Shakespeare's and His World
The Elisabethan Era was named for:
Queen Elizabeth I
Don Pedro, Benedick and Claudio are returning from a war because...
Don John, his half-brother, tried to take over the throne.
Who is the young man that marries Hero?
Claudio
I took no more pains for those thanks than you take pains to thank me: if it had been painful, I would not have come.
This is an example of:
pun
What does Don John swear to do in Act I to Clauio?
Take revenge.
During this time England was flourishing in what two ways?
Politically and financially
What is Don Pedro's plan to help Claudio win over Hero?
He puts on a mask, pretends to be Claudio, and wins Hero, then gives her over to the real Claudio.
Who is the half brother of Don Pedro?
Don John
I would eat his heart in the market place.
This is an example of:
hyperbole
List 3 qualities Benedick is looking for in a woman?
Fair, virtuous and wise
Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway, was how many years older than him?
8 years older.
How does Don John destroy Hero's reputation?
He pays Borachio to be seen with Margaret in Hero's window in the middle of the night so Claudio sees them.
Who is Borachio seen with in Hero's window?
Margaret
Bait the hook well; this fish will bite
This is an example of:
metaphor
Why does Leonato send Beatrice to call Benedick to dinner?
To see if their trick worked and now he loves Beatrice.
Marriages among the wealthy were between people who were:
the same social and economic status.
How do Claudio and Leonato and Don Pedro convince Benedick to fall in love with Beatrice?
They say Beatrice loves him while Benedick overhears them.
What is the name of Dogberry's assistant watchman?
Verges
First, who think you the most desertless man to be constable?
This is an example of:
Dogberry's misuse of words. He means to say "deserving".
What does the friar tell everyone to say while they figure out what has happened with Hero being accused?
Tell everyone she died of a broken heart.
What is the name of the gift the father of the bride gave the groom for marrying his daughter?
dowry
What does Beatrice tell Benedick to do to Claudio for wrongfully accusing her cousin?
Kill Claudio.
What is the name of Leonato's brother?
But fare thee well, most foul, most fair! Farewell.
This is an example of:
alliteration
fare, foul, fair, farewell
What does Borachio do when he is finally brought before Leonato and the others?