deception

• Beatrice and Benedick are almost deceiving themselves by not acknowledging or accepting their feelings for each other
• Allows for a comedic element arising from situations
• Allows the antagonist to have an ample opportunity to create mischief
• The deception in the play is not always performed with malicious intent 


  Act 3 Scene 1 - Hero and Ursula
• as an audience we never see Borachio and Margret, we only hear of Don Pedro's and Claudio's reactions 


  this accentuates hero's innocence
• Act 3 Scene 3 


  Borachio confirms that ''away went Claudio enraged''
• Act 3 Scene 3 


  the play begins to descend into tragedy as Borachio boasts his plan had been successful