Blog 4 choice 4

I feel that Claudio is genuinely penitent because after falling in love with the woman of his dreams, he was brought to witness his fiancé having a affair with another man, I feel that he was embarrassed and it can be understood why he is acting the way he was because he had to act strong and I guess he also didn’t want to be considered a wuss that would marry a woman who has been with another man or men as how Don John made it seem. In act 5, Claudio is trying not to disrespect Antonio and Leonato because I feel that he feel a bit guilty about Hero’s Death because I feel that if Claudio felt angry at Hero and her family I would feel that he would be more harsher to everyone. Such as in act 5 scene 1 when Claudio says hello it seems to be very respectful. After Antonio and Leonato were out of sight he acts all tough and starts to make smart remarks about the older men which is all a act. I feel when Claudio was told what happened and how he was lied to I feel that he was relived because he was cheated on but also he felt horrible because he killed a innocent young woman that he loved because he was deceived by someone that was jealous of him, Claudio says when he was told about the plan “Sweet hero, now thy image doth appear. In the rare semblance that I loved it first” (5.1.220-221) and also when he went to Leonato to ask for forgiveness and to take revenge on him for being a fool and Leonato ordered him to mourn Hero death that night at her tomb and the next morning he would marry hero’s “cousin” which is really hero and when he see hero “cousin” he falls in love with her and even says that it feels like he has hero right there in front of him.
I think Claudio should get a second chance because it is understandable why he acted that way and any man would act that way if he think he got cheated on. I think he does deserves it because he is truly sorry and would do anything to have taken back everything he said or did to be with Hero at that moment.