Don Pedro The True Hero In Much Ado About Nothing

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How do people define the hero of the story? In some books, plays, or even movies, acknowledging the hero can be the hardest part of one of these topics to find. Throughout Shakespeare’s plays Much Ado About Nothing, most realize that there is not a clear hero. However, the character that is the biggest hero in this story is in fact Don Pedro because he is the one that brought everyone to Messina while he played the role of cupid during the story.
Why is Don Pedro the hero of this story? The first reason he is the hero is because he is the person that brought some of the main characters for example, Claudio and Benedick, to Messina. For example, “I learn in this letter that Don Pedro of Aragon comes this night to Messina” (Shakespeare 1). In this quote, the messenger of the story is speaking to the leader of the town Messina that his friend, Don Pedro, is coming to the town after a war that has just occured. Also, “A victory twice itself when the achiever …show more content…

The second point of why Don Pedro is the true hero is because throughout the story he acts like the cupid and matches Claudio with Hero and Benedick with Beatrice. For example, “If thou dost love fair Hero, cherish it, And I will break with her and with her father, and thou shalt have her…” (Shakespeare 11). This quote is showing how Claudio has an affection for Hero and Don Pedro is saying that he will tell Hero and her father that Claudio will marry her. So in a way, Don Pedro is cupid because he is matching theses two characters together. Another example towards why Don Pedro is the largest hero of the story is “... I will in the interim undertake one of Hercules’ labours, which is to bring Signor Benidick and the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection th’ one with th’ other…” (Shakespeare 29). This quote is showing how even though Benedick and Beatrice don’t truly love each other, Don Pedro is going to trick both of them into loving each other so they aren’t

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