ENGL 2148 : ENGL 2148 Midterm Notes
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Most of the time it"s 10 syllables. Induction: christopher sly: drunkard, induction is in england but the play is set in italy (padua, sly"s identity and class change, sly passes out but when he wakes, he is convinced that he is a lord. If he hits her then he loses his coat of arms and won"t be a gentlemen (courtly: kate has been silenced by petruchio, 2. 1. 322, 3. 2. 178, 5. 1. 135, 5. 2. 184. Considered by many that it was shakespeare"s best comedy. There is almost no poetry in this play; a lot of prose. Don pedro and don john are brothers: don john is the bastard. Don john is the bad guy because he is outside of society: he is jealous of don pedro and his title. They just returned from a civil war: don john attacked the forces of don pedro. Don pedro wants to get benedick and beatrice together. War of the sexes between beatrice and benedick.
