Much Ado About Nothing Essay Love

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.

All throughout the beginning of the play, both Beatrice and Benedick use sarcasm and hide their true feelings for each other, which is the first example of tricky in their relationship. Both of them have vowed never to marry anyone; Benedick stating: "Because I will not do them the wrong to mistrust any, I will do myself the right to trust none; and the fine is, for the which I may go the finer, I will live a bachelor." (1.1.232–35), while Beatrice says, "No, uncle, I'll none. Adam's sons are my brethren, and truly I hold it a sin to match in my kindred." (2.1.59–60.) Their friends see that they are the perfect match for one another, and plan to trick them into confessing their love for each other. When Benedick is in the orchard, he overhears Don Pedro, Claudio, and Leonato talking about how Beatrice is in love with him but is afraid he will mock her if she tells him. Benedick believes them, saying, "This can be no trick." (2.3.217.) He then goes on to say, "I will be horribly in love with her." (2.3.230–31.) Later, Beatrice hears Hero and Ursula talking about how they can't tell her that Benedick loves her because she is a scornful person. After Hero and Ursula leave, Beatrice states:

Like Ruth, Beatrice was hurt by someone who she thought she could trust but was proven wrong. When talking to the Messenger in Act 1 she learns that Claudio “[has] caught the Benedick, [and that] it will cost [Claudio] a thousand pounds [to] be cured” (Shakespeare, 1.1.74-75). Although Beatrice is talking about what Claudio has gotten himself into it sounds as if she is talking from experience and that she too had been “caught” by Benedick and fallen in love with him only to be thrown to the side as he does with his partners and friends. Beatrice is very on edge when she is talking with Benedick when he comes into the scene at this point of the play, being very rude and snarky toward him with good reason. Later in the play Benedick does redeem himself and he and Beatrice end up falling in love, sadly there is no happy ending for Ruth and her father; Ruth does not make up with her father nor does she forgive him for what he did and he ends up shunning her from the family when she does find love with someone who cares for her.

Drama text, Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare is a romantic comedy revolved around marriage, dishonesty and love. In 2007, the original play had been interpreted and adapted into a new film text; Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare Retold. This new film version is an adaption for the modern audience who’s views around love and marriage have changed since Elizabethan times. Brian Percival ‘Retold’ the original play, first published in 1623 by reinterpreting it into his own understanding of modern society with the focus of women’s roles nowadays. Whilst doing this Percival has maintained many of Shakespeare’s intentions.

Needless to say, Benedick and Beatrice are the antithesis of each other, for Beatrice is reasonable which means she is always trying to come up with a reason for what somebody has done or for what she is going to do, but Benedick is irrational which means he never needs a reason for what he does. Beatrice is crying because her cousin, Hero has just been slandered and killed by Claudio. Which is why she is asking Benedick to kill Claudio. Benedick laughs it off like it´s a joke the first time she asks. But, then he realizes that she is serious. ¨ As I have a thought”, “That’s enough for me”, “I’ll challenge him”, “I’ll kiss your hand”. This impacts the

She throws away her old self, stating "Contempt, farewell! and maiden pride, adieu!"(3.1.109). She also choses not to be so protective of her independence and declares love for Benedick, claiming "I will requite thee, Taming my wild heart to thy loving hand"(3.1.111-112). However, the true change in Beatrice does not show until the first church scene in which Claudio publicly humiliates Hero. Beatrice shows deep concern for her cousin Hero, the first time in the play where Beatrice shows concern for another. She is the first to claim Claudio is a liar and declare "on my soul, my cousin is belied!"(4.1.145). Beatrice then proves once again that she is a better person by demanding justice for Hero is met. Through Benedick, Beatrice plots to right the wrong and asks Benedick to "Kill Claudio"(4.1.290). It is in this scene as well that Beatrice, proving a complete turnaround in behavior, confesses to Benedick that "I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest "(4.1.287-288). This shows Beatrice transforming from someone who would scoff at marriage and love, declaring things like "I may sit in a corner and cry heigh-ho for a husband"(2.1.312-313), to someone who easily embraces love from the person she once mocked. But such a dramatic change is seen in her love as well.

Don Pedro and Hero try to get Beatrice and Benedick to declare their love for one another

scene, we can hear Benedick says I, i. 217-24 '…But that I will have a

As through the play, he always seems to be fencing against love and marriage. Until he falls in a prank made by his friends Claudio and Don Pedro. When he hears that Beatrice is in love with him, everything seems different for him. His attitude changes quite a lot towards his friends and his witty, smart and sharp personality dulls a little. He tries to write poetry for Beatrice and seems to be a conventional lover, who is kind of straight forward in matter love. A turning moment for Benedick in the plot comes, when he chooses love over friendship in a scene where Beatrice tells him to kill Claudio for disrespecting and humiliating her cousin Hero in front of all. In addition, his caring and generous side comes in revealing to the audience, when he is not blindly following his friends Claudio and Don Pedro, but chooses to stay by the side of Hero on the day of wedding. He shows support to Hero and her Father, Leonato, who seems to be very hurt and afflicted by the statements made by Claudio and Don Pedro about his

To start, getting tricked into love doesn’t make any logical sense, nor does it help any bond between the couple. On page 133, Leonato references Beatrice by saying “... she loves him with an enraged affection,

Either one returns with insults. To me, i consider Beatrice and Benedick’s love not an ideal because what kind of relationships find insults attracting also that's not your typical argue for a while and make up couple Benedick and Beatrice constantly have something deceiving to say. This is what makes Benedick and Beatrice’s love more unique and special in it’s own special which accordingly helps them fall in love. I think the fact that both Beatrice and Benedick are both equal in wit makes them more of a significant couple not like Claudio and Hero’s because they are deeply in love with one another every time they see each other as to Benedick and Beatrice love always banging their heads together with insults . In Act 1 when Beatrice says, ” A dearest happiness to women. They would else have been troubled with a pernicious suitor [...] i had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me” (1.1.130). She yells that women are lucky then you would make a nasty suitor also she says she rather hear a dog bark at a crow than hear a man swears he loves

In Act two scene one Don pedro talks to Leonato, Hero, and Claudio after claudio confessed his love for her and says ”I will in the interim undertake one of Hercules’ labours, which is to bring Signor Benedick and the lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection th’ one with th’ other. I would fain have it a match, and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.” Don Pedro had to make a plan to get Benedick and Beatrice in love with each other, because they hated each other. They also both said they would never get married because their was not one good enough for them, so that means that they don't actually like each other and they only got married, because they got tricked into thinking they loved each other. When they first met each other they hated each other. In act two scene one at the ball without knowing she was talking to Benidick Beatrice says, “Why, he is the prince’s jester, a very dull fool.” In the beginning of the book neither Benedick and Beatrice could stand each other until they got tricked into thinking the other had fallen in love with them. Beatrice and Benidick were manipulated into liking each other in a couple of days, whereas real love is developed over

At the end of act two, soliloquies were used to communicate his thoughts over the unexpected conversations between his friends. Benedick's soliloquy made him accept the challenge of giving Beatrice another chance at love. It was through this soliloquy that his personality developed into a very romantic and caring person. In act four scene one, Benedick's love for Beatrice was again tested. At first, he was reluctant to accept the challenge because he did not want to fight his friend Claudio; metaphorically responding with "Ha, not for the wide world." But the emotive language expressed in Beatrice's statement "You dare easier be friends with me, than fight with mine enemy" conveyed her disappointment in Benedick's decision, and anger towards Claudio. The tone used in this statement, as well as Benedick's determination to express his love for Beatrice, had driven him to accept the challenge. Although Benedick did not fulfil her request to "kill Claudio" because of Dogberry's resolution, it was evident in the final scene of the play that Beatrice had completely given her trust and love to Benedick. Therefore, through Benedick's developed perception of love, he was able to encounter his

At the end of all the drama that Benedick and Beatrice have gone through together, they fell in love by all the similar stuff they have in common. Such similar stuff are used to be bachelors, not looking for love, or neither marriage but they both have been deceived from friend’s and family to get together. Difference between these couple and Claudio, Hero are that they did not have difficult time in falling for each other at all but had issues with Don John accepting the fact that Claudio will be married. Soon after Claudio and Hero got married, Benedick and Beatrice spoke out that they found out they been tricked. Claudio and Hero ran to Benedcik and Beatrice hands were holds a letter to each one of them were they have there emotions explain

     Beatrice is Benedick's love, and Leonato's niece. She is just like Benedick just from a girl's side of view. Those to bicker back and forth at each other so much that a person would think how could they ever fall in love together. Beatrice has a small little crush on Benedick, but it is hard to tell because she makes fun of him all the time. Before Benedick comes into Messina she asks how he is and if he is injured or in other words okay. That is Beatrice's way of dealing with men, she may be a little immature in relationships. Beatrice's views change suddenly also when she overhears the gossip that Benedick has a thing for her and wants to wed her. Now she is also a caught in the middle with the gossip and believes that this is true, that Benedick does have thing for her. Now Beatrice is in love and it is much ado about nothing because