In Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice is known for her sharp

tongue. She uses her quick with to hide her vulnerability,

especially involving men. She is known amongst the characters
in the play to be the one to never marry. When Beatrice is the
character with the most growth and the largest arc.
At the start of the play Beatrice swears that she has no
interest in men. However, what she really feels is a different
story. In the second act she tells her Uncle, Leonato, Adams
sons are her brethren, and truly I hold it a sin to match in my
kindred. One can also find her denouncing marriage when
speaking to Hero in the same scene. By comparing wooing,
wedding, and repenting to a scotch jig, a measure, and a
cinquepace she tries to convince Hero that marriage is boring
and predictable.
It appears as thought Beatrices disdain for men comes from
her belief that she has no use for one. At the start of Act Two, she
says, He that hath beard is more than a youth, and he that hath
no beard is less than a man; and he that is more than a youth is
not for me, and he that is less than a man, I am not for him.
Beatrice spends most of the time speaking in prose for most
of the play. This works, considering the way she tends to present

herself. She is not one to gloss over things or make them

sound pretty. She is straight to the point without any question.
At the top of Act Three, however, she changes for a bit. Spending
most of the time eavesdropping on Hero and Ursula, Beatrice is
dying to speak for most of the scene. The two purposefully talk
about the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick. It is quite
obvious to everyone that the two belong to each other; accept for
the actual two involved. When Ursula and Hero leave Beatrice to
mull over their conversation, Beatrices speech is unlike how it is
the rest of the show. Her monologue is the only one in verse.
This is where she admits her love for Benedick for the first time.
This is the first time that she expresses excitement over the idea
of a man loving her.
Later in the act, Margaret pushes Beatrices buttons about
Benedick. Maragaret, like all other in the play, is aware of
Beatrices feelings and does what she can to get Beatrice to
admit them. Beatrice is again, unlike herself in this scene. She
does not have quick or smart comebacks for the remarks that
Margaret is throwing her way.
In the start of Act Four, Beatrice and Benedick profess their
love for each other, however Beatrice applies conditions. She is

offended and hurt from how her cousin, Hero, was dishonored.
This is one of the only times that Beatrice loses her cool.
Benedicks hesitance in killing his friend only offends Beatrice
even more.
When the play reaches the fifth act, Beatrice and Benedick
are quite obviously playing a game with each other. Although
they end up open about the love they have for one another, they
still continue to play games. Beatrice picks on Benedick by
saying she is only taking him because she knows that he is so
consumed by his love for her.