Analysis Of The Poem Hero And Claudio Essay - 1357 Words

Hero and Claudio are the traditional romantic lovers; he falls for Hero right after meeting her before even speaking a word to her. His admiration from afar over her beauty echoes the idea of courtly love. Following his entrapment, Claudio immediately asks Benedict â€Å"didst thou note the daughter of Signor / Leonato?† (I.I.132-133). He asks his friend about the lady, before he has even properly met her; he excites himself with the prospect of courting her. He considers Hero to be the ideal woman: â€Å"Can the world buy such a jewel?† (I.I.148). His love is irrational. Claudio is already willing to pour himself into winning her over; he speaks of marriage a few moments after seeing her: â€Å"if Hero would be my wife† (I.I.161). In this way, Claudio actually matches well with Hero, even though her character is not as developed as his is; she has few lines, and her stage time is often spent in silence. Additionally, other than a few quips to Pedro disgu ised as Claudio during the masquerade, she does not express interest in Claudio until the matchmaking scene where she tricks Beatrice. In this scene, Hero describes Benedict as â€Å"the only man of Italy, / Always excepted my dear Claudio† (III.I.92-93). While giving Beatrice a fond description of Benedict, Hero also expresses her interest in her own lover. She refers to him as dear, even though the audience has not seen any interaction between the two characters. Benedict and Beatrice represent the rational love, but the sensualShow MoreRelated Analysis of Much Ado About Nothing Essay3681 Words   |  15 PagesAnalysis of Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing illustrates a kind of deliberately puzzling title that seems to have been popular in the late 1590s (ex quot;As You Like Itquot;). Indeed, the play is about nothing; it follows the relationships of Claudio and Hero (which is constantly hampered by plots to disrupt it), and in the end, the play culminates in the two other main characters falling in love (Beatrice and Bena*censored*), which, because it was an event that was quite predictableRead MoreWilliam Shakespeare s Much Ado About Nothing3289 Words   |  14 PagesSection One Title Analysis: As an author, William Shakespeare had titles ranging from the light at heart and ethereal to the rigid and formal. The title, Much Ado About Nothing, is one such title that fits very neatly into his light at heart category. However this doesn t mean that the title doesn t reflect the story as in Shakespeare s other plays. His light at heart stories have titles that are just as reflective as his more serious titles. The title is an obvious indicator of the story that