In Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare uses the plot of the story to portray a world of love, that is, he suggests that no matter how much individuals make āmuch adoā about love (nothing), it will always conquer all problems that may come it’s the way. Every one of us experiences love in one way or another; therefore, its importance cannot be overemphasized. Based on this play, the people of Messina greatly valued marriages.
Even though deceptions, some malevolent and others benign, were a common occurrence among them, they marveled whenever there was a marriage between two lovers. This is seen when every person celebrates the marriages of the two couples, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero, as the play ends. Moreover, they greatly treasured the chastity of a woman. Sex was only allowed in the marriage. The scene in which Hero is accused of sleeping with a stranger depicts this.
Over time, these values have ceased to exist. Currently, many people do not value marriages. Most couples stay together without avowing to each other in a marriage ceremony. More so, chastity among women is no longer treasured, as cases of teen pregnancy are an everyday occurrence. The values that the people of Messina held in the sixteenth century cannot fit with the values that are present today. This is because they have been eroded over time and few people still treasure them in this twenty-first century.