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    About Nothing” there is trickery and deceit themes. Such as two characters in the novel Benedick and Beatrice being deceived to fall in love for each other. It’s a shocking moment when two characters such as Beatrice and Benedick had an aversion towards each other and fell in love at the end. Chicanery didn’t just lead up to love some characters had to be involved in order for Benedick and Beatrice to fall in love. Another scene where there was trickery was when Claudio and the Prince got…

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    "The courtship of Benedick and Beatrice has a beautiful observed reality, a poise and maturity, a refreshing humour which makes the operatic main plot seem absurdly unreal." It is clear that Beatrice and Benedick are in love from the first we see of them; it is not simply through the Prince's intervention that the seeds of love are sown between them. When Beatrice is informed that Don Pedro and his party are coming to Messina, her first thought is for her 'Senior Mountanto'. Within four spoken…

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    There are many forms of deception that take place in the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Don John deceives to make Claudio angry, Benedick deceives to know what Beatrice thinks about him, and Don Pedro, Leonato, and Claudio deceive Benedick to make him happy and have him fall in love with Beatrice. A reason why one might deceive another is to get revenge for a thing that was done to them. Don John, Don Pedro’s evil brother, was defeated by the valiant soldier, Claudio. As…

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    And I, with your two helps, will so practice on Benedick that, in despite of his quick wit and his queasy stomach, he shall fall in love with Beatrice. If we can do this, Cupid is no longer an archer; his glory shall be ours, for we are the only love gods. Go in with me, and I will tell you my drift.” (2.2.371-378). The plot worked well enough to have Beatrice and Benedick to fall in love with one another. Overhearing Claudio, Leonato, and the Prince speak happily about Beatrice’s agonizing…

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    she seemingly died. After the fiasco of Hero’s presumed death Benedick tried to consol Beatrice, Hero’s cousin. Beatrice, in her blind grief, told Benedick that if he loved her he had to kill Claudio. Benedick with two choices that wasn’t copacetic with him either way was stuck between a rock and a hard place. He didn’t want to kill Claudio since he is a dear friend, in fact, they were so close that when Beatrice initially requested the murder of Claudio Benedick retorted by saying “Ha! Not for…

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    entertainment has several misleading and deceit that was designed to effect two couples fall in love with each other. Their names were Beatrice, Benedick, Claudio, and Hero. Claudio and Hero were the couple that has prone the fondness for Prince of shenanigans Beatrice and Benedick to falling in love, with the guidance of Leonato and Claudio. First of all, both Beatrice and Benedick are bachelors which they do not want to marry or fall in love with anyone. Second, the plan was to get each other…

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    the gossiping that occurs in the play is positive, but there are some negative aspects that occur. The positive gossiping that happens involves Don Pedro, Leonato, Ursula and Hero. When Benedict overhears Leonato and Don Pedro talk about Beatrice. Then Beatrice overhears Ursula and Hero talk about Benedict. A negative time when gossiping occurs is with Don John and his…

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    Giovanni Guasconti faces the conflict of sinful lust over the beautiful Beatrice Rappaccini in the city of Padua during 19th century Italy. In the story, the author says,” It was not love, although her rich beauty was a madness to him; not horror, even while he fancied her spirit to be imbued with the same baneful essence that seemed to pervade her physical frame…” Here the author shows how lustful Giovanni feels towards Beatrice. Also, the author uses symbolism, foreshadowing, and…

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    Georgiana in The Birthmark and Beatrice in Rappacinni’s Daughter show comparable characteristics while also displaying differences within the each story. Georgiana is described by Hawthorne as the most beautiful and pure lady of that day. However, she has one flaw according to her husband- she has a noticeable birthmark on her left cheek. Her husband states in the story, “- shocks me, as being the visible mark of earthly imperfection” (Hawthorne 419). Like Georgiana, Beatrice was also…

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    Benedick and Beatrice have many differences and similarities. Their relationship is very rocky at the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing, whether is was their quick-witted comment or stubborn personality, they seemed like enemies. All of Benedick and Beatrice’s traits make them unique characters, although there are similarities between them. Deep down in this bizarre, confusing relationship there are hidden feelings, they flirt. The relationship between Benedick and Beatrice is very amusing in…

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