do they really make an excellent couple? don Pedro tends to think so and quite frankly so do i. but then again leonato does not believe so and his reasons are legit.
PRO- beatrice is a woman of strong mind and character. she is honest and straighforward never bashful when speaking her mind and capable of holding her own among men of high rank. this is a pro because i think that bennedick would do well with a wife like so. of all his friends he seems to be the lightest of the characters. joking and quick to respond to any question or comment made. he is like she. strong minded, honest, well liked and respected amongst his colleges. though he has no thought of settling down he has somewhat of a respect for women and doesnt bring them down unless its in talk of marriage regarding himself and even then its light. neither character could be seen paired with someone of a lighter spirit such as beatrice and claudio and bennedick with hero. they needed someone who can match their wits and thus be an equal to them.
CON-because they are both so strong minded they clash. it seems that they once held a relationship and it did not last and so they both ended up pretty bitter. this could be because they were constantly punning each other and not very mindful of feeling of love. like leonato said "if they were but a week married, they would talk themselves mad". i can see this relationship as bennedick saying onething or another to make beatrice angry and her response being quick and aimed to hurt as much as she recieved. like for instance during the ball when she was talking bad about bennedick to him though she was not aware it was him, he later on confessed that he wished to have replied to her comment but could not do so for fear of expossing himself. so if the relationship was to go about as they are right now thinking quite lowly of each other it would once again break off on bad terms.
PRO- it would seem that they both do want a relationship but fear commitment. beatrice does not want to be "overmastered with a piece of valiant dust" and bennedick would rather not trust any woman then to "mistrust any" or in other words commit to one and then be suspicious of her. they talk big and proudly and usually those who do are those that are most afraid of that which they mock the most.
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clear entry with ideas based on lines from the text. Good job. Though I'm not sure I agree (see my blog).
i do believe that don pedro is "more" right then Leonard in reference of beatice and benedick. i believe that they are so witty and so challenging that if they did have someone of a softer nature as a partner, the partner would be eaten alive. beatrice and benedick challenge each other. this challenge makes their lives difficult but yet interesting and worthy of each other. easpecially if they do love each other (deep down inside)
i don't think Benedick is so honest, at least with himself. he seems to ignore his feelings and tries to convince himself that he would make a great bachelor for the rest of his life.
i do agree with you about the whole committment issue thing, because they both seem eager to not settle down.
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