Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice And Benedick Analysis

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Beatrice and Benedick, the unlikely couple who ends up getting married, but was it really true love, or just a forced relationship? In the beginning of the book, Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice and Benedick absolutely hated each other, and they both found joy in insulting one another. They also shared the belief that marriage was stupid and that neither of them would ever get married. SInce they both shared this thought process, they were able to accept each other, and love is being able to accept someone despite their flaws. Even though they felt this way, later on in the book, they wind up marrying each other. That is why I believe that they are in love. Their love was so strong, it changed their minds over a topic that they felt so strongly about. …show more content…
In faith, hath not the world one man but he will wear his cap with suspicion? Shall I never see a bachelor of threescore again? Go to, i' faith, an thou wilt needs thrust thy neck into a yoke, wear the print of it, and sigh away Sundays.” I this quote, Benedick states that he believes that marriage turns men into pathetic idiots, so why would he want to marry Beatrice if he thought this? “Just, if He send me no husband, for the which blessing I am at Him upon my knees every morning and evening.” In this quote beatrice says that she praises the lord for not giving her a husband, but she seemed pretty happy when she married Benedick. The reason Beatrice and Benedick said things like this was because deep down, they were bitter that they did not had love in their lives. Once Benedick found out that “Beatrice loved him”, his mood instantly shifted, and he was much more bubbly. He became like this because he was relieved that he had found his possible true love. Once Beatrice heard that Benedick loved her, she stopped showing so much hate towards his because what she was hoping for deep down inside of her had finally come

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