With close reference to the chracters' use of language, analyse how the relationship between Benedick and Beatrice moves from "merry war" to "honourable marriage". Is this a marriage that will last, do you think?
In Much Ado About Nothing we see "Signor Mountanto" and "Lady Disdain" move from a "skirmish of wit" to a state of "honourable marriage": a complete and ironic reversal and complete irony of Benedick's and Beatrice's previous is achieved by the end of the play. At the beginning of the play we are immediately shown the merry war and indeed, the first confrontation between the two…
