Don John Quotes

BySami & 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.