Don John
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Don John is the sullen, scheming villain of Shakespeare’s *Much Ado About Nothing*, whose plots drive much of the play’s conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don John canonical | 5 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| alliesWith |
Borachio
ⓘ
Conrade ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Much Ado About Nothing
ⓘ
surface form:
Act I of Much Ado About Nothing
Act II of Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ Act III of Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ Act IV of Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Dogberry and the watch (indirectly through their discovery) ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Messinian authorities ⓘ |
| characterType |
scheming
ⓘ
sullen ⓘ |
| conflictType | interpersonal conflict ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| deceives |
Claudio
ⓘ
Don Pedro ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
instigator of false accusation against Hero
ⓘ
source of misunderstanding ⓘ |
| drives | conflict in Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Don ⓘ |
| influences | Claudio’s decision to shame Hero ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| motivation |
envy
ⓘ
malice ⓘ resentment ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Aragonese ⓘ |
| notablePlot | plot to ruin the marriage of Claudio and Hero ⓘ |
| notableScene | the window scene where Hero is falsely implicated ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
manipulative
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ spiteful ⓘ |
| opposes |
Don Pedro
ⓘ
happiness of Claudio and Hero ⓘ |
| relationshipToDon Pedro | illegitimate brother ⓘ |
| relative | Don Pedro ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Messina ⓘ |
| socialStatus | bastard ⓘ |
| targetOfPlot | Hero ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
deception
ⓘ
honor and reputation ⓘ illegitimacy and social status ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.