In my English class, 12N, we are currently reading and analyzing the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing. In the play, one of the characters that was fascinating and also one of my favorites was Benedick. Benedick, with his buddy Claudio, just came home from winning a victorious war. Benedick is a bachelor who "believes" that he will never fall in love ever in his life. Claudio, his friend as well as his foil in the in the play, falls in love hard with Hero who at this time is considered to be the "perfect woman." While Claudio is in love, Benedick on the other hand believes he is perfectly fine being bachelor for the rest of his life. In a passage from the book Benedick has a conversation with Claudio, the prince, and others in Act I.i lines 125-130 saying "I faith and thou wilt needs thrust they neck into yoke, wear the print of it." Basically, Benedick in this line is saying that he could never be tied down to only one woman and be married but would rather be a bachelor and sleep around.
I think many boys in this day in age are modern day Benedick's in a sense. I say this because If any teenage male (not all) are in a committed relationship about 85-95% of the time ***Note from Ms. Whitley: These may not be real statistics, but we get the point. :) they cheat while in the relationship that they are in by talking to other females on the side or saying they are single on social networks when in reality they really aren't. They don't actually want to work towards a good relationship and be faithful and honest. I mean you can't really expect much from the teenage male species at this age. They are just modern day Benedick's that will one day find their Beatrice that will change there view about things.
*This Blog was not intended to offend anyone just simply my thoughts.
I agree with you Janea. Nowadays, commitment is not something boys are concentrating in. They want to play around and avoid falling in love at all costs. They definitely reflect the character of Benedick, sadly.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! I totally agree with you. Now a days no one is ready to be in a serious relationship and only want to be "friends with benefits."
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with this post. So many guys today are trying to live with the sad mentality that "we together but we not together" or "we know what it is even though it's not official" when in actuality no one including themselves knows what's going on because there's no substance if there is no commitment.
ReplyDeleteSometimes, being in a committed relationship can be a lot of work that some people aren't willing to put effort into. At least Benedick is honest about his feelings. At least he settled down with Beatrice when he was emotionally ready and mature. I can respect that a lot more than people who say one thing and do the complete opposite.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you Janea a lot of guys are not mature enough to be in a serious relationship. I feel like guy just have a mind set on being friend and that all.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point Janea. Your blog raised a question in my mind. I never understood why society accepts more of men being bachelors than females being bachelorettes. It's okay for men to test "out the waters" with different women, but if women choose to do so they're look differently. Thats just my opinion :)
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