Loves Labours Lost Act IV.

Character List


Vocabulary:

pernicious- causing harm or ruin.
indubitate-  not questioned or doubtful, certain.
videlicet- that is to say; namely.
coppice- dense growth of small trees or bushes.


Describe their style of language


Holofernes- (Scene 2) This guy  thinks he knows everything. When talking about the deer that the princess killed, he believes everyone else doesn't know a thing about the subject of deer. He notes it as a pricket, which is a two year old buck deer. He tells Dull a story of the death of the deer. He comments and critiques  the letters with much humor.

"Sir Nathaniel, will you hear an extemporal epitaph on the death of the deer?
 And, to humour  the ignorant, I call the deer that the princess killed a pricket" (Act IV. scene II).

       "And, the text most infallibly concludes it' 

Nathaniel- He is another teacher like Holofernes. Holoferenes and Nathaniel are considered the major entertainment of this scene because they are reading various different letters and using abusive commentary on them.

"Perge, good Master Holofernes, perge; so it shall please you to put an end to to this abusive humor" (Act IV. scene II).

            "And thank you too; for society, saith the text is the happiness of life" 

Dull- He is the constable, that usually hangs out with Holofernes and Nathaniel. He believes that it was not a held creed or answer for the deer. He believes its a pricket. He tries to fit in with both of the schoolmasters.

"Twas not a haud credo; 'twas a pricket" (Act Iv. scene II). 

Don Armado- He gives a letter to Costad, who by accident distributes all of them, getting them mixed up encouraging the schoolmasters to read them.

Jacquenetta- She is asking the schoolmasters to read the letters. She cannot read. She finds her letter is not from Don Armado, but from Lord Biron to Rosaline.

"Good Costard, go with me. God save your soul"

This quote explains that she and Costard are going to tattle on the unfaithful lords.


Moth- He is Don Armado's page or assistant. Just a historical note, a page was a person in the medevial times who was most always a man that helped the lord when they went to war. He and Don Armado have an interesting conversation about Costard and his broken shin. He doesn't really know too much, so he asks his master lots of questions. 

"By saying that a costard was broken in a shin, then falled you for the l'envoy"