Relationships In Much Ado About Nothing

Much ado about nothing is a comedic play written by William Shakespeare, Shakespearean comedy usually results in a happy ending were a unmarried couple get married, many of Shakespeare’s plays demonstrate this. The play is about all relationships between the sexes, there is two story lines that are based around two very different couples. One of those couples is a typical traditional couple where they almost fall in love at first sight and are ideally suited to each other. However the man becomes quite disrespectful towards his lover when his lack of intelligence leads him to believe something that is not true. The seconds couple on the other hand are not considered together as a couple, they spend most of their time insulting each other and
By Beatrice name calling Benedick it almost humiliates him, as a women is showing him up this is seen as comedic to the audience but also to the other characters in the play although Benedick being smart and witty it able to quickly switch it around and wins the argument by saying ‘I would my horse at the speed of your tongue.. I am done’ he is meaning I wish my horse could go at the speed of your tongue and for so long, he sees himself as the winner as he says ‘I’m done’ explaining end of argument but they both have very similar personalities and both are extremely stubborn wanting to get the last word in all the time, Shakespeare uses the use of repartee as both Beatrice and Benedick both give witty, quick replies that forms the argument and they are both able to twist each other’s words around both wanting the final word . The audience instantly get the impression that the two of them hate each other, this is supported by benedick stating ‘ I am loved of all ladies, only you excepted’ every other women seems to be drawn to