“I know we shall have reveling tonight. I will assume thy part in some disguise and tell fair Hero I am Claudio, and in her bosom I’ll unclasp my heart and take her hearing prisoner with the force and strong encounter of my amorous tale. Then after to her father I will speak; she shall be thine.”
Who is Don Pedro?
100
This is the husband of an unfaithful wife.
What is a cuckold?
200
You would not find female actors, scenery and props, or flushing toilets at this theatre.
What is the Globe Theatre?
200
Beatrice asks Benedick to kill this character.
Who is Claudio?
200
“Good Margaret, run thee to the parlor. Whisper in Beatrice’s ear that Ursula and I are talking of her… They wanted me to tell her Benedick loves her...”
Who is Hero?
200
This means to make up after an argument.
What is reconcile?
300
Shakespeare died in this year at the age of 52.
What is 1616?
300
At the end of the play, this character tells Don Pedro to get a wife.
Who is Benedick?
300
“What fire is in my ears? Can this be true? Stand I condemned for pride and scorn so much. Contempt, farewell, and maiden pride adieu. And Benedick, love on. I will requite thee.”
Who is Beatrice?
300
This means to return (as in love).
What is requite?
400
Shakespeare's plays were first performed during this Era.
What is the Elizabethan Era?
400
Immediately following Claudio's accusation about Hero at the wedding, Leonato says he wants this.
What is Hero to die?
400
“Claudio, the time shall go not dully by us. I will in the interim undertake one of Hercules’ labors, which is to bring Signior Benedick and Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection for one another. Will you minister assistance?”
Who is Don Pedro?
400
This means to utter something untrue about someone, thereby damaging his/her reputation.
What is slander?
500
Shakespeare was born in this year in Stratford-upon-Avon.
What is 1564?
500
Deception is a key theme throughout the play, as seen by this character's song in Act II.
Who is Balthasar?
500
“Has it come to this? In faith, shall I never see a bachelor of three score years again? Go to, in faith, go thrust your own neck in a yoke…Now, Prince, mark you this. He is in love! With Hero, Leonato’s short daughter!”
Who is Benedick?
500
This means sin, as in Claudio thought Hero had committed a sin and was no longer a maid.