Much Ado About Nothing - Act Two

Act Two gives us more information, and a better insight into how the characters feel about the idea of love, for example Beatrice says:

'Just, if he send me no husband; for the which blessing I am at him upon my knees every morning and evening. Lord, I could not endure a husband'

Showing how she clearly despises the idea of being married.  Act Two also contains a lot of confusion between the characters, mostly caused by Don John during the masquerade ball, for example he sends Don Pedro over to Hero, so that he'll pretend to be Claudio and trick her. Once again as soon as Don John is on the stage, the mood shifts to a more serious, less humorous tone, showing how he is clearly the stereotypical 'baddie' of the play.

In Scene Three, when Don Pedro, Balthasar, Leonato and Claudio trick Benedick into thinking Beatrice is in love with him, we once again get a sense of comedy.  This is mainly caused by the confusion created, and the fact that Benedick has fallen for it completely. Moreover, this creates foreshadowing for what is to come in their relationship.