Much Ado About Nothing Characters

Much Ado About Something

“And when I lived, I was your other wife, And when you loved, you were my other husband.” (Shakespeare 232) Claudio asked Hero’s hand in marriage. Don John did a corrupt plan to ruin poor Hero’s image and to make Claudio unhappy. At the wedding Claudio shamed her and she perceived to die. At the end of the book it was revealed to Claudio that his Hero was alive, and they got fully married. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Hero serves as the foil of Claudio by which Hero’s intelligent mind are overshadowed by Claudio's ambitious personality; thus, interminably influences the conflict in the plot. Needless to say, Claudio and Hero are differing in many traits. Claudio is ambitious, and always jumping
into conclusions, while Hero is a thinker, and she makes a plan first. Their differences allow Don John to create conflict between the two. Claudio is very ambitious, which is good for a army; but not for a relationship. Overall, Don John is responsible for the clash between the two lovers. To achieve Don John's goal, he takes advantage of Claudio's ambition to make him quickly shame Hero; at the wedding. As a result, Claudio makes it his duty and shame Hero, “Not to knit my soul to an approved wonton” (Shakespeare 154) However, Friar Francis and Leonato created a plan ,with Hero, when the proof came out that Hero was accused of being with another guy that night. At the 2nd wedding Claudio was told he would be marrying another woman but it ended up being Hero, “And when I lived I was your other wife… And when you loved, you were my other husband. (she unmasks) (Shakespeare 232) Hero then proves to Claudio that she was alive and well. Ultimately, it is Claudio's determined ways provides Hero opportunities to think of a plan to rejoice the two lovers again. In addition to their differences, Claudio and Hero also share a momentous commensality which impacts the conflict of the play.

Overall their difference can’t cover up the fact that they are both very gullible and lovestruck.
This affects the plot because it allows them to fall for Don John’s indiscriminate tricks. After all the pranks are resolved, they are still soulmates, and they stick with each other. Hero and Claudio are foolish, which helps Don Johns pranks go smoothly. They will fall into any hole that Don John digs. Even though the schemes distract the characters, they cant hide the fact they are in love. They are replete with gullibility and love makes them the perfect people to mess with. As a result, Hero and Claudio do what Don John tells them to do, without them realizing that what they are doing is immoral. “Let it be thy part To praise him more than ever man did merit.” However, when their gullibility and love mix together, they can help make a plan to help others realize their love. “Writ in my cousin’s hand, stol’n from her pocket, containing her affection unto Benedick.” (Shakespeare 234) They helped Beatrice and Benedick realize their love by taking a poem they written for each other. Ultimately, its Hero and Claudio's lovestruck nature and foolishness that help lay the foundation of the plot. Regardless, the differences and similarities help stir up conflict, without them, the play wouldn't be the same.

In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Hero serves as the foil of Claudio by which Hero’s intelligent mind are compounded by Claudio's ambitious personality; thus, endlessly influences the clash in the plot. Hero’s bright mind and Claudio's ambitious personality create a storm between the two love-birds. With Don John’s badgering plans, they continue to go through a tornado of problems. Even though they are 2 completely different people, but as they say; opposites do
attract.