Sunday, February 7, 2016

Choose one central character and determine what kind of conflict s/he is experiencing. First of all, is it internal or external? Secondly, are there any other types of conflicts at play here (person vs. self, person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society)? Explain your answer and provide an example from the play (meaning a quote).

One of the important characters in this play is Beatrice. Beatrice is a sassy character who speaks their mind, but we all love her, am I right ladies? However, she experiences the conflict of love and of whether she loves Benedick and if he loves her back. This conflict would be known as person vs. self due to the reason that she is at conflict with herself, and she faces the insecurity in whether Benedick loves her back. An example in the book would be on page 71, line 269, "As strange as the thing I know not. It were as possible for me to say I loved nothing so well as you. But believe me not- and yet I lie not. I confess nothing, nor I deny nothing." In this line, she confesses her love for him, which I imagine must have been hard for her to say. Other thing that adds to her conflict, Benedick once had a relationship with her, but he messed it up. This can cause to be more insecure with their relationship. Even though, Beatrice can be a little bit stubborn and sassy, she is still one of my favorite characters! (: 

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