), are gulled by
wicked Don John (Saxon Palmer) into believing the worst about Claudio ... chaste Hero and proud young Claudio, are
given naive sincerity by Michelle Beck and
Matthew
Amendt
.
Robert Langdon Lloyd is quite amiable as Hero's father,
Leonato, until he erupts ... lovers. As with Beatrice and Benedick, the
relationship between Hero (Michelle Beck) and Claudio (
Matthew
Amendt
) is
influenced by gossip and eavesdropping. In their case, though, the
consequences are tragic