Act 1
Why does Beatrice ask about someone she calls Sir Mantanto?
She doesn't want to admit that she wants to know what happened to Benedick during the war.
Beatrice's two uncles tell her she'll never get a husband because she is too curst; how does she respond?
She's thankful that she'll never attract a husband!
How do Hero & Ursula trick Beatrice in this act?
They convince her that Benedick is in love with her
What happened before the wedding that could have prevented Hero from being disgraced at the altar?
Dogberry had come to see Leonato and if Leonato had listened to him then he would have found out about Borrachio's deception.
Which two characters try to (legitimately) start a fight in Act 5?
ANTHONY (Leonato's brother) against Claudio & Don Pedro
BENEDICK against Claudio
Claudio feels bad, so he shows his ____________ by agreeing to the plans that Leonato has to offer as repentence for causing the death of Hero.
remorse
The Prince of Aragon
Don Pedro
What do Benedick and Beatrice swear they will never do?
Marry / Fall in love
During the party, Beatrice speaks with Benedick. They pretend not to know each other. Who does Beatrice say Benedick is?
The Prince's jester / a fool!
Why does Hero say Benedick should never tell Beatrice that he loves her?
He wishes she were dead / if the accusations are true, he offers to kill her himself
True or False:
When Benedick challenges Claudio, Claudio immediately knows that Benedick is serious
False!
By the end of the play, Beatrice and Benedick have finally admitted that their love is ___________ by each other.
Requited
The two characters who act out the deception that causes Claudio not to marry Hero
Borrachio and Margaret
Who is the first to support Claudio's love for Hero?
Prince Don Pedro!
How do Claudio, Don Pedro, and Leonato trick Benedick in this act?
They trick him into thinking that Beatrice is in love with him
What does Beatrice realize about her own behavior?
That she may be too prideful and scornful
Tortue, death, slander
Who has run away?
Don John!
When Hero was dishonored at the wedding, Leonato was certain that her name would live on in ______________.
Infamy
The most melancholy character in the whole play!
Don John!
Claudio says he finally has time for love because what type of thoughts have recently left him?
Thoughts of war
Of what does Don John try to convince Claudio during the party?
That the Prince woos Hero for himself / the Prince wants to steal Hero
What does Don John tell Claudio and the Prince?
That Hero is unfaithful
Who says this line: "O God, that I were a man! I would eat his / heart in the marketplace"
Beatrice
According to Leonato, what can Claudio do to make amends? (3 things)
Spread the truth about Hero / hang an epitaph at Hero's tomb / Marry his niece (who is secretly Hero) /
Beatrice puts on an act of ________________ towards Benedick by speaking harshly.
disdain
The night watchman who only speaks in malapropisms
Dogberry
How does the Prince offer to help Claudio earn Hero's love?
The Prince will disguise himself as Claudio and woo Hero for Claudio.
What plot is concocted by Don John & Borachio at the end of 2.2?
Borachio will woo Margaret in the name of Hero to trick Claudio into thinking Hero is unfaithful
What does Claudio determine he will do to Hero?
He will publicly shame her on their wedding day / he will refuse to marry her
The Friar thinks Hero is innocent, but if she is guilty, where does he say Leonato should send her?
A reclusive / religious life / a nunnery
Who says, "Foul words is but foul wind, and foul wind is but foul breath, and foul breath is noisome" and what does it mean?
Beatrice says this to Benedick when he says that he has not killed Claudio, but has had foul words with him. She is saying that words are not enough.
Don John's _______________ is ________________ which is why he never smiles or laughs.
disposition / melancholy
Who said, "she's too low for high praise, too brown for a fair praise, and too little for a great praise"? Who was it said about and what is this person saying?
Benedick says it about Hero. He is telling Claudio that he doesn't think that Hero is pretty or deserving of praise.
What reason does Benedick give for his change of feelings toward Beatrice? (Give 2 of the 3 reasons)
As one gets older their tastes change
the world must be peopled
I didn't think I would live long enough to get married.
What do the nightwatchmen figure out and how?
They figure out that Borrachio was paid to make it look like Hero was having an affair with him. They figured this out because they overheard Borrachio bragging to Conrad.
Who says this line:
"In brief, since I / do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that the world can say against it, and / therefore never flout at me for what I have said against it."
Benedick
When Antonio and Leonato _______________ Claudio and Don Pedro in Act V, they begin a bit of a _________________ as they are very angry with Claudio for how he hurt Hero.
encounter/ skirmish
Character who says,"I'll devise thee brave punishmentsfor him."
Benedick