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A 5 page research paper that examines numerous aspects of Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing. The writer compares Benedict/Beatrice with Claudio/Hero, as well as Don Pedro with Don John; discusses the use of gossip and deceit and also why the play continues to entertain contemporary audiences. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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example, the antagonism between Beatrice and Benedick contrasts sharply against the instant declarations of love that occur with Hero and Claudio. Beatrice and Benedick early-on in the play establish their
positions as being firmly against marriage. Benedick declares, "That a woman conceived me, I thank her; that she brought me up, I likewise give her most humble thanks; but that
I will have a recheat winded in my forehead, or hand my bugle in an invisible baldrick, all women shall pardon me...I will live a bachelor" (Act 1, Scene 1,
lines 241-249).Likewise, Beatrice avows her desire to never marry in Act II, Scene I-she will not marry "till God" makes "men of some other metal than earth. Would it not
grieve a woman to be overmastered with a piece of valiant dust?" (lines 62-64). On the other hand, Beatrice and Benedick share a characteristic with Hero and Claudio in that
they are also clearly attracted to each other. For example, the first thing that Beatrice does in Act I is inquire after Benedicks safety, which demonstrates that this is
her primary concern beyond their ongoing battle of wits (Dobranski 233). Likewise, Benedick asserts in Act I that Beatrice is exceeds Hero in beauty as May exceeds December.(Dobranski 233). Furthermore,
they are also alike in that there are ties of friendship and devotion between the various characters that threaten the pairings as lovers. Benedicks remarks against marriage at the beginning
of the play represent his ideas, but they are also his attempt to defend his male bond of soldierly camaraderie with Claudio from female insurgence (Friedman 231). Later, when
Claudio rejects Hero, believing the gossip against her, Beatrice instructs Benedick to prove his love for her by killing his former friend, which demonstrates that the bonds between the two
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