Led Claudio and Hero to marry. It also led to Benedick and Beatrice getting married. The first step is that they tricked Benedick and Beatrice into falling in love and after Benedick realized how much he loved her, he asked for her hand. They tricked Claudio into marrying Hero because they faked his death after he fell from grace at the altar. After discovering that she had been falsely accused, Claudio apologized to Leonato and told him that he wants to make amends. Then Leonato says, “Since you could not be my son-in-law, still be my nephew.” (5.1.300-301) In this quote they make Claudio believe that he will marry Hero's cousin. What they are really doing is tricking him into marrying Hero. So, when the wedding begins and after Claudio agrees to marry her, Hero unmasks himself and Claudio realizes that she is not dead and continues to marry.