Sunday 24 February 2013

Act 3 Scene 5
Malapropisms

  • 'Marry sir, I would have some confidence with you that decerns you dearly' CONCERNS
  • Goodman, Verges, sir, speaks a little off the matter; an old man, sir, and his wits are not so blunt as, God help, I would desire they were' SHARP
  • 'Comparisons are odorous; palabras, neighbour, Verges' ARDUOUS
  1. Dogberry wants to communicate to Leonato that his watch have detained two criminals. This will certify his credibility and he wants to boast his success. He doesn't actually want to solve the crime. This impedes the discovery of the crime against Hero as it prevents him from informing Leonato of the great crime. Instead Dogberry is not concise in the informing this leads him to become bored and he loses interest. 
2. The great honour that Leonato bestows upon Dogberry and Verges is the 'examining' of the two criminals. 

1 comment:

  1. Is Dogberry the only character who is unaware of the 'truth' and who is blinded to it by their own character?

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