Much Ado About Nothing Benedick Language

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare that was written in 1598 and 1599.The characters’ dense, colorful manner of speaking represents the ideal that Renaissance courtiers strove for in their social interactions. The play’s language is heavily laden with metaphor and ornamented by rhetoric. Benedick, Claudio, and Don Pedro all produce the kind of witty banter that courtiers used to attract attention and approval in noble households.The play pokes fun at the fanciful language of love that courtiers used. When Claudio falls in love, he tries to be the perfect courtier by using intricate language. As Benedick notes “His words are a very fantastical banquet, just so many strange dishes” which he is

Hero, she’s a gentle loving girl who doesn’t have much of a backbone, but doesn’t have much of a mean-streak either. In her wedding day Hero says “God give me joy to wear it, for my heart is exceeding heavy” which explains that she will enjoy the happiness God has given hehr to the fullest. Though she is supposed to be the female lead of the play, the fewest lines of the four primary characters. Her defining characteristic is that she's always reacting to others’ actions and commands.Claudio is a starry-eyed young kid, good but totally pliable. He’s a friend of Benedick and would-be groom of Hero. Our first introduction to Claudio is from a messenger, we learn that he’s fought well in battle. His passionate feelings, and the enthusiasm with which he gives himself up to his emotions, are as marked as his immaturity. When Claudio loves Hero, he loves her to distraction. When he hates her, he hates her with

In act I Claudio says “I would scarce trust myself, though I had sworn the contrary, if Hero would be my wife.” this quotes explains that he is immature enough to say that he would actually marry a girl he does not even know. Claudio isn’t only immature in his dealings with his own life. When we deal with Claudio’s actions throughout the play it reveal that he has quite a bit of growing up to do. He falls in love with Hero over the course of one silent meeting, can’t even court her on his own, and then resigns her entirely at the hint that she might like Don Pedro better. When Benedick’s talks to him about his love for Beatrice, he’s playful in his teasing, and he can’t take Benedick seriously, even when Benedick is actually being serious. When he teases Benedick, he teases mercilessly. Hero and Claudio's relationship is based on first impressions, ignorance and wealth.On the other hand, Beatrice and Benedick's love is based on mutual respect, love and true