CHARACTER NAME MEANINGS

Question 1

Duke Vincentio

Answer 1

Vincentio: The Victorious One in Latin.
Lamb of God/Saint

the one who is seen as victorious is jesus therefore the connection between jesus and the duke both of whom are represented as mortals but given divine forms.

perhaps its irony, or something that duke strives to be

Question 2

Lodowick

Answer 2

comes from the names Lewis
* lion like in Celtic
* Sun “Lukes” in Greek in Mysteries of Isis

Question 3

Isabella

Answer 3

Isabella is the Spanish and Italian variation of the Hebrew name Elisheba, meaning “God is my oath.”

denotes her personality- centered around her faith and love for god, virtue
Issa- lady also the feminine of yesu meaning lord.

Question 4

Angelo

Answer 4

Angel

ironic because he in fact is not very angelic despite having a facade of one

Question 5

Escalus

Answer 5

Scales
Escalus is one of the few if not only character who stresses the importance of mercy and also justice. he is a balanced character with balanced thoughts

Question 6

Marianna

Answer 6

the virgin mother mary- white virgin
Anne- mother of Mary, black virgin

Question 7

Claudio

Answer 7

The Lame One
perhaps alludes to his lame way of trying to live by any means rather than dying for the crime he committed whether its justifiable or not

Question 8

Juliet

Answer 8

youthful one

Question 9

Lucio

Answer 9

Light i.e. light of the moon - variable, changing
the light of the moon is just the light of the sun- leeching off of the Duke’s name by claiming to know him
he is also a ‘light’ man in the sense that she is a bit loose

Question 10

Provost

Answer 10

overseer, warden, etc