Names in Measure for Measure Flashcards
1
Q
What does Escalus mean?
A
Scales.
2
Q
What does Mistress Overdone mean?
A
A pun on the Elizabethan slang term ‘do’ (to have sex with).
3
Q
What does Lucio mean?
A
Bright, light, illuminating. Lucifer.
4
Q
What does Marianna mean?
A
Bitterness, suffering.
5
Q
What does Angelo mean?
A
Messenger of God; an Elizabethan coin.
6
Q
What does Barnadine mean?
A
As bold as a bear.
7
Q
What does Duke Vincentio mean?
A
Conquerer. Representative of King James I.
8
Q
What does Pompey mean?
A
The name of a famous Roman General, called Pompey the great.
9
Q
What does Isabella mean?
A
Devoted to God. The name of the founder of the ‘Poor Clares.’
