Don Pedro and Claudio notice that Benedick is acting oddly.
He has a serious manner.
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Don Pedro, Leonato and Claudio. Just about everybody except Beatrice and Benedick were in on it.
Well, lots of people actually, including Beatrice and Benedick. What's strange is that Margaret, who should know what really happened, does not speak up to contradict what Claudio and Don Pedro are saying.
Benedick overhears their "conversation."
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HeroThey tease that Hero might not be Leonato's son. Leonato comes back and says that she has to be, because Benedick wasn't old enough to seduce his wife at that time. There is no true doubt about the faithfulness of Leonato's wife of the parentage of Hero. They are just engaged in witty wordplay, which seems to be a common pastime with them.heroHero (Apex) ;)Leonato's wifeLeonato's wife
Don Pedro congratulates him and Benedick teases him.
Claudio, Leonato, and Don Pedro discussing Beatrice's "love" for him.
Don Pedro congratulates him and Benedick teases him.
In Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, Benedick uses this metaphor to describe Claudio in Act II, scene 1, since Claudio was misled by Don John into believing that Don Pedro wooed Hero for himself rather than Don Pedro wooing Hero for Claudio.