In the play 'Much Ado About Nothing', Don Giovanni is a puppet whose strings are pulled by various characters and the society in which he lives. Even though he does monkey business like every character in the play, he is the one who is severely judged and punished for it. His evilness is not an innate trait but rather he chooses it to distinguish him from others. Don John is Don Pedro's illegitimate half-brother in the play. Don Pedro is the prince of Aragon and is highly respected throughout the play, while Don John is treated with cautious attention and indifference. In the third scene of the first act, Leonato greets Don Pedro with enthusiasm and respect: “Never has such trouble come to your grace; for once trouble is gone, comfort should remain, but when you turn away from me, sorrow remains and happiness goes” (1.1.80-83). But he greets Don Giovanni civilly and Don Giovanni responds politely: “I thank you. I am not a man of many words, but I thank you” (1.1.127). Immediately, both Leonato and Don Pedro exclude Don John from their conversation and leave and Don John is not seen again in the play until Act One, Scene Three. Don John is practically isolated with all the main characters except his two companions - Boracchio and Corrado. In Act 1, Scene 3, Conrad asks about Don John's boundless melancholy, and Don John explains himself as follows: “I cannot hide what I am. I must be sad when I have reason to be, and smile at nobody's jokes; I eat when I have an stomach and I don't wait for anyone to rest; I sleep when I'm sleepy and don't mind anyone's business; laugh when I am cheerful, and do not attack anyone in his humor” (1.3.10-14). As the scene progresses, Conrad warns Don John to be careful as Don Pedro takes him in his... middle of paper ......ck saying, “Don't think about it until tomorrow, I'll prepare a brave punishment for him. Strike up pipers” (5.4.121-122). With this ending and the treatment of Don John throughout the play, it is clear that he will never be able to positively socialize without suspicion, and with other characters. His harsh sentence for deception is hypocritical since almost all the characters in the play, from Don Pedro to Leonato himself, have deceived people, although not with bad intentions like Don John. His reputation since birth has dictated his life, and his only alternative to being called an untrustworthy bastard is to become a "clear" villain, to forge his own identity. Although everyone believes he is a conniving villain, Don John is only forcing himself to be one; to demonstrate that they have their own identity among the "elegant" people of Messina even if antagonistic.