While it is apparent that Kate and Hotspur display their passion through the use of flirty language, the context in which they are able to flirt and the topics they flirt about present a very different atmosphere than that of Benedick and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. Besides the fact that couples Benedick and Beatrice and Kate and Hotspur both use witty language and are in a romantic relationships, there are not many striking similarities between the two couples. When you read the dialogue between each of the couples, it is quite obvious as to who is speaking, or at least which couple the dialogue belongs to, and I attribute this to the fact that Hotspur and Kate’s relationship has the looming stress of the possibility of one half of …show more content…
The brutal consequences that come with Hotspur’s act of rebellion hold much more stress and agony than all of the events combined in Much Ado About Nothing. Lady Percy and Hotspur’s language is romantic and fun like Benedick and Beatrice’s language, but it has a level of care that is not seen in Beatrice and Benedick’s language. Lady Percy and Hotspur’s language does not give off the same wit as a substitute for sex vibe that Benedick and Beatrice’s language gives off, and instead seems to belong to a couple that has been married and are extremely familiar with each other due to the subdued yet intimate exchanges of language. In their dialogues, there are many mentions of physical closeness that occurs between Lady Percy and Hotspur such as when Hotspur tells Kate that she is “perfect in lying down” and that he wants to Lay his head in her lap (Much Ado About Nothing 3.1.24-25). Hotspur’s straight-forward compliment and affection for Lady Percy can be traced in his desire to be physically close to his wife. The act of Hotspur resting his head on Lady Percy’s lap demonstrates a note of vulnerability and a distinct comfortability and trust between the two. He is obviously able to relax around his wife and let his wife be a source of soothe and