Benedick

1. General information about the character. E.g. Age, role in the play, relationships to other characters, etc.

Benedick
Age: 33
Role: Benedick’s role is a middle age man, who doesn’t mean to be funny but is. He is a lord attending on Don Pedro. Benedick is a man who acts like he hates Beatrice, when really he loves her. He trys to outsmart her but it never works.

Relationship: He is a lord attending on Don Pedro. Hes Beatrices Husband and hes close with Claudio, the other lord.

2. What themes the character helps to demonstrate and how they achieve this

Benedick demonstrates anger in this play. He achieves this because when ever he talks to Beatrice he acts angry. He puts his angry voice on and acts smart to her. Therefore Benedick helps demonstrate anger.

3. Relevant quotes and examples from the plot that are significant to this character, you should already have some from the previous exercise but you can continue to add to these. Be aware that you don't simply have to use quotes that the character says, you should also consider things others say about them. Make sure that you explain the quotes, don't just list quotes and rely on them to explain themselves.

The quote: " ““He is sooner caught than the pestilence, and the taker runs presently mad”. This is Beatrice talking about Benedick. She is basically saying that anyone who associates with Benedick will turn out like him, quicker then someone would catch the plague.