Question

Explain the line: “this naughty man shall face to face be brought to Margaret”.

Answer 1

Hint: To answer this question one must thoroughly read the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare.

Complete answer :
These lines are from the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Act 5 scene 1. These lines were spoken by Leonato.

Leonato, who is Hero’s father, falls into a state of deep grief and shock. Torn by his worries about whether Hero was indeed chaste as she claimed and his questions about what actually occurred, he cannot function. His brother Antonio tried to cheer him, telling him to have patience. But Leonato answered that although people can easily give advice when they are themselves not unhappy, people in great pain cannot follow the advice so easily. Leonato wanted to find out who murdered his daughter and he wanted people to know that his daughter was innocent. In terms of punishment, Leonato said they can't bring Hero back, but they can earn his forgiveness by explaining to the people of Messina that hero was actually innocent.

Also, they need to hang an epitaph on Hero's tomb and tomorrow Claudio must go and marry his niece, who looks almost just like Hero. Claudio agreed to marry his niece and thanked Leonato copiously for his kindness. Leonato said that he would expect them all in the morning for Wedding 2.0. In the meantime, he’s off to question Hero’s maid, Margaret, who was likely involved in this whole conspiracy. He wants to know who has murdered his daughter.

Borachio spoke up again and said that Margaret had no idea what she was doing, she wasn’t involved in the plot, and is a just and virtuous girl.

Note:In order to answer such questions it is imperative to have read the play thoroughly in detail so as not to miss any line. It is equally important to know the characters of the play and read in between the text so as not to miss any point.