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Paradox in Much Ado About Nothing

Paradox Examples in Much Ado About Nothing:

Act IV - Scene I

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"I am gone, though I am here...."   (Act IV - Scene I)

Another paradox—Beatrice means that although she is physically present, she has mentally and spiritually left Benedick, implying that her love for him has also gone.

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"die to live...."   (Act IV - Scene I)

An wonderful example of paradox, a statement that seems to lead to an illogical conclusion.  In literal terms, if Hero dies, she cannot live.  In metaphorical terms, she must die as a sinner in order to live as an honorable woman.  The Friar's plot, then, leads to Hero's resurrection, something the Friar would know a lot about.

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