| Don Pedro | -Prince of Aragon-made a plan to help Claudio win over Hero-judging especially off of the movie, everyone seems to respect him well-when everyone heard that Don Pedro had come they got so excited-a witness to Don John’s plan against Hero |
| Leonato | -father of Hero-Beatrice’s Uncle-the governor of Messina-the play is based around his home |
| Claudio | -falls in love with Hero-from the city of Florence-tricked into thinking Hero cheated, and then that she was dead |
| Don John | -doesn’t like Claudio-plans to separate Claudio and Hero |
| Borachio | -overhears Don Pedro and Claudio’s plan-part of Don John’s plan against Hero-had a relationship with Margaret (Hero’s servant)-he used the relationship in favor of Don John’s plan |
| Friar Francis | -supposed to marry Hero and Claudio-suggests the idea to hide Hero after being accused and pretend she is dead |
| Verges | -the deputy constable-always with Dogberry |
| Beatrice | -does not get along most of the time with Benedick-Leonato’s niece-She is close friends with her cousin Hero-She overhears Hero saying that Benedick is in love with her-eventually they fall back into love-tells Benedick to prove his love by killing Claudio-does not want to confess her love for Benedick |
| Ursula | -a maid to Hero-takes part in tricking Beatrice about Benedick’s love |
| The masque | -they wore them at the party |
| Padua | … |
| Signior Mountanto | -Beatrice calls Benedick by this name-mocks him |
| Antonio | -Leonato’s brother-Lives at Leonato’s home-he tells Leonato about Claudio and Don Pedro’s plan |
| Benedick | -does not get along with Beatrice most of the time-recently returned from fighting the wars-referred to as “signor”-falls in love again with Beatrice |
| Conrade | -a servant-also follows along with Don John’s plan |
| Balthasar | -sang |
| Dogberry | -constable of Messina-in charge of the night watch-sarcastic-always seen with Verges |
| Hero | -daughter of Leonato, cousin of Beatrice-falls in love with Claudio, eventually marries him-she is quiet, innocent, and obedient-She is the victim of Don John’s plot to separate her and Claudio |
| Margaret | -a maid to Hero-misled into the plot by Don John on Claudio |
| Messina | -Where the play takes place-In Italy-Leonato is the governor of Messina |
| Aragon | -Don Pedro is the prince here |
| Florence | -Claudio is from here |
| blank verse | -does not rhyme-uses iambic pentameter |
| Iambic Pentameter | -does not rhyme-consists of a line that is ten syllables long-accented on every second beat |
| tragedy | … |
| comedy | -Much Ado About Nothing is considered a comedy |
| history | … |
| tragic-comedy | -Much Ado About Nothing is this – some tragedy but is comedy |
| romance | -Much Ado About Nothing is all about love-Romance between Claudio and Hero-Romance between Beatrice and Benedick |
| genre | -French word-Classical genres: epic, tragedy, comedy, lyric, and pastoral-Modern genre: fiction, non-fiction, novel, short story, poetry, drama, essay, television show, film |
| “He hath every month a new sworn brother” | Beatrice |
| “Are you come to meet your trouble? The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it.” | Don Pedro |
| “Is it possible Disdain should die while she hath such meet food to feed on?” | Beatrice |
| “You should hear reason.” | Conrade |
| “If I can cross him any way I bless myself every way.” | Don John |
| “When I like your favor, for God defend the lute should be like the case.” | Hero |
| “Indeed, my lord, he lent it me awhile, and I gave him use for it, a double heart for his single one.” | Beatrice |
| “Silence is the perfectest herald of joy. I were but little happy if I could say how much.” | Claudio |
| Good Lord, for alliance! Thus goes every one to the world but I, and I am sunburnt.” | Beatrice-talking to Benedick |
| “Tomorrow, my lord. Time goes on crutches till Love have all his rites.” | Claudio |
| “Sigh no more, ladies, sign no more, men were deceivers ever, one foot in sea, and one on shore, to one thing constant ever.” | Benedick-talking to himself |
| “Bait the hook well! This fish will bite.” | Claudio |
| “For the man, as you know all, hath a contemptible spirit.” | Don Pedro |
| “Why it must be requited.” | Benedick |
| “Doth not the appetite alter?” | Benedick |
| “By this day she’s a fair lady. I do spy some marks of love in her.” | Benedick |
| “Disdain and Scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprizing what they look on.” | Hero |
| “Lady, as you are mine, I am yours. I give myself away for you and dote upon the exchange.” | Claudio |
| “For Man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion.” | Benedick |
| “A miracle! Here’s our own hands against our hearts! Come, I will have thee; but by this light, I take thee for pity.” | Benedick |
| “Troth, no; no more than reason.” | Benedick |
| “Now unto thy bones good night. Yearly will I do this rite.” | Claudio |
| “So are the Prince and Claudio who accused her.” | Leonato |
| “Enough, I am engaged. I will challenge him.” | Benedick |
| “Come lady, die to live. This wedding day perhaps is but prolonged. Have patience and endure.” | Friar |
| “Truly, by your office you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled. The most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.” | Dogberry |
Shakespeare – Much Ado About Nothing
July 23, 2019