"Benedick, did you notice Signior Leaonato's daughter?"
" I feel that I love her"
In act one scene one we are introduced to two important characters, Claudio and Benedick. Claudio is a young and noble gentleman but very gullible. Benedick is a cunning gentleman with quick wit but can sometimes be blind to the truth. They are returning from battle to the tranquil town of Messina with their army led by Don Pedro. After being welcomed by Leonato, Claudio and Benedick enter a private conversation about Leonato's ecstatic daughter, Hero.
"I saw her, but I didn't notice her."
"Can the world buy such a jewel?"(Hero)
In this scene of "Much Ado About Nothing," a few developing themes are the importance and complexity of love, as well as the changes and transformations that occur in one's life. Shakespeare creates the themes about the importance of love and its complexity by describing how Claudio feels about Hero and his desire for marriage. Shakespeare then describes Claudio's fear of being judged, which demonstrates the theme of love's complexity. Another way Shakespeare describes the complexity of love is by showing Benedick's unwillingness to fall in love, when it is a part of human nature. Shakespeare creates the theme of changes and transformations by shifting Benedick's declaration to never marry once he acknowledges he feels true love for Beatrice.
The conversation between Benedick and Claudio is mainly about Claudio expressing his love for Hero. Claudio uses much symbolism to describe his deep affection for Hero. Benedick, on the other hand, has proclaimed he will remain a bachelor until he perishes. Benedick swears to never marry because of fear of being cheated on. He uses symbolism to describe Hero and compares her beauty to Hero's cousin, Beatrice. During Benedick's declaration, he reveals affection for Beatrice.
Claudio uses the word "jewel," to show how highly he thinks of Hero.
"Would you buy her(Hero), that you enquire after her?"
After a few moments of conversation between Benedick and Claudio, Shakespeare introduced Don Pedro the prince of Aragon and Leonato the governor of Messina. Don Pedro enters the conversation by inquiring about Benedick and Claudio's talk. He uses the symbolism of a domesticated savage bull to describe how Benedick will fall victim to love even after all his resistance.
Well, time will tell. Even the most savage bull is eventually domesticated
"If i am ever domesticated, you can take the bull's horns and put them right on my forehead; You might as well hang a big sign with enormous lettering around my neck. But instead of it saying "Horse for hire," it will say "Take a look at Benedick the married man.""
"Take a look at Benedick, the married man."
Benedick uses many poetic devices such as hyperbole in his words . A few examples of this are when Benedick says," I, on the other hand , don't feel how she could be loved and don't know how she could be worthy . Even fire cannot melt that opinion out of me. You could burn me at the stake, and i'd still think this."
"Well, if Cupid hasn't used up all his arrows in Venice, where the courtesans are famous for making men lovesick, he'll get you to quiver and shake. Just you wait."
Shakespeare created this scene to develop the main idea, Claudio's love for Hero. A major conflict stemmed from this idea and influenced the following sequence of events in the play. Among these events were Don John's plans to ruin Claudio and Hero's love. Shakespeare developed this scene by creating a romantic connection between Claudio and Hero.
"That's about as likely as an earthquake."
Another poetic device used was similes. An example of this is Benedick's use of comparing the possibility of falling in love to that of an earthquake occurring.
"You can see that i'm sick with love, and your taking care of me in just the right way! But I didn't want you to think that I'm hasty in my emotion."
"You will become a true lover soon, and exhaust your friends with your endless chatter about your feelings."
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