Don John And Don Pedro Compare And Contrast

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In the play Much Ado About Nothin, by William Shakespeare, Don Pedro (a prince) and Don John (Don Pedro’s illegitimate brother) are foils to each other. Don John and Don Pedro have a simple brother rivalry . Until Don John takes it a little too far, by trying to split up Hero and Claudio (two main characters Don Pedro got to fall in love). Don John works to ruin Don Pedro’s set up between Hero and Claudio. Don Johns goal was to tarnish his brothers reputation. Don John and Don Pedro are huge opposites of each other, don Pedro is light and don john is dark. It's a rivalry between good and evil. Don John shows his bad traits by trying multiple times to hurt Don Pedro’s reputation. Don Pedro had a plan to woo Hero for

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