In my 12th blog entry I would like to continue talking about William Shakespeares, "Much Ado About Nothing." Claudio and Hero attempted to get married but the wedding was a failure. Benedick and Beatrice have a meeting afterwards and their love is tested. Beatrice wants Benedick to kill Claudio because Claudio slandered Heros name in front of everyone at the wedding. Claudio and Don Perdo were fooled into believing that Hero had cheated on Claudio the night before. Beatrice thinks that Hero is falsely being accused and wants revenge on Claudio for his false accusations against her cousin. Beatrice wants Claudio dead and she wants Benedick to kill him to prove his love to her.
When Beatrice asks Benedick to kill Claudio she is risking losing him. One way she might lose him is by him saying no, and another way is to lose him to death. Just because Benedick challenges Claudio does not mean that Benedick will win. At first she tells him that doing such a deed is not his job because she feels like he doesnt owe her anything. Once he professes his love to her she wants him to prove it by doing her this favor. Once Benedick accepts her request, he risks losing a friend and possibly losing Beatrice. If Benedick kills Claudio he may regret it later on and feel resentment towards Beatrice, and then their relationship would never work. He may gain Beatrices love and respect but I don't think he would be able to look at her the same way and love her back.
I don't think that Benedick should kill Claudio. Claudio did not ruin the wedding because he is a horrible person. He was tricked into believing that Hero was cheating on him. He saw the proof with his own eyes even though who he seen was not Hero. It was not his fault. If Benedick would have killed him, it would have broken up the relationship between him and Beatrice. In the end the truth came out and Hero was alive. Claudio would have felt guilty for what he did and he would have blamed Beatrice.
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