Borachio

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Borachio is a minor villain in Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing," a follower of Don John who helps orchestrate the plot to disgrace Hero.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
fictional character
villain
allegiance Don John NERFINISHED
appearsIn Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED
appearsInAct Act I of Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED
Act II of Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED
Act III of Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED
Act V of Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED
arrestedBy Watchmen of Messina NERFINISHED
associatedWithLocation Messina NERFINISHED
causes public shaming of Hero
confessesTo Conrade NERFINISHED
Watchmen of Messina NERFINISHED
conspiresWith Don John NERFINISHED
Margaret NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork England NERFINISHED
creator William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
deceives Claudio NERFINISHED
Don Pedro NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction agent of deception
catalyst for conflict between Claudio and Hero
employer Don John NERFINISHED
exposesPlotTo Claudio NERFINISHED
Don Pedro NERFINISHED
Leonato NERFINISHED
expressesRemorseFor slandering Hero
feignsCourtshipOf Margaret NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCentury 16th century
genreOfWork romantic comedy
hasDialogueIn prose
languageOfWork Early Modern English NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod English Renaissance drama
medium theatre
moralArc repentant by end of play
motive financial reward
nameEtymology derived from Spanish word for drunkard "borracho"
partOf Much Ado About Nothing character list
plotInvolvement scheme to disgrace Hero
receivesMoneyFrom Don John NERFINISHED
relationshipToConrade associate GENERATED
relationshipToDonJohn henchman
relationshipToMargaret co-conspirator GENERATED
roleInWork minor antagonist
targetOfPlot Hero NERFINISHED
workGenre comedy

Referenced by (3)

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

Don John alliesWith Borachio
Hero slanderedBy Borachio