The Prince of Aragon. He is always involved in the affairs of the other characters. Don Pedro woos Hero for Claudio. He also comes up with the idea of setting up Beatrice and Benedick. He helps Claudio disgrace Hero at the wedding, and then helps him make up for it. By the end of the play, he is the only one of the three soldier friends to stay single.
Don Pedro Quotes in Much Ado About Nothing
The Much Ado About Nothing quotes below are all either spoken by Don Pedro or refer to Don Pedro. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 1
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“Well, as time shall try: ‘In time the savage bull doth bear the yoke.’”
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Act 2, Scene 1
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“Speak low, if you speak love.”
“Friendship is constant in all other things
Save in the office and affairs of love:
therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues;
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent; for beauty is a witch
Against whose charms faith melteth into blood.”
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Don Pedro Quotes in Much Ado About Nothing
The Much Ado About Nothing quotes below are all either spoken by Don Pedro or refer to Don Pedro. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 1, Scene 1
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“Well, as time shall try: ‘In time the savage bull doth bear the yoke.’”
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Act 2, Scene 1
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“Speak low, if you speak love.”
“Friendship is constant in all other things
Save in the office and affairs of love:
therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues;
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent; for beauty is a witch
Against whose charms faith melteth into blood.”
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