Much Ado About Nothing Benedick Analysis

Analysis
These lines from the book foreshadow a change in Benedick’s philosophy and feelings toward marriage. Benedick’s response to Don Pedro’s statement is humorous which is interesting because it is only when Benedict becomes serious does he fall in love. Benedick, in a way, tries too hard to show his distance from love. He argues too much against it. The image of the savage bull bearing the yolk relates back to Benedick’s humor, how both are contained once married does not make marriage sound all that inviting. An interesting pattern in many stories is two people who seemingly cannot stand each other end up together. Benedick says to “hang me in a bottle like a cat” which is degrading him to being a cat. Cats are also slippery creatures that can come and go as they please, so he might be saying that he will forever want to be able to come and go as he wishes. Cats are
The difference being the Margaret is a maid and Beatrice is a “Lady”. Hero does not stop Margaret from saying what she believes which makes their relationship a very close one. Margaret seems to be against marriage because ,as she states, it will make your heart heavier. But she also makes a claim that really pushes class lines, proposing that marriage is honorable for who ever is getting married, wealthy or poor. She is making some very bold statements that are very progressive for a play written in the time of patriarchal society. She is also holding her own against Hero who is her superior. “I’ll offend nobody” is a shocking statement that is in this case true. She even brings in Beatrice who is also her superior who will back up her ideas. Risky move to bring in Beatrice but she does it anyway. When Margaret makes the statement about Claudio she is going for it with no shame in attitude. She ends her argument saying that a heavy heart for the right husband is okay if it be between the right two