He rages against her while Beatrice maintains that Hero is innocent. Surprisingly, Leonato immediately accepts the lies and wishes both himself and Hero dead. Hero faints, and the three accusers leave. Don Pedro reports that he, Claudio, and Don John all saw her there. Claudio asks Hero who appeared with her in her window last night, and she denies any such appearance. Venus" or animals that "rage in savage sensuality." Don Pedro joins the condemnation, calling her a "common stale" (a whore). The friar proceeds and soon comes to the question about knowing any "impediment why you should not be conjoined." Claudio challenges Hero, Leonato nervously tries to move the ceremony along, but Claudio chooses to delay further, finally denouncing Hero as a "rotten orange," blushing with guilt, a "wanton," "more intemperate than. to marry this lady?" Claudio answers "No." Leonato assumes Claudio is joking and explains that the Friar is marrying them, that Claudio is being married to Hero. In answer to the friar's first question, "You come. Leonato suggests that Friar Francis use a short wedding ceremony to marry Claudio and Hero.
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