In Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing he represents two characters with a very secretive relationship thats covered up with spiteful words.

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In Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing he represents two characters with a very secretive relationship that's covered up with spiteful words. Beatrice, the women in the relationship, she's a very cynical lady and has a very firm opposition to marriage. However Benedict the man in the relationship has very similar belief to Beatrice, however he is represented to be a man who is rather sexually promiscuous. Shakespeare signifies Beatrice and Benedicts relationship by them not going a day with out insulting each other or arguing, however under all the vulgar words comes a strong affection.

In act 1.1 Beatrice panels the conversation exclusively to Benedict by referring him to "Signor Montano" meaning a thrust for fencing. This suggests that Beatrice has a very deceiving feeling as if Benedict studied on fencing and learned the definition instead of actually fighting. Over here she is doubting his ability as a solider moreover she's making him look more like the Prince's jester as she says so again in act 2.1. The phrase "How many hath he killed and eaten in these wars? But how many hath he killed? For indeed, I promised to eat all of his killing." The idea Shakespeare