Characters
One of Don John's henchmen
Conrade or Borachio
"Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps."
Hero
"It shall be suffigance."
What does Dogberry mean instead of suffigance?
sufficient
"We are now to examination these men."
What does Dogberry mean instead of examination?
examine
What did Borachio call Margaret when standing with her in Hero's window?
Hero
Father of Hero
Leonato
"Contempt, farewell! and maiden pride adieu!"
Beatrice
"Adieu, be vigitant"
What does Dogberry mean instead of vigitant?
vigilant
"Yea, or else it were pity but they should suffer salvation, body and soul."
What does Verges mean instead of salvation?
Damnation
Who does Borachio tell about wooing Margaret in Hero's window?
Conrade
Sidekick to Dogberry
Verges
"Brief, I pray you; for you see it is a busy time with me."
Leonato
"Marry, sir, I would have some confidence with you that decerns you nearly."
What does Dogberry mean instead of decerns?
concerns
"...his wits are not so blunt as, God help, I would desire they were"
What does Dogberry mean instead of blunt?
What are two reasons Hero gives Margaret for why they should not tell Beatrice that Benedick loves her?
1. She is too proud
2. She is disdainful
3. She is scornful
4. She cannot love
Brother to Don Jon
Don Pedro
"But truly, for mine own part, if I were as tedious as a king, I could find it in my heart to bestow it all of your worship."
Dogberry
"Comparisons are odorous."
What does Dogberry mean instead of odorous?
odious
"excepting your Worship’s presence"
What does Verges mean instead of excepting?
respecting
What opportunity to save the day did Dogberry and Verges miss?
They didn't realize what they caught Boracchio and Conrade talking about. If they had told Leonato what Borrachio and Conrade said about Margaret and Borracchio in Hero's window, Claudio would not have left Hero at the alter.
Hero's two serving women
Margaret and Ursula
"Even she; Leonato's Hero, your Hero, every man's Hero:"
Don Pedro
"But truly, for mine own part, if I were as tedious as a king, I could find it in my heart to bestow it all of your worship."
What does Dogberry think tedious means?
rich
"our watch, sir, have indeed comprehended two aspicious persons"
What does Dogberry mean instead of comprehended and aspicious?
apprehended
and
suspicious
What are Don Jon's two attempts to thwart Claudio and Hero's intended marriage?
1. Don Jon convinces Claudio that Don Pedro is wooing Hero for himself at the ball and that Hero has accepted Don Pedro.
2. Don Jon tells Claudio that Hero has been unfaithful to him and has Borachio stand in the the window of Hero's room with Margaret while calling Margaret Hero and wooing her.