Deception can be used as a way to bring people closer together. In act II, scene 3, Benedick overhears his companions, Don Pedro and Claudio talk to Leonato and Hero about how Beatrice is desperately in love with him, but cannot voice her undying love due to her stubborn and proud nature. They say this in an area that is intended to be within Benedick’s earshot and hope that their words will invoke a positive change in Benedick’s perception of Beatrice. Reflecting on his companions’ words, leads Benedick to reexamine all of his previous opinions about Beatrice and previous interactions with her. For example, he voices the revelation “By my troth, it is no addition to her wit- nor no great argument to her folly, for I will be horribly in love
