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Why does Benedick fall prey to the musings of Don Pedro Leonato and Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
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Benedick overhears their "conversation."
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Who did William Shakespeare leave his fortune to?
In his will, Shakespeare left the bulk of his large estate to his elder daughter Susanna Hall, born Shakespeare. The terms instructed that she pass it down intact to "the first son of her body". The Halls had one child, Elizabeth, who married twice but died without children in 1670, ending Shakespeare's direct line. He left practically nothing to his second daughter, Judith Quiney, born Shakespeare. The Quineys had three children, all of whom died without marrying. Shakespeare's will scarcely mentions his wife, Anne Hathaway, who was probably entitled to one third of his estate automatically. He did make a point, however, of leaving her "my second best bed", a bequest that has led to much speculation. Some scholars see the bequest as an insult to Anne, whereas others believe that the second-best bed would have been the matrimonial bed and therefore rich in significance.
Why do people think shakespeare didn't exist?
Some people have trouble understanding what evidence is. They say things like: "Shakespeare was an expert in military slang, kitchen slang, royal slang, sailing slang yet there is absolutely no reference of Shakespeare ever going to school. There is also no evidence that a man named William Shakespeare was ever born and when he died in 1616 no one seemed to notice. The only accepted documents that reference Shakespeare are 6 signatures written by Shakespeare himself. However, all of the signatures are different from the other and when studied by experts it is obvious that who ever signed those signatures was not educated. Therefore, by the lack of evidence of Shakespeare we can also disprove the existence of such man." Let's take the first statement. We do not have any school records for Shakespeare, it's true. But that does not prove he didn't go to school. If he was aware of a large number of different kinds of slang, so what? They didn't teach that in school anyway. Do we have a record of Shakespeare's birth? Not exactly, since we have a record of his baptism, and a date and place for it. Baptism records are accepted all over the world as evidence of birth in cases where no birth records are kept, except among anti-Stratfordians. Did anyone notice when he died? The church did when they kept records of his death and funeral. His wife did when she had a statue erected to him in the church. His friends did when they published his plays a few years later and said all kinds of nice things about him. They don't bury people who didn't exist. Saying that he didn't exist is completely stupid. Actually there are a lot of documents referring to Shakespeare--court records, land ownership records, court of arms records, letters of friends, anecdotes in people's diaries. There may be no documents in Shakespeare's handwriting apart from the signatures (not that we'd recognize his handwriting if there were). But this is not evidence of anything--only that any documents in his handwriting have been destroyed in the last 400 years. The fact is that documents which we haven't got prove nothing. The actual documentary evidence which we have (which is, by the way, much more than we have for almost all of Shakespeare's contemporary playwrights) all goes to show that William Shakespeare, gent. was a man from Stratford who was an actor and who wrote plays, including some of the most famous plays ever written.
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What do Don Pedro Leonato and Claudio encourage Benedick to do that fools Benedick with their plan in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
overhear a devised conversation
Who is involved in the deception of Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing?
Don Pedro, Leonato and Claudio. Just about everybody except Beatrice and Benedick were in on it.
Who are the clown characters in the play much ado about nothing?
Hero Don John Don Pedro Dogberry Friar Francis Leonato Ursula Verges Conrade Beatrice Balthasar Antonio Benadick Borachio Claudio Margaret
In Much Ado about Nothing what is hero's father's name?
Leonato- he is the governor of Messina.Leonato's close friend is Claudio and his companions Don Pedro the Prince of Arragon, his illegitimate brother Don John, Benedick and Beatrice, Leonato's niece/Hero's cousin and Benedick's love interest
Who was in the war in Much Ado about Nothing?
Leonato's brother Antonio says in the first scene that Don Pedro and Claudio were in the war. Beatrice asks after Benedick, who was in the war with them.
What do Don Pedro and Claudio notice that is unusual about Benedick in the streets in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
He has a serious manner.
How do Don Pedro and Benedick react when Claudio says he loves Hero in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
Don Pedro says that he will propose the marriage of Claudio and Hero to Leonato her father and get his consent. This he does. Claudio is grumpy because he has been fooled by Don John into believing that Don Pedro wanted Hero for himself.
What does Benedick claim he will do as Don Pedro supports Claudio in his love for Hero in the comedy-play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?
Two watchmen
What does claudio compare hero to when he describes her to benedick in Much Ado about Nothing?
A jewel
What is the relationship between claudio and Benedick in The book much ado about nothing?
Much Ado About Nothing is a play, and was not written to be read. It is inaccurate to describe it as a "book". Benedick and Claudio are companions at arms, fellow soldiers in the same unit.
The primary plot line in Much Ado about Nothing involves?
The primary plotline of "Much Ado About Nothing" involves the romance between Benedick and Beatrice and the impending marriage of Claudio and Hero. Though Claudio and Hero love each other, their marriage is threatened after Don John tricks Claudio into thinking that Hero has been unfaithful. Benedick and Beatrice cannot stand one another at the start of the play, but gradually fall in love after being tricked by Don Pedro and Leonato into thinking that each one secretly loves the other.
In Much Ado About Nothing, Claudio's love for Hero is supported by the prince, Don Pedro, who assures that he will:?
plead Claudio's case to Hero and Leonato.
