Speak against Hero
Don John, the illegitimate brother of Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon. He plots to make Don John miserable by making Claudio (one of Don Pedro's soldiers) think Hero (Claudio's bride-to-be and niece of Don Pedro's host Leonato) has been unfaithful - and in the process embarrass his brother when Claudio dumps Hero in front of everyone. The plan almost works - Claudio believes the deception and publicly humiliates Hero and her uncle Leonato by publicly rejecting Hero just before the wedding but the nightwatch stumbles upon Don John's accomplices and learns what really transpired. The accomplices are taken into custody, Claudio and Hero get married after all, and Don John is captured (offstage).
watch below Hero's window
Watch below Hero's window
Hero Don John Don Pedro Dogberry Friar Francis Leonato Ursula Verges Conrade Beatrice Balthasar Antonio Benadick Borachio Claudio Margaret
Claudio is deeply suspicious of others, for no good reason. When Don Pedro asks Leonato for her hand for Claudio, Claudio immediately believes Don John's suggestion that Don Pedro is after Hero himself, and that Hero would instantly change her affection to Don Pedro. He is also instantly ready to believe that she spent the night before her wedding in bed with another man when Don John proposes this (although with some fairly persuasive trumped-up evidence). Nevertheless, if he knew Hero he would be skeptical of the suggestion that she was unfaithful and not so willing to believe the worst of her. One cannot help thinking that he will make Hero a poor husband. As for Don Pedro, he does not have any particular reason to assess Hero's character one way or the other, but he does know the character of his brother and should have been skeptical of anything Don John said, since he was a proven liar and troublemaker.
They are brothers. Don Pedro is the Prince and Don John is the baddy of the play.
He asks them to watch below Hero's window on the night before the wedding.
They speak out at Hero's wedding.
hero for himself
Well, lots of people actually, including Beatrice and Benedick. What's strange is that Margaret, who should know what really happened, does not speak up to contradict what Claudio and Don Pedro are saying.
Speak against Hero
Don John, the illegitimate brother of Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon. He plots to make Don John miserable by making Claudio (one of Don Pedro's soldiers) think Hero (Claudio's bride-to-be and niece of Don Pedro's host Leonato) has been unfaithful - and in the process embarrass his brother when Claudio dumps Hero in front of everyone. The plan almost works - Claudio believes the deception and publicly humiliates Hero and her uncle Leonato by publicly rejecting Hero just before the wedding but the nightwatch stumbles upon Don John's accomplices and learns what really transpired. The accomplices are taken into custody, Claudio and Hero get married after all, and Don John is captured (offstage).
Don John, the illegitimate brother of Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon. He plots to make Don John miserable by making Claudio (one of Don Pedro's soldiers) think Hero (Claudio's bride-to-be and niece of Don Pedro's host Leonato) has been unfaithful - and in the process embarrass his brother when Claudio dumps Hero in front of everyone. The plan almost works - Claudio believes the deception and publicly humiliates Hero and her uncle Leonato by publicly rejecting Hero just before the wedding but the nightwatch stumbles upon Don John's accomplices and learns what really transpired. The accomplices are taken into custody, Claudio and Hero get married after all, and Don John is captured (offstage).
He fools Claudio and Don Pedro into thinking that Hero was hooking up with another guy on her wedding night, causing Claudio to humiliate her and to refuse to marry her.
He invites Claudio and Don Pedro to watch below Hero's window.
watch below Hero's window
Watch below Hero's window