Deception in
Much Ado About Nothing
The first deception was when Don Pedro dressed up as
Claudio in order to flirt Hero in his name. I believe it was justified in a way
because he was trying to help his best friend. But at the same time he could
just went to Leonato and talked to him without disguising himself to Hero. It
effects the outcome because if Don Pedro wouldn't have hooked Claudio and Hero
up, then Hero wouldn't have gotten slandered on her wedding day.
The next deception was when Don Jon told Claudio
that the Prince flirted Hero for himself. It wasn't justified because he only
did it for revenge, and it didn't effect the outcome because it backfired. One
of the most biggest "deceptions", I believe, is when Benedick and
Beatrice are tricked into believing they're in love with one another.
To me, it was justified because it wasn't really a
deception. They truly did love each other. It effects the outcome because they
end up getting married. But the biggest deception of them all is when Claudio
is tricked into believing Hero cheated on him. It wasn't justified seeing as it
was done for money and revenge. It effects the outcome because it causes Hero
to get slandered at her wedding.
The last
deception is when Claudio believes Hero is dead. It was justified because
Claudio slandered Hero so I guess you could say he was paying the price for that.
And it effects the outcome because in the end Hero and Claudio get married.
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ReplyDeleteDeception as a theme in Much Ado is a good way to approach it. And what about deception as an indispensable ingredient of social life? I mean the emphasis on politeness, courtesy, manners, gallantry, all the skills of courtiership that exist not only in relationships between the sexes but between members of different ranks and social classes. Does anybody ever really bare his or her own true feelings? For that matter, do they do so today? You might have an idea here for a nice little essay.
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