Write about the ways in which Shakespeare presents the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing and compare it with the ways in which relationships are presented in ‘Sonnet 130’ . ‘Sonnet 43’ and ‘Salome’ .

In Much Ado About Nothing. Shakespeare presents an interesting relationship between the characters of Beatrice and Benedick. We can compare their relationships with the verse forms ‘Sonnet 130’ . ‘Sonnet 43’ and ‘Salome’ and the relationships presented in them. Although Shakespeare includes a conventional relationship between Hero and Claudio. he besides decides to affect a different matter between Beatrice and Benedick.

One of these minutes where we can get down to understand their relationship is during the First Meeting. In Act 1 Scene 1. Benedick uses imagination of a bird to mock Beatrice. On line 126. Benedick says to Beatrice “Well. you are a rare parrot-teacher” . Benedick could be mocking Beatrice by proposing that she can’t say anything original and lone transcripts what others say. hence associating to the imagination of a parrot. However. the word ‘rare’ shows that Benedick recognises the alone features of Beatrice and that she is standing out from the crowd. accordingly suggesting his disguised love for her. Additionally. this citation besides relates to the context of clip as adult females. in those yearss. could be punished for speaking excessively much. Benedick could be taking advantage of the conventions of clip to set Beatrice in her topographic point in their relationship with each other. The parrot imagination can besides associate to a verse form called Sonnet 130. This is because. in Sonnet 130. the poet says “I love to hear her speak. yet good i know. That music hath a far more pleasing sound ; ” .

We can associate the first phrase of Sonnet 130 with Benedicks quotation mark of a ‘rare’ parrot-teacher. By including the word rare before the imagination of a bird. suggests that although Beatrice may speak excessively much. Benedick still enjoys listening to her speak hence associating to Sonnet 130 “I love to hear her speak” . Equally good as this. the 2nd line of Sonnet 130 “that music hath far more a pleasing sound” links to why Benedick uses the imagination of a bird to mock Beatrice in the first topographic point. As he includes the phrase ‘parrot-teacher’ . it indicates that even though he enjoys listening to her speak. possibly as she speaks excessively much. means that there are better things to be heard. Overall. within the First Meeting of Beatrice and benedict. Shakespeare begins an interesting relationship doing the audience to be intrigued and persuaded to maintain observation. Shakespeare returns with their relationship in Scene 1 Act 11 at the Masked Ball. Here. Benedick and Beatrice are presented as hostile towards one another as Benedick is masked. unable to uncover his individuality. as Beatrice is fundamentally contemptuous him while feigning that she doesn’t know who he truly is. She says that Benedick will “break a comparing or two on me. which peradventure non marked. or non laughed at. work stoppages him into melancholy. and so there’s a partridge flying saved. for the sap will eat no supper that dark. ” She is doing the instance that benedict is so weak-minded that no 1 will express joy at his gags.

Then Benedick will be so disquieted that no 1 listens to his witty comparings that he loses his appetency and is unable even to eat a partridge wing. which would be a little repast anyhow. But possibly the thought of devouring nutrient could be changed to make a more interesting penetration of Beatrice’s abuse. Beatrice could besides be stating that Benedick is weak but has lost his appetency non for nutrient but for life because he is regarded so low by his friends. It could besides be a mention to Benedick losing his sexual appetency. In Beatrice’s quotation mark. she uses a powerful metaphor to diss Benedick’s manhood. This would be peculiarly amazing given the context of clip: adult females were expected to state less than work forces. However. in this scene Beatrice is peculiarly outspoken by stating something which is vastly ill-mannered ; this is wholly traveling against the conventions of clip.

Beatrice would besides be populating up to the outlook at the clip as adult females were more sexual than work forces and would be prone to holding personal businesss and finally cheat oning work forces. We could compare Benedick and Beatrice relationship throughout the Masked Ball with the verse form ‘Salome’ . Salome nowadayss person who is squealing to something that they are guilty of. One line says ‘cut out the liquor and the fairies and the sex. ’ This indicates that the individual is desiring to lose their appetency for sex whereas within Beatrice’s abuse towards Benedick. it refers to a possibility of Benedick losing his sexual appetency without desiring to. Furthermore. we could associate when Beatrice says ‘for the sap will eat no supper tonight’ to another quotation mark from Salome: ‘was his caput on a platter’ . Possibly when Beatrice says that Benedick will hold no supper. she could truly intend that he is the supper.