Beatrice is a beautiful young woman, the niece of Leonato who is an important man in Messina. Beatrice speaks her mind and isn’t afraid to say what she thinks. Her attitude can get her in hot water. She is witty and possesses a fiery personality. She enjoys reading and poetry which I also enjoy. Beatrice develops a romantic relationship with Benedick, the young, handsome soldier who comes to Messina with Don Pedro and Claudio. She is an extremely independent woman and doesn’t believe that she needs to marry “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me”.
However, they do not experience love at first site. They have a raging war of the wits, each constantly attempting to out do the other. When first meeting, there is chemistry between them but they don’t like each other, constantly competing. AT the masked ball in particular, Beatrice greatly offends Benedick. “Will your Grace command me any service to the world's end? I will go on the slightest errand now to the Antipodes that you can devise to send me on. I will fetch you a hair off the great Cham's beard, do you any embassies to the Pygmies, rather then hold three words conference with this Harpy. You have no employment for me?”
This later develops into love, with each admitting that they have feelings for each other. “Good Lord for alliance! Thus goes everyone to the world but I, and I am sunburnt; I may sit in a corner and cry 'heigh-ho!' for a husband.” This quotation form Beatrice shows how she did not want to marry, but she still fell in love with Benedict who has a similar outlook on love. They are the perfect match. Benedick and Beatrice fall in love, as shown in the following quotation from Benedick to Beatrice “I do love nothing in the world so well as you. Is that not strange?”
Beatrice lives with her cousin Hero and her uncle Leonato. Beatrice and Hero are close friends and Beatrice stands up for Hero when she is beginning accused of being unfaithful. They are very close, even sleeping in a room together.
I relate most to this character because of her personality and show she acts in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. I can relate to her because of her mannerisms and characteristics. She is witty and says what she thins without considering the consequences. I have been known to do this on multiple occasions. Although she is very sharp when thinking on her feet, Beatrice has a softer side as well. Beatrice does find love with Benedick and has a close friendship with Hero.
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