With close reference to the chracters' use of language, analyse how the relationship between Benedick and Beatrice moves from "merry war" to "honourable marriage". Is this a marriage that will last, do you think? In Much Ado About Nothing we see "Signor Mountanto" and "Lady Disdain" move from a "skirmish of wit" to a state of "honourable marriage": a complete and ironic reversal and complete irony of Benedick's and Beatrice's previous is achieved by the …showed first 75 words of 2543 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2543 total…to see. They even put on the very visual showcase of a kiss near the end of the play, a symbol of true love on show clearly for the whole household, and the audience to see. It at this kiss that an audience can definitively acknowledge Benedick and Beatrice as lovers and how different a situation this is from the beginning of the play. Therefore I believe that this is definitely a marriage to last.