Love/ Suffer love Flashcards
How does Beatrice accuse Benedick of ending their exchanges? (in Act 1, Scene 1)
“You always end with a jade’s trick”
What does Beatrice reveal about her past with Benedick? (in Act 1, Scene 1)
“I know you of old”
How does Benedick lament the dwindling number of bachelors? (in Act 1, Scene 1)
“Shall I never see a bachelor of three score again?”
What does Benedick declare about his future relationship status? (in Act 1, Scene 1)
“I will live a bachelor”
How does Benedick describe Beatrice’s words during their banter? (in Act 2, Scene 1)
“she speaks poniards, and every word stabs”
What does Don Pedro vow to accomplish regarding Benedick and Beatrice? (in Act 2, Scene 1)
“I will in the interim undertake one of Hercules’ labours, which is, to bring Signor Benedick and the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection”
How does Benedick foreshadow his transformation by love? (in Act 2, Scene 3)
“I will not be sworn but love may transform me to an oyster”
How does Benedick reflect on his change of heart regarding marriage? (in Act 2, Scene 3)
“When I said I would die a bachelor, / I did not think I should live till I were married”
How does Benedick humorously express his newfound love for Beatrice? (in Act 2, Scene 3)
“I will be horribly in love with her”
How does Don Pedro suggest one should speak when expressing love? (in Act 2, Scene 1)
“Speak low, if you speak love.”
How does Claudio express that true joy is beyond words? (in Act 2, Scene 1)
“Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much.”
How does Benedick humorously list his high standards for an ideal woman? (in Act 2, Scene 3)
“One woman is fair, yet I am well; another is wise, yet I am well; another virtuous, yet I am well; but till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace.”
What does Hero suggest about love being influenced by gossip and reputation? (in Act 3, Scene 1)
“…of this matter Is little Cupid’s crafty arrow made, That only wounds by hearsay.”
How does Benedick express the idea that grief is only bearable to those who are not directly suffering from it? (in Act 3, Scene 2)
“Well, every one can master a grief but he that has it.”
How does Benedick humorously excuse his lack of poetic skill? (in Act 5, Scene 2)
“I was not born under a rhyming planet.”
What advice does Benedick give, using a humorous metaphor to encourage marriage? (in Act 5, Scene 4)
“…get thee a wife, get thee a wife: there is no staff more reverent than one tipped with horn.”
How does Benedick reflect on his changing views toward marriage? (in Act 5, Scene 4)
“I have railed so long against marriage but doth not the appetite alter?”
How does Benedick romantically declare his love for Beatrice with a series of metaphors? (in Act 5, Scene 2)
“I will live in thy heart, die in thy lap, and be buried in thy eye.”
How does Don Pedro cynically observe the fickle and changeable nature of man, particularly under the influence of love? (in Act 5, Scene 1)
“What a pretty thing man is”
