# Beatrice — Much Ado About Nothing character guide

> Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Beatrice Scratching, Don Pedro Lady, Don Pedro Lady Beatrice, Beatrice That, Don Pedro The Lady Beatrice, Beatrice O Lord, Beatrice Do, Beatrice O, Beatrice Foul words, Beatrice Dead, Beatrice Benedictus, Benedictus

**First appearance:** 0001-act-i

## Who they are

Witty niece of Leonato, engages in a merry war of words with Benedick.

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