Margaret
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Margaret is a witty and flirtatious gentlewoman in Shakespeare’s comedy "Much Ado About Nothing," whose unwitting involvement in a deception helps drive the play’s central conflict.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don John | 0 |
| Much Ado About Nothing | 0 |
| Borachio | 0 |
| Hero | 0 |
| Messina | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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fictional character ⓘ fictionalized Italian city ⓘ play ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Much Ado About Nothing
NERFINISHED
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Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED ⓘ Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED ⓘ Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act II of Much Ado About Nothing
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Act III of Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED ⓘ Act V of Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Messina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | central conflict of Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
catalyst for misunderstanding
ⓘ
comic relief ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | early 17th-century English stage ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreContext | comedy ⓘ |
| inRelationshipWith | Borachio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Beatrice
NERFINISHED
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Benedick NERFINISHED ⓘ Claudio NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Pedro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
deception of Claudio
ⓘ
plot of Don John ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | stage play script ⓘ |
| occupation | gentlewoman ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
flirtatious
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lively ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| relationshipDynamic |
banters with Beatrice
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teases Benedick ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithHero | waiting gentlewoman GENERATED ⓘ |
| role | villain ⓘ |
| sceneOfImpersonation | Hero’s chamber window ⓘ |
| serves | Hero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaksIn | prose ⓘ |
| stageMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| unknowinglyImpersonates | Hero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.