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What does Beatrice say are the characteristics of an excellent man? Handsome, agile, rich, halfway between Don John and Benedick; not being too quiet (Don John) or too loud (Benedick) What do Don Pedro and Hero talk about at the…

where have don pedro, claudio, and benedick been war with don john about whom does beatrice ask and why benedick; she hides her interest who was defeated in the war; how does don pedro treat the loser and why don…

What is Don John’s reasoning for hating Don Pedro? He has a bigger inheritance How do Beatrice and Benedick greet each other? they are very sarcastic with each other and make smart comments to one another Who is the older…

Speaker: “You embrace your charge too willingly. I think this is your daughter.”Audience: “Her mother hath many times told me so.” Speaker: Don PedroAudience: LeonatoSituation: The first mention we have of a married couple (Leonato and his absent wife) is…

Orsino (1.4.29-35) “Dear lad, believe it; for they shall yet belie thy happy years that say thou art a man. Diana’s lip is not more smooth and rubious; thy small pipe is as the maiden’s organ, shrill and sound, and…

Viola/ Cesario Main Characters in “12th Night” Olivia A wealthy, beautiful, and noble Illyrian lady, Olivia is courted by Orsino and Sir Andrew Aguecheek, but to each of them she insists that she is in mourning for her brother, who…

Farce Something absurd Like slapstick Improbable situations Satire The use of humor or exaggeration to criticize others Pun A play on words Bear Baiting Important themeChain Malvolio to the ground Bear Baiting What people would do is they would chain…

Viola A young woman of aristocratic birth, and the plays protagonist. Washed up on the shore of Illyria when her ship is wrecked in a storm, Viola decides to make her own way in the world. She disguises herself as…

“If music be the food of love, play on” Speaker: Olivia “Thou shalt present me as a eunuch to him” Speaker: Viola How are Viola and Olivia potential foils for each other? (What do they have in common) They both…

A pun is also called a ________ on _________. Play on words Pun definition A joke using words that sound the same or one word that has multiple meanings. You must be able to explain puns. So if the example…