Much Ado About Nothing Essay: Act 5 Scene 1- Climax of the Dénouements

Much Ado About Nothing:   Act 5 Scene 1 - Climax of the Denouements  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚      A particular section of Act 5, Scene 1, could be seen as the denouement of the play, Much Ado About Nothing.   Perhaps it is more accurate to say the climax of the denouements - at its conclusion, all that remains for the play is a happy ending. It is here that the perpetrator is displayed before all the interested male parties, and here that Leonato can be assured that his belief in Hero's innocence was justified - and perhaps more importantly, that it can be seen to be justified: armed with Borachio's confession, and Claudio and Don Pedro's half-acceptance of guilt, he tells them to 'Possess the people in Messina here How innocent she died' (l. 282-283). This continues the play's concern with appearances and reality, the nature of truth and evidence: it seems that the revelation of the deception instigated by Don John, despite being accepted by all the relevant parties, doesn't count unless it is displayed publicly - even performed, for Claudio is told to ...