Evil in Much Ado About Nothing

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…not be a tempting prospect for either a husband or a son-in-law, yet Leonato is prepared to accept and forgive what seems to be unforgivably harsh treatment of his daughter. If this signifies that the marriage may have political or social benefits to him, or whether it simply reflects the perceived vast superiority of men over women, it is an important social comment, and one that finds a subtle niche in a supposedly frivolous play.