Don John Quotes By Sami & Aman
“Food to my displeasure”
Who – Don John and Borachio What – Evil and show how he is an deceiving character When – Act 1 Scene 3 Why – He wants to ruin the marriage of Claudio and Hero
“If I can cross him (Claudio) any way, bless myself every wars”
Who – Talking to Borachio about Claudio What – He is greedy and is creating this situation for his own comedy When – Act 1 Scene 3 Why – He wants to ruin the marriage of Claudio and Hero
“I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace,”
Who – Don John, Conrad & Borachio What – He is jealous of his brother being prince When – Act 1 Scene 3 Why – He is unable to be treated with the same respect as he is a “bastard”
“He is of melancholy disposition”
Who – Hero What – Hero is trying to convince Beatrice that he has a reason for being late When – 2:1 Why – Beatrice says that she gets “heart burned an hour after” which implies that she is mocking him for arriving an hour late for dinner.
“Would the two princes lie?”
Who- Leonato to Friar an Where – at the wedding When- 4:1 after Hero is wrongly accused of being disloyal. Why: he is frustrated with the thought of people thinking that his daughter is disloyal, their family status will go down. Wants to find out who has made this false accusation and doesn’t care about how high there status is.
“Whose spirits toil in frame of villanies.”
Who-Benedick When- 4:1 What - he is very angry at how Don John has created a story in order to break the marriage Why – Don John Broke the marriage for his own entertainment
“your brother the bastard is fled from Messina”
Who-Benedick When- 5:1 What – providing evidence to Don Pedro that his own brother has disrespected the prince’s decision. Why – He does this so the prince will understand the truth however also make him feel disgraced and humiliated.
“I am sorry for thy much misgovernment”
Who- Don Jon to Claudio When- 4:1 What- Opposite to what he says in 3:2 about Hero being a slag. Why- Trying to seem innocent, two faced, but able to deceive Claudio again.
“Leonato’s Hero, your Hero, every man’s Hero
Who- Don Jon to Claudio When- 2:1 Why- Wants to trick Claudio into thinking Hero is disloyal. How- implying that Hero had been and continues to be "disloyal" to Claudio.
“it must not be denied but I am a plain-dealing villain”
Who- Don Jon to Claudio When- 1:3 Why- Don John does not care for the villainy he commits, his actions are all out of his own will. How- Don Jon hates and is jealous of Claudio, who is a war hero, admired and liked by everyone, and the Prince's good friend, and the Prince, who dislikes Don Jon has no power. By spoiling the marriage Don Jon gets to spoil everyone else's happiness.