MAAN CHARACHTERS
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- Much Ado About Nothing Charachters
- HERO
- Hero is pure and innocent
- Throughout the play heros innocence and reputation is ruined .at the end her honour is restored
- Leananto thinks that Hero has shemed him and the rest of the family and says' O she is fallen into a pit of ink
- This suggests she is stained and will never be morraly clean again
- Leananto thinks that Hero has shemed him and the rest of the family and says' O she is fallen into a pit of ink
- Throughout the play heros innocence and reputation is ruined .at the end her honour is restored
- Hero is Leanatos only heir so will inherit all of his money
- Hero is often spoken of as a possesion, she is described as a 'gift' and a 'jewel'
- Hero is sought after by men because of her wealth and inheritence
- Hero is often spoken of as a possesion, she is described as a 'gift' and a 'jewel'
- Claudio describes her as 'The sweetest lady that i ever looked on
- Hero is pure and innocent
- CLAUDIO
- Claudio is a respected soldier and returns from war a 'hero'
- Claudios identity quickly shifts from a soldier to a courtly lover when he meets hero
- He is easily influenced by his friends and family
- He quickly believes Don Johns lies about Hero which makes him seem suspicios to a modern day audiance but he is just trying to protect his honour
- However when he realises he is wrong he begs leanato for forgiveness
- Claudio dosent always act honourably such as when he publicly shames hero
- He looks up to Don Pedro who is a prince and important to claudio as an ambitious count
- He quickly believes Don Johns lies about Hero which makes him seem suspicios to a modern day audiance but he is just trying to protect his honour
- Claudio isnt a perfect romantic hero and his feelings can change quickly
- He is easily influenced by his friends and family
- BENEDICK
- Like beatrice he is outspoken and confident
- Benedick is popular and self assured, he claims to be 'loved of all ladies'
- He makes alot of jokes mostly about women because he dosent trust them
- Benedick also has a sensative side
- Alot like beatrice he changes his mind towards love and marrige saying he is ' horribly in love' with beatrice
- BEATRICE
- Beatrice is a clear contrast to her cousin hero
- Beatrice claims that she 'would rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me
- Beatrice is witty, intelligent and playful - she is good with her words and isnt afraid to answer back
- Beatrice claims that she 'would rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me
- She also has a sensative side, she is loyal and defends hero saying ' she is wronged, she is slandered
- When she hears ursula and hero speaking about her 'pride and scorn' she changes her sttitude towards benedick
- She changes her mind about love and marrige at the end
- Beatrice is a clear contrast to her cousin hero
- DON JOHN
- Don john is cruiel and manipulative
- Benedick claims that don john 'spits toil in frame of villaines'
- DON PEDRO
- Don pedro is a prince and therefore repected by all the other charachters
- Don pedro is welcomed warmly by leanato and is happy to help claudio with advice saying -my love is thine to teach
- Don pedro encourages claudio to woo herp and is supportive of him
- Don pedro however aslo makes mistakes
- Don pedro is taken in by don johns trick, he chooses to disgrace hero with claudio which shows he dosent always act wisely
- Don pedro however aslo makes mistakes
- He is truly sorry and says to leanato that he will 'bend under any heavy weight'
- Don pedro is a prince and therefore repected by all the other charachters
- LEANATO
- Leanato is the well respected govener of messina
- Leananto is formal, polite and the most mature charachter , he is well respected
- Leanato has strict expectations of hero although he wants the best for her , and wants her to know she will be provided for
- Leanato can also be foolish, he believes the accusations made against hero and asks 'why would two princes lie' Leo also challenges Claudio to a duel
- Leanato has strict expectations of hero although he wants the best for her , and wants her to know she will be provided for
- Leananto is formal, polite and the most mature charachter , he is well respected
- Leanato is the well respected govener of messina
- DOGBERRY
- Dogberry is a useless constable, he is incompetent
- He frequently bickers with verges, he has a low social status
- Shakespear uses dogberry to provide comic relief
- Dogberry is more honest than the nobel charachters. he dosent try to decieve anyone
- Dogberry uses lots of malapropisms in his speech
- Dogberry is more honest than the nobel charachters. he dosent try to decieve anyone
- Shakespear uses dogberry to provide comic relief
- He frequently bickers with verges, he has a low social status
- Dogberry is a useless constable, he is incompetent
- FRIAR FRANCIS
- The friar is the voice of reasons , he defends hero unlike the other men in the play . he is convinced there is a 'biting error' and correctly guesses that hero is 'guiltless'
- Friar suggests to pretend hero is dead, iyt is ironic that a religious figure would suggest deception but his plan brought a happy ending
- he is important becuause of his religious authority
- Friar suggests to pretend hero is dead, iyt is ironic that a religious figure would suggest deception but his plan brought a happy ending
- The friar is the voice of reasons , he defends hero unlike the other men in the play . he is convinced there is a 'biting error' and correctly guesses that hero is 'guiltless'
- HERO
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