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Much Ado English
Freshman Final English Fenwick
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Don Pedro | Prince of Arragon, who has led a group of noblemen to war and is returning victorious with only minor losses. An "alpha male," Claudio's wooing of Hero, is tricked by his half brother John's plot, and, is lonely and without amate at the end of the play. |
| Don John | The "bastard," the illegitimate brother of Don Pedro. illegitimate status. he is a man of few words, respects no one, and seeks to do harm where possible, "plain-dealing villain" and implements a plot destroys the happiness of the other characters. |
| Claudio | A straightforward young lord of Florence who has acquitted himself well in the war as part of Don Pedro's entourage. His thoughts turn to love, not war, when he falls in love with Hero; |
| Benedick | A witty and humorous young lord of Padua, brother in arms to Claudio. Benedick is caught in a "love-hate" relationship with the equally witty and humorous Beatrice, who, after much mocking and some rebuffs, agrees to marry him. |
| Leonato | Governor of Messina, the site of the play's action, father to the lady Hero, and uncle to Beatrice. Like most fathers, he is proud and protective of his daughter and distraught when Hero is nearly ruined by John's plot. |
| Antonio | Leonato's brother, he exhibits some of the signs of a somewhat senile older man—for example, foolishly challenging Don Pedro and Claudio to fight as a result of their treatment of Hero. |
| Hero | Daughter to Leonato, she is lovely, mild, and willing to follow the wishes of her father, suitor, and society. She agrees to marry Claudio, even after he publicly and falsely accuses her of shameful conduct. |
| Beatrice | Niece to Leonato, she is spirited, witty, humorous, and independent, and she follows her own wishes in matters of personal happiness. She is engaged in a war of words with Benedick, which we realize masks deeper feelings for him. |
| Balthasar | An attendant to Don Pedro who, although often called upon to sing to the other characters, is not a very skillful singer. |
| Borachio | An attendant to Don John, he furthers his employer's malicious intentions by devising the plot that will trick Don Pedro and Claudio into believing that Hero is not virtuous, using his illicit relationship with Hero's attendant, Margaret, |
| Conrade | Another attendant to Don John, a reflection of his master, who encourages his misanthropy and mischief making. |
| Margaret | An attendant to Hero, Margaret is witty and humorous. She is complicit in her lover Borachio's plot against Hero, although unaware of its deeper purposes. |
| Ursula | Another attendant to Hero, Ursula mirrors her mistress's personality |
| Dogberry | A constable and a self-made man, with a propensity for using the wrong word at the right time, to unintentionally humorous effect. Although something of a bumbler, he and his colleagues manage to uncover the plot hatched by John and Borachio, |
| Verges | Chief officer under the constable, he shares Dogberry's bumbling and humorous ways but helps bring Borachio and John to justice. |
| Friar | Was to marry Hero and Claudio; he comes up with a stratagem to hide Hero until the truth of Claudio's accusations can be determined. |
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