William Shakespeare Summary Essay Example

reader that without some kind of love a friendship will fail. Eros is the second of the three types of love shown throughout the play. It is the ind of love that is romantic, can be a fickle, and everything from a crush to a deep passion.

The two characters in the play that share this kind of love are Hero and Claudio. (Act 1, scene 1, lines 155-188, pg. 221) Claudio- Benedick, didst thou note the daughter of Signor Leonato? Benedick- I noted her not but I looked on her. Claudio- Is she not a modest young lady? Benedick- Do you question me as an honest man should do, for my simple true Judgment? Or would you have me speak after my custom, as being a professed tyrant to their sex?

Claudio- No, I pray thee, speak in sober Judgment. Benedick- Why, i' faith, methinks she's too low for a high praise, and too little for a great praise.

Only this commendation I can afford her, that were she other than she is, she were unhandsome, and being no other but as she is, I do not like her. Claudio- In mine eye she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on. Benedick- But I hope you have no intent to turn husband, have you? Claudio- I would scarce trust myself, though I had sworn the contrary, if Hero would be my wife.

In this conversation with Benedick, Claudio expresses the way he feels towards hero after laying eyes upon her for the first time and would like nothing more than to be married to such a woman.

He knows what he feels

when he sees her but he asks for Benedicks opinion of her to see if his good friend approves of her but Benedick doesn't sound too fond of Hero and Claudio's feelings towards her. (Act 2, scene 1, lines 282-297, pg. 227) Don Pedro- l' faith, lady, I think your blazon to be true, though