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What does Balthasar do in Much Ado About Nothing?
Balthasar. A waiting man in Leonato’s household and a musician. Balthasar flirts with Margaret at the masked party and helps Leonato, Claudio, and Don Pedro trick Benedick into falling in love with Beatrice.
How many lines does Claudio?
in “Much Ado about Nothing” Total: 125.
Who spoke this line about Claudio in Act II of Much Ado About Nothing he was wont to speak plain Now his words are a very fantastical banquet?
Benedick: I do much wonder that one man, seeing how much another man is a fool when he dedicates his behaviors to love, will, after he hath laughed at such shallow follies in others, become the argument of his own scorn by falling in love: and such a man is Claudio.
How many lines does Ursula have in Much Ado About Nothing?
19
Total: 19.
How many lines is Balthasar in Much Ado About Nothing?
11
Total: 11.
How many lines does Balthazar have in Much Ado About Nothing?
in “Much Ado about Nothing” Total: 11. Well, I would you did like me.
How many lines is Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing?
134
in “Much Ado about Nothing” Total: 134. Were you in doubt, sir, that you asked her?
How many lines does Claudia have in Much Ado About Nothing?
125
Total: 125.
How many lines does Beatrice have in Much Ado About Nothing?
106
Total: 106.
Who is Balthasar to Romeo?
Balthasar is Romeo’s manservant and trusted friend. They have a brotherly relationship, which is identified when Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is “dead”. While he is not directly referenced in the first scene of the play, the directions call for two Montague servants to quarrel with Sampson and Gregory.
Which character has the most lines in Much Ado About Nothing?
In terms of the number of individual speeches per character, Leonato has the most lines in Much Ado About Nothing.
What is the theme of Balthasar song in Act 2 Scene 3?
Balthasar sings a song about the suffering men’s inconstancy causes women. Having spied Benedick eavesdropping in his hiding place, his three friends express their pity for Beatrice, dying for love which she hides for fear of his scorn.
Why does Hero fake her death?
She is the daughter of Leonato, a governor in Messina, and cousin to Beatrice. In the play, Hero falls in love with Claudio, who, under the influence of Don John, wrongfully accuses her of adultery causing her to fake her death.
What does Doth not the appetite alter mean?
(5) “doth not the appetite alter?” – His rhetorical question seems directed both to himself and the audience, as if pleading for understanding. It also suggests that love is as nourishing as food. (6) “these paper bullets of / the brain” – This metaphor suggests that his previous attacks on Beatrice had been harmless.
Is it not strange that sheep’s guts meaning?
In Benedick’s response to Balthasar’s song in act 2 scene 3 – “Is it not strange that sheep’s guts should hale souls out of men’s bodies” – is a pun that is buried deep enough to be overlooked by modern readers but would not have been inaccessible to the attentive and learned member of Shakespeare’s original audience.