Merchant of Venice/Much Ado About NothinG,In your opinion, who is the more complex character- Portia or Beatrice? Make your case for one of them with reference to both of them in their respective plays: The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing.

In your opinion, who is the more complex character- Portia or Beatrice? Make your case for one of them with reference to both of them in their respective plays: The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing. 
1. please use in-text citations of the act and scene and line (act 2 scene one line 132 would be 2.1.132)
2. please include an outline of the essay: thesis, topic sentences, main points, etc. 
3. Include no outside sources, just the two plays