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# Key Lines 2

English Lit: AQA GCSE Much Ado About Nothing, topic 6.1.3

## Don Pedro

Don Pedro feels that his involvement in this arrangement has harmed his reputation.

### Key line

![Key line](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/4fe8bf30-75c8-4ac5-892c-cc6694021aa8/shame-guilt.jpg)

- __DON PEDRO: I stand dishonour’d that have gone to link my dear friend to a common stale__

### Male reputation

![Male reputation](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-11/f9859ac5-7f7a-4e5b-b5a9-b1206baba1a7/depression-depressed-worry-man-sad-.jpg)

- The importance of male reputation is illustrated here through the anger Don Pedro feels towards Hero. 
- He feels that in making such an ill suited match, that his own honour has been compromised.

### Leonato reaction

![Leonato reaction](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/b06166d5-f3dd-485a-bc5f-b5154a069cc0/crown-.jpg)

- Don Pedro’s attitude, as well as his superior social standing to Leonato, may account for the treatment Hero receives from her father once Claudio, Don Pedro and Don John exit the scene.

### Misogyny

![Misogyny](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/6d7d6171-c5e0-4dd4-bb98-aea93cd232f2/gender-312411_1280.png)

- The juxtaposition of the noun phrases __“dear friend”__ and __“common stale”__ illustrate both the inherent misogyny in Messinian society within the play and the different standings of men and women with a patriarchal society.

### Hypocrisy

![Hypocrisy](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/a4145725-da13-47d8-a1f1-e7e82f809db5/shutterstock_626082683.jpg)

- In Act 1, Scene 1, Benedick can proudly boast he is __“loved of all ladies”__, and he and Leonato can make light of the question of Hero’s parentage whereas a promiscuous female is labelled a __“common stale”__ or prostitute.
- Perhaps Shakespeare’s intention was to illustrate the hypocrisy in such attitudes.

## Test yourself on Key Lines 2

- What does Don Pedro call Hero in Act 4, Scene 1?

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- Previous topic: [6.1.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/6-1-2-key-lines.md)
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## English Lit: AQA GCSE Much Ado About Nothing contents

### 1 Key Terminology
- 1.1 Key Terminology
  - [1.1.1 Key Terminology](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/1-1-1-key-terminology.md)
  - [1.1.2 End of Topic Test - Key Terminology](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/1-1-2-end-of-topic-test-key-terminology.md)

### 2 Structure & Form
- 2.1 Structure
  - [2.1.1 Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/2-1-1-structure.md)
  - [2.1.2 Acts 1 - 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/2-1-2-acts-1-3.md)
  - [2.1.3 Acts 4 - 5](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/2-1-3-acts-4-5.md)
- 2.2 Form
  - [2.2.1 Tragicomedy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/2-2-1-tragicomedy.md)
  - [2.2.2 End of Topic Test - Structure & Form](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/2-2-2-end-of-topic-test-structure-and-form.md)

### 3 Act 1: Plot Summary
- 3.1 Act 1, Scene 1
  - [3.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/3-1-1-summary.md)
  - [3.1.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/3-1-2-key-lines.md)
  - [3.1.3 Key Lines 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/3-1-3-key-lines-2.md)
  - [3.1.4 End of Topic Test - Act 1, Scene 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/3-1-4-end-of-topic-test-act-1-scene-1.md)
- 3.2 Act 1, Scene 2
  - [3.2.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/3-2-1-summary.md)
  - [3.2.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/3-2-2-key-lines.md)
- 3.3 Act 1, Scene 3
  - [3.3.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/3-3-1-summary.md)
  - [3.3.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/3-3-2-key-lines.md)
  - [3.3.3 End of Topic Test - Act 1, Scenes 2-3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/3-3-3-end-of-topic-test-act-1-scenes-2-3.md)

### 4 Act 2: Plot Summary
- 4.1 Act 2, Scene 1
  - [4.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/4-1-1-summary.md)
  - [4.1.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/4-1-2-key-lines.md)
  - [4.1.3 Key Lines 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/4-1-3-key-lines-2.md)
  - [4.1.4 Key Lines 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/4-1-4-key-lines-3.md)
  - [4.1.5 End of Topic Test - Act 2, Scene 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/4-1-5-end-of-topic-test-act-2-scene-1.md)
- 4.2 Act 2, Scene 2
  - [4.2.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/4-2-1-summary.md)
- 4.3 Act 2, Scene 3
  - [4.3.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/4-3-1-summary.md)
  - [4.3.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/4-3-2-key-lines.md)
  - [4.3.3 Key Lines 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/4-3-3-key-lines-2.md)
  - [4.3.4 End of Topic Test - Act 2, Scenes 2-3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/4-3-4-end-of-topic-test-act-2-scenes-2-3.md)

### 5 Act 3: Plot Summary
- 5.1 Act 3, Scene 1
  - [5.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/5-1-1-summary.md)
  - [5.1.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/5-1-2-key-lines.md)
- 5.2 Act 3, Scene 2
  - [5.2.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/5-2-1-summary.md)
  - [5.2.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/5-2-2-key-lines.md)
- 5.3 Act 3, Scene 3
  - [5.3.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/5-3-1-summary.md)
- 5.4 Act 3, Scene 4
  - [5.4.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/5-4-1-summary.md)
- 5.5 Act 3, Scene 5
  - [5.5.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/5-5-1-summary.md)
  - [5.5.2 End of Topic Test - Act 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/5-5-2-end-of-topic-test-act-3.md)

### 6 Act 4: Plot Summary
- 6.1 Act 4, Scene 1 (Part 1)
  - [6.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/6-1-1-summary.md)
  - [6.1.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/6-1-2-key-lines.md)
  - [6.1.3 Key Lines 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/6-1-3-key-lines-2.md)
- 6.2 Act 4, Scene 1 (Part 2)
  - [6.2.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/6-2-1-summary.md)
  - [6.2.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/6-2-2-key-lines.md)
  - [6.2.3 Key Lines 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/6-2-3-key-lines-2.md)
- 6.3 Act 4, Scene 2
  - [6.3.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/6-3-1-summary.md)
  - [6.3.2 End of Topic Test - Act 4](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/6-3-2-end-of-topic-test-act-4.md)

### 7 Act 5: Plot Summary
- 7.1 Act 5, Scene 1
  - [7.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/7-1-1-summary.md)
- 7.2 Act 5, Scene 2
  - [7.2.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/7-2-1-summary.md)
  - [7.2.2 Key Lines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/7-2-2-key-lines.md)
- 7.3 Act 5, Scene 3
  - [7.3.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/7-3-1-summary.md)
- 7.4 Act 5, Scene 4
  - [7.4.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/7-4-1-summary.md)
  - [7.4.2 End of Topic Test - Act 5](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/7-4-2-end-of-topic-test-act-5.md)

### 8 Key Themes
- 8.1 Key Themes
  - [8.1.1 Love & Marriage](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/8-1-1-love-and-marriage.md)
  - [8.1.2 Deception, Appearances & Noting](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/8-1-2-deception-appearances-and-noting.md)
  - [8.1.3 Gender](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/8-1-3-gender.md)
  - [8.1.4 Reputation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/8-1-4-reputation.md)
  - [8.1.5 End of Topic Test - Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/8-1-5-end-of-topic-test-key-themes.md)

### 9 Recap: Main Quotes
- 9.1 Characters Quotes
  - [9.1.1 Beatrice](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-1-beatrice.md)
  - [9.1.2 Beatrice 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-2-beatrice-2.md)
  - [9.1.3 Benedick 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-3-benedick-1.md)
  - [9.1.4 Benedick 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-4-benedick-2.md)
  - [9.1.5 Benedick 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-5-benedick-3.md)
  - [9.1.6 Benedick 4](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-6-benedick-4.md)
  - [9.1.7 Benedick 5](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-7-benedick-5.md)
  - [9.1.8 Beatrice & Benedick](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-8-beatrice-and-benedick.md)
  - [9.1.9 Beatrice & Benedick 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-9-beatrice-and-benedick-2.md)
  - [9.1.10 Beatrice & Benedick 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-10-beatrice-and-benedick-3.md)
  - [9.1.11 Claudio](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-11-claudio.md)
  - [9.1.12 Claudio 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-12-claudio-2.md)
  - [9.1.13 Claudio & Benedick](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-13-claudio-and-benedick.md)
  - [9.1.14 Don John](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-14-don-john.md)
  - [9.1.15 Don John 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-15-don-john-2.md)
  - [9.1.16 Don Pedro](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-16-don-pedro.md)
  - [9.1.17 Hero](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-17-hero.md)
  - [9.1.18 Leonato](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-18-leonato.md)
  - [9.1.19 Leonato & Messanger](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-1-19-leonato-and-messanger.md)
- 9.2 Text Structure - Quotes
  - [9.2.1 Deception, Appearances & Noting](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-2-1-deception-appearances-and-noting.md)
  - [9.2.2 Gender](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-2-2-gender.md)
  - [9.2.3 Reputation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/much-ado-about-nothing/9-2-3-reputation.md)