The Themes of Love in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

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The Themes of Love in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

In this essay, it is necessary to discuss the main themes of love in

the play, 'Much Ado About Nothing.' In the play, one of the main

themes is Love. There can be many facets of love found in the play. It

will be essential to discuss these facets, to find out whether the

theme of love is crucial to the understanding of the play.

There are many romantic relationships, which are important in the

play. The first is the one of, Claudio and Hero. As being two main

characters in the play, they are frequently mentioned. This means that

their love for each other is expressed vividly in many references from

the play. This is how Claudio describes Hero in the earlier stages of

the play,

" She is the sweetest lady I have ever looked upon"

This shows us his love for the beautiful lady he wishes to marry.

Benedick and Beatrice have a hidden love. They show this love through

hate. This may seem ridiculous, but in the early stages of the book,

they seem to express their love through a hate relationship. They are

constantly bickering. Later in the play they express their feelings

for each other, and both characters feel the same way. They both have

an undying love for each other. This love is first found through

letters, which, near the end of the play were passed on to each of

them by friends. This then leads to their marriage!

Two unknown relationships in the play are he ones of Antonia and

Ursula, and, Borachio and Margret. They are not mentioned frequently

in the play, as couples but we know of them due to their cheeky

references.

Family love is another topic that experiences misery and the happiness

of love. The first relationship I am going analyse is the one between

Leonato and his daughter Hero. There father, daughter relationship is

very traditional. They love each other very much, but he wants what is

best for her.

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