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Hero Compare And Contrast Beatrice And Benedick's

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Hero and Claudio are a conventional Elizabethan couple. Hero is quiet and obedient, which follows the expectation of a woman in Shakespeare’s time and Claudio is an example of a typical man.

Beatrice and Benedick:
Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship challenges the patriarchal expectations of society, but it is evident that their love is much deeper than Hero and Claudio’s.

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