“A miracle! Here’s our own hands against our hearts. Come, I will have thee, but, by this light, I take thee for pity.” (Shakespeare 234) At the beginning of Benedick and Beatrice’s relationship they did not favor each other at all. Beatrice voraciously hates Benedick. They were always picking on each other, until one day Benedick heard Don Pedro, Leonato and Claudio talking about their plan to get Benedick and Beatrice together. Soon after Benedick knew he loved her and Beatrice heard the news too. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Beatrice serves as the foil character of Benedick by which Benedick’s precise self is revealed through Beatrice’s reluctance to share her love for him; thus, interminably influences the conflict of their relationship.
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Their traits are very Paradoxical. Beatrice is very consistent with her feelings towards Bendick and when he asks her to marry him she doesn’t revoke him just to please him though. Benedick is very flighty and has a replete amount of love for Beatrice and he changes his feelings throughout the play but in the end he ends up loving her. Beatrice’s consistency is shown when Benedick asks Beatrice to marry her and she says “I would not deny you, I yield upon great persuasion.” (Shakespeare 235) While Benedick is very flighty when asserting to have a “toothache.” (Shakespeare 107) Saying that is associated with being in love. Ultimately, although Benedick and Beatrice started off hating each other at first, Benedick has become flighty towards Beatrice, while Beatrice has continued to stay consistent with her bull-headed personality. To conclude, Benedick and Beatrice have variations within themselves and these affect their
Their traits are very Paradoxical. Beatrice is very consistent with her feelings towards Bendick and when he asks her to marry him she doesn’t revoke him just to please him though. Benedick is very flighty and has a replete amount of love for Beatrice and he changes his feelings throughout the play but in the end he ends up loving her. Beatrice’s consistency is shown when Benedick asks Beatrice to marry her and she says “I would not deny you, I yield upon great persuasion.” (Shakespeare 235) While Benedick is very flighty when asserting to have a “toothache.” (Shakespeare 107) Saying that is associated with being in love. Ultimately, although Benedick and Beatrice started off hating each other at first, Benedick has become flighty towards Beatrice, while Beatrice has continued to stay consistent with her bull-headed personality. To conclude, Benedick and Beatrice have variations within themselves and these affect their