ESSAY

Essay Question: Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of the play. The constant stream of betrayal affect the out come of the plot and the characters.

      Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of the play entitled 'Much Ado About Nothing.' This constant stream of betrayal affect the out come of the plot as well as the characters in the play. These characters can be consider as Claudio, Hero, Beatrice, Benedick and Leonato.

        Eventually, this constant stream of betrayal affect the out come of the plot as well as some characters. As for Claudio, he was betrayed by Don John and his servant, Barcahio. Don John, was a villian and most precisely the prince brother, Don Pedro. He was always  seen to do wrong. He even blame himself for being who he is. He was thinking that is brother was going to married hero, so he made up a plot to frame him, but unluckily it caught Claudio. Claudio was shock when he saw Hero, who was rather Margaret, having sexual intercourse at her window.He was furious but rather kept it a secret to embarrass his soon to be bride, Hero. Also, as a reader we can say that she betray his trust. 

        Similarly, Hero was also betrayed by Claudio and his father Leonato. She was betrayed by Claudio when he shame her at the alter on the day of their wedding. He wrongfully accused her of sleeping with Barachio at her window. He claim that he would not married her. This affected both of them positively and negatively. Negatively, it affect them because Claudio lost the lady that he wishes to married and Hero lost her humor as a woman of the society. Positively, at the end in spite of the obstacles, it brought them closer and it even show that Hero was indeed honorable and that he can trust her in the future.

        In terms of her father, he betrayed her daughter by not trusting all when they were so close as a father and child. He total saw her as impure and that she brought great amount of embarrassment on him as a man who is honorable in the society. He even when to the extend of denying her daughter.

        Likewise, Hero betrayed her father of be accuse as being impure by making love with another man. A  father that cherish his child would never want to hear that his child is a victim of impurity. Even though, we can say that he should know his daughter so well still do change the fact that thing do not happen. We can not blame him to whether to believe if she was pure or not. It could be true.

        Another betrayal is to plot the love of Benedick and Beatrice without their knowledge. They betrayed them by knowing that they hated each other. Beatrice was in shock because in her whole life she knew that Benedick and her were like cats and dogs always trying bit at each other. they could not even see eye for an eye much less for Benedick to love her.

        As for Benedick, he was rather amazed himself to know that Beatrice could really say something out of her mouth as love, especially for him. He even confess that they did not have any connection at all.

        Consequently, both of them were betrayed but this betrayal was different because it joined them together and led to as far as marriage. 
         In conclusion, William Shakespeare in the play 'Much Ado About Nothing' deals with the theme of betrayal in the beginning of the play that affected the plot. We have notice that these betrayal change lives both positively or negatively. Indeed, it was a betrayal as reader that we enjoy because thing changes for the better and so the best.