"'Returned from the wars': Comedy and Masculine Post-War Character in Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc514/ Author: Harlan, Susan. Type: Journal Article Year: 2013 Publication Information: Upstart: a Journal of English Renaissance Studies (2013). (http://www.clemson.edu/upstart/Essays/1.xhtml.) Annotation: Examines how war discourse shapes post-war masculine figures in Much Ado about Nothing, arguing that Benedick's and Claudio's very different military experiences and understanding shape the ability to enter into romantic narratives. English summary. Language: English Keywords: war; masculinity; Claudio; Benedick; romance Tags: Much Ado about Nothing, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Fall 2013 WSB Record Number: bbbc514