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Honor is a constant subject in this play. Don John planned for Hero to be publicly humiliated at her wedding. Hero’s honor is crushed in the aftermath of that event. Claudio’s honor would be destroyed if he married an unfaithful woman. Another example would be Benedick’s argument for why he will never get married/fall in love; he said the woman would never stay faithful, therefore his honor would take the blow. Don John is trying to regain his honor from his defeat by the hands of his brother. Honor plays a part in many different scenes throughout the course of this play.

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This is how Benedick and Beatrice came to believe the other was madly in love with them. Leonato, Claudio, and Don Pedro acted out a scene about how insanely in love
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Leonato, Claudio, Hero, and Don Pedro plan for Benedick and Beatrice each to overhear them talking about how much the other loves them. The plan is that by hearing that, they will accept their feelings and fall in love, eventually getting married.
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy. It is considered a comedy because in the end, the characters are happy, therefore it is not a tragedy. Over the course of the play, it is meant to be comedic and dramatic.

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