William Shakespeare is known to have written remarkable love stories. In fact, if you type “Shakespeare quotes” into Google the majority of them are on the subject of love. Most of his plays have love a main theme or a least a underlying one. In MAAN Shakespeare develops the theme of love by using Benedick and Beatrice to demonstrate the process of accepting love for another and learning to love yourself, despite the opinions of others.
At the beginning of the play Benedick is publicly disgusted with even the idea of marriage. He hates the idea of marriage so much that he even frowns upon the idea of his friends getting married. When Claudio confesses his attraction towards Hero to Benedick responds with:
Is ’t come to this? In faith, hath not the world one man but he will wear his cap with suspicion? Shall I never see a bachelor of three-score again? Go to, i' faith, an thou wilt needs thrust thy neck into a yoke, wear the print of it, and sigh away Sundays. (1.1.154-62)
Benedick is offended that Claudio, his friend, would commit such a terrible act. From this expert you could assume that marriage was not something that Benedick and …show more content…
The best example of this is when Benedict overhears his friends talking about how Beatrice has hidden feelings towards Benedick. “It seems her affections have their full bent. Love me? Why, it must be requited!“ (2.3.189-91) He admits his feelings to himself once he knows they are shared. This moment is a climax in Benedicks and Beatrices love story because now that Benedick has accepted his feelings he can start to work towards actually woeing the lady. Beatrice, like Benedick, is very stubborn when it comes to admitting feelings. Luckily Beatrice also overhears her friends. Her friends claim Benedick is in love with Beatrice, but they know Beatrice will brutally reject him, so they decide not to tell Beatrice to spare Benedicks pride. Beatrice responds
At the beginning of the play Benedick is publicly disgusted with even the idea of marriage. He hates the idea of marriage so much that he even frowns upon the idea of his friends getting married. When Claudio confesses his attraction towards Hero to Benedick responds with:
Is ’t come to this? In faith, hath not the world one man but he will wear his cap with suspicion? Shall I never see a bachelor of three-score again? Go to, i' faith, an thou wilt needs thrust thy neck into a yoke, wear the print of it, and sigh away Sundays. (1.1.154-62)
Benedick is offended that Claudio, his friend, would commit such a terrible act. From this expert you could assume that marriage was not something that Benedick and …show more content…
The best example of this is when Benedict overhears his friends talking about how Beatrice has hidden feelings towards Benedick. “It seems her affections have their full bent. Love me? Why, it must be requited!“ (2.3.189-91) He admits his feelings to himself once he knows they are shared. This moment is a climax in Benedicks and Beatrices love story because now that Benedick has accepted his feelings he can start to work towards actually woeing the lady. Beatrice, like Benedick, is very stubborn when it comes to admitting feelings. Luckily Beatrice also overhears her friends. Her friends claim Benedick is in love with Beatrice, but they know Beatrice will brutally reject him, so they decide not to tell Beatrice to spare Benedicks pride. Beatrice responds