Tricks and Manipulation

The plot of "Much Ado About Nothing" is a well thought out display of schemes and tricks. This is confirmed throughout "Much Ado About Nothing". The play has many examples of tricks and schemes that are used to manipulate the thoughts and feelings of the characters. The key examples of such manipulation includes Don Pedro, Claudio and Leonato tricking Benedick into believing that Beatrice loves him, and also Hero and Ursula tricking Beatrice into thinking …

…led to believe that he's marrying Hero's cousin but ends up marrying Hero herself. The plot of "Much Ado About Nothing" is an elaborate network of schemes and tricks. This statement is confirmed throughout the play as in the examples previously discussed. The play is based around these tricks and schemes and is crucial for the development of the plot and for "Much Ado About Nothing" to fit into the genre of a romantic comedy.