Benedick is converted easily when he overhears that Beatrice loves him.
Because really, the love was not even true. They were just trying to get Beatrice and Benedick to love each other. By purposely letting Beatrice overhear Hero talking her maid or whoever it was, they wanted Beatrice to think that Benedick loved her so that Beatrice would love him. The men let Benedick overhear their conversation about how Beatrice loved Benedick (even though she really didn't at that time) so that Benedick would thinkthat Beatrice loved him so he would love her. Yes, complicated, I know. : )
Well, Don Pedro started a rumour that Beatrice loved Benedick, which he allowed Benedick to accidentally overhear.
Benedick is too young to be Hero's father.
Benedick's suggestion that he may be Hero's father
Pedro supported Benedick in his love for Hero.
He overhears that Beatrice loves him.
a "confirmed bachelor."
a hyperbole
confirmed bachelor is a man who shows little or no interest in women. It can be used to suggest that they're gay.
No. A confirmed bachelor .
Because really, the love was not even true. They were just trying to get Beatrice and Benedick to love each other. By purposely letting Beatrice overhear Hero talking her maid or whoever it was, they wanted Beatrice to think that Benedick loved her so that Beatrice would love him. The men let Benedick overhear their conversation about how Beatrice loved Benedick (even though she really didn't at that time) so that Benedick would thinkthat Beatrice loved him so he would love her. Yes, complicated, I know. : )
He may be called a "confirmed bachelor."
In Act I, Benedick claims that he will never marry, believing that marriage leads to misery and that he is better off remaining a bachelor. He expresses disdain for the idea of being controlled by a woman in a relationship.
In Shakespeare's works, bachelor means the same thing that it does in modern English. A bachelor is a man who never marries and usually lives an untamed and superficial life. An example of Shakespeare's use of this term is in Much Ado About Nothing, in which Benedick says to Don Pedro and Claudio, " And the fine is, for the which I may go the finer, I will live a bachelor."
A benedict is a newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.
Well, Don Pedro started a rumour that Beatrice loved Benedick, which he allowed Benedick to accidentally overhear.
Hero and Ursula tell Beatrice that Benedick loves her and is pining for her. They also mention that Benedick looks pale and lovesick because of his feelings for Beatrice. This revelation is what changes Beatrice's mind about Benedick and makes her realize that he may have genuine feelings for her.