My Marriage Date

I plan on marrying my beautiful Beatrice as soon as possible, but need to talk to her first. I will keep you updated until then.

The Disguise

The second wedding meeting took place today, and my feeling of guilt is freed from my soul. I apologized to Claudio, as he did to me. I feel so relieved to not have to fight Claudio, my best friend, for I love him. As I already knew, Claudio does not know that he was set to marry Leonato’s “niece”, who is actually Hero. Claudio swears that he will marry the mysterious bridesmaid, and Hero unmasks, revealing that she did not die. Claudio wept with joy for the feeling that his loved one is still alive. I cried along with Claudio, for I saw a man grow into a stronger man who is my closest friend. I called out for Beatrice who was also unmasked, and asked her if she loved me. She denied it, and asked me the same question of my love of her, but I denied it too. We both told how we heard the people gossip about how we were madly in love with each other. Since I denied my love to her, Claudio pulled out a letter that I recognized. He handed it to Beatrice stating that the letter is a love letter written in my hand. Like Claudio, Hero does the same, except she hands me a love letter written in Beatrice’s handwriting. We both said that even if we were in love, that it was through pity, but ended up kissing, because we actually are in love.

What A Relief

I told Beatrice that I had challenged Claudio for her, and now she accepts our love. The feeling of being in love is a different feeling that I have ever felt, and it is the best feeling, even though it tickles inside. But I do not like the feeling of knowing that I must fight Claudio. I pray for something to change in order for me not to fight him. Beatrice and I were then summoned by Leonato, and told that Hero has been proven innocent by Borachio confessing that he did not sleep with Hero and that it was all a plan of Don John. As I said before, I knew that Don John set this up. Leonato then told that he will forgive Don Pedro and Claudio for he understands where they got their assumptions of Hero. He plans to wed his “niece”, who is actually Hero, to Claudio. I am extremely relieved that I need not to fight Claudio. I thank God for this relief for answering my prayers.

So Its Set

Today, I went to Claudio, encountering Don Pedro with him. I was angry with Claudio, so I insulted him and demanded a duel between him and me. He accepted for he was angry as I was, but I was in anger and a bit nervous. I told Claudio what I thought of him, and how he “killed a sweet lady, and [that] her death shall fall heavy on” him (165).

The Wedding Melee

Today was a mixture of all feelings wrapped into one day. First, the wedding ceremony began, and the friar asked if Claudio would like to marry Hero, but he said “no”. All people gathered were confused and did not understand what was happening, like me. Suddenly, Claudio became in a state of wrath that even scared me a little. He proclaimed that Hero had dishonored everyone around her for he and Don Pedro saw her and Borachio, a loyal servant of Don Pedro’s brother who is Don John, having sex. Soon after Claudio pushed Hero to the ground, Hero cries innocently that she is still is a pure, and that she did not sleep with anyone. Leonato does not believe this, and starts attacking her with harsh words. The melee was intense, and it was painful to watch a family and soon-to-be-married-couple break apart. Hero fell to the ground and fainted. Personally, I do not believe in Hero sleeping with Borachio, but that Don John has plot an evil plan to break the love between Hero and Claudio, for Claudio and the Prince both respect honor and would not just falsely accuse anyone. The friar stated that he believes that Hero is innocent and that Leonato should proclaim publicly that Hero has died even though she has not. I feel awfully sorry for Leonato, because if his daughter is innocent or not, he will lose someone close to him either way. After everybody left, Beatrice and I were left alone. She was crying for her cousin. She stated that her “fair cousin is wronged” and that Hero’s life will change completely into a poor, sad life. I followed with saying that I love her, and she professes that she loves me, but only if I kill Claudio. I was hesitant and still am, but I agreed for I believe that Claudio is wrong, and I do love Beatrice. I will sleep on my final decision.

Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind

Nothing really important happened, except that Claudio prepared for his wedding for tomorrow and I helped. I also painted a picture of Beatrice, not being able to get her out of my mind.

Tidiness For The Lady

Today was a slow day. A man cannot woo a beautiful lady looking sloppy, so I fancied myself up. I went to the barber in order for him to cut my beard. Oh, how painful it was to see the barber cut it, but I did it for Beatrice. While I was at the barber, I brushed my hat so it can looked like new. Not only that, but I had a servant of Leonato clean all my clothing. I then bought a bottle of civet in order for me not to smell, for a lady never wants an awfully stenched man. Although I have not told anyone about my love to Beatrice, the guys mocked me for actually looking nice for once. They said that I was clearly in love, for I had tidied myself up and was supposedly not my usually “loud” self. I really hope that no one figures out that I am in love. I think I might not be ready for this yet.