Much Ado About Nothing Key Scenes
Much ado about nothing
Potential passages for my exam
* Act 1 Scene 1 Lines 1-70 (opening of the play) * Act 2 Scene 1 Lines 1-60 (Beatrice views on love) * Act 2 Scene 1 Lines 160-257 (Love Benedick and Beatrice) * Act 2 Scene 3 Lines 6-27 and 181-200 (Benedicks speeches on love) * Act 3 Scene 1 Lines 37-end (Gulling of Beatrice) * Act 3 Scene 3 Lines 1-77 (Dogberry+Comedy) * Act 3 Scene 4 Lines 29- end (Beatrice in love) * Act 3 Scene 5 (Dogberry) * Act 4 Scene 1 Lines 1-104 (Shaming of Hero), Lines 105-247 (Plan by Friar Francis) and rest of the scene (Beatrice and Benedick) * Act 5 Scene 1 lines 108-173 * Act 5 Scene 1 lines 269-292 * Act 5 Scene 2 Lines 32-end
Act 1 Scene 1 Lines 1-70 (opening of the play)
What happens during the passage?
A messenger brings a letter informing Governor Leonato that Don Pedro and his victorious army will shortly arrive in Messina. The Messenger reports that young Count Claudio has performed great deeds of bravery in the war. Beatrice questions the messenger about Benedick, sarcastically calling him Signor Mountanto. Forced with a barrage of mocking comments about a fellow soldier, the Messenger politely attempts to defend Benedick’s reputation. As Beatrice continues to speak mockingly of Benedick to the Messenger, the prince Don Pedro, and his followers arrive.
Quotes from the Passage:
“He hath borne himself beyond the promise if his age, doing in the figure of a lamb, the feats of a lion.”
*Means: Claudio did better than you’d expect for someone his age. Looks like a lam but behaved like a lion.
“Signor Mountanto”
*Means : Mr cut and thurst (a fencing move)
“As pleasant as he ever was”
“Stuffed with all honorable vitrues”
“He will hang upon him like a disease”- he is sooner caught than the pestilence” –Benedick will cling to Claudio like a disease, easier to catch then the plague.
What happens after this passage?
Leonato eloquently welcomes his royal quest and
Potential passages for my exam
* Act 1 Scene 1 Lines 1-70 (opening of the play) * Act 2 Scene 1 Lines 1-60 (Beatrice views on love) * Act 2 Scene 1 Lines 160-257 (Love Benedick and Beatrice) * Act 2 Scene 3 Lines 6-27 and 181-200 (Benedicks speeches on love) * Act 3 Scene 1 Lines 37-end (Gulling of Beatrice) * Act 3 Scene 3 Lines 1-77 (Dogberry+Comedy) * Act 3 Scene 4 Lines 29- end (Beatrice in love) * Act 3 Scene 5 (Dogberry) * Act 4 Scene 1 Lines 1-104 (Shaming of Hero), Lines 105-247 (Plan by Friar Francis) and rest of the scene (Beatrice and Benedick) * Act 5 Scene 1 lines 108-173 * Act 5 Scene 1 lines 269-292 * Act 5 Scene 2 Lines 32-end
Act 1 Scene 1 Lines 1-70 (opening of the play)
What happens during the passage?
A messenger brings a letter informing Governor Leonato that Don Pedro and his victorious army will shortly arrive in Messina. The Messenger reports that young Count Claudio has performed great deeds of bravery in the war. Beatrice questions the messenger about Benedick, sarcastically calling him Signor Mountanto. Forced with a barrage of mocking comments about a fellow soldier, the Messenger politely attempts to defend Benedick’s reputation. As Beatrice continues to speak mockingly of Benedick to the Messenger, the prince Don Pedro, and his followers arrive.
Quotes from the Passage:
“He hath borne himself beyond the promise if his age, doing in the figure of a lamb, the feats of a lion.”
*Means: Claudio did better than you’d expect for someone his age. Looks like a lam but behaved like a lion.
“Signor Mountanto”
*Means : Mr cut and thurst (a fencing move)
“As pleasant as he ever was”
“Stuffed with all honorable vitrues”
“He will hang upon him like a disease”- he is sooner caught than the pestilence” –Benedick will cling to Claudio like a disease, easier to catch then the plague.
What happens after this passage?
Leonato eloquently welcomes his royal quest and