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.