When you went onward on this ended action,
I look’d upon her with a soldier’s eye,
That liked, but had a rougher task in hand
Than to drive liking to the name of love:
But now I am return’d and that war-thoughts
Have left their places vacant, in their rooms
Come thronging soft and delicate desires,
All prompting me how fair young Hero is,
Saying, I liked her ere I went to wars.

my notes:

• Char of Claudio: Romantic but some conflict w/ masculinity of Romance (‘soldier’s eye’)
• close relationship, motre trusting emotionally than w/ Ben
• setting up the central romance of the play
• theme: definition of love: comptetes with other types of affection (soldier’s brotherhood, etc.) Brought up by Ben
• creates a metaphor of emotions: war thoughts out, love in
• ‘rougher task in hand’ connotation implying manliness

my paragraph:

No Fear Shakespeare

Here are the notes from last year.

Here is the intro. to the play.

Introduction to Theatre: Realism