Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice Character Analysis

The play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare consists of many themes which grow out of the ‘game of love'. The two main themes consist of perception and deception. Through the plot complications, character development and dramatic techniques these themes can be explored. In the play deception is shown on both good and evil sides, the game of love between Beatrice and Benedick and the Don John plot to split up Hero and Claudio. Perception is a theme used in most of Shakespeare's plays. Perceptive views by the characters help portray the game of love. Hero is perceived as dead which then Claudio is sorry and feels for her. Beatrice and Benedick's loved is clouded by each other's perceptions and arguments.

Deceit and trickery play a huge part in the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Deception is a key theme in the play, it also moves the plot along. Trickery and deception is used in the love stories of couples Hero and Claudio, and Benedick and Beatrice, with opposite results. This play demonstrates two different kinds of deceit: the kind whose only purpose is to cause trouble, and the kind that is used to form a good outcome. In the relationship of Hero and Claudio, deception nearly succeeds in breaking them apart forever, while in the case of Benedick and Beatrice, it brings them closer together.

In Shakespeare’s play, Much Ado About Nothing, written in the early 15th century, the relationships between Benedick and Beatrice and Hero and Claudio are the key to the play and create a lot of tension and comedy. The two relationships are interesting in different ways, and this essay will explore this in terms of the language used, the plot, characterisation and how the two relationships stand thematically.

In the play of Much Ado About Nothing, the characters of Benedick and Beatrice have a love-hate relationship. On the surface, it appears that their relationship is built on a war of wits and insults. However, in Benedick’s soliloquy, the reader discovers that at the core of their insults actually lie the true feelings of love. It is also apparent that Benedick even sees loving each other as a competition, in that he wants to love her to a point of outdoing her love for him. Not only is Benedick constantly warring with Beatrice, but he is also undergoing an internal struggle, which is made quite apparent in Benedick’s soliloquy in Act 2 Scene 3.

sons are my brethren, and, truly, I hold it a sin to match a kindred"

the rest of his life rather than marry a woman. Beatrice in a way is

  Much Ado About Nothing raises many important issues concerning the institution of marriage. Perhaps Shakespeare's purpose in writing this play was to question the existing approach to relationships and marriage. Shakespeare reveals the faults of the process through the characters of Hero and Claudio and also Hero's father, Leonato. Shakespeare also may be suggesting an alternative approach to marriage and relationships through the characters of Beatrice and Benedick.

A comedic convention which can easily be compared between Much Ado About Nothing and Pericles are the character tropes employed in both plays. Both plays employ similar tropes for their characters, though they both most notably employ the ‘lovers’ trope. In Much Ado About Nothing, two pairs of lovers are established by the end of the first act: Hero and Claudio and Beatrice and Benedict. The relationship between Hero and Claudio in particular forms rather abruptly and seemingly out of thin air – immediately after returning from war and meeting Hero in Messina, Claudio confided in Benedict, saying, “In mine eye she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on” (1.1.153-154). Beatrice and Benedict are also implied as potential lovers early

Don Pedro and his men return from the war and visit the house of Leonato and his brother, Antonio. This sudden meeting reunites Beatrice with her archrival, Benedick, and it is here that Claudio and Hero fall in love.

In Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare depicts both Benedick and Beatrice as characters with one major flaw: both are full of pride. With the use of the masquerade scene, as well as the orchard scenes, Shakespeare allows the characters to realize their awry characteristic. By realizing their erroneous pride, Benedick and Beatrice are able to correct this and not only become better citizens, but fall in love.

In this Shakespearean comedy ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ two similarly obstinate characters of Beatrice and Benedick are presented between the rather normal relationship of characters Hero and Claudio. Shakespeare presents Beatrice and Benedick’s obstinacy towards the rather obligatory act of marriage and also their particularly similar personalities that cause reason for their familiar act of squabbling; he does this whilst also presenting two characters that are completely interested in marriage and who are hardly intellectually capable of squabbling in a similar manner. As the play unfolds both characters remain combative with one another but as love becomes the better of them, they begin to reveal that somewhat secretive sensitivity

 Much Ado About Nothing is one of William Shakespeare’s best comedies and love stories.  What is not to like about a play that is hilarious, romantic, and has a happy ending?  In this play the foremost and most intriguing character is Benedick, a man who is a devout bachelor and who does not believe he will ever find the perfect woman; --because perfect is exactly what he must have.  This may seem to be a harsh and pessimistic outlook on life, but the way Shakespeare brings this character to life portrays Benedick as a funny and caring man who really is not that certain about what he wants for the future.  Benedick’s counterpart in the play is Beatrice who is an independent woman

Beatrice gives Hero the benefit of the doubt and her trust because they built their relationship with a strong foundation. To sum up, Claudio’s fickle heart and superficial love cause him to accuse and humiliate Hero without sufficient evidence, while Beatrice believes in Hero because their strong relationship

Beatrice and Hero are related to each other. Although they are family it doesn't mean that they act the same or have less differences. Well that's the opposite in this story. Beatrice and Hero have many differences and less similarities due to the way they act, their self control, and in general the choices that they make in the book. In Much Ado About nothing by William Shakespeare Beatrice and Hero have differences from each other when it comes to their attitude.

Beatrice has a very bold and confident personality while hero has a very pleasant and friendly personality. “ I will do any modest office, my lord, to help my cousin to a good husband” (Shakespeare 59). This shows Hero’s personal trait of giving and having a kind heart. “A bird of my tongue is better than a beast of yours” (Shakespeare 15) This displays Beatrice personality of wanting to show how leading and independent she is, but when she shows this behavior it tends to come off as overbearing.