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GCSE English Literature · key term
A person entitled to receive another person's property or wealth after their death.
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Paper 1
A person entitled to inherit another person’s property or position.
Revise: ContextDon Pedro replies, “No child but Hero; she's his only heir.” Hero is therefore both a potential wife and the person through whom Leonato’s wealth will pass.
A person entitled to inherit another person's property or wealth.
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A person entitled to receive another person’s property or position after their death.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A person entitled to inherit another person's property or wealth.
Revise: Act 1Don Pedro answers, ‘No child but Hero; she's his only heir.’ This exchange makes Hero's inheritance relevant to the match. For wealthy families in Shakespeare's England, marriage could preserve property, raise social standing and create alliances between families.
A person entitled to receive another person's property or title after their death.
A person expected to inherit property, a title or a position after its present holder dies.
Paper 2
A person entitled to receive another person's property or title after their death.
Revise: ContextA dowry brought money or property from the bride's family into the marriage, while legitimate children provided heirs to continue the family line.
Component 1
Revise: Social statusHero is his daughter and heir, while Beatrice is his niece and ward. Margaret and Ursula serve within the household. Dogberry, Verges and the watch belong to the ordinary townspeople rather than the aristocratic circle, although their public duties give them authority.
