Do The Contrasting Relationships and Characters in “Much Ado About Nothing” Affect The Play?
Throughout “Much Ado About Nothing” we are introduced to various different relationships. Even the smaller of characters create an impact on the play (such as Watchmen, Dogberry and Verges), in turn changing the entire course of the piece; whilst at first the outcome seemed bleak after Don John had skilfully deceived the gullible Claudio into believing Hero had committed adultery but instead, becomes that of a happier, predictable ending in which Hero and Claudio, Beatrice and Benedick confess their love to one another and henceforth marry and live happily ever after. If not for the watchmen, Borachio and Comrade wouldn’t have been caught talking of that hateful deed in which had been committed but also, that of Dogberry and Verges to confront Leonato and tell the truth of the fair lady Hero and her innocence. These events also show the relationships between the characters and how, if one of those relationships or characters were to be different, the story would be affected in one way or another. The relationship between Don Pedro and Don John tells that of a brother, jealous of his sibling whom had achieved so much more than himself and was cast away, his brother shining in …show more content…
Such things as the negative relationship between Don John and Don Pedro, the sinister relationship between Don John and Borachio and the simple and undeveloped relationship between Hero and Claudio. Therefore, my conclusion is that every individual character, be them big or small, same with the relationships between these characters is important to the play and if a single one were to be missing, the story could have been greatly affected and have gone in a completely different
Throughout “Much Ado About Nothing” we are introduced to various different relationships. Even the smaller of characters create an impact on the play (such as Watchmen, Dogberry and Verges), in turn changing the entire course of the piece; whilst at first the outcome seemed bleak after Don John had skilfully deceived the gullible Claudio into believing Hero had committed adultery but instead, becomes that of a happier, predictable ending in which Hero and Claudio, Beatrice and Benedick confess their love to one another and henceforth marry and live happily ever after. If not for the watchmen, Borachio and Comrade wouldn’t have been caught talking of that hateful deed in which had been committed but also, that of Dogberry and Verges to confront Leonato and tell the truth of the fair lady Hero and her innocence. These events also show the relationships between the characters and how, if one of those relationships or characters were to be different, the story would be affected in one way or another. The relationship between Don Pedro and Don John tells that of a brother, jealous of his sibling whom had achieved so much more than himself and was cast away, his brother shining in …show more content…
Such things as the negative relationship between Don John and Don Pedro, the sinister relationship between Don John and Borachio and the simple and undeveloped relationship between Hero and Claudio. Therefore, my conclusion is that every individual character, be them big or small, same with the relationships between these characters is important to the play and if a single one were to be missing, the story could have been greatly affected and have gone in a completely different