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Key Lines 2

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"Kill Claudio"

BEATRICE: Kill Claudio.

Key line

Key line

  • BEATRICE: Kill Claudio.
Contrast

Contrast

  • The bluntness of Beatrice’s request contrasts the romantic atmosphere established as the couple declare their love for one another.
The imperative

The imperative

  • The use of the imperative continues Beatrice’s atypical (unusual) character presentation.
  • It would be most uncommon for women to give orders and instructions at this time, let alone make violent requests such as she does here.
Unconventional

Unconventional

  • Through Beatrice’s language here, Shakespeare again illustrates Benedick’s struggle with conventional, courtly love.
  • He has acted as society dictates he should, openly offering his love to “bid me do anything for thee” only to receive this blunt request.

Benedick and Beatrice

This short exchange between Benedick and Beatrice demonstrates her forceful character.

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Key lines

  • BENEDICK: Hear me, Beatrice,-
    BEATRICE: Talk with a man out at a window! A proper saying!
    BENEDICK: Nay, but, Beatrice,-
    BEATRICE: Sweet Hero! She is wronged, she is slandered, she is undone.
    BENEDICK: Beat-
The force of Beatrice

The force of Beatrice

  • This short exchange between Benedick and Beatrice demonstrates her forceful character.
  • Benedick is unable to get his point of view across as Beatrice repeatedly cuts him off (as illustrated through the use of dashes) - something that again would be atypical for the time period.
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1

Key Terminology

1.1

Key Terminology

1.1.1Key Terminology1.1.2End of Topic Test - Key Terminology
2

Structure & Form

2.1

Structure

2.1.1Structure2.1.2Acts 1 - 32.1.3Acts 4 - 5
2.2

Form

2.2.1Tragicomedy2.2.2End of Topic Test - Structure & Form
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Act 1: Plot Summary

3.1

Act 1, Scene 1

3.1.1Summary3.1.2Key Lines3.1.3Key Lines 23.1.4End of Topic Test - Act 1, Scene 1
3.2

Act 1, Scene 2

3.2.1Summary3.2.2Key Lines
3.3

Act 1, Scene 3

3.3.1Summary3.3.2Key Lines3.3.3End of Topic Test - Act 1, Scenes 2-3
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Act 2: Plot Summary

4.1

Act 2, Scene 1

4.1.1Summary4.1.2Key Lines4.1.3Key Lines 24.1.4Key Lines 34.1.5End of Topic Test - Act 2, Scene 1
4.2

Act 2, Scene 2

4.2.1Summary
4.3

Act 2, Scene 3

4.3.1Summary4.3.2Key Lines4.3.3Key Lines 24.3.4End of Topic Test - Act 2, Scenes 2-3
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Act 3: Plot Summary

5.1

Act 3, Scene 1

5.1.1Summary5.1.2Key Lines
5.2

Act 3, Scene 2

5.2.1Summary5.2.2Key Lines
5.3

Act 3, Scene 3

5.3.1Summary
5.4

Act 3, Scene 4

5.4.1Summary
5.5

Act 3, Scene 5

5.5.1Summary5.5.2End of Topic Test - Act 3
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Act 4: Plot Summary

6.1

Act 4, Scene 1 (Part 1)

6.1.1Summary6.1.2Key Lines6.1.3Key Lines 2
6.2

Act 4, Scene 1 (Part 2)

6.2.1Summary6.2.2Key Lines6.2.3Key Lines 2
6.3

Act 4, Scene 2

6.3.1Summary6.3.2End of Topic Test - Act 4
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Act 5: Plot Summary

7.1

Act 5, Scene 1

7.1.1Summary
7.2

Act 5, Scene 2

7.2.1Summary7.2.2Key Lines
7.3

Act 5, Scene 3

7.3.1Summary
7.4

Act 5, Scene 4

7.4.1Summary7.4.2End of Topic Test - Act 5
8

Key Themes

8.1

Key Themes

8.1.1Love & Marriage8.1.2Deception, Appearances & Noting8.1.3Gender8.1.4Reputation8.1.5End of Topic Test - Key Themes
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Recap: Main Quotes

9.1

Characters Quotes

9.1.1Beatrice9.1.2Beatrice 29.1.3Benedick 19.1.4Benedick 29.1.5Benedick 39.1.6Benedick 49.1.7Benedick 59.1.8Beatrice & Benedick9.1.9Beatrice & Benedick 29.1.10Beatrice & Benedick 39.1.11Claudio9.1.12Claudio 29.1.13Claudio & Benedick9.1.14Don John9.1.15Don John 29.1.16Don Pedro9.1.17Hero9.1.18Leonato9.1.19Leonato & Messanger
9.2

Text Structure - Quotes

9.2.1Deception, Appearances & Noting9.2.2Gender9.2.3Reputation

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