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Theme of Appearance vs. Reality in the drama

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Theme of Appearance vs. Reality in the drama

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The masquerade ball sets the scene for the theme of appearance vs reality

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The masquerade ball sets the scene for the theme of appearance vs reality

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Beatrice pretends not to know the masked Benedick, and he gives into the pretence

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"Thus answer I in the name of Benedick, but hear these ill news with the ears of Claudio. Tis certain so; the prince wooes for himself"

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Beatrice and Benedick are tricked into falling in love with each other

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Beatrice and Benedick are tricked into falling in love with each other

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Claudio sees "Hero" with Borachio the night before the wedding

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Claudio sees "Hero" with Borachio the night before the wedding

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"If I see anything tonight, why I should marry her tomorrow in the congregation, where I should wed, there will I shame her"

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"If I see anything tonight, why I should marry her tomorrow in the congregation, where I should wed, there will I shame her"

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Claudio's belief that Hero has done wrong leads him to destroy her reputation. The reality of his actions contradict Beatrice's initial perception of him, "I have a good eye, uncle, I can see a church by daylight".

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"There shall appear such seeming truth of Hero's disloyalty that jealousy shall be called, accusation and all the preparation overthrown"

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"There shall appear such seeming truth of Hero's disloyalty that jealousy shall be called, accusation and all the preparation overthrown"

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Borachio confides in Conrade about the plan that relied on deceptive appearances

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Claudio is misguided by false pretence. Hero's denunciation is based on a lie, where in reality she was asleep in bed the night before the wedding

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"Let her a while be secretly kept in, and publish it that she is dead indeed"

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"Let her a while be secretly kept in, and publish it that she is dead indeed"

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Leonato expresses the theme of appearance vs reality. With so many deceptions and misapprehensions, it is difficult to distinguish between what is a façade and what is real.

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"I cannot bid you my daughter live; that were impossible". "My brother hath a daughter. Almost the copy of my child that's dead"

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"I cannot bid you my daughter live; that were impossible". "My brother hath a daughter. Almost the copy of my child that's dead"

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Claudio weds blindly; with the expectation that it is someone he does not know, when in reality the bride is Hero