Hero

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Shakespearean character fictional character noblewoman protagonist

Hero is the gentle, wronged young noblewoman in Shakespeare’s *Much Ado About Nothing*, whose romance and public humiliation drive much of the play’s dramatic tension.

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Label Occurrences
Hero canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
accusedBy Claudio ⓘ
Don Pedro ⓘ
appearsIn Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ
associatedMotive misprision of love ⓘ
basedOnWorkLanguage English ⓘ
betrothedTo Claudio ⓘ
centralThemeRelation chastity ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ
honour ⓘ
reputation ⓘ
contrastedWith Beatrice ⓘ
countryOfFictionalResidence Italy ⓘ
cousin Beatrice ⓘ
creator William Shakespeare ⓘ
defendedBy Beatrice ⓘ
Friar Francis ⓘ
dramaticFunction catalyst for conflict ⓘ
romantic heroine ⓘ
wronged maiden ⓘ
faintsAt wedding ceremony ⓘ
father Leonato ⓘ
firstAppearanceAct Act 1 ⓘ
firstPerformanceCentury 16th century ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearsIn comedy ⓘ
literaryPeriod English Renaissance ⓘ
medium stage drama ⓘ
notableScene Act 4 church scene ⓘ
final wedding scene ⓘ
personalityTrait forgiving ⓘ
gentle ⓘ
modest ⓘ
obedient ⓘ
publiclyHumiliatedAt wedding ceremony ⓘ
reconciledWith Claudio ⓘ
reportedAs dead ⓘ
residence Messina ⓘ
slanderedBy Borachio ⓘ
Don John ⓘ
socialClass nobility ⓘ
spouse Claudio ⓘ
subjectOfPlot feigned death ⓘ
victimOf falseAccusation ⓘ
workByAuthor Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ
surface form: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) → character → Hero ⓘ
Much Ado About Nothing → featuresCharacter → Hero ⓘ
Don Pedro → helpsArrangeMarriageBetween → Hero ⓘ