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| Who is the villian of the play? |
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| Who is the govenor of Messina? |
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| Whose desire to speak formally like a nobleman makes him sound like a buffoon? |
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| Who is the deputy chief policeman of Messina? |
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| Who is the serving woman who unwittingly helps Borachio & Don John decieve Claudio into thinking Hero is unfaithful? |
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| Who is the aristocratic soldier who swears he will never fall in love or marry? |
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| Who is the lovely, gentle, & kind young lady whose reputation is questioned publicly in the play? |
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| Who is Don John's confidant? |
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| Who is the important nobleman from Aragon who is generous and kind, but quick to judge? |
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| Who conspires with Don John to trick Claudio and Don Pedro into thinking that Hero is unfaithful? |
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| Who is the young soldier who has won great acclaim fightin during the recent wars? |
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| Who is Leonato's elderly brother and Hero's uncle? |
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| Who is the waiting man in the govenor's household who helps trick Benedick & Beatrice into falling in love (he also sings)? |
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| Who is the "pleasant-spirited lady" with a very sharp tongue who mock other people with elaborate jokes and puns? |
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| How does Claudio woo Hero? |
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| He doesn't; Don Pedro does it for him |
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| Who is said to be "an ass"? |
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| What is Balthazar's song about in the beginning of the play? |
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| Who is the most socially powerful person in the play? |
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| Have Beatrice and Benedick courted before? |
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| Yes, but he left to go to war |
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| Who discovers Don John's evil plot? |
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| What does the "savage bull" symbolize? |
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| the man unwilling to marry |
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| Where and when does the play take place? |
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| Which character is sad at the end of the play? |
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| At the beginning of the play, what is the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick? |
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| What reason does Don John give for his sullenness? |
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| To whom does Don Pedro propose? |
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| Why is Margaret mistaken for Hero? |
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| Borachio calls out her name in the heat of passion |
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