I stand before the men which I have sworn allegiance to. Together we have fought in battle entrusting each other with our very lives, we have risked everything together. Must I betray brethren for the pleasure of romantic love?. Though the pain that has befallen sweet Hero is great, I trust that my brother Claudio, a man of distinguished honor, would not be capable of making such accusations were there not reason behind it. Furthermore, as a young man, he knew not, what lay ahead of him in the realm of love, and was ready to give up the relished life of a Bachelor, only to have such a sacrifice discarded as if t'were a curse, like that which I once found love to be.
Still, I cannot rid my mind of the fact that I have always warned him against such childish follies as love at first sight. But heed my admonitions he did not, and why should I lose this real love blossoming between myself, and what I am coming to view as the only women who can tame my wandering soul. True what Hero did was wrong, but when have I ever been the type to follow the crowd. Had I been, I'd probably be wed to some wretched dame or another, out of the many that I have courted. And since I have never experienced this feeling before, it is worth giving it a go around, and so I will follow the pulsing of this newly arose organ to the uncharted territory of true love, and stay with Beatrice.
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Interesting--your Benedick believes Hero is "disloyal" but he decides not to follow the crowd.
Maybe; Have you given thought to the fact that Benedick was not part of the group that "saw" Hero being disloyal?
Funny Bennedick's side. Maybe a little more shakespearean.
I was a bit confused while reading your blog, because from what I remember, as the professor pointed out- Benedick knew that Hero wasn't disloyal to Claudio. So, aside from that, the blog was good.
The last sentence made me laugh.
I disagree that Benedick saw Hero as unfaithful. He discussed it at length with Beatrice, and she convinced him because she *knew* Hero was chaste.
i like your blog, i noticed it is similar to my blog
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