Though she is honest, she does have some dealings with the villainous world of Don John: her lover is the mistrustful and easily bribed Borachio. Also unlike Ursula, Margaret loves to break decorum, especially with bawdy jokes and teases. An associate of Don John. The constable in charge of the Watch, or chief policeman, of Messina. Dogberry is very sincere and takes his job seriously, but he has a habit of using exactly the wrong word to convey his meaning.
Balthasar flirts with Margaret at the masked party and helps Leonato, Claudio, and Don Pedro trick Benedick into falling in love with Beatrice. SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Themes Motifs Symbols. Characters Character List. Benedick An aristocratic soldier who has recently been fighting under Don Pedro, and a friend of Don Pedro and Claudio.
Claudio A young soldier who has won great acclaim fighting under Don Pedro during the recent wars. Hero The beautiful young daughter of Leonato and the cousin of Beatrice.
Benedick tries to dissuade him, only for Don Pedro to persuade them both otherwise, telling the skeptical deputy that he will find the right person and end up married eventually. A masquerade ball is planned in celebration, giving a disguised Don Pedro the opportunity to woo Hero for Claudio.
His illegitimate brother Don John becomes jealous and decides that he will tell Claudio that Don Pedro must be wooing Hero for himself. Claudio at first gets angry and confronts Don Pedro, but the misunderstanding is quickly resolved and he wins Hero's hand in marriage. Meanwhile, Benedick disguises himself to dance with Beatrice, who accepts his courtship but describes him as a dull fool.
Enraged by her words, he sheds off the disguise and swears revenge. Don Pedro and his men, bored at the prospect of waiting a week for the wedding, harbour a plan to make the two rivals fall in love with each other.
They arrange for Benedick to hide and eavesdrop on a conversation declaring that Beatrice is madly in love with him but afraid to tell him, and that their pride is the main impediment to their courtship.
Hero and her maid Ursula ensure that Beatrice overhears them talking about Benedick's undying love for her. As both tricks desire affect, both Beatrice and Benedick are struck by the fact that they are apparently thought to be too proud to love each other and neither willing to bear the reputation of pride, each deciding to requite the love of the other.
The prince and Claudio mistake Margaret for Hero and become convinced that Hero is betraying Claudio. Claudio refuses to marry Hero on the day of the wedding. He and Don Pedro humiliate Hero in front of all the guests. Margaret does not speak up, and when the two leave, the dismayed and confused Hero faints with shock.
When she wakes up, her father is furious with her, and says that he would rather that Hero die. The presiding Friar interrupts, believing Hero to be innocent, and he convinces the family to fake Hero's death to discover the truth, and make Claudio change his mind and lose his fury at his almost-wife.
Beatrice is sad and enraged, and, after a romantic scene with a possible kiss, Benedick, prompted by Beatrice, does the same. However, the local Watch has apprehended Borachio and his ally Conrade. The Watch is lead by Dogberry, a man who always gets words mixed up because he doesn't know what everything means such as 'dissembly' for 'assembly.
The Watch arrest them and eventually get Borachio and Conrade to confess, Borachio explaining that it was not Margaret's fault at all, and they inform Leonato of Hero's innocence. Don John has already fled the city, but some are sent to go and catch him back. His support for Beatrice after the denunciation, including his confrontation with Claudio, demonstrates not only his commitment to Beatrice, but also the value he places on justice even at the risk of loyalty.
He becomes single-minded about marrying Beatrice, probably speaking to Leonato about her immediately after the confrontation with Claudio and again just before the wedding. His new behavior finally culminates in his public proposal to her, risking not only her refusal and contempt, but also the ridicule of the assembled company. Has Benedick changed during the week of the play?
Most certainly, both in his public and his private attitudes. That a dyed-in-the-wool bachelor is transformed into an eager bridegroom is extraordinary, yet Shakespeare makes it believable, with a little help from Benedick's friends. Previous Hero.
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