As stated by George Sand, “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” This quote by George Sand means that the only way you can be happy is to love someone and be loved by someone. People who are depressed or don’t believe in love, should believe in love because it is the only way to live life. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, the relationship between Claudio and Hero proves to be an ineffective relationship in today’s society due to immaturity and lack of communication, whereas Benedick and Beatrice’s relationship was based on trust and it was emotional to the audience. In the cream of the crop literature, Much Ado About Nothing , Shakespeare displayed that Benedick and Beatrice’s relationship is …show more content…
One reason is that Claudio wanted to marry her before meeting her for the first time. According to Shakespeare, (i.i 191-192) “I would scarce trust myself, though I had sworn the contrary, if Hero would be my wife.” This quote shows that this relationship is not realistic because people would not want to marry somebody that they barely met with. People usually want to get to know the person before making this decision. Another reason is that Claudio did not win Hero’s heart the right way. According to Shakespeare (ii.i 292-295) “Here, Claudio, I have wooed in thy name, and fair Hero is won. I have broke with her father and his goodwill obtained. Name the day of marriage, and God give thee joy.” This quote shows that Don Pedro is the one who helped Claudio to apparently win Hero’s heart. Claudio couldn’t do it himself because he is immature like a kid. Last but not least, they didn’t communicate with each other. According to (iv.i 105-113), “O Hero, what a Hero hadst thou been If half thy outward graces had been placed About thy thoughts and counsels of thy heart! But fare thee well, most foul, most fair. Farewell, Thou pure impiety and impious purity. For thee I’ll lock up all the gates of love And on my eyelids shall conjecture hang, To turn all beauty into thoughts of harm, And never shall it more be gracious.” This is what happen when Hero and Claudio didn’t communicate with each other. Without communication, messy things can happen and can end in a very bad way. Communication is crucial in a relationship. Claudio and Hero’s relationship is unrealistic in terms of today’s
conflict with the character is the that Don John is jealous of his brother. And hates him and tries to ruin the wedding and marriage. So he makes a plane to ruin it and it works and Claudio shames hero at the altar and hero assumably died. And when she was proven innocent claudio
From the moment John brought up the mere idea of messing around with Claudio and Hero’s love life, Borachio was on board; “We’ll wait upon your lordship” (Shakespeare 1.3.67). No persuading is needed to get Borachio’s help in deceiving Claudio. Not only does Borachio jump at the opportunity to help his friend, but also contributes immensely to the scheme. He reminds John that he is quite fond of Margaret, Hero’s waiting gentlewoman, and hatches the plan, “[Claudio and Pedro will] see me at her [Hero’s] chamber window, hear me call Margaret Hero, hear Margaret term me Claudio; and bring them to see this the very night before the intended wedding” (2.1.39-41); tricking both Pedro and Claudio into thinking Hero is no longer a maid therefore ruining the chances of their
Borachio recognizes Claudio and tells Don John, so Don John decides to pretend he thinks Claudio is Benedick, and Claudio goes along with it. Don John tells Claudio that Don Pedro is attempting to seduce Hero for himself, and rather than believing in Don Pedro, Claudio believes Don John’s lie. Claudio then gives up on Hero for a little while, “This note of resignation does not mean that Claudio is indifferent to Hero; he is too disheartened to react aggressively. Even in ordinary circumstances this young man, it seems, has little confidence in himself, and on this occasion he has even less” (Girard). Claudio isn’t upset for too long though, Don Pedro reveals the truth to him later in the scene, that he seduced Hero for Claudio’s
The audience may understand the concept of love and romance flowing within the characters because it was to portrayed that way but the critics would argue the fact that some of the characters like Beatrice and Benedick were made to fall in love with each other through deception. As simple as the characters were, the situations arousing in the play became more complexed as scenes passed by. What led to the trouble and chaos in the play also led to the solution in the end, when Claudio and Don Pedro were deceived into thinking by Don John that Hero was unfaithful. That very same idea also solved the problem in the end when Leonato, Hero’s father, deceived Claudio by making him believe that she is dead and that it is his duty to clear Hero’s name by reading out on her tomb and marrying the said niece who looks just like Hero. Again the plotting against own is present where the said niece turns out to be Hero and she comes back to life again.
Shakespeare has a way of making his plays have a whole array of themes and perspectives to see the story from. One can argue that the main theme can usually be something along the lines of Love or Deception or even Honor. In particular, looking at Much Ado About Nothing, you can apply the same. I would argue that shakespeare chose to develop the theme of deception throughout this play. In particular, the way that Beatrice and Benedick end up falling in love is all thanks to deception.
William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play with a slight undertone of mystery, it follows the characters’ pursuit of love, lies and honor. The play follows a common theme of lies and deception and its effects on the relationship between the characters, most notably Claudio and Hero. This is explored thoroughly in the play, with Claudio being tricked by Don John into believing that Hero was having an affair behind his back, which resulted to him shaming Hero at the altar. However, in the case of Benedick and Beatrice, who start out as enemies, the lies and deception of their friends led to them accepting their love for one another. This essay will go through the following theme of lies and deception and its effects on the characters, both positively and negatively.
In my opinion, I think that the movie version and the play version, of Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare, are not very different. They have a lot of similarities for example; Hero and Claudio met and thought they should be together, Claudio thinks he saw Hero cheating on him with another man. So therefore at their wedding he demanded for her to die because of her relations with another man. Claudio realizes he was wrong about what she did and he had to marry her cousin without seeing her at all till they’re married.
While they are conversing, Beatrice plainly states that she wants Benedick to “kill Claudio...a villain, that hath slandered, scorned, dishonoured [her] kinswoman (Shakespeare 74-75).” Beatrice makes very bold actions, and she is not afraid of doing so. This shows how Beatrice and Hero are foils of each other because Hero takes actions that are safe and pleasing to others, while Beatrice does what she wants and doesn’t care about what others think of her actions. Another example of this occurs during the Masquerade Ball. Beatrice talks with Don Pedro and is quoted to have said, “My cousin tells him in his ear that he is in her heart (Shakespeare 27).”
Alan Watts once said, “Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.” (brainyquotes.com). Watts is saying that we can't just say that we love someone, we have to feel our heart swell with the love we have for that person. In William Shakespeare's, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet are not truly in love because they automatically fall ‘in love’ after seeing each other once, they decide to get married a few hours after they meet and they are too immature to actually know what love is . One reason Romeo and Juliet are not truly in love is that they fell in love right after they meet (lust at first sight).
Claudio is characterizes as shallow in this instance because he is only commenting on his adoration for Hero’s beauty. When Don John tricks Claudio into believing Hero is no longer a pure women Claudio says “this is an accident of hourly proof, which I mistrusted not, Farewell therefore Hero!” (ii.1.175-176) One of Claudio’s major attraction towards Hero was her virtuousness, and now that he believes that she is no longer pure he has no desire to marry her. In fact, he wishes to publicly shame her in front of everyone at the wedding ceremony; ruining her chances to have a happy future.
In the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing Benedick and Beatrice are strong-willed people who fear falling in love will lead to heartbreak. This cause them to deny their affections towards each other. This then causes the other characters to interfere in their love life. Another, example of manipulation is when Hero and Claudio's love for each other is torn apart by the deviousness of Don John's actions For Instance, Claudio, Don Pedro, and Leonato plan to trick
What is a relationship without love? It isn 't something that can last forever. It can not overcome the issues that arise in everyday life. It is a business deal that 's as fragile as the bonds it was built around. Only relationships that are completely based in love can survive the turmoils we encounter.
This is shown with their views on marriage. Hero is willing to marry whoever her father asks her too and when Leonato finds out that Don Pedro seeks marriage with Hero, he encourages Hero to marry and says to Hero, “Daughter, remember what I told you. If the prince does solicit you in the kind, you know your answer” (II.i.57-58). Beatrice, however rebels completely against marriage and says “If he send me no husband; for the which blessing / I am at him upon my knees every morning and evening” (23-25).
Claudio asks Don Pedro to win him Hero’s favor, At the Masquerade Ball and convince Leonato to approve a marriage
When it comes to learning about the characters in a story, analyzes look at the characters’ characterization through the plays. For Shakespeare, he focused on the relationships of his characters in his plays to underline the true meaning of love. From his comedic plays to his tragedies, the love between two or more characters signified an irrational and crazy way love operates in his plays. In his play, Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare described the typical “perfect” couple, Hero and Claudio, and the “surprising” couple, Benedick and Beatrice. In Act 4, these relationships are put to the test whether their relationships are true and honest after the wedding.