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A somewhat topsy-turvy presentation is evident throughout this play: Dogberry and the Watch are very much the “third string� to this play’s bow, and yet have captured the greatest place in public imagination. Likewise, on the romantic front, we may say that it is the second-bow players who have the next most prominent place in people’s minds; for even though the play is essentially about the love affair between Claudio and Hero (the first string to the bow), many play-goers come away with a clearer memory of, and greater empathy for, Benedick and Beatrice.

Firstly, we should note the high ideals of marriage maintained throughout the play. John Peck and Martin Coyle (“How to study a Shakespeare play�, Macmillan, 1985) state: “Marriage is the institution which reconciles the demands of society and the nature of individuals….The good characters are thus brought into a circle of happiness�. It is certainly true that there is no romantic scene in the play that fails......

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