Examples Of Heroism In Much Ado About Nothing Benedick

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When you think of a stereotypical prince or hero, you probably think of some player going after a girl who doesn’t really want him, they fight about it, she finds out he’s the hero (or the chosen one), and suddenly they’re together at the end. This is exactly how Benedick’s story goes in Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare, which shows that he is almost the perfect display of stereotypical hero. So with that in mind, the real hero of Much Ado About Nothing is Benedick as he exhibits classic hero characteristics, and he ultimately fixed the problem at the end of the book while still getting the girl.
In the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing, Benedick is introduced as this douchey playboy that Beatrice wants absolutely nothing to

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