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Much Ado About Nothing — Quotes

4 quotes by Claudio with full 6-part analysis

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4
REGRESS

“O, what men dare do! What men may do! What men daily do, not knowing what they d…”

ANAPHORIC TRICOLONPUBLIC PERFORMATIVITY

Claudio · Act 4, Scene 1

15
STAGNATE

“Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say…”

PARADOX / PETRARCHAN CONVENTIONDRAMATIC IRONY / PROLEPTIC CONTRAST

Claudio · Act 2, Scene 1

16
REGRESS

“Give not this rotten orange to your friend”

EXTENDED METAPHOR / OBJECTIFICATIONPUBLIC PERFORMANCE / RITUAL HUMILIATION

Claudio · Act 4, Scene 1

17
REGRESS

“Beauty is a witch, against whose charms faith melteth into blood”

DEMONIC IMAGERY / MISOGYNISTIC TROPESEMANTIC FIELD OF ENCHANTMENT

Claudio · Act 2, Scene 1

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