Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

In Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing Claudio seems, at the

beginning of the play to be very brave after being victorious in a

battle. This is show by how the messenger introduces him

‘Doing in the figure of a lamb the feats of a lion’

This also makes him seem very young and shy. In this play Shakespeare

uses many different structures to reveal Claudio’s character; he also

uses his language to help the audience to understand what Claudio is

really like. Claudio is a man who falls in love with a female named

Hero who instantly wants to marry. Claudio doesn’t realise he is being

deceived as some people don’t want the wedding to go ahead until the

truth is uncovered. Claudio is very close friends with Benedick; this

is portrayed in the first scene. Claudio is also great friends with

Don Pedro, prince of Arragon but doesn’t get on at all with Don John,

Don Pedro’s illegitimate brother, who is extremely jealous of Claudio

for what he has.

During Act 1 Scene Claudio is asking what Benedick thinks of Hero as

he just set his eyes upon her and thinks that he loves her. He is

asking for reassurance from a friend and after he does he also talks

to the prince Don Pedro. Claudio is very friendly towards Benedick and

is certain about his love for Hero but he needs a friend’s approval as

he is very insecure. Claudio says ‘Can the world buy such a jewel?’

This revels that he is insecure as he needs to ask may questions to

find out what Benedick thinks when Benedick answers with a positive

answer Claudio seems a lot more sure about him self and says what he

thinks of her. C...

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about feelings and the audience feel he is not as wise and they would

have hoped.

At the end of the play Claudio is married to his new wife and

discovers that it is Hero and Benedick and Beatrice are also married

that day. Don’t think Claudio deserved to marry Hero as when he had

thought she had done wrong he didn’t feel as if he loved her at all,

his love for Hero doesn’t seem to be there all the time it is only

when he wants to be in love. I think Claudio didn’t seem to be worried

much about getting married to another woman and he didn’t even think

of Hero in this, neither did he have the dignity to admit he had done

wrong when he found out that Hero was innocent. Despite this I do

think it was right for this to happen as Claudio should have learned a

valid lesson and will not get into that type of trouble.