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What are the similarities and differences between Claudio and Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing?
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∙ 9y ago
They are cousins, both Montagues. Young men, caught up in the conflict with the Capulets (the rival family) and with life in the City. They are also very different. Mercutio is talkative, protective, street-smart, a little older, more aware of his surroundings. Romeo is more of an introvert and a romantic, falling in and out of love easily. He lives, in part, in his own dreamy world. His father also thinks him soft, a little weepy ("his tears augment the fresh morning's dew"). Mercutio dies protecting Romeo from Tybalt, Julie's favorite cousin; Romeo then kills Tybalt.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoWell, they are both in the same play, Much Ado About Nothing. Benedick and Claudio are both soldiers in the same company; Hero and Beatrice are cousins. The men and women have the same type of backgrounds and experiences.
Where it really counts, though, there are big differences between the couples and Shakespeare intended that we should contrast them. Although Hero and Claudio do not fight publicly, Claudio is prone to jealousy and Hero is a mousy pushover. Although Beatrice and Benedick argue in public, their relationship is really more balanced, and their respect for each other greater, than that between Claudio and Hero.
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∙ 8y agoThey are both witty and cautious about falling in love, especially with each other.
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∙ 8y agoBoth have sharp tongues.
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What do Don Pedro Leonato and Claudio encourage Benedick to do that fools Benedick with their plan in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
overhear a devised conversation
What do Don Pedro and Claudio notice that is unusual about Benedick in the streets in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
He has a serious manner.
Whom does Benedick overhear talking in the play Much Ado About Nothing?
Beatrice is Benedick's lover and enemy, because they are always bickering but inside they love each other as they get married in the end.
Which characters speak against Hero on the morning of her wedding in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
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.
What does Benedick claim he will do as Don Pedro supports Claudio in his love for Hero in the comedy-play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
Two watchmen
What does claudio compare hero to when he describes her to benedick in Much Ado about Nothing?
A jewel
What is the relationship between claudio and Benedick in The book much ado about nothing?
Much Ado About Nothing is a play, and was not written to be read. It is inaccurate to describe it as a "book". Benedick and Claudio are companions at arms, fellow soldiers in the same unit.
Who is involved in the deception of Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing?
Don Pedro, Leonato and Claudio. Just about everybody except Beatrice and Benedick were in on it.
Why does Benedick fall prey to the musings of Don Pedro Leonato and Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
Benedick overhears their "conversation."
What do Don Pedro Leonato and Claudio encourage Benedick to do that fools Benedick with their plan in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
overhear a devised conversation
What two couples get married in the film 'Much Ado About Nothing' by Kenneth Branagh?
Claudio and Hero; Beatrice and Benedick.
In act 3 scene 2 of Much Ado about Nothing what does claudio say about benedick's jesting spirit?
cheerful and jokey
What do Don Pedro and Claudio notice that is unusual about Benedick in the streets in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
He has a serious manner.
Whom does Benedick overhear talking in the play Much Ado About Nothing?
Beatrice is Benedick's lover and enemy, because they are always bickering but inside they love each other as they get married in the end.
Why is Much Ado about Nothing is classifed as a comedy genre?
The play ends in marriages (Claudio and Hero, Beatrice and Benedick) not funerals. Nobody dies in the play.
Which characters speak against Hero on the morning of her wedding in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
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.
Would a more accurate title of the play Much Ado about Nothing be beatrice and benedick?
If you take out the Claudio and Hero romance, yes. Restoration adaptations of the play which focus on the Beatrice/ Benedick relationship had this title, as does the opera based on the play.
