Differences Between Claudio And Benedick

In Much Ado About Nothing, there are significant differences in the way that the characters are developed, especially Benedick and Claudio. Being the prominent male figures of the play, there should be similarities and differences on handle their situations. With both men marrying the women they love in Act IV of the play, one would imagine their similarities would be more abundant. However, the way that both men develop could not be more different. Benedick, seemingly immature at the beginning of the play turns his ideas around when he realizes that he might love Beatrice. Claudio seems to do the opposite. At first he wants to marry Hero but decides she is not worth it when trouble goes his way.
In the beginning of the play, Benedick is