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however, it's not just that Leonato is pissed at Hero, it goes a
little beyond that. Hero has just been slandered and disgraced
in front of a good portion of the community. Leonato is then in
turn shamed by Hero's alleged actions. She is essentially an
embarassment to him. This is one of the reasons he is so verbal
and so harsh in his demoucement of her. He wishes to distance
himself from her, make it seem as though he was ever a loving
father and she is just the shrewish daughter who repays his love
with devious behavior. Sure Leonato is mad, but when we get down
to it I believe he is more concerned, at the time, with his honor
than with the truth if his daughter's guilt or innocence. Besides,
there is some evidence in the text that could lend support to the
claim that Leonato already suspects that Hero is not a maid.Posted by Stephen on April 06, 1997 at 20:25:13
In Reply to "Tone here..." posted by Todd on April 06, 1997 at 12:06:15
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