| Who is coming to Leonatos house in messina | Don Pedro and Claudio after the war |
| What is the action to which Leonato refers | … |
| Who has received much honor by doing a lions deeds although he is young like a lamb | Claudio had received this honor |
| Explain Benedick is a wannabe Cupid | It means no one fell in love with him |
| Explain Beatrice will eat all of his killing in these wats | That Benedick will lose in third war of wits |
| Explain bendick is a stuffed man | She thinks he’s a pompous man |
| Explain defeating 4 of bendicks 5 with so he is governed by 1 wit | Leonato says this because Beatrice and benedick are always in a war of wits and that he only has one wit left |
| Explain Claudio having caught the benedick | Beatrice says this because she thinks his fast friendships are a disease and she hopes he can be cured of it |
| Who is lady disdain and what does Benedick mean when he wished his horse had the speed and continuance of Beatrice’s tongue | Benedick calls Beatrice lady disdain and Benedick wishes his horse was as fast as her tongue |
| To what does Beatrice compare a mans words of love | She would rather hear a dog bark at a crow then hear a man confess his love |
| What does Beatrice mean when she says that Benedick alwyas ends their arguements “with a jades trick” how does this show Benedick is weak | She means bendick always drops out of their arguements because he can’t keep up |
| How does Benedick make fun of Claudio’s love for hero why is he upset at Claudio’s thoughts of marriage | Benedick makes fun of Claudio for being in love with a shirt girl and doesn’t think she is worthy |
| Give three examples of benedicks anti marriage comments | – compares marriage to putting ones neck into yoke- he says he’ll never have the “cuckholds” horns on his feet- he says you can put a sign on him saying marriage sucks and he refuses to be married |
| What does don Pedro propose to do for Claudio at the masked revel | He promises to help Claudio In his desire to marry hero |
| How does Antonio mistake don Pedro’s intentions whom does Antonio tell | He only heard that don Pedro will woo hero so he mistakes his intentions |
| How does don John say that he will follow his own desires and appetites a be sad, b eat, c sleep, d laugh, e claw | He says he will stay sad |
| According to Conrad’s what has happened lately between don John and don Pedro? Who is best suited to help don John? | They just recently got friendly towards each other and borachio and Conrad will help him |
| What dastardly diversion does don John decide to pursue? Why does he make Claudio his victim? | He spreads lies about don Pedro wanting hero for himself he makes Claudio the victim because he helped make him lose the war and is so loud and respected |
| What does don John mean when he says, “let us to the great supper would the cook were o mind ?” | He wants to go the feast but wished her cook thought like him because he woulda poisoned everyone |
| According to Beatrice how would don John and Benedick make the perfect man | A balance between the two would be perfect to her |
| What is the joke on Beatrice being curst and god dents curst cow short horns but to a cow too curst sends none | It says that being too ill tempered is being different then simply ill tempered |
| Why is neither a bearded nor a beardless man for Beatrice nor she for him | She prays for no husband she would rather be wrapped in a scratchy blanket then a beard |
| What advice does Beatrice give hero about choosing a husband and following leonatos wishes | She says to make sure he woos you properly if he is to insistent tell him romance is like a dance |
| At the masque what couples pair off | Don Pedro and hero , Benedick and Beatrice , Balthasar and Margaret, Ursula and Antonio |
| How does Beatrice make a fool of the disguised bendick | She pretends to not know she’s dancing with him and she says Benedick is the princes fool and makes fun of him |
| What does don John convinced Claudio of? How does Claudio act like a lovesick squire | That don Pedro really does like her |
| Why does Benedick say Claudio needs a willow garland and don Pedro needs a whipping | He says Claudio needs to make soemthign fit for a lower and Pedro needs a beating |
| Give three examples of Benedicks unkind comments about Beatrice in 2.1 230-250 | She has a mean and sarcastic nature, if her breath were as terrible as her words she’d kill everything , not even a block of wood could handle her abuses |
| Explain don Pedro and Beatrice’s conversation In 2.1 303-320 how serious is don Pedro’s proposal and her answer ? | It isn’t serious and she won’t marry him unless she can have another husband because he is to expensive to wear everyday |
| When will Claudio and hero be married? What will Pedro do for fun in the meantime? How are all the others ” the only love gods “ | They will be married in one week Pedro will try to make Benedick and Beatrice fall in love |
| Explain borachios plan to use Margaret to disrupt hero’s marriage? What is don John’s part in this scheme | He will have Margaret act like hero and he will be another man and have don John bring Claudio and don Pedro so they believe it |
| Give three examples of Benedict’s complaints about Claudio being in love 2.3 5-35 | – romance turned him into a fool- now his speech is elaborate and flowery- now he listens to refined music |
| Where does Benedick hide when don Pedro leonsto and Claudio come in do they know Benedick is there ? | He hides in the arbor where they know he’s hiding |
| Explain balthasars song lyrics what does the song say about men? What advice does it give women ? | It says men are decievers and that women should let them go |
| What ” evidence” do don Pedro,Claudio,leonato give to convince Benedick that Beatrice loves him | Hero says Beatrice asked does it make sense to write to Benedick saying she loves him if all she treats him with is scorn |
| Why is bendick so firmly convinced thst Beatrice loves him | They spoke so seriously and have hero’s testimony |
| Why does he fear his friends will mock him? | Because he was so against marriage and said he was never going to fall in love |
| How does he use change of appetite and peopelling the world to excuse his falling in Love | He says people can love a dish and hate it when they get older and he said he thought he would die a bschelor and not Mary |
| What three arguements do hero and Ursula use to make Beatrice sound curst and hard hearted | – they say she is as devious and fierce as a wild hawk on a rock- there is scorn and disdain in her eyes- she is incapable of loving anyone but herself and her wit |
| What praises do hero and Ursula use on Benedick and how do they make him seem pitiful | – he’s the only worthy man in Italy other then Claudio- he’s the best looking man bearing intelligence and bravery – he has an excellent reputation |
| What signs of lovesicknsss does Benedick exhibit and how do don Pedro and Claudio mention even more signs of benedicks being in love | – he brushes his hair in the morning – he shaved off his beard- he’s more serious |
| What does don John tell don Pedro and Claudio and what must they do to get proof | He tells them hero is unfaithful and to come with him tonight for proof |
| Give three examples of dogberry and verges comical malapropisms | – he says blunt instead of sharp – he says excommunication instead of examination – aspicious instead of suspicious |
| Give examples of dogberrys instructions to the watch about thieves ,the princes subjects, sleep and quiet in the streets | Thieves – let him be himself and steakThe princes subjects – if he doesn’t stop when u tell him then he isn’t the princes subject Sleep and quiet in the streets- stay quiet and sleep While on watch |
| What does Borachio brag about to Conrad’s? What does seacoal do? Who is deformed ? | He brags about getting 1000 gold coins for pretending to be hero’s lover |
| As the woman prepare for the wedding what do Margaret’s jokes reveal about her character? Compare her to Juliet’s nurses | She isn’t prudish and talks freely about sex and marriage |
| Why does dogberry come to Leonatos house? How does he try to be respectful, but he unknowingly insults Leonato | To discuss the criminals they caught he ends up being mean by saying he’d give him all of his tediousness |
| What does dogberry mean by sending for Francis seacoal “to examination ” these men and write their “excommunication” at the jail | He means examine |
| Why does Claudio claim that hero is a rotten orange who knows the heart of a luxurious bed | She only appears honorable from the outside but she isn’t a virgin |
| Whom does Leonato suspect has made defeat of her virginity ? | He suspects Claudio |
| Who supports Claudio’s accusation with his testimony? Why doesn’t Leonato believe hero | Don Pedro supports him which makes Leonato believe then |
| What happens to hero? Who leaves after this event ? | She faints and the princes leave |
| Why does Leonato say he wished hero had Been a beggars child rather than his issue | He wished he could have denied the shame and dishonor of a beggars child and wish she wasn’t his child |
| Why does the frisr believe that hero is innocent | She blushed when questioned and acted innocent and his years of experience lead him to believe her innocence |
| What does the first suggest be done about hero? About Claudio ? If hero remains disgraced ? | He suggest they hide her and say she’s dead and if she remains disgraced send her to a nunery |
| What does Benedick confess to beatrice? Why does she want to be a man ? | He thinks hero was falsely accused and she wishes she was a man so she could kill Claudio |
| What is the purpose of dogberry examination of borachio and conrade how does dogberry make himself ridiculous | To see what criminal acts they performed and he seems ridiculous because he wants Sexton to write down that he’s an as |
| How does Beatrice critize all men | She slanders and scorns all men |
| Why can’t Leonato accept Antonio’s advice to be patient | Because Antonio has never been what he is going through |
| How does Leonato challenge and accuse Claudio | He challenges him to a duel and says he wronged an innocent person |
| How do Leonato and Antonio exchange attitudes in this scene | They both want to duel Claudio and they take their turns challenging him to a duel |
| How do don Pedro and Claudio make fun of leanato after he leaves | They say they were about go have their noses ripped off by an old man with no teeth |
| What is bendicks challenge to Claudio how is he polite but firm to don pedro | He challenges Claudio to a duel and is serious to don Pedro |
| Why don’t don Pedro and Claudio seem to take bendick seriously | Because he is usually always joking not being serious |
| What atonement must Claudio make to satisfy leanato | He must tell everyone hero was innocent and to write s poem by her grave and sing it then marry his niece who looks just like hero |
| What is bendick attempting to compose for Beatrice how does this make him a lover | A poem |
| Why or how are bendick and Beatrice ” too wise to woo peacefully “ | They love each other agianst their will |
| What is the meaning and purpose of hero’s epitaph | To say that she was a heroic maiden killed by slanderous words |
| How and why are the ladies disgusted at the wedding | They are wearing masks and trick Claudio into marrying who he thinks is Leonatos niece |
| How do bendick and Beatrice argue themselves into marriage | They argue about loving each other and their poems prove their love |
| How has Benedick completely changed from the beggingin of the play | He isn’t arrogant and against marriage anymore |
| What has become of John what will Benedick do | He was caught by armed solidiers and Benedick will deal with him the next day |
| How does this end like a classical comedy | Because it combines humor with serious honor and shame |
| How does this play show the young people fooling the old | It shows don John and borachio fooling Leonato into thinking his daughter is untrustworthy it shows The princes slandering leonatos family |
| How does this play start in chaos and end in peace | It starts in chaos where Claudio and Benedick both want marriage but are scared of being deceived and controlled but they all end happily and married |
| What role does marriage play in making peace at the end | It brings peace to eveyrone after don John caused so many problems and it gave Claudio and Benedick what they have secretly been wanting |
| How does this play use a villain | It used don John as the villain that gives the story a conflict and the characters soemone to hate |
| How does this play has comic style figures such as the village idiot is the bumbling policemen | It uses them to bring some comedy relief to a serious play |
| What parts of this play are best labeled “comedy of the situation ” or situational comedy because of mistakes plots within plots | … |
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July 12, 2019