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Much Ado About Nothing Analysis

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In humanity literature, a lot of writers have written their book about love. Love is everlastingness inspired for any author want to write about it. There was a lot of book in the past has been a success in harvesting inspired of love and one of that was “Much ado about nothing”. The book was written by the famous author of all the time is William Shakespeare. In this book, William Shakespeare was writing about two young couple, woman name is Hero and her lover is Claudio. They were love since the first time that they were meet and they trying to get together. In the end of the story, they had a happy ending that two lovers getting married. But on the way to gain their happy ending, they have a lot of problems that both of them need to …show more content…

At the begin of the story, none of the characters knows that their love seek—love is always second to something else in this play that Shakespeare want to talk. Love might be the inadvertent result of hatred or the incidental fact of marriage. Though the play is about romance that character gives to their love, the plot seems to highlight the fact that love is only one of many factors that go into a love affair. Love often comes with difficulty or complication from outside circumstances (like a scheming villain), but it’s just as often thwarted by lovers …show more content…

I was about to protest I loved you. / Benedick: And do it with all thy heart. / Beatrice: I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest. / Benedick: Come, bid me do anything for thee. / Beatrice: Kill Claudio. “ ( Act IV. i. 280-285 ). This is a conversation between Beatrice and Benedick after Claudio makes Hero heartbreak in the wedding. This conversation shows us see that love is very mean between Benedick and Beatrice. Beatrice now understanding the love of Benedick give to her and now her heart opens for his love and loves him back. Benedick as his lover that anything that he could do to make her happy. Without hesitation, Beatrice quickly announces her request—for Benedick to kill Claudio. This request is like the test of Beatrice for Benedick to find out what is important to him: his loyalty to his friends or his love for her. She needs proof of his commitment to

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While they are conversing, Beatrice plainly states that she wants Benedick to “kill Claudio...a villain, that hath slandered, scorned, dishonoured [her] kinswoman (Shakespeare 74-75).” Beatrice makes very bold actions, and she is not afraid of doing so. This shows how Beatrice and Hero are foils of each other because Hero takes actions that are safe and pleasing to others, while Beatrice does what she wants and doesn’t care about what others think of her actions. Another example of this occurs during the Masquerade Ball. Beatrice talks with Don Pedro and is quoted to have said, “My cousin tells him in his ear that he is in her heart (Shakespeare 27).”

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Benedick impacted Beatrice decision to avoid men and love greatly as it appears through the dialogue Beatrice says. Beatrice and Benedick were arguing and lashing back and forth with each other while she says: “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man say he loves me.” (Act 1.1.104-105). This quote shows she would rather listen to a dog barking at a bird than a man saying he loves her. It is evident through passages before that Benedick and Beatrice has been in a relation.

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Claudio, Hero and Don Pedro all realize how perfect Beatrice and Benedick are together and so they set up a plan to deceive the two of them into falling in love. Don Pedro comes up with the plan to be having Benedick eavesdropping on Don Pedro, Leonato and Claudio chatting about how much Beatrice is secretly in love with Benedick. Just as they expected , their plan goes off without a hitch. After the group is done talking and they all leave, Benedick comes out of hiding and start talking about what he just heard and realizes that he is in love with Beatrice. “I will be horribly in love wit her.”

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These are shown by how they speak to each other and act towards to each other. It affected the plot because they had conflict the whole story instead of admitting they love each other. Benedick is deeply in love with beatrice after don pedro, claudio, and leonato deceive him and beatrice loves him. Beatrice is a matron who is scornful and full of contempt and will not accept love. As a result, benedick becomes a different man and starts to dress and act more proper towards

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When Beatrice asks Benedick to duel Claudio for her, he agrees and plans to duel him. Benedick and Claudio are best friends who had fought in battle together, but the love of a woman completely changes Benedick’s allegiance from his fellow soldiers to his new love. Before falling in love with Beatrice, Benedick would have done everything possible to protect his brothers in battle. Now, love has emboldened him to make a choice that he would not have previously made. Benedick’s sacrifice of a meaningful friendship proves that he is now completely devoted to his relationship with Beatrice and is willing to do whatever necessary to preserve that relationship.

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Although Beatrice makes it seem like she absolutely despises him and will never date him or marry him. She even said “ I never can see him but I am heart burned an hour after” (2.1.), but was this heartburn a rush of heat going through her body like butterflies in her stomach. Vis versa with Benedick. Leonato, Don Pedro, and Claudio came up with the idea of tricking Benedick and Beatrice into falling in love. As the men were outside planning their lie dear Benedick was contemplating about if he did get married his wife is going to have to be spot on on his discription.

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Relationships based on love, like Benedick and Beatrice 's, have a strong foundation that will stand the test of time since they are rooted in love. Benedick and Beatrice 's relationship showed that love and friendship being involved in a relationship is both healthy and necessary. True love involves more than just the physical attraction Hero and Claudio experience. Without being able to relate to a person on an intellectual and emotional level, there 's no way the relationship will be able to overcome any problems. Despite Beatrice’s request for Benedick to challenge Claudio and Hero’s shame weighing heavily on them, their relationship still prevailed.

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Even though this “war” happens amongst them, it is obvious that they care for one another or else they would not continue the fight; realistically, they would have ceased communication years before. Their relationship, through the war of wits was only seen as deceptive to themselves. Beatrice and Benedick constantly lie to themselves about their feelings towards the other, while their true emotions are apparent to anyone from the outside looking in. It is obvious from the beginning of the play, that the truth of their emotions would be revealed purposely or unintentionally by themselves or those around them. Their ironic nature towards each other, though seen as somewhat deceitful is more honest than their counterparts of Hero and Claudio who solely act upon opinions and rumors of

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