Much Ado About Nothing Love Analysis

Hero is then perceived dead after she faints. Claudio's perception of Hero's death causes him to remorse when he finds out that Hero was innocent. Hero's death is very symbolic as she is then re-born into society clean and pure. Hero developed from thought to be un clean to clean, innocent and wronged. Claudio is seen in a negative light after Hero's death however redeems himself as honourable. Dramatic irony as we know Hero is innocent ensures our perception of her character is pure.

Claudio and Hero are the idealised Elizabethan couple in the book because of the patriarchal society that the story is based on. This is because Hero is shown as a weak and powerless young woman while Claudio is described as a powerful and honourable man. In the wedding Claudio decides to shame her and says ‘There, Leonato, take her back again Give not this rotten orange to your friend’. Even when Hero is being insulted and accused of being a prostitute she does not defend herself and says ‘Is my lord well, that he doth speak so wide?’ Instead of defending herself she asks if Claudio is alright which displays a sign of weakness in her.

How ironic that Claudio’s quick decision to shame Hero at the alter shows his extreme lack of honor and virtue.  Rather than stand by his fiancée’s side, he chooses to believe a rumor and instantly disowns her.

During the two gulling scenes, namely Act 2 Scene 3 and Act 3 Scene 1,

  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.

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.

At the end Claudio had the idea of Don John really falling for hero, though it was false it was a misconception between one another that caused claudio to be triggered. Though hero fell in love with Don John, who was disguised to be Claudio, Claudio felt jealous and turned against even though it was not what it had looked like. I believe this section of the book shows strong deception between multiple characters and what they were under the impression of. With Heros feeling toward claudio, “Hero thinks surely she will die, for she says she will die if he love her not...” (2.3.180-181) Claudio felt the happiness between the couple when Hero had explained her love out loud.

In Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare uses Claudio and Benedick’s relationships in order to further the theme of love and contrast different forms of love. In the beginning of the play we have both Benedick and Claudio coming back from a long war. This gives both of them a clean slate when it comes to relationships and love. As soon as they enter the city, we

Much Ado about Nothing is a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare. Deception is a repeated theme throughout the play and it performs an essential role in the matters relating to romance. There are two couples who unwittingly are participants in the matchmaking and the match breaking schemes of others. There is Claudio of Florence and Benedick of Padua who arrive at Leonato’s house in Messina with Don Pedro, after being away in battle. Then, there is Hero, Leonato’s daughter, and heir, as well as her devoted cousin, Beatrice. In Much Ado about Nothing Shakespeare uses language and literary devices to reassure the audience that love will persevere and prevail in the end. He achieves this by juxtaposing Benedick and Beatrice with Claudio and Hero.

A few themes that are present in Much Ado About Nothing include, deception and the importance of honor. In the play, Claudio falls in love with Hero, and Don Pedro decides to woo Hero for Claudio, but Don John plots to deceive them. He has Borachio to woo Hero’s maid at Hero’s window. He then informs Claudio that Hero is going to be unfaithful. This results in Hero’s disgrace, and the only solution that seemed fit was to pretend to be dead as a way for her redemption and reconciliation with Claudio. On another note, Beatrice and Benedick are tricked by their friends into thinking that each loves the other, and soon they actually do fall in love. Much Ado About Nothing shows that deceit is not always evil, but it is something that can be used

As losing him becomes an unbearable thought Hero uses her sacrifice to remind Claudio of the promise he made to her true self, when the situation comes to a resolution. Eagerly awaiting marriage, Hero profoundly admires Claudio for many reasons. Although in many aspects, their relationship were far less complex than others involved in the story, the pair grew to love each other for a multitude of reasons. As a woman of the time period, as well as being the virtuous woman she was, marriage was not a delicate matter. Knowing herself that the unchaste lies surrounding her name were false, but believed by Claudio, Hero was unwilling to let them impede on the commitment he made to her.

Much Ado about Nothing predominately revolves around the endeavours of two couples, the younger of which in more distinction; Claudio and Hero. As many could say that another element of Shakespearean comedies could be love, it would seem a more defined term is the love between two younger people, this young couple in particular then faces hindrances that are thrown their way, eventually working through them. Whereas there is still Beatrice and Benedick who work to overcome their egomaniacal ways and eventually initiate a romance, it would seem Claudio and Hero’s complications seem to have more significance to the storyline of the play. This is also due to the fact that the elements of comedy and key plot points are in relation to their complications, such as being the younger couple and facing the mistaken identity ordeal. Nevertheless, Hero and Claudio, being the young couple, face a string of tribulations in which define them as a couple, the majority of these, come from Don John’s

Throughout the procedure of Much Ado About Nothing, Hero reflects the ideal Elizabethan perspective of a perfect woman. She is seen as a ‘modest young lady’ and is instantly admired by Claudio. Immediately, in Act I Scene I, regardless of Don Pedro and Leonato conversing about her, Hero, as a classic example of a Shakespearean woman remains silent. Her introduction deceives the audience into believing that Hero’s character may be that of an insignificant one, but the absence of her speech implies on her position in the play. Due to her being a mirror image of the ideal woman, Antonio - her uncle - remarks to Hero that he ‘trusts you shall be ruled by your father’ hinting on the patriarchal society that she lives in, demonstrating the expected

Leonato stays in Messina with Hero, his daughter, Beatrice, a humorous and clever niece and, Antonio, his elderly brother and Beatrice’s father. Leonato welcomes some friends, soldiers from war: Claudio, Benedict, Don Pedro and Don John. Claudio immediately falls in love with Hero and decides to marry her while Beatrice and Benedict start their war of humorous insults but eventually fall in love. Don John plans to disrupt everyone’s happiness by staging a scene where Claudio and Don Pedro see a woman they believe to be Hero making love to another man. Claudio is represented as an inconsistent and disreputable lover who is quick to doubt his bride-to-be, Hero. He gets angry and accuses Hero of unfaithfulness on their wedding day and leaves her at the altar. Hero’ family device a plan to fake her death and wait until the truth comes out. The truth about Hero’s innocence eventually comes out and Claudio grieves for her

Social outlook is represented in the book, which contributes to individualism philosophies. A social outlook is the view or prospect from a particular place, as well as the mental attitude or point of view on one’s outlook on life. Again, the theme of the story portrays marriage as a necessity, and the character's outlook on marriage such as Claudio, Benedict, Hero, and Beatrice demonstrates that whether it's falling in love or getting married. Love also represents a social outlook in Much Ado About Nothing. Love is represented in many different forms in the play, one being loyalty, whether its loyalty to friends or loyalty to a loved one. Friendship love is shown between Claudio and Don Pedro when Claudio says “My liege, your highness now may do me good.” Don Pedro responds by saying “My love is thine to teach. Teach it but how, And thou shalt see how apt it is to learn any hard lesson that may do thee good.” This quote also shows Don Pedro's loyalty to Claudio by trying to do what he can to please him and make him happy. Other characters fall in love besides Claudio and Hero, such as Beatrice and Benedict. In Leonato’s garden, Hero began preparing to trick Beatrice into thinking that Benedict loves her before he actually did. This shows the characters took love differently than others as Hero took it more lightly along with Don Pedro and Claudio, who would tease Benedict about his possible love for Beatrice, then Benedict who