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Much Ado About Nothing Love Analysis

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“What is love?” It’s a question people really don’t know the answer to. But, in Much Ado About Nothing, love is simply long standing and unconditional. Shakespeare showed us that the characters in this play were willing to do things for love, and this proves that the love was unconditional and long standing. In this play, there are many examples to prove that Beatrice and Benedick are in love. From words to actions, it is very easy to see that they love each other.
It is easy to see that Beatrice and Benedick love each other because of the words they use. Towards the end of the play, both Beatrice and Benedick professed their love for each other multiple times. On page 74, Benedick tells Beatrice that he’ll never stop loving her, and he also said there’s …show more content…

In Act 4, scene 1, Beatrice asked Benedick to kill Claudio because she believed he wronged her of cheating. It was not morally right of her to ask him to do so, but for her it was. It was right to her, because she saw it as getting vengeance on Claudio. After she asked him this, he went to go threaten Claudio to prove his love for her. This truly shows how far Benedick would go to show his love to her. By making this promise, Benedick is showing Beatrice he loves her unconditionally because no matter how crazy she was for asking him to do something like that, he still would love her. Love is the intimacy people feel when they’re together. Later, on page 86, Benedick says to claudio, “ You are a villain. I jest not. I will make it good how you dare, with what you dare, and when you dare. Do me right, or I will protest your cowardice. You have killed a sweet lady, and her death shall fall heavy on you. Let me hear from you.” This shows that his love is unconditional and long standing because he stayed true to his word, and was willing to go so far and threaten his best friend for the girl he

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In order to get Beatrice and Benedick together, their friends and Beatrice’s family scheme to get them together and afterwards, Benedick changes into a completely different man just for Beatrice, especially when she is in terrible grief. Leonato, Beatrice 's uncle, Claudio, and The Prince lie about Beatrice loving Benedick and after he hears this, he says to himself, “It seems [Beatrice’s] affections have their full bent. Love me? Why, it must be requited!” (2.3.77). Benedick is thrilled by the thought that Beatrice has affections for him, even though he hasn 't fully thought this claim through.

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In Act II, Prince and Leonato and Claudio are going to trick Benedick into thinking that Beatrice loves him. Prince says to Leonato “Come hither, Leonato. What was it you told me of today, that your niece Beatrice was in love with Signior Benedick.” (II.III.95-97). This means that Beatrice confessed her love for benedick to her Uncle and Leonato told Prince about it.

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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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That same commitment permitted him to overcome his unwillingness to marry and fear of being cheated, and made Beatrice swallow her pride and allow herself to become susceptible in love once more. It is this commitment, and the frequent times it is proved to us, which convinces the audience that the love between Benedick and Beatrice is a deeper love than Hero and Claudio’s .An important part of love is trust because it is the foundation. There are so many different types of love in this play. You see Benedick hates love, and he is also known for hating beauty.

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Towards the beginning of the play, Benedick and Claudio came to Messina. Benedick claimed to hate everything that had to do with love. He would even argue with individuals about marriage and relationships. Benedick had to be persuaded by Don Pedro, Claudio and Leonato that Beatrice loves him. His friend, Claudio, was the exact opposite; he fell in love with Hero as soon as he laid his eyes on her.

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Upon Claudio and Hero being betrothed, everyone sets their sights on Bendick and Beatrice. One day Leonato, Claudio, and Don Pedro go out to the gardens, where they know Benedick is to have him “accidentally” overhear their conversation about how Beatrice is in love with him. “They seem to pity the lady: it/seems her affections have their full bent. Love me!/why, it must be requited” (2.3). Benedick is overjoyed to hear that Beatrice loves him despite her facade of indifference.

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Benedick claims that nobody would ever see the sign “Here you may see Benedick the married man” (I.i.261-262). He clearly states that he will never marry but all of the sudden decides marrying Beatrice is just great, he simply goes against his word out of nowhere, not very realistic in today’s world where a lot of people are stubborn and stick to their word. Benedick and Beatrice only start getting closer because they are tricked. Prince states the he “will in the interim undertake one of Hercules’ labors, which is to bring Signior Benedick and the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection, th’ one with th’ other” (II.i.355-358). This shows that the reason that Benedick and Beatrice become interested in each other is because of tricks pulled off by the Prince and not by the feelings of Benedick and

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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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When one is in love, they can be hurt by the words, and actions of their special someone. For example, becoming a cuckold because of your special someone. This was something Benedick was always afraid of, as shown when says, “Friar, I must entreat your pains, I think… to bind me, or undo me, one of them -” (5.4 18-20) Much Ado About Nothing. This quote was said by him around the end of the play where he had already came into terms with his love for Beatrice, however this quote shows that even now he knows the

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Before Benedick and Beatrice decided to marry each other or start a relationship at all, they took a period of time to ponder their feelings and realize the best solution, something Claudio and Hero completely ignored. Once they decided to finally start a relationship, their joking nature didn 't change, displaying their friendship and love for each other as a main component that has not wavered. Even when announcing their relationship, a serious matter, Benedick joked, “But by this light, I take thee/ for pity”(5.4.92-93). It is obvious that Benedick does not actually think Beatrice is ugly, but their relationship is so strong that he can jokingly insult her. In contrast, Hero and Claudio had to remain respectful towards each other in order to not risk the marriage.

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This juxtaposes Claudio and Hero’s relationship is based on purely on physical looks, which are not always truthful. In an opposing manner, Benedick and Beatrice’s relationship was not started from a completely dishonest place. Over years they had built a relationship through passive aggressive remarks rather than physicality, thus ensuring that they would know each other at their core. Therefore in order to move the relationship along it only took light coaxing of the small truths to progress their love. For instance, in Act One Beatrice and Benedick’s “merry war” of arguments is viewed as a type of flirting instead of actual anger or annoyance towards each other (1.1.50-54).

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Benedick spent quite a while saying that he would never get married; he even went as far to say that he would “die a bachelor,”(II.iii.25). But, after overhearing Don Pedro, Claudio and Leonato discuss Beatrice’s love for him, his perception on the idea of marriage changed, which they were quite aware of. While commenting on Benedick’s appearance, Claudio states, “I hope he be in love,”(III.ii.28) to which Benedick replied, “ I have the toothache,”(III.ii.28). It is clear that Benedick was trying to change the subject to avoid discussing his interest in Beatrice out of embarrassment for his feelings. Despite believing that Claudio, Don Pedro and Leonato do not know of his love for Beatrice, it was they who planted it in his mind that Beatrice loved him first, but they play along to make him feel

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It was a set up marriage and she would just try to make the male proud. Relationships, in the modern day, are more egalitarian than they use to be. This allows Benedick and Beatrice to represent more of a modern time ideal couple, than Claudio and Hero. A great quote about relationships is “ Respect is as important as love in a relationships”

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Benedick finally expresses his love for Beatrice when he said, “With no sauce that can be devised to it. I protest I love thee.” (4,1,297-298). Benedick also confesses his love to Beatrice. They got closer and closer together and everyone can tell by the way their conversation

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