Describe the following characters.
Character list for Act I- III.
King Ferdinand- He is the ruler of Navarre. Navarre is a place between France and Spain. He falls in love with the beautiful witty, yet flirty princess. Her speech is very witty, yet it is sharp with an attitude
Lord- He is the head of the Acadamia program. He is the one who sets up the contract where all of the men are sacrificing three square meals a day, eight hours of sleep, and love. They are especially not allowed to fall in love in fear that they will be severely punished.
Don Adriano- He is very full of himself and the story talks about how he looks like King Philip II of Spain. He loves Jaquenetta truly and is upset that Costard is courting her. He uses his poetry to express his passion for his love.
Jaquenetta- She is the maid in the household. She is in love with Costard and Costard is in love with her.
Costard- joker, clown, target of jokes. He is the comedic relief in the play.
Biron- He is a guy living at Ferdinand's court hoping to study at the Acadamia. He doesn't agree with the no falling in love policy. He falls in love with Rosaline. At first sight, he tells her that he will make her love him. He explains that his heart is breaking when Rosaline thinks he does not have a heart.
Longaville- He is another lord at the court where he also breaks the rules and falls in love with Maria. He reminds me of Romeo in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet play when he asks the page who the women was.
Boyet- is another lord, but he is travels with the princess and her ladies from France. He tends to be a big flirt when he asks Maria to let him kiss her in exchange for food and she denies.
Dumain- He is also a lord of the court who sacrifices love for academics. However, he and the others are finding themselves falling in love. Big no no! He loves the woman Katharine.
Princess- She is the girl who the king tries to attract. She uses insults when talking about the no falling in love policy. She thinks that will is most powerful thing. Their will is going to overpower them and they will crack.
She wants to get married because her dad is on his death bed and she needs a new benefactor.
Maria, Rosaline, and Katharine- They are the ladies of France that decided to accompany the Princess of France. They speak of the "book-men" as complete romantics. They believe in love at first sight more than the men do.
Vocabulary:
gelded- to take strength from
expositor- someone who is a expounder
bedecking- to adorn in a showy manner
remuneration- reward, pay
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