Beatrice Quotations

Question 1

Multiple Choice: Which of the following best describes Beatrice’s character?

Answer 1

A witty and independent woman who values her freedom.

Question 2

What does Beatrice mean when she says, ‘I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me’?

Answer 2

She prefers the noise of a dog to the insincerity of a man’s love declarations.

Question 3

Short Answer: How does Beatrice’s relationship with Benedick evolve throughout the play?

Answer 3

Their relationship evolves from antagonism to mutual love and respect.

Question 4

What does Beatrice request from Benedick at the end of the play?

Answer 4

She asks him to kill Claudio for slandering her cousin Hero.

Question 5

“I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest”

Answer 5

Shows character growth, she doesn’t have the strength to deny her love anymore.

Question 6

“O God, that I were a man! I would eat his heart in the market-place.”

Answer 6

Frustration at society, ‘that I were a man’ emphasises frustration.
(act 4, scene 1)

Question 7

“why he’s the princes jester, a very all fool”

Answer 7

suggests that the other characters are laughing at Benedick, not because of his sarcastic wit.
(act 2, scene 1)

Question 8

“not till god make men of some other metal than earth. Would it not grieve a woman to be overmastered with a piece of valiant dust?”

Answer 8

marriage means submitting to a man, wants to preserve independency.
(act 2, scene 1)