| The messenger tells Leonato someone will be arriving in Messina. Who is coming? | Don Pedro and his soldiers (benedick and Claudio) |
| Beatrice questions the messenger about someone. Who? | Benedick |
| Describe Beatrice’s greeting to Benedick upon his arrival | rude and hurtful |
| How long do Don Pedro and his company plan on staying in Messina | 1 month |
| who is Don John | Don Pedro’s half brother; “illegitimate”; “villain” |
| who catches Claudio’s eye | Hero |
| What is it that Benedick swears will never happen to him | he won’t ever get married |
| Where does Claudio say he has spent time before coming to Messina | fighting in war |
| What does Don Pedro intend to do for Claudio | woo Hero for him |
| Who is Antonio | old man; Leonato’s brother; Hero’s uncle; Beatrice’s uncle |
| What does Antonio clam to have learned from one of his servants | her heard Don Pedro is going to woo Hero |
| What is Leonato’s reaction to the news regarding Don Pedro’s wooing his daughter | he was excited; had to tell her about it so she is prepared to respond properly |
| what are Don John’s true feelings toward his brother, Don Pedro? | hates him; do anything to spite him |
| who is Borachio? | Don John’s friend ; helps with plan to ruin love |
| What news does Borachio bring to Don John? | Don Pedro is going to woo Hero for Claudio |
| What does Don John plan to do regarding Claudio and Hero? why? | he wants to ruin their wedding; makes Don John look bad; wants to spite his brother |
| Who does Leonato notice is not at supper that evening | Don John |
| For what does Beatrice say she is thankful to God every night? | that she’s not married |
| where does Beatrice say that, as an unmarried woman, she shall go? | first hell; then heaven |
| What kind of party is Leonato hosting | masquerade |
| How does Beatrice further insult Benedick at Leonato’s masquerade party? | she insults him; calls him a tool; to his face, doesn’t know it’s him |
| Who does Claudio become angry with after Don John shares what he has “heard” | Don Pedro |
| What hint does Beatrice drop about the possible reason for her treatment of Benedick | they were supposed to get married but he broke her heart |
| What news does Don Pedro bring to Claudio | he won over Hero for him |
| What plan does Don Pedro begin to concoct? | to get Benedick and Beatrice together |
| What plan does Borachio devise that pleases Don John? | to make Claudio think hero is cheating on him |
| What does Don John promise Borachio id he is able to pull off his scheme | 1,000 ducats |
| What info does Don John say he is going to obtain | Claudio and hero’s wedding date |
| why does Benedick send a servant to retrieve a book from his room | he wants to be alone |
| what changes in Claudio’s behavior does benedick notice | he stops talking about war and more about love |
| what does benedick blame for the unfavorable changes he sees in Claudio | love |
| what qualities must a woman possess before benedick will even consider her for a while | noble, nice hair, speak well, good-looking, rich, good virtues, a musician, and mild |
| what story do don pedro, balthasar, and Claudio tell while benedick is hiding in the arbor | how Beatrice is secretly in love with benedick; but she’ll never admit it |
| hero talks!!! what sort of person is she when she is with the other women | she is a gossip |
| how effective are hero and Ursula in getting Beatrice to think that benedick is in lover with her | very effective, she wants to change, prove them wrong |
| how does Beatrice respond to what she has heard | insulted; wants to change |
| what happens when benedick encounters don pedro, leonato, and claudio | they make fun of him for being in love |
| what does don john tell don pedro and Claudio? what does he arrange for them to do? how willing are they to believe him? | Hero is unfaithful; disloyal; said he could show her in the act; they need proof to believe it |
| how confident does the city’s police force make you? is dogberry a good constable? how does this part of the scene affect the tone of the play? | not very; don’t do job; no; doesn’t enforce rules; makes it comical (comic relief) |
| what do the watchmen learn from borachio and comrade? what action do the watchmen take? are they able to capture deformed? will what they have done save the wedding and the play? | don john’s plan (evil); arrest them;no deformed is Don John; no; cops aren’t good |
| what is happening in scene four? do we still get to see the new hero? how does hero feel? how does Beatrice feel? does she get sympathy from hero and Margaret? | hero and the other women are getting ready for the wedding; no; serious/offended; nervous for wedding and very much in love; “stuffed” (love sick); no; they made fun of her |
| How effective are dogberry and verges in getting leonato to understand what they have learned? can we expect another scene with dogberry? | they aren’t; kept talking; didn’t understand what dogberry was saying; yes; we don’t know what happened with the prisoners |
| what happens at the wedding | Claudio accuses hero of being unfaithful |
| how would you rate the behavior between Claudio and don pedro | childish and vindictive; trying to get revenge |
| how does hero respond | she denies it; doesn’t know what’s going on |
| how does leonato respond | believes it immediately; says she’s better off dead |
| what happens to hero | she faints |
| in the next scene, how supportive of hero is leonato | not at all |
| who perhaps surprisingly has not left with Don Pedro and Claudio | benedick |
| who is the first person to stand up for hero | beatrice |
| how well does the friar handle the situation? what plan does he offer | came up with the solution of her pretending to die, so Claudio feels guilty and when she comes he’ll want to be with her again |
| what does benedick say he’ll do; why is he willing to support the family and plan | wants to go with plan to impress beatrice |
| what happens when Beatrice and benedick are left alone? Is she saying benedick isn’t a man | they confess their love; he isn’t a man unless he kills claudio |
| is this a strange time for a mutual declaration of love? what does it lead to | yes; hero’s wedding was just ruined; he’s chosen love over friends |
| will benedick kill Claudio? what in fact has he agreed to? what does it mean that benedick is now standing for the honor of leonato’s family against his military companions? | he’s going to challenge him to a dual; shows love is most important to him |
| what most bothers dogberry in the examination of the prisoners? does he get it quite right in what he says? how does his speech affect our understanding of dogberry | they call him an ass; yes he is; shows he’s not educated |
| what are leonato and Antonia saying at the beginning of the scene? how has leonato’s understanding of the situation changed? what will leonato do | they’re upset at Claudio; she’s very innocent; challenge him |
| what does leonato try to do when don pedro and Claudio enter? how do they treat him? what do leonato and Antonio call Claudio? how does don pedro respond to them? | insults them and challenges them; disrespectful; called him an old man; called Claudio a boy; don pedro supports claudio |
| How successful is benedick in challenging Claudio, and how do Claudio and don pedro respond to him? do they take him seriously? should they? | he’s not; they laugh at him; no, he’s only doing it for beatrice |
| what do don pedro and Claudio learn? what is Claudio’s reaction | don john’s real plan; feels guilty |
| what penance does leonato set? | … |
| what is the nature of dogberry’s humor? does he think he is funny | he is uneducated; no |
| how good a poet is benedick? how are Beatrice and bendeick now they are in love | … |
| what news does Ursula bring | don john escaped and he was behind the plan |
| how is the memorial service? is there a pun on preyed/prayed | somber/remorseful; yes |
| how will this marriage service be different? what does benedick ask the friar | veils, not masks; to marry beatrice |
| why is “neice” veiled? | so they don’t know its hero |
| what might be the problem with a young lady in the family that no one has heard of before? | they say she looks like hero so they might be suspicious |
| why must Claudio promise to marry her before he sees her face? what happens when Claudio does make that promise | leonato was testing him; she unveils |
| how willing do Beatrice and benedick seem to be about marrying each other? how do the others force them to admit their love? how serious are Beatrice and benedick here and how much of this playing with the others | embarrassed in front of people; love notes; very serious |
| what is benedick’s advice to don pedro? what does he mean by “man is a giddy thing” | to get a wife; ne don’t know what they want |
| whose plan gets overruled, and by whom? what might his reaction be | benedick’s plan gets overruled by leonato; he laughed |
| what will happen to don john? what is the effect of mentioning don john at the end of the play? do we need to know this information? what would be different if don john wasn’t mentioned? | punished; resolution, happy ending; yes; he could do this again; sequal |
| where did this story take place | messina, italy |
| what is the climax | Claudio rejects hero at the alter |
| who portrayed “the road to marriage is often lined with pitfalls and impediments” | … |
| what goes with “people often wear masks to disguise their true feelings” | veils at party; Beatrice who pretended she didn’t love benedick at masquerade |
| what goes with “all is not what it seems” | hero at final wedding; don john’s plan |
| what goes with “love is not blind” | Hero and claudio |
| what goes with “love is blind” | benedick and Beatrice |
| what does with “a woman’s chastity is a treasure no man should possess except in marriage” | Hero |
| what are the two plots that diverge | love story and civil plan |
| what are dogberry’s malapropisms | he says things he doesn’t mean |
| what is a pun | a play on words |
| what is clever word play | metaphors |
| what kind of innuendo was used | sexual |
| was this a tragedy or comedy | a comedy |
Much Ado About Nothing
July 5, 2019