The scene after the wedding in Act IV scene i is the first one where the two have been alone together since they have both heard their friends talking. The turning point comes when Benedick decides to stay with Beatrice who is helping Hero, instead of leaving with the other men. In this scene we begin to see how Benedick has begun to shift his loyalties from Claudio to Beatrice. When Benedick pronounces his love to Beatrice by saying "By this hand, I love thee" (324-325) she responds by telling him that he should use his hand for something other than swearing his

When Benedick agrees to challenge Claudio, Beatrice achieves a small victory. She has used her weapon (her words) to the best of her ability and she has won. It is at this point that Beatrice allows herself to show her feelings for Benedick.

love; he should use it to kill Claudio for believing the lies about Hero and leaving her at the altar.

Throughout this play Beatrice keeps saying what she would do if she were a man. In this scene Beatrice asks Benedick to kill Claudio because he is a man. She may love him, but at this point she is only trying to persuade him to help her, she is not thinking about her love for him. The way that this scene is set up gives Beatrice the upper hand, because she knows what she wants (Benedick to kill Claudio) and what she feels (perhaps the beginning of a love for Benedick, but more likely, a strong des

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