ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is second Prince of Arragon in “Much ado about nothing”?
A
Leonato
B
Balthasar
C
Don John
D
Don Pedro
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Don Pedro is the Prince of Arragon and Don John’s brother. At the start of the play he returns from the wars with Benedick and Claudio.

Detailed explanation-2: -Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon, is a fictional character from William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing. In the play, Don Pedro is a nobleman who visits his friend Leonato in Messina, Italy after a successful military conquest.

Detailed explanation-3: -Minor Characters Balthasar: An attendant on Don Pedro. Borachio and Conrad: Don John’s henchmen. Friar Francis: Devises the plan to redeem Hero’s reputation. Dogberry: a bumbling constable.

Detailed explanation-4: -Don Pedro, sometimes called “Prince, ” is the most politically and socially powerful character in the play, and is constantly wrapped up in some scheme or another. He’s the enabler that sweet talks Hero secretly on Claudio’s behalf, and the mastermind of the plot to trick Benedick and Beatrice into loving each other.

Detailed explanation-5: -Don John is the illegitimate brother of Don Pedro, the prince. Because of this, he doesn’t have the same power or position as Don Pedro.

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