Drama Vocabulary Terms(first 17) and then Much Ado About Nothing Quotes and Questions at the end

Archetype

universal symbols that recur in literature representing a specific group of people separated by time and place

Misanthrope

a person who hates, dislikes, or distrusts most others

Malapropism

when an uneducated character uses incorrect words to create comedy

Dramatic irony

when a reader or audience is aware of something that a character isn't

Chorus

A group of characters who speak as one and comment on the action of a play

Monologue

dramatic speech given by a single character in a play

Aside

a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

Soliloquy

A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage

Stichomythia

the delivery of dialogue in a rapid, fast-paced manner, with actors speaking emotionally and leaving very little time between speakers

Scene

a single scene or unit of dialogue in a play

Set

scenery and properties designed and arranged for a specific scene in a play

Act

A major division of a play

Stage direction

Instructions written by a playwright that describe the appearance and actions of characters, as well as the sets, props, costumes, sound effects, and lighting for a play.

Blocking

the way actors position themselves in relation to each other, the audience, and objects on stage

Comedy

Shakespearian play with irony that ends in marriage

Tragedy

A Shakespearian play that ends in death and/or destruction

History

A Shakespearian play that biographies an English King

Where is the prince from and what is his name?

From: Arragon, Spain

Name: Don Pedro

Where does Don Pedro travel to and who’s house does he stay at for a month?

Place: Messina, Italy

Who’s house: Leonato

Who is Leonato’s daughter?

Hero

Who is Leonato’s niece and Hero’s cousin?

Beatrice

Who is the Prince’s brother- the antagonist?

Don John

What great warior/fighter in Don Perdo’s army falls in love with Hero?

Count Claudio, a young lord of Florence.

Who provides comedic breaks/commentary?

Dogberry the master constable in Messina; He is important because of his comedic role and his misunderstanding of language, which adds to the play's humor and highlights social themes.

Who are the waithing gentelwomen to Hero and which one does the deed with Borachio, one of Don John’s followers?

Margaret and Ursula; Margaret is the one who unknowingly helps Borachio deceive Claudio.

Who is Claudio’s best friend who swears that he will never find love?

Senior Benedick, a gentleman from Padua

Who initially has the idea to trick Beatrice and Benedick into falling in love and who does he entrust to help make this possible?

Don Pedro; then he asks Leonato and Claudio to assist. After that, he asks Leonato to ask Hero and Ursula to help in the scheme.

Do we know for sure(does it say in the book) that the characters Beatrice and Benedick had a romantic relationship in the past?

No, however, we can easily drive that they at least had heard about each other and their personalities. It is likely that they had interactions before the begining of the play, but we do not know if they were romantic.

Know who said these three analogys and explain them(pg. 65):

“I have known when there was no music with him but the drum and the fife(military), and now had he rather hear the tabor and the pipe(love)… and know he is turned orthography(fancy speaker)… I will not be sworn but love may transform me into an oyster, but I’ll take my oath on it. Till he have made an oyster into me, he shall never make me such a fool.

Benedick; Basically, he is saying that if he ever fell in love, he would go from being a soldier to being a man in love which he considers foolish. He does not want love to turn him into someone with no backbone, like a thing as simple as an oyster. After he says all this, he goes on to talk about his perfect woman that is unachievable.

Who says, “Is it not strange that sheep’s guts should hale out of men’s bodies?”, and what does it mean?(pg 67)

Benedick; This is iorny because it is usually sheep's guts that are used for musical instruments strings and it would be even more inhumane if they used human guts.

Who says the aside, “Bate the hook well; this fish will bite.”

Count Claudio says it to Leonoto

Who says, “Hero thinks surely she will die, for she says she will die if he not love her, and she will die ere she make her love known, and she will die if he woo her rather than she will bate one breath of her accustomed crossness.”(pg 73)

Count Claudo

Who says, “Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.”

Hero says it to Ursula while walking out of the garden

At the begining of the play, what is Hero’s value to Claudio and what is it when he finds out she “cheated”- this is Hero’s transformation in Claudio’s mind.

Begining: a jewel

After deception: rotton orange or a wonton(cheep woman/common stale)

How many people need to be present for a testamony to be consitered valid?

3; Don John, Don Pedro, and Claudio see the wooing done to Margret and all except from Don John think that it is real and that she is cheating.

Who said, “You must die to live”, in a speech?

The Frair

Who sided with Beatrice on the fact that Hero did not do anything wrong, but was faced with the decision of fighting with either Beatrice or Claudio?

Benedick

Who said, “I cannot be a man with wishing; therefore, I will die a woman with greiving.”

Beatrice

Why is Claudio so confused to see Hero alive?

Because he has told himself that she is dead, so to see her in person again makes his brain confused so he can not believe it.

Why are Beatrice and Benedick always jumping around the word love?

Both of these characters are scared of falling in love and the commitment/trust that come with it. They do not want to become heartbroken.

Why does Don John flee?

becuase he does not want to deal with the consequences of his actions.

Why did Leonatono want to lie about Benedick loving Claudio?

He did not want to disgrace his name.