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Why did Don John trick Claudio?
Apparently, when Don John tried to overturn his brother’s rule, Claudio, as Don Pedro’s right-hand man, devised some clever tactics to prevent the overthrow and win this civil war for Don Pedro. Hence, Don John would love to get even with Claudio by hurting him in any way he can.
Who gives Don John accurate information as to who wants to marry hero?
Borachio, another of Don John’s servants, enters to tell Don John that he has overheard rumors of the upcoming marriage between Claudio and Hero. Borachio, like Leonato’s servant, has also overheard Don Pedro and Claudio making plans, but Borachio correctly understands what he has heard.
Did hero cheat on Claudio?
Claudio refused to marry Hero because he thought that she was cheating on him. Claudio was tricked, by Don John, into thinking that Hero was cheating on him with another man. He did not actually see anything.
Who is the true villain in Much Ado About Nothing?
Don John
Don John in Much Ado About Nothing
| How is Don John like this? | |
|---|---|
| Villainous | He acknowledges that he is a mischievous and unpleasant character. |
| Dishonest | At the masked ball, Don John pretends not to know who Claudio is and says that his brother Don Pedro is trying to woo Hero. |
Who is sad at the end of much ado about nothing?
117). This order serves partly as a joke, but it contains a drop of melancholy. Perhaps Don Pedro really is sad—an idea that seems even more probable when we recall his lighthearted, but perhaps not entirely joking, proposal to Beatrice, in Act II, scene i, and her gentle rejection of it.
Who cheated with Hero?
Claudio was tricked, by Don John, into thinking that Hero was cheating on him with another man. He did not actually see anything.