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Much Ado About Nothing Deception Analysis

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In the play Much Ado About Nothing, deception plays a key role in the development of characters. Main plots in the play come as a result of deceit. Without deception, the play would be lacking the necessary components to keep the story moving. Through the act of trickery, characters such as Hero and Claudio are forced apart similarly to the way Benedick and Beatrice are pushed together. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare is about deception and reveals that while duplicity is not inherently evil or good, humans use different forms of deceit because they have a desire to change the course of a particular thought or relationship.
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The malevolent-natured Don John decides to deceive Claudio and disgrace Hero by ruining their relationship because he wants to pay retribution to all those …show more content…

Beatrice and Benedick both hold secret feelings in their hearts but never want them to be revealed. However, Don Pedro knows that Beatrice would be “an excellent wife for Benedick” (2.1.343), so he decides to make them fall in love with each other. Leonato and Claudio agree to help and they woo Benedick first. When Benedick begins eavesdropping on their conversation, the men declare that Beatrice is deeply in love with him and that she will “die if he love her not” (2.3.180). Benedick decides that he does indeed love Beatrice and wants to be with her. Hero, Ursula, and Margaret similarly deceive Beatrice. By the end of the women’s conversation of high praise for Benedick, Beatrice acknowledges her feelings for him. She further decides to “[tame her] wild heart to [Benedick’s] loving hand” (3.2.118). At Claudio and Hero’s wedding, the pair’s true feelings finally become known. Despite the fact that Beatrice and Benedick were tricked into falling in love, the end result of this deception was one of bliss and

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