Masquerade: The
whole party itself is set up for deception, as everyone attending is wearing a
mask and no one is supposed to know who anyone is. While it is still possible
to tell who people are the actual theme of deception is still there.
Don Pedro and Hero: Don
Pedro pretending to be Claudio to woo Hero is one of the only positive
deceptions, this deception comes about because Claudio doesn’t have the same
ability to woo as Don Pedro does, he is better with words and this gives him
more power.
Margret and Balthasar:
Margret is the ‘kindly prostitute’ character, both are masked, Balthasar
tries to flirt with her and she tries to dissuade him, telling him her faults.
Ursula and Antonio: Antonio
uses his mask as an excuse to flirt with Ursula, his deception doesn’t work and
she recognises him, but he still denies who he is.
Beatrice and
Benedick: Benedick thinks he is fooling Beatrice with his mask and Beatrice
recognises him, but pretends she doesn’t so she can play a joke on him.
Beatrice makes fun of him, saying that he is just there for everyone else
entertainment “the prince’s jester”. He
only spends his time with “libertines”
as they are the only women who will have him, and even with them he doesn’t
know what he’s doing.
Don John and Claudio:
Don John knows that it is Claudio under the mask but pretends he doesn’t so
he can deceive Claudio, and Claudio goes along with being Benedick to try and
hear some gossip. Don John tells Claudio he has been deceived by Don Pedro as
he intends to woo Hero for himself, this misunderstanding means Claudio renounces
his love for Hero.
This will become a useful resource once you have connected it to Nova Myhill's criticism. Go back through the lesson ppts and see what she says.
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