Act 2 Scene 1
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- In Act 2 scene 1 of Much Ado About Nothing there is a developing theme of complexity of love.
- In this scene, Beatrice and Benedick are unknowingly sharing a dance at a party while Beatrice tells Benedick how much of a fool he is.
- "When I know the gentleman, I'll tell him what you say." (line 119)
- Much Ado About NothingAct 2 Scene 1
- "Why he is the prince's jester, a very dull fool, only his gift is in devising impossible slanders. None but libertines delight in him, and the commendation is not in his wit but in his villainy, for he both pleases men and angers them, and then they laugh at him and beat him. I am sure he is in the fleet. I would he had boarded me." (line 113)
- The way that Shakespeare builds the "complexity of love" theme in this scene is he shows us how much Beatrice says she hates Benedick, but then later on in the story she confesses her love to him
- Shakespeare uses this scene to show us that even though Beatrice uses nasty and harsh language to describe how she feels about Benedick, she is still in love with him. This enables us to see just how strong and complex love can be.
- Beatrice says, "Only his gift is in devising impossible slanders." She uses this language to indicate that she thinks very lowly of Benedick and thinks he is untalented and not special.
- The inclusion of this exchange in the story further builds the tension between Benedick and Beatrice.
- Beatrice's tone and mood to Benedick is extremely brooding and angry. Her word choice is very aggressive and makes it seem like she truly despises him down to the core, meanwhile she is secretly in love with him
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