Much Ado Over Relationships

Act IV scene i is a turning point for Beatrice and Benedick. At the beginning of the play they both pronounce their desire to never marry. However, at this point in the play the two say that they are in love, when unbeknownst to them they have been tricked into loving each other. The scene after the wedding in Act IV scene i is the first one where the two have been alone together since …

…Benedick was afraid of rejection and the stories that he heard his friends tell gave Benedick enough courage to take the next step and show his love for Beatrice. Beatrice, however, is testing Benedick in this scene to see if he loves her enough to get revenge on Claudio that she feels that Hero deserves. It is only once Benedick agrees to help Beatrice that she shows Benedick that she does have feelings for him.