Much Ado About Nothing

I think that there are multiple themes in Much Ado About Nothing. One of the first themes that comes to mind is deception and manipulation. Throughout the book you see people overhearing conversations and manipulating or deceiving people about the information that came from the conversations. An example of this is when Benedick and Beatrice overhear that the other one is in love with each other. Then is manipulated by people around them to believe it. I also saw the theme of honor of the ones you love. I saw this theme when Beatrice continuously tries to defend Hero after the wedding scandal. Also Hero's father reacting to the scandal.