Leonato’s daughter, Beatrice’s cousin, and the beloved of Claudio. On the night before her wedding, Hero is unknowingly impersonated by Margaret and framed for being unfaithful to the groom, Claudio. She is publicly shamed at her wedding, and her father Leonato hides her away, pretending she is dead until the slander has been discredited. Hero is one of the characters who participates in the scheme to bring Benedick and Beatrice together.
Hero Quotes in Much Ado About Nothing
The Much Ado About Nothing quotes below are all either spoken by Hero or refer to Hero. 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 2, Scene 1
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“Speak low, if you speak love.”
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Act 3, Scene 1
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“…of this matter
Is little Cupid’s crafty arrow made,
That only wounds by hearsay.”
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Act 4, Scene 1
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“But mine , and mine I lov'd , and mine I prais'd,
And mine that I was proud on, mine so much
That I myself was to myself not mine,
Valuing of her; why, she— O! she is fallen Into a pit of ink…”
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Hero Quotes in Much Ado About Nothing
The Much Ado About Nothing quotes below are all either spoken by Hero or refer to Hero. 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 2, Scene 1
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“Speak low, if you speak love.”
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Act 3, Scene 1
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“…of this matter
Is little Cupid’s crafty arrow made,
That only wounds by hearsay.”
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Act 4, Scene 1
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“But mine , and mine I lov'd , and mine I prais'd,
And mine that I was proud on, mine so much
That I myself was to myself not mine,
Valuing of her; why, she— O! she is fallen Into a pit of ink…”
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