n Pedro. Don John seems to take the space of Benedict and one can see the relationship between the three falls apart on stage.Branaugh interpreted the shaming of Hero in a much different way. After Claudio accuses her she is thrown to the ground. The distinction between the military and the domestic is very clear both are on different sides of the camera, and the soldiers tower above Hero and Beatrice making them feel inferior. The strong sense of power and authority was not as strong in the play. Benedict fades into the domestic group as he did also in the play. He does not stand with Claudio and Don Pedro while they are accusing Hero, but back behind Beatrice. The two groups are still completely separate, however, Benedict has now become part of the domestic sphere.The final scene of the movie shows the military merge with the domestic group. After Claudio finds out that Hero in innocent he plans to marry her and leaves the military group to become part of Leonato’s house. Benedict also becomes part of the domestic group when Hero is shamed and in the final scene where he plans to marry Beatrice. Don Pedro and Don John fade out completely in the final scene. Don John is in jail and the camera shot in the movie cuts Don Pedro out and one does not see him again. This clearly shows that the military has merged in with the domestic and has become one union, with the exception of Don Pedro and Don John.The play also has Claudio and Benedict join the domestic group, but Don Pedro and Don John are not as faded out. Don Pedro is present in the end, however, he is not a main part of the action. All of the characters were present most of the time either sitting on stage or standing which made the two groups seem not as separate as in Branaugh’s movie.Branaugh and the company director both made many choices, which influenced their performances. I enjoyed the movie more the play because it was not only full of funny lines and puns, bu...
