Shakespeare's Portrayal of Charlotte Gardener of Leonato
Throughout the play the character of Leonato displays varied parenting
skills, he seems to act differently with Hero in different situations.
There are a number of things which point to him being a bad father,
however there are also times when the audience would perhaps disagree
with the way he handles things.
In the wedding scene he is understandably excited, his only daughter
is about to marry a respected gentleman. I think the fact that
Shakespeare made Hero his only daughter intensifies her fall from his
grace. Once she is married he will have an heir and so she is the most
important thing in his life and everything in his life seems to
revolve around her, so he does care what happens to her, although it
might be suggested that this is for selfish reasons.
Therefore when Claudio suggests that Hero is impure, Leonato dismisses
the idea as a mistake or a joke. This indicates to the audience that
he has a high opinion of Hero and doesn't think that she would let him
down, but perhaps he actually thinks that she wouldn't dare let him
down. Although his first assumption that Hero is innocent, is correct,
when Claudio insists that the accusation is true, Leonato stops
doubting and so it seems he didn't need a lot of convincing. This
confirms to the audience that Leonato doesn't know his daughter very
well. He never questions Hero, or asks for an explanation which shows
that he is now convinced that she is not as perfect as he supposedly
thought. Shakespeare portrays the side of Leonato that is concerned
largely with matters of status and reputation in the scene when Don
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be mean to Hero and he wants to show her that he loves her but I think
his problem is that he doesn't know how to act with her and this
becomes evident throughout the play. I don't think the audience
dislike Leonato or think that he is a bad father, I think they do feel
sympathetic towards Hero but would understand that Leonato was trying
his best. It is quite obvious that Hero is happy with her life and therefore Leonato
must be a good father. It seems that she loves him and understands
that he is trying hard to be a good father.
Shakespeare created a complex relationship and left it up to the
audience to decide who is right and who is wrong. This is a good
technique because the audience has control. They might compare the
situations on the stage to their relationships or relationships of
people they know.
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