Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice And Benedick Essay
Trickery and deceit are two central themes that thrive throughout the play. To a couple coming from stubbornness and denial, to love and affection. To a couple looking to marry, to hating each other soon after. However both take an important role in bringing people together, bringing out the romance. Beatrice and Benedick, two main characters in the play who are confused about each other, always in denial. They both don’t believe in love, they think it is foolish and a waste of time. Right as they first made eye contact, they already start bumping heads. For example, Beatrice says, “A dear happiness to woman. They would...I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.” (1.1.126-130). Beatrice is stating that she doesn’t want no man loving her, she doesn’t believe a man can truly love her. That she rather
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hear an unpleasant noise than go through it with a man. Shortly after Benedick talks to Claudio about her. He blatantly says that he does not like her, “Why, i’ faith, methinks she’s too low for a high praise… and being no other but as she is, I do not like her.” (1.1.167 - 172). However, their friends are not buying it and are not satisfied.
Shortly after, Prince, Leonato, and Claudio set up a plan. A plan to bring Beatrice and Benedick together. They all talk loud enough so Benedick can overhear them. They say how much Beatrice loves him, how she would die if he doesn’t love her. Prince states .“...I could wish he would modestly examine himself to see how much he is unworthy so good a lady.” (2.3. 209 - 211). Prince is trying to make Benedick feel bad about not loving Beatrice back, so Benedick can talk to her. Prince is using trickery to induce romance between Benedick and Beatrice.
Another use of trickery in the play is when Don Pedro talks to Hero on Claudio’s behalf, in order to bring Hero and Claudio together.
During a masquerade party, Don Pedro insisted to try and whoo hero for Claudio. Don Pedro stated, “I will assume thy part in disguise, and in her bosom I’ll unclasp my heart, and take her hearing prisoner with the force and strong encounter of my amorous tale. and tell fair Hero that I am Claudio, Then after, to her father will I break: and the conclusion is, she shall be thine.(Act I, Scene I: Lines 276 - 282). Don Pedro is giving out his plan that he will execute. Saying that he will disguise and act as Claudio.
However later down the road, after Hero and Claudio are joined together. They clash with each other, over a lie that was created. Don John and Borachio, two villainous characters that seek negativity. Both stewed up this lie, a plan to sabotage Claudio and Hero’s relationship. The plan was to bring Claudio and Don Pedro out by Hero’s window, and make it appear that Hero is having sexual affairs with another man so Claudio can cancel the wedding and break it off with Hero. In which they
succeeded.
The two did disperse, however only to bring them closer together after it was clear that it was all just a slander. Which only made room for more misinterpretation within one another. Leonato and their little group wanted to get back at Claudio for making a scene at the wedding and raging upon Hero, but also at the same time bring them back together. So they made Claudio think she was dead, so Claudio can feel bad and see what he “lost”. Which in turn sets up the next plan, to reveal Hero to him. Since Claudio thinks she’s dead, his love for her is greater, filled with remorse and devastation. Therefore, once Leanato reveals her, he will be that much more thankful for her. So once they have the wedding again, all the girls have their faces hidden away and Leonato hands Hero to Claudio. Claudio was being tricked all along, from Hero’s fake affair, to being lied to that she was dead. However, in the end they both came out to be happy and together.
All throughout the play trickery is used very heavily. Deception was used to accomplish different tasks. From bringing people together with love and romance. To even breaking them apart. Nonetheless, the vast majority of it was used to bring people together. From a stubborn couple that didn’t believe in love. To a couple who laid eyes upon each other and just wanted to get to know each other. Everyone turned pleased, all it took was deception.
hear an unpleasant noise than go through it with a man. Shortly after Benedick talks to Claudio about her. He blatantly says that he does not like her, “Why, i’ faith, methinks she’s too low for a high praise… and being no other but as she is, I do not like her.” (1.1.167 - 172). However, their friends are not buying it and are not satisfied.
Shortly after, Prince, Leonato, and Claudio set up a plan. A plan to bring Beatrice and Benedick together. They all talk loud enough so Benedick can overhear them. They say how much Beatrice loves him, how she would die if he doesn’t love her. Prince states .“...I could wish he would modestly examine himself to see how much he is unworthy so good a lady.” (2.3. 209 - 211). Prince is trying to make Benedick feel bad about not loving Beatrice back, so Benedick can talk to her. Prince is using trickery to induce romance between Benedick and Beatrice.
Another use of trickery in the play is when Don Pedro talks to Hero on Claudio’s behalf, in order to bring Hero and Claudio together.
During a masquerade party, Don Pedro insisted to try and whoo hero for Claudio. Don Pedro stated, “I will assume thy part in disguise, and in her bosom I’ll unclasp my heart, and take her hearing prisoner with the force and strong encounter of my amorous tale. and tell fair Hero that I am Claudio, Then after, to her father will I break: and the conclusion is, she shall be thine.(Act I, Scene I: Lines 276 - 282). Don Pedro is giving out his plan that he will execute. Saying that he will disguise and act as Claudio.
However later down the road, after Hero and Claudio are joined together. They clash with each other, over a lie that was created. Don John and Borachio, two villainous characters that seek negativity. Both stewed up this lie, a plan to sabotage Claudio and Hero’s relationship. The plan was to bring Claudio and Don Pedro out by Hero’s window, and make it appear that Hero is having sexual affairs with another man so Claudio can cancel the wedding and break it off with Hero. In which they
succeeded.
The two did disperse, however only to bring them closer together after it was clear that it was all just a slander. Which only made room for more misinterpretation within one another. Leonato and their little group wanted to get back at Claudio for making a scene at the wedding and raging upon Hero, but also at the same time bring them back together. So they made Claudio think she was dead, so Claudio can feel bad and see what he “lost”. Which in turn sets up the next plan, to reveal Hero to him. Since Claudio thinks she’s dead, his love for her is greater, filled with remorse and devastation. Therefore, once Leanato reveals her, he will be that much more thankful for her. So once they have the wedding again, all the girls have their faces hidden away and Leonato hands Hero to Claudio. Claudio was being tricked all along, from Hero’s fake affair, to being lied to that she was dead. However, in the end they both came out to be happy and together.
All throughout the play trickery is used very heavily. Deception was used to accomplish different tasks. From bringing people together with love and romance. To even breaking them apart. Nonetheless, the vast majority of it was used to bring people together. From a stubborn couple that didn’t believe in love. To a couple who laid eyes upon each other and just wanted to get to know each other. Everyone turned pleased, all it took was deception.