Favorite couples (OLD POST REPOST)

[a_svirn]

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> > I'm trying to think of a Shakespearean couple that I really like, individually and as a couple, but I can't think of one. Romeo and Juliet don't have much personality, I can't stand either Portia or Antonio in "The Merchant of Venice," and I remember the heroines much more clearly than the heroes in the comedies.
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> Alla:
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> Hm, hard for me as well. I do enjoy Beatriche and Benedict, however, I wonder if they will make it as a couple, I mean I enjoy their chemistry and bickering (especially in the movie), but long term, am not sure.
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> And yes, cannot stand Portia or Antonio myself.

a_svirn:
And they aren't even a couple! Antonio and Bassanio make for some interesting dynamic, though. As for constant bickering – Ron and Hermione lasted long enough to make it to the epilogue, and they bicker just as furiously as Benedick and Beatrice ever did. Never thought of it before, but yes, I agree that it's probably Shakespeare's most likable couple.