Hero Vs. Benedick In Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespeare's Love Stories “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.” -Beatrice (Shakespeare) In the Shakespearean play, Much Ado About Nothing, Hero and Beatrice have essentially two entirely different relationships. The play is a comedy, set during Medieval times. It is also quite a love story. It all starts when Young Claudio has just returned from war, and meets the lovely daughter of the man Claudio is staying with, Hero. He swiftly asks her to marry him, and she willingly agreed to do so. Unfortunately, the night before the wedding, Claudio thinks he sees his beloved “wife to be” dishonestly,cheating on him, and he shames her at the altar. In the meantime, Count Benedick has also returned from the war, and bluntly bickers with Beatrice, the cousin of Hero. They are truly the perfect match for each other, but neither will admit it, and both adamantly swear to never marry. Hero's father, among others, is always shamelessly scheming to get the two together. The Claudio-Hero and the Benedick-Beatrice love stories are interwoven in Much Ado About Nothing through
The communication between the characters in Much Ado About Nothing is sharp and has some humour in the mix of things. The Couples are very similar in how they interact with each other. One reason for this is that both couples are educated aristocrats. Even though the play is about the love and marriage, the duos always bring up the topic of marriage consistently throughout the play. From start to finish, both couples learn to speak more directly to each other. Though there are many parallels, there are some contrasts as well. The dialogue between the couples is spoken in two different ways, inverse and prose. Shakespeare implements this type of speech in all of his plays, which makes them stand out compared to others plays at his