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Much Ado About Nothing

This play began with the announcement of Don Pedro's arrival to Messina. After Leonato welcomed Don Pedro to his house, Benedick and Beatrice had something else going on. They were fighting, but it was those kind of fights that OTPs do. They call it the battle of wits, but otp fights are definitely cooler. pssht.
The battle was one page long, and it was a great laugh. I didn't quite get it until we watched the scene in the movie though. Anyways, I didn't really get Beatrice's tone for the last line of the battle "You always end with a jade's trick. I know you of old" in the movie. She sounds pretty sad the argument is over. In our copy, the definition of the line makes it sound like a tease cause Benedick can't keep up with Beatrice.
Post battle of wits, Leonato welcomed Don John, the bastard to his house as well. Then everyone exits except for Benedick and Claudio ((i have a huge crush on claudio rn)). Claudio then declared his love for Hero, Leonato's daughter. They were cute too, I mean the way Claudio looked at her and what he said about Hero to Benedick was sweet.
The scene ended with a bit of chit chat between Don Pedro, Benedick, and Claudio.


happy birthday,
- astri