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Claudio's behavior Act 5.

In the first few chapters, Claudio seems like a gentleman.

He is a young man who falls deeply in love with Hero.

Sadly, as fast as he falls in love, he also quickly believes that

she had cheated on him the night before their wedding.

On the day that was supposed to be the happiest of their life,

turned out to be the worst. Claudio made a huge seen and embarrassed Hero in front of all family and friends accusing her

of cheating. Of course, this was all a mistake because they lied to Claudio but instead of believing his bride he believed the liars.

In Act 5, Leonato (Hero's father) is very upset about what has happened. However, instead of actually killing Hero they decide to hide her and pretend that she is dead. When Claudio and Don Pedro find out that Hero died, Don Pedro still maintains his belief that all the accusations were correct. Benedick challenges Claudio for causing the death of Hero. During all of this the Borachio confesses everything that really had happened, that it was after all a lie. When Claudio find's out the truth, all of a sudden he misses Hero dearly and begs Leonanto to forgive him.

(p.143 Act 5 Scene 1) Claudio" I know not how to pray your patience, Yet I must speak, choose your revenge yourself, Impose me to what penance your invention Can lay upon my sin, yet sinned I not, But in mistaking." Although he feels horrible about what has happened he still thinks he'd done nothing wrong because he was just mistaking. In my opinion you make a mistake when you put too much salt in the dinner, but letting someone die... that's no mistake. I think Claudio was very childish for what he has done because he should of gone up to Hero's room the night before their wedding when he thought he saw her with another man and confront her. If he would of done that he would of seen with his own eyes that it was not Hero but someone else pretending to be her. So no, I do not believe he should of gotten a second change, for anything he should of been punished.

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1. The two friends, Claudio and Benedick, are in love with the two main female characters.

               Claudio: The lord of Flurence, quickly falls in love with the young and beautiful Hero, daughter of Leonato. Hero is a kind, and lovely young woman who also without questions falls for Claudio. The story of their love would be beautiful if Claudio would not have such a suspicious nature which quickly leads him to believe false rumors about Hero. They were supposed to get married but on the day of their wedding Claudio embarrasses Hero in front of friends and family, falsely accusing her of cheating. In the end all conflict gets resolved and Hero and Claudio get married.

           Benedick: The willful lord of Padua, the man who vows he will never get married. Of course in the course of time that changed. Benedick was engaged in a competition of who can insult and outsmart one another with Beatrice. All their hate towards each other later turns out is actually love. Neither wants to admit their love at first, but in the end after long arguments and talks, they do show their love for each other and they also get married.

             What the two men have in common: They both love main female characters of the story, who are cousins by the way. Other then this, they really do not have much common in their love story.

            I believe that Benedick feels love more deeply and sincerely because if Claudio would really truly love Hero as much as he says he does then he either wouldn't believe the false rumors he's been told or he would talk to Hero about it the night he hears the rumors rather then embarrassing and humiliating Hero in front of family and friends. I really think that he could of settled this problem by talking to her in private and that would of saved a lot of trouble that was to come. If I would have to choose who I think is more likeable or attractive I would probably go with Benedick because I truly don't think Claudio had to act the way he did and I think what he did was so wrong that they shouldn't of gotten married at the end with Hero. If Claudio really loved her that much he would believe her rather then what other people tell him. Benedick on the other hand was ready to kill his best friend if he really had to just for Beatrice, if thats what she really wanted.

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1.p 14, #1

Benedick, the willful Lord of Padua is a man who is masking his fear of commitment with engaging in a competition with Beatrice to outsmart out insult the other, but in the meantime even Benedicks friends notice that he has deeper feelings for her. He obviously has deeper feelings for her as it turns out in later chapters when he confesses that he loves her.

2.p. 42, #1

I think that Beatrice and Benedick are perfect for each other because all the hate they are showing in the beginning is really because they love each other they just don't know what the other really feels so all they show is hate which changes later on in the story. Don Pedro asks if Beatrice will marry him but she won't accept which of course offends Don Pedro. Leonanto's response is that if they were married for a week they would talk themselves mad but I think they will be just fine. After finding out their love for each other, now they are two completely different people towards each other.

3.p.25, #4

Benedick is a soilder who is apparently carfee and immune to love but he is not. At first unknowlingly he falls in love with Beatrice and later he is sure of it and says that he is. In the inside he really thinks that Beatrice is a pretty woman and he really falls in love with her later in the play.

1- About diary written in the evening of Act 1

Benedick is really pretending to be carefree and immune to love because nobody can really be immune to it. He thinks that all marriage is coping with one another and its just hard work and one must be committed to it and he does not want that. He also stereotyes women, that they are all worthless especially Beatrice.

2- Before Benedick went away to war

Before the war Benedick thinks thats its foolish to fall in love with a women beause he is going away for the war anyway. He thinks that it's no use to make promises to women or them to you when you no one even knows when you'll be back from the war or if you'll be back at all.

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