Hero

Question 1

Hero

Answer 1

Pro marriage
Objectified
Obedient
Slandered

Question 2

Give a quote to portray Hero as pro marriage.

Answer 2

2.1 “I will do any modest office,…to help my cousin to a good husband”

Question 3

Give a quote to show Hero as objectified.

Answer 3

1.1 (Claudio) “Can the world buy such a jewel?”

Question 4

Give a quote to present Hero as obedient.

Answer 4

2.1 (Antonio) “Well, niece, I trust you will be ruled by your father”

Question 5

Give a quote to portray Hero as slandered.

Answer 5

4. 1 (Beatrice) “Sweet Hero! She is wronged, she is slandered, she is undone”
5. 3 (Claudio) “Done to death by slanderous tongues/ Was the Hero that here lies”

Question 6

How do we know that Hero is obedient?

Answer 6

We hear from Beatrice in the line “Yes, faith; it is my cousin’s duty to make curtsy and say ‘Father, as it please you.” (2.1), the words ‘duty’, ‘curtsy’ and ‘please’ emphasise Hero’s obedient nature

Question 7

How is Hero shown to be a typical Shakespearean woman?

Answer 7

She is quiet and obedient, dominated/owned by men (Leonato & Claudio)

Question 8

How is Hero used to contrast with Beatrice?

Answer 8

She is a passive character and does not make many of her own decisions, she is quiet and pleases others, Beatrice is outspoken and independant