Opposites Attract In Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Decades of studies have shown that the cliché that “opposites attract” is not true. Partners who are similar in broad dispositions, like personality, are more likely to feel the same way in their day-to-day lives. This may make it easier for the partners to understand each other. Additionally, a 1972 study by Jerome Tognoli and Robert Keisner about the gain-loss theory of attraction revealed that people are more likely to be attracted to someone who didn’t find them appealing at first, but eventually warmed up to them than someone who always liked them. People find it more rewarding when they need to win someone over.
The results of these studies also appear in one of Shakespeare’s many plays, Much Ado About Nothing. Benedick and Beatrice have
They could have simply been putting up an act while always having been in love. There are many possibilities that could explain Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship with each other. They could have simply thought that they were too good for love, but lost their pride when a wedding was planned. Maybe they were waiting until Hero and Claudio got married.
They could have possibly been waiting until a wedding to start their own relationship so that they wouldn’t have to focus on their relationship and Hero and Claudio’s.
If this was their true intention, they wouldn’t have gone through that much trouble. Additionally, their friends and family wouldn’t have to set them up if they were already in love. After being deceived, they changed their views on love because they fell in love.
People are more attracted to each other when they have things in common than when they are complete opposites. Benedick and Beatrice share the same views and thoughts on many things and their personalities are also very similar. Also, they didn’t like each other at first but after hearing the positive things about each other, they start to find each other