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Account for the names of “Hero”, “Dogberry”, “Verges” and others.

Names in the play are rich with significance: Don Pedro’s name is a Spanish variant of Peter (a New Testament man said to be the "rock" of Jesus' new church). The name "Pedro" originates in the Greek, and means stone. Don Pedro (except when he’s deceived by Don John) is generally unmovable, and thought to be one of the more sensible characters in the play. Like a rock.

Beatrice’s name is of Latin origin, and means "voyager through life," like how Beatrice seems to sail above the marriage-fray and traditional expectations of women. Beatrice's name also has a second meaning, "blessed," which also is what Benedick means. Thus the two are linked together by their very names. They are blessed in general... but they’re especially lucky to find each other.

Finally, Benedick has "bene" at its root, which means "good." You can’t be a bad guy when your very name means good, right?

If you think this is all a stretch, wait for this one: Claudio is of Latin origin and means "disabled," coming from the root "claudus" for "lame or crippled." Our young Claudio is crippled in that he can’t see what’s clearly in front of him, is generally unable in matters of his own love life, and can’t avoid trouble.

Hero is also a little doomed with her name. The most famous Hero is from the Greek legend of Hero and Leander. Hero was a virgin priestess of the goddess Aphrodite (a.k.a. Venus), and young Leander fell in love with her. Leander convinced Hero to sleep with him because he claimed the best way to worship Aphrodite, goddess of love, was to not be a virgin. Hero gave her virginity to Leander, and the two of them loved happily and in secret. Then, Leander drowned, and Hero killed herself. How’s that for a fateful name? Anyway, Hero’s name is kind of ironic. While Hero of Much Ado is accused of being like the Leander’s Hero, she’s actually quite the opposite (chaste).

Shakespeare also manages to throw in some ridiculous names—Dogberry gets a nonsense name that’s as silly as he is, and Borachio sounds like "borracho," the Spanish word for "drunk."


20.04.2016; 09:22
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