Claudio

Claudio is a young gallant, companion to Don Pedro and friend to Benedick. He is an accomplished soldier who is praised for “doing in the figure of a lamb the feats of a lion.” However, he is more naïve in the affairs of love. Initially smitten with Hero, his feelings towards her abruptly change when he falls for Don John’s villainous scheme and sabotages his own wedding as a result.