Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Benedick’s False Love in Much Ado About Nothing Essay -- Much Ado Abou
Benedick’s False Love in Much Ado About Nothing   Much Ado About Nothing is one of William Shakespeare’s best comedies and love stories. What is not to like about a play that is hilarious, romantic, and has a happy ending? In this play the foremost and most intriguing character is Benedick, a man who is a devout bachelor and who does not believe he will ever find the perfect woman; --because perfect is exactly what he must have. This may seem to be a harsh and pessimistic outlook on life, but the way Shakespeare brings this character to life portrays Benedick as a funny and caring man who really is not that certain about what he wants for the future. Benedick’s counterpart in the play is Beatrice who is an independent woman with a quick tongue. Benedick and Beatrice despise and cannot stand each other because it is seemingly impossible for them to have a conversation without arguing and angering each other. The two of them provide some of the more amusing scenes of the play with their word p lay and mocking of each other. In reality though, they have much in common that they have yet to realize. Both of them despise marriage, are witty, and are each their own persons. These however are not the reasons why they come together. They are brought together by their respective companions who conspire to tell each of them that the one loves the other as the two misdirected lovers listen in. In his speech directly after this, Benedick is swayed to a life that he previously would have avoided at all costs. In hearing of Beatrice’s supposed affection he immediately changes his entire outlook on perpetual bachelorhood and pronounces a love that is not real or his own, but comes secondhand from trickery.  Benedick â€Å"neve... ...                 man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot                                            endure in his age. Shall quips and sentences and                                            these paper bullets of the brain awe a man from the                                            career of his humor? No! The world must be peo-                                            pled. When I said I would die a bachelor, I did not    245                                            think I should live till I were married. Here comes                                            Beatrice. By this day, she’s a fair lady. I do spy some                                            marks of love in her.   Works Cited Shakespeare, William; Much Ado About Nothing; Washington Square Press; New York, NY; New Folger Edition May 1995
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