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Don Pedro describes them as being in "a merry battle of wits". Both of them want to be safe, to avoid being vulnerable to being hurt by the other. They therefore verbally abuse each other and the idea of love. In fact, they are attracted to one another as Don Pedro sees, but they are frightened by that attraction and by the unsafe and vulnerable position of being the first to confess it. Don Pedro and the others break down that fear by telling each of them (apparently without knowing it) that the other has confessed to being attracted already.
Why are they so frightened of revealing their feelings? There is a hint that Beatrice, at least, has already been hurt in love and doesn't want to repeat it.
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Why is it ironic that Beatrice and Benedick fall in love in Much Ado about Nothing?
Both speak against love early in the play
What does i know you of old mean in shakespeare?
From Much Ado About Nothing, "I know you of old" means that Benedick and Beatrice had a sexual relationship.
Whose idea was it to set up beatrice and benedick in Much Ado about Nothing?
Don Pedro's. "I will in the interim undertake one of Hercules' labours, which is, to bring Signior Benedick and the lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other." II, 1
Which is an ironic situation in Much Ado about Nothing?
At a costume ball, Beatrice finds Benedick who is masked. She knows that it is him, but pretends that she does not and makes a number of rude remarks about him. Benedick is unable to reply without revealing his identity. Benedick says he will never fall in love, but he soon falls in love with Beatrice. Hero gets ready for the wedding, but Claudio will not marry her.
What is Benedick's surname in Much Ado about Nothing?
It is Mountanto. It is said when Beatrice inquires after him to the messenger. Actually, Mountanto was a word for a 'flashy swordsman' and was Beatrice's way of mocking Benedick behind his back. Therefore, Benedick's, and everyone else's, surnames are unknown.
Who is Benedick's lover and enemy in Much Ado about Nothing?
Beatrice
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.
In Much Ado about Nothing what becomes of confirmed bachelor Benedick?
He overhears that Beatrice loves him.
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.
What play has the characters Benedick Beatrice Hero and Dogberry?
Much ado about nothing by William shakespeare
How are benedick and beatrice connected in Much Ado about Nothing?
They have this love-hate relationship which ends up in them getting married.
What two couples get married in the film 'Much Ado About Nothing' by Kenneth Branagh?
Claudio and Hero; Beatrice and Benedick.
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.
Who plays who in the 2011 play of Much Ado about Nothing?
David Tennant plays Benedick and Catherine Tate plays Beatrice.
Why is it ironic that Beatrice and Benedick fall in love in Much Ado about Nothing?
Both speak against love early in the play
What does i know you of old mean in shakespeare?
From Much Ado About Nothing, "I know you of old" means that Benedick and Beatrice had a sexual relationship.
Whose idea was it to set up beatrice and benedick in Much Ado about Nothing?
Don Pedro's. "I will in the interim undertake one of Hercules' labours, which is, to bring Signior Benedick and the lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other." II, 1
