Character Analysis #2: Foil Characters

Hero & Beatrice: Foil Characters

Hero is said to be a brunette and below average height, while Beatrice is said to be a blond and slightly taller. There is also a very inconspicuous difference between the attitudes and perspectives of the two. Hero appears shy and timid, while Beatrice seems strong-willed and determined to shun Benedick for his inflicting wounds to her own love and ego.


Beatrice, however, wants to be viewed as tenacious when it is revealed that Benedick has fallen in love with her. Here, she can be seen as doubtful in her own ability to allow a man to love her, for she believes that this is impossible. So Beatrice is unsure of whether or not to engage herself in love and romance once more, while Hero is confident in the connection between herself and Claudio.

So Hero and Beatrice are a big, big part of the story. They sort of hold the whole story together. They keep the plot on point. They keep it very interesting as the story goes on.  For example she never thought she would ever get married or fall in love again withBenedick. She had hatred for Benedicl, so she than tricked herself into falling madly in love with him, but in the end, they end up being together. Hero, dreamed of being together with Claudio, but with Don John's cruel plan, it never worked out. SHe than faked her death to get CLaudio's attention into regretting the shame he has made of her. So don't always think things are going to go the way you want it to be, because it would possibly just go wrong.