Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey "Wittenberg" by David Davalos "Henry VIII" by William Shakespeare "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare ON THE OUTDOOR STAGE: "The Learned Ladies" by Molière, translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur In late 1990, the need to secure a viable and lasting home for the company was recognized. The 88-year-old Bowne Theatre had become a serious impediment to artistic and organizational success. Recognizing also the immense benefits of a partnership between a professional arts institution and an academic institution of higher education, The Shakespeare Theatre management and Board set out to create a lasting and solid partnership with Drew
Much Ado About Nothing and proneness to sexual lightness". In the patriarchal society of the play, the men's loyalties were governed by conventional codes of honour and camaraderie and a sense of superiority to women. Assumptions that women are by nature prone to inconstancy are shown in the repeated jokes on cuckoldry and partly explain Claudio's readiness to believe the slur against Hero. This stereotype is turned on its head in Balthazar's song "Sigh No More," which presents men as the deceitful and inconstant sex that women must suffer. A theme in Shakespeare is cuckoldry or the infidelity of a wife. Several of the