Much Ado About Nothing Character Analysis

In society, people will go through many decisions that can conclude with happiness, anger or sadness. Many individuals analyze others whom they trust with their thoughts, opinions or suggestions which can persuade them and alter their final decision. In the play, Much Ado About Nothing, the playwright William Shakespeare utilizes character development to suggest the idea that having trust in someone can persuade and influence an individual on their decisions.
In the play, Much Ado About Nothing, a character named Benedick changes as he is influenced with information of a character named Beatrice loving him. At the start, Benedick was a soldier who had a much hated relationship with Beatrice causing them to argue with each other. When Benedick …show more content…
Benedick quietly said, “I do love nothing in the world so well as you.” This shows Benedick truly showing all of his affection for Beatrice and confessing his endless love for her now. As Benedick gains more information from friends about Beatrice’s love for him, Benedick changes and decides to love Beatrice and prove to her that he loves her. Furthermore, at first, Benedick had a high reputation and he never wanted to be in love and marry. Benedick talked between Don Pedro and Claudio about Claudio’s love for Hero but Benedick says how he will never be in love and would rather die. Benedick gives disgusted looks and when they suggest Beatrice, he laughs is rather more disgusted. This shows that Benedick is against marriage for himself and would rather die than marry. After their arrival at Messina, Benedick, Claudio and Don Pedro were together talking about love when Benedick says how he wouldn’t want love or marriage. Benedick yells, “If I do, hang me in a bottle like a cat, and shoot me!” This shows how serious Benedick is about love and marriage and isn’t joking. Conversely, Benedick changes and decides to love Beatrice and marry her as well. When the second wedding was almost done, Benedick found proof for their love for each other and to …show more content…
At first, Claudio was a brace soldier who fell in love with Hero when first met her. When Claudio first met Hero at Messina, he fell in love with Hero and told many of his friends about it. He danced with her at the night dance with joy. This shows how much Claudio has feelings for Hero and is happy with her. His emotions are easily noticeable and can determine that Claudio is in love with her. Later on throughout the story, Claudio and Benedick were talking together about Hero and how if Claudio would buy her. Claudio responded, “Can the world buy such Jewel?” This quotation expresses that Claudio thinks that Hero is super valuable and he is amazed with her. Saying that she is expensive means that she isn’t just any type of Jewel, but something more beyond and valuable. On the contrary, Claudio who had so much love for Hero, now hated her and felt she wasn’t loyal, faithful and felt betrayed. When Claudio and Don John were walking during the night, Don Pedro had witness Hero with another man. All three of them went to go see for proof and there at the window they heard and seen what looked like Hero with another man. This showed a lot of Claudio’s emotions shifting and changing and how he was depressed, angry and felt much betrayed. A little later, Claudio and Hero were together at their