Theme - Honour

Question 1

Quotes

Answer 1

• Claudio act 4: scene 1 “give not this rotten orange to your friend” - Claudio act 1: scene 1 “can the world buy such a jewel” - Benedick act 1: scene 1 “I will live a bachelor” - Leonato act 4: scene 1 “do not live Hero, do not ope thine eyes - Benedick act 2: scene 3 “love may transform me to an oyster”

Question 2

(Claudio) Act 4: Scene 1, Act 1: Scene 1 “give not this rotten orange to your friend” “can the world buy such a jewel”

Answer 2

Act 4, scene 1… Claudio - referring to hero - before she was treated with respect (act 1: scene 1) ~ she is being treated with high superiority ~ personification if ‘jewel’ contrast to ‘rotten orange’ ~ have respect and honour for her - here her honour is gone for being wrongly accused of sex before marriage - hero is spoilt goods - she dies as her slander lives

Question 3

(Benedick) Act 1: Scene 1 “I will live a bachelor”

Answer 3

• he will be better off by himself - humiliates himself, attaching his own honour - comedy - assertive - confident

Question 4

(Don Pedro and Don John) Act 1: Scene 1

Answer 4

• Don Pedro is treated with respect - because don John is a bastard, he has been ‘cast’ out of society, having no respect for him - constantly remind audience he is a bastard ~ like they don’t want us to forget and forgive him ~ make sure we are treating him how society thinks

Question 5

Context

Answer 5

• honour was very important to get to be the best person - wife impure, seen as a cuckold - women were pure if a virgin - sex before marriage was frowned upon ~ removes chance of remarriage ~ ruins their and families reputation ~ families cast them out of the family - honourable to marry, so try and get best wife/husband for marrying into best family for being known more. - being a bachelor ruins your honourable reputation and respect. Shows power - bastard cast aside - if there was a rumour of being impure, father denounced his daughter, marriage stopped