does not agree with.
Disclaimer: Don't own anything Shakespearean. Also don't have anything to do with the Josie Roarke production that I adore so ( Read more... )
Due to lack of internet I’ll probably just reload the last chapter and cutnpaste all my thoughts in one comment box cause there’s no way my cellphone hotspot will accommodate me reloading all 13 tabs - I had to do that at my mum’s house just to get it d/loaded!
I love how you have weaved the actual dialogue into a new story - and I LOVE the idea that these scenes can be read as Benedick already knowing he’s in love with her, and regretting the pain he caused her, all with a very Shakespearean external Plot Reason for it (that is NOT him being a jerk!) ♥ ♥
Olivio’s violence against women is as hard to read here as it was to watch in the play with the violence toward Hero :_( Bravo to you for not shying away from these disturbing themes like so many people seem to do with this play. It totally fits Bea’s reticence and disdain for a husband too, to have grown up with a father like Olivio.
D’awww Bea rejecting the Prince, oh bless, I love that but ;-) partly cause it’s just so adorbs to see her flustered and the Prince all hopeful, and partly because I love how it elevates her character to be sought after by a lovestruck prince, who remains mopey about her rejection right til the end of the play!
I do love Pietro, he’s a great friend to Benedick and am soooo hoping he steals Hero from that pillock Claudio! He is much more worthy of her sweetness.
Great backstory for why Benedick left and could thereafter only trade barbs with his beloved Beatrice-I can already tell it’s going to become my headcanon to the point where I’ll forget what’s actually canon, LOL! It HAD to be something like this though, for sure.
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Ooh! That's a definite lack of internet! Do whatever you need to. I'm just thrilled to see you commenting at all. *hugs*
Olivio has a lot in common with Leonato, but I think Olivio was more extreme. Thank you. It feels uncommon to get praised for focusing on such a reality. Yet it totally makes sense for Bea to feel that way, and she would be more extreme in her reactions.
She is adorable when flustered. Shame her father had to be so insistent on his own plans for her. All that pain he caused and causes!
Yes, you love Pietro! Then you shall be happy with my next planned MAAN story. ;D
I remember originally thinking he failed to grasp Beatrice's point of view about men and their right to rule, which he finally grasped when she rails against Claudio. Here it's her father causing the problems, which makes it much stickier to solve. But... hang on until the end.
Looking forward to your thoughts on the rest! *hugs* Hope life is going well other than the internet scarcity.
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