Much Ado About Nothing Character Guide

Don Pedro Hero Prince of Aragon, a military commander who the daughter of Leonato. She is publicly disgraced brings his troops to Messina. He woos Hero for by Claudio on the day of their wedding and faints. Claudio and later plots to bring Benedick and After pretending to be dead until she is proven Beatrice together. innocent, Leonato allows her to marry Claudio.

Benedick Beatrice of Padua, a lord and companion of Don Pedro, he an orphan, the niece of Leonato. She talks a great talks far too much. He is forced to marry Beatrice deal and is very witty but determined not to marry. after Don Pedro concocts a plot and makes him However, Don Pedro concocts a plot that brings think she loves him. her together with Benedick and they marry at the end.

Claudio Antonio of Florence, a lord and companion of Don Pedro. the brother of Leonato, an old man. He is furious He falls in love with Hero and allows Don Pedro to when Claudio shames Hero and challenges the woo her for him. He later incorrectly thinks Hero younger man to a duel. He later pretends to be has been unfaithful and calls her a whore in the Hero’s father at the final wedding at the end. church where they are to be married. Leonato makes Claudio agree to marry his niece in disguise, and then gives him Hero in marriage. Margaret a waiting-gentlewoman who attends to Hero. She unwittingly is thought to be Hero when she meets Balthasar with Borachio in Hero’s chambers. attendant on Don Pedro and also a singer.

Ursula a waiting-gentlewoman who attends to Hero. She Don John and Hero make up a story about how Benedick the bastard brother of Don Pedro. He plots against loves Beatrice in the garden where Beatrice can Claudio, first making Claudio think that Don Pedro overhear them. is wooing Hero for himself, and later making Claudio believe that Hero has committed infidelity.

Friar Francis the man meant to marry Hero and Claudio, he tells Leonato to let Borachio everyone believe that Hero is dead so her reputation can be salvaged a follower of Don John. He creates the second after Claudio accuses her of infidelity. plot against Claudio. He meets Margaret in Hero’s chambers, causing Claudio to think he is seeing Hero and Borachio together and that Hero is Dogberry unfaithful to him. He is arrested by Dogberry’s the Constable in charge of the Watch. He is a watchmen and forced to tell the truth at the end. buffoon but still manages to capture Borachio and Conrad and make them tell about the plot to ruin Hero’s reputation.

Conrad a follower of Don John. He listens to Borachio Verges tell how Don John paid him a thousand ducats the Headborough, Dogberry’s partner. to pretend to meet Hero in her chambers, when instead he meets with Margaret. He is arrested A Sexton with Borachio by the watchmen. the man who interrogates Borachio and Conrad, he makes them write down everything that he is told before going to Leonato and revealing that Hero is innocent.

Watchmen Leonato guards who roam the city of Messina keeping order and peace. Governor of Messina. His daughter Hero is promised in marriage to Claudio and his niece A Boy Beatrice ends up loving Benedick at the end. serving Benedick.

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