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Safia Hassan
Ms. Martinez
Gossip is part of everyday life. As humans we either start gossip, or spread it, and
can’t believing its true. When people think of the effects gossip can have on a relationship they
usually think about something negative. The three effects of gossip in a relationship are:
One thing I believe gossip does to a relationship is destroy it. In the play “Much Ado
About Nothing” Hero and Claudio’s relationship is ruined because of the gossip Don John spread
about Hero being unfaithful. Claudio didn’t have to believe the false news but he did, so did Don
Pedro and because of that he ruined his relationship with Hero and ruined her reputation, after
what Claudio did at the wedding I don’t think Hero should have taken him back. Although
gossip destroys relationship, it can be a good thing, because it helps you get rid of the fake
people in your life. When I was in 4th grade, my cousin told me that a girl that I thought was my
friend was saying some bad stuff about me. At first I didn’t believe it, until I heard it for myself,
after that I kicked her out my life and we don’t talk anymore. I’m glad she’s out my life, but
Another thing gossip does is create relationships. In “Much Ado About Nothing” Beatrice
and Benedick’s relationship started because of the rumor Hero, Claudio, Leonato, and Don Pedro
spread saying that Benedick loved Beatrice and vice versa. I don’t think Benedick and Beatrice’s
relationship would have begun if Hero and the rest didn’t get involved. They would have
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probably hated each other. Gossip also created a friendship between the Friar and Leonato, when
Claudio made the whole scene at the wedding, they got closer by plotting on how to restore
Hero’s honor back. Gossip has never created a relationship in my life but I’ve seen people get to
know each other because of the crazy school rumors that go around.
Gossip also helps a relationship grow. Besides the rumor about them secretly loving each
other, Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship grew because of the false allegations Don John
spread, it helped them notice how much they actually love each other, and the risks they would
take for each other. For example, Benedick was willing to kill Claudio, his best friend, because it
would make Beatrice happy. This could happen in real life, for example me and my best friend
became best friends because we would always talk about the rumors that we hear, and because of
Gossip is a big factor in relationship. I don’t think the relationships in this play would
have happened if it wasn’t for gossip. Most often people think all gossip does is destroy a healthy
relationship, but gossip does more than that. Gossip can ruin a relationship, start a relationship,
or bring people closer together. It’s a good thing we have gossip in our lives, or our lives would
be boring, or we would have people in our lives that don’t really care about us, or we wouldn’t
know if someone likes us. We wouldn’t get to know each other. Gossip is a good thing in our