| Why does Claudio publicly shame Hero at the wedding? | After seeing what he thought was Hero being disloyal, Claudio thinks the wedding is all a set up to steal his title. (It is a big deal to find out the woman he is marrying is not a virgin as promised) |
| “Give not this rotten orange to your friend.”Speaker and Meaning? | Claudio says this as he throws Hero back at Leonato. He says Hero is like an orange, beautiful/honorable on the outside, but rotten in the inside. |
| What two goddesses does Claudio compare Hero to? | 1. Hero looks like Diana – the goddess of the moon (represents purity and virginity/innocence)2. Hero is actually Venus – the goddess of love (represents how Hero is going around making love with other men) |
| Who says: “Hath no man’s dagger here a point for me?” | Leonato – he is so upset about what happens at the wedding that he wants to kill himself. |
| Who does Benedick suspect is behind the crime? | Don John |
| What is an example of appearance vs. reality in scene 1? | Hero appears disloyal to the public, but is actually innocent (a virgin). |
| What is the friar’s plan? | To pretend Hero is dead.This will shift the gossip from Hero’s sex-life to Hero’s death and buy them time to figure out what is happening/how they are going to fix things. |
| What is Shakespeare saying about love? | Love is the riskiest thing in life.(shown through Benedick and Beatrice – Benedick is going to challenge Claudio to prove he loves Beatrice) |
| Why is Beatrice upset? | 1. She knows Hero is innocent and she feels guilty not sleeping with her (was not her alibi). 2. She does not like how women do not have any power. |
| What favor does Beatrice ask of Benedick? | To kill Claudio |
| Who is the Sexton? | The man who interrogates Borachio and Conrade |
| Who do Dogberry, Verges, and the Sexton interrogate? | Borachio and Conrade |
| What does the Sexton find out from Borachio and Conrade’s interrogation? | Don John is a villain and Borachio and Conrade are “not gentlement”. |
| Why is it dramatic irony that Conrade calls Dogberry an ass? | Dogberry does not think he is an ass, but we know he really is. |
Much Ado About Nothing: Act 4 Questions
July 8, 2019