What does “Ado” mean? | Fuss |
Where does Much Ado Nothing take place | Italy |
What theater was much ado About Nothing performed? | The glove theatrr |
Quartos | Small books of published plays |
First Folio | Contained all of Shakespeare’s plays |
How many sonnets and plays did Shakespeare write? | Sonnet- 154Plays- 37 |
Factors of a comedy | – happy ending- mistaken identity- marriage- mischief |
Use of Roman numerals in a Shakespearean play | Upper case: actLower case: scenes |
Beatrice | – main girl character- niece of Leonato (governed of Messina)- Hero’s cousin- loves Benedick |
Benedick | – main male character – top soldier- best friends with Claudio- vows to never marry- in love with Beatrice |
Claudio | – 2nd top soldier – passionate – falls in love with Hero at 1st sight- a little immature |
Don Pedro | – general/captain of army- everyone is underneath Don Pedro |
Hero | – Leonato’s daughter- gentile/loving- falls in love with Claudio |
Don John | – villain- Claudio’s half-brother- the dispossessed son- 2nd best- tries to stop Claudio’s wedding |
Leonato | Governer of Messina |
Antonio | – Leonato’s brother- Beatrice’s dad |
Margaret | – Hero’s serving woman- likes Borachio |
Balthasar | Waiting man in Leonato’s household |
Borachio | – works for Don John- uses Margaret |
Conrad | Works for Don John |
External Conflict | Character vs. outside force |
Internal conflict | Character vs. self |
Themes in Much Ado About Nothing | – deception- importance of honor for women/men- public shaming- noting |
Much Ado About Nothing
July 20, 2019