why did I choose Don John?
I chose the character of Don John as he is the catalyst for trouble in the play, shakespear could have waited for a more comical bad guy to appear in the play but instead placed Don John who would be more suited to a tradegy than a comedy, his character seems to show that of someone who is under appriciated and has turned against those he once was loyal to in retalliation. I think Don John could have been a more developed character that even shakespeare uses without fulfilling the characters potential.
What was my first impression of the character?
my first impression of Don John was that of a mysterious unknown, his character appeared with Don Pedro but seemed lacking in depth and speach, maybe this is because he knew his words would carry no weight, or maybe he was harbouring sme deep resentment at those of the company at the time.
Quotations and what they suggest:
DON JOHN
"I wonder that thou (being, as thou say'st thou art, born
under Saturn) goest about to apply a moral medicine to a
mortifying mischief. I cannot hide what I am: I must be sad when
I have cause, and smile at no man's jests; eat when I have
stomach, and wait for no man's leisure; sleep when I am drowsy,
and tend on no man's business; laugh when I am merry, and claw no man in his humour."
this qoute shows the life that Don John leads, he has to follow his brother through any conquest he is given, he must pretend to laugh and smile at things of bad taste, eat at feasts that hold nothing but ridicule for him. this littel speech shos how Don John believes himself to be under appriciated and used for the amusment of the other charaters in the play.
DON JOHN
"The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. I could say
she were worse; think you of a worse title, and I will fit her to
it. Wonder not till further warrant. Go but with me to-night, you
shall see her chamber window ent'red, even the night before her
wedding day. If you love her then, to-morrow wed her. But it
would better fit your honour to change your mind"
this quote shows how much Don John believes his word would be taken into the trust of Claudio and Don Pedro, this is because Don John the princes own brother has to set forth borachio onto margaret so that his word may be proven to the two who should (if they trusted him and his station) have taken his word as truth to begin with.
DON JOHN
"I thank you. I am not of many words, but I thank you."
this quote could show to other characters in the play the humility of Don John and how his charater is quiet and humbeld by the people around him. However the quote could be showing that Don John knows what he is going to do and does not want any drawn out conversations which could draw him into the light of the scheme that he sets in place to ridicule his brother and claudio.
DON JOHN
"Sir, they are spoken, and these things are true."
this quote shows how much weight Don Johns words would have carried had he been trusted by Don Pedro and Claudio to begin with, also that he knew when Beatrice was about to come forth with some evidence on the contrary with his own.
BORACHIO
"Marry, it is your brother's right hand."
DON JOHN
"Who? the most exquisite Claudio?"
BORACHIO
"Even he."
DON JOHN
"A proper squire!"
This quote shows the contempt Don John held for Claudio who was trusted and treated as Don Pedros favourite, this position should have been Don Johns as he was Don Pedros brother, this could have been the reason that he puts in place the plan o get rid of hero and destroy the spirit of Claudio in order to claim his rightful place.
what ingredients would I use to explain this character?
-green food colouring to represent his envy and jealousy of Claudio
-expencive chocolate to represent how he could be liked and how he is rich
-marhmellows to represent how he looks nice from the outside
-green or red liquorice laces to represent the maddness he harbours and the tanged nature of his emotions and position
I chose the character of Don John as he is the catalyst for trouble in the play, shakespear could have waited for a more comical bad guy to appear in the play but instead placed Don John who would be more suited to a tradegy than a comedy, his character seems to show that of someone who is under appriciated and has turned against those he once was loyal to in retalliation. I think Don John could have been a more developed character that even shakespeare uses without fulfilling the characters potential.
What was my first impression of the character?
my first impression of Don John was that of a mysterious unknown, his character appeared with Don Pedro but seemed lacking in depth and speach, maybe this is because he knew his words would carry no weight, or maybe he was harbouring sme deep resentment at those of the company at the time.
Quotations and what they suggest:
DON JOHN
"I wonder that thou (being, as thou say'st thou art, born
under Saturn) goest about to apply a moral medicine to a
mortifying mischief. I cannot hide what I am: I must be sad when
I have cause, and smile at no man's jests; eat when I have
stomach, and wait for no man's leisure; sleep when I am drowsy,
and tend on no man's business; laugh when I am merry, and claw no man in his humour."
this qoute shows the life that Don John leads, he has to follow his brother through any conquest he is given, he must pretend to laugh and smile at things of bad taste, eat at feasts that hold nothing but ridicule for him. this littel speech shos how Don John believes himself to be under appriciated and used for the amusment of the other charaters in the play.
DON JOHN
"The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. I could say
she were worse; think you of a worse title, and I will fit her to
it. Wonder not till further warrant. Go but with me to-night, you
shall see her chamber window ent'red, even the night before her
wedding day. If you love her then, to-morrow wed her. But it
would better fit your honour to change your mind"
this quote shows how much Don John believes his word would be taken into the trust of Claudio and Don Pedro, this is because Don John the princes own brother has to set forth borachio onto margaret so that his word may be proven to the two who should (if they trusted him and his station) have taken his word as truth to begin with.
DON JOHN
"I thank you. I am not of many words, but I thank you."
this quote could show to other characters in the play the humility of Don John and how his charater is quiet and humbeld by the people around him. However the quote could be showing that Don John knows what he is going to do and does not want any drawn out conversations which could draw him into the light of the scheme that he sets in place to ridicule his brother and claudio.
DON JOHN
"Sir, they are spoken, and these things are true."
this quote shows how much weight Don Johns words would have carried had he been trusted by Don Pedro and Claudio to begin with, also that he knew when Beatrice was about to come forth with some evidence on the contrary with his own.
BORACHIO
"Marry, it is your brother's right hand."
DON JOHN
"Who? the most exquisite Claudio?"
BORACHIO
"Even he."
DON JOHN
"A proper squire!"
This quote shows the contempt Don John held for Claudio who was trusted and treated as Don Pedros favourite, this position should have been Don Johns as he was Don Pedros brother, this could have been the reason that he puts in place the plan o get rid of hero and destroy the spirit of Claudio in order to claim his rightful place.
what ingredients would I use to explain this character?
-green food colouring to represent his envy and jealousy of Claudio
-expencive chocolate to represent how he could be liked and how he is rich
-marhmellows to represent how he looks nice from the outside
-green or red liquorice laces to represent the maddness he harbours and the tanged nature of his emotions and position
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