After years of bitter war, Pedro and his loyal soldiers, Benedick and Claudio, are welcomed back to Messina as celebrated guests by Don Pedro. Sweet Hero and her loyal cousin Beatrice greet the newcomers, and as soon as Hero meets Claudio, they fall in love at first sight and agree to get married. However, opinionated Beatrice immediately clashes with smug, self-proclaimed bachelor Benedick in an exchange of wits that leaves them both with one conclusion: the other is insufferable. Convinced that they are perfect for each other, their friends hatch a plan to make the two fall in love, but elsewhere in town, someone is plotting against lovers Hero and Claudio.
