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Q: What sterotype are Dogberry and Verges in Much Ado about Nothing by Shakespeare?
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What role does Verges play in the play Much Ado about Nothing?

He is Dogberry's sidekick.


What are the stereotypes represented by Dogberry and Verges in William Shakespeare's play 'Much Ado About Nothing'?

Shakespeare used the stereotype of the bumbling policeman in a number of plays, especially Dogberry and Elbow in Measure for Measure. In Shakespeare's day constables were underpaid and undertrained and so there was more truth in the stereotype back then than there is now.Comic relief are the stereotypes represented by the characters Dogberry, night watch constable, and Verges, Dogberry's partner, in the play Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare (Baptized April 26, 1564 - April 23, 1616). The characterization is supposed to heighten comedic effects through the actions and dialogues of two bumbling law enforcers even though in reality such a depiction is inaccurate, insulting, unappreciative, and unnecessary.


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


What actors and actresses appeared in Much Ado About Nothing - 1993?

The cast of Much Ado About Nothing - 1993 includes: Kate Beckinsale as Hero Brian Blessed as Antonio Kenneth Branagh as Benedick Richard Briers as Leonato Richard Clifford as Conrade Patrick Doyle as Balthazar Ben Elton as Verges Andy Hockley as George Seacole Gerard Horan as Borachio Edward Jewesbury as Sexton Michael Keaton as Dogberry Phyllida Law as Ursula Alex Lowe as Messenger Conrad Nelson as Hugh Oatcake Keanu Reeves as Don John Robert Sean Leonard as Claudio Imelda Staunton as Margaret Emma Thompson as Beatrice Denzel Washington as Don Pedro Jimmy Yuill as Friar Francis


Who played the parts in Shakespeare's plays?

After 1594 or so, Shakespeare became permanently attached to a company of players called The Lord Chamberlain's Men/King's Men. The actors would therefore be the members of that company, their hired men and apprentices, people like Richard Burbage, Will Kempe, Robert Armin, Lawrence Fletcher, Augustine Phillips, John Heminges, Henry Condell, William Sly, Richard Cowley, John Lowin, Alexander Cooke, Nicholas Tooley, Christopher Beeston, John Underwood, William Ostler, Richard Robinson, Robert Gough, George Bryan and Thomas Pope. Oh, and Shakespeare himself, of course. We don't have much information about who played what roles: Burbage played the leads like Hamlet, Macbeth or Henry V, Kempe was the clown who played Bottom, Costard and Peter in Romeo and Juliet, Armin was a later clown who played the Fool in King Lear, Cowley played Verges in Much Ado, Beeston and Robinson played women and Shakespeare was rumoured to have played the Ghost in Hamlet.

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What role does Verges play in the play Much Ado about Nothing?

He is Dogberry's sidekick.


What job does Dogberry and Verges have?

they are poonmasters


What is the name of the night watchman in Much Ado about Nothing?

There are several of them. Their leader is Dogberry and his lieutenant is Verges.


What are the stereotypes represented by Dogberry and Verges in William Shakespeare's play 'Much Ado About Nothing'?

Shakespeare used the stereotype of the bumbling policeman in a number of plays, especially Dogberry and Elbow in Measure for Measure. In Shakespeare's day constables were underpaid and undertrained and so there was more truth in the stereotype back then than there is now.Comic relief are the stereotypes represented by the characters Dogberry, night watch constable, and Verges, Dogberry's partner, in the play Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare (Baptized April 26, 1564 - April 23, 1616). The characterization is supposed to heighten comedic effects through the actions and dialogues of two bumbling law enforcers even though in reality such a depiction is inaccurate, insulting, unappreciative, and unnecessary.


What might have changed what happened at the wedding?

If Leonato had understood Dogberry and Verges


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


What is the population of Deux-Verges?

The population of Deux-Verges is 58.


When was Bruno Verges born?

Bruno Verges was born in 1975.


How tall is Jeff Verges?

Jeff Verges is 6' 1".


What is the area of Deux-Verges?

The area of Deux-Verges is 11.2 square kilometers.


What is Saint-Jean-de-Verges's population?

The population of Saint-Jean-de-Verges is 1,100.


When was Les Onze Mille Verges created?

Les Onze Mille Verges was created in 1907.