Joycelyn Liu
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Love is, if anything, a mutual decision between two people to start and maintain a relationship, and communication then plays a significant role in that relationship’s success. On one hand, Claudio and Hero’s relationship in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing falls apart, in part due to their utter lack of onstage interaction, as well as Claudio’s oscillation between loving and despising Hero. On the other hand, Benedict and Beatrice’s relationship in the play is much more functional since the two actually speak with each other outside of their own wedding which then allow them to explicitly agree on forming a relationship. Beatrice and Benedict’s relationship is the most functional romance in the play, thanks in no small part to their reciprocated desire to be with one another. Firstly, regarding a reciprocation of feelings, Beatrice and Benedict usually mirror the other’s attitude and tone when speaking with one another. Even when the Benedict calls Beatrice “a rare parrot-teacher” (1.1.53) and Beatrice retaliates with her tongue that’s “better than a beast [with Benedict’s]” (1.1.54), Beatrice and Benedict will return whatever the other gives them. The two’s quick return of sharp jabs, not only shows how evenly matched and compatible Beatrice and Benedict are, but also shows how both of them are already willing reciprocate the insulting and clever persona the …show more content…
Readers then take note on how to maintain their own relationships, like Beatrice and Benedict’s open communication and steadfast mutual love, and how to identify doomed relationships, like Claudio and Hero’s superficial attraction with no knowledge of their real selves. Thus, Shakespeare educates his audience on what love really is and how to find it in their own
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Love is, if anything, a mutual decision between two people to start and maintain a relationship, and communication then plays a significant role in that relationship’s success. On one hand, Claudio and Hero’s relationship in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing falls apart, in part due to their utter lack of onstage interaction, as well as Claudio’s oscillation between loving and despising Hero. On the other hand, Benedict and Beatrice’s relationship in the play is much more functional since the two actually speak with each other outside of their own wedding which then allow them to explicitly agree on forming a relationship. Beatrice and Benedict’s relationship is the most functional romance in the play, thanks in no small part to their reciprocated desire to be with one another. Firstly, regarding a reciprocation of feelings, Beatrice and Benedict usually mirror the other’s attitude and tone when speaking with one another. Even when the Benedict calls Beatrice “a rare parrot-teacher” (1.1.53) and Beatrice retaliates with her tongue that’s “better than a beast [with Benedict’s]” (1.1.54), Beatrice and Benedict will return whatever the other gives them. The two’s quick return of sharp jabs, not only shows how evenly matched and compatible Beatrice and Benedict are, but also shows how both of them are already willing reciprocate the insulting and clever persona the …show more content…
Readers then take note on how to maintain their own relationships, like Beatrice and Benedict’s open communication and steadfast mutual love, and how to identify doomed relationships, like Claudio and Hero’s superficial attraction with no knowledge of their real selves. Thus, Shakespeare educates his audience on what love really is and how to find it in their own