Hero Vs. Beatrice In Much Ado About Nothing

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Would stories even exist if there weren't any differences in characters? “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare is a play about soldiers who return to their home in Messina, Italy. Some of the soldiers fall deeply in love with some of the women they see, and others seem to hate each other. All the characters are extremely different from one another, and act in odd ways. The play is full of mischievous and surprising actions that create many problems and a ton of confusion for everybody. In “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare, Hero is a foil to Beatrice because of their behaviors, personalities, and views on love. Beatrice’s behavior is by far more aggressive than Hero’s somewhat powerless behavior. When Hero is publicly …show more content…
Hero is more easy going, nicer and more controllable while Beatrice acts more independent and complicated. “I will do any modest office, my lord, to help my cousin to a good husband.” (Shakespeare, 29) Hero stated that she would do anything to help Beatrice find a husband that will love her and treat her well. This just goes to show how generous and innocent Hero actually is. Although she did change, Beatrice was very snarky in the beginning of the play. She acted as if she was very powerful and independent and she would smart talk Benedick, who she would later end up loving. “I wonder that you will still be talking, Signor Benedick; nobody marks you.” (Shakespeare, 5) This shows Beatrice being rude to Benedick out of nowhere. Beatrice’s personality is very rude and disruptive, at least to the people she doesn't like. Hero is definitely nicer and less feisty than Beatrice, and that makes them a character foil of one …show more content…
Anyone can tell that Hero does not seem to care about love and who she marries as much as Beatrice, because Beatrice constantly “changes her mind” about whether she loves Benedick or not. “Why no, no more than reason.” (Shakespeare, 101) This was Beatrice’s response when Benedick asked if she loved him. Near the end of the play. Before this, Beatrice had claimed she loved him many times. This goes to show that she likes to be way more complicated than Hero, when it comes to love. “And when I liv’d i was your other wife; And when you lov’d, you were my other husband.” (Shakespeare,100) Even after Claudio publicly shamed her of rumours that weren't true, Hero still agreed to marry him without a single doubt. Hero obviously has a very weak and false sense of love, while Beatrice is very complex when it comes to
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