| Why has the messenger come to Messina in the opening scene? | to tell Leonato that Claudio and Benedick are coming |
| Who “hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age” in recent battle? | Claudio |
| Which characters have “skirmish wit” whenever they meet? | Beatrice and Benedick |
| After Claudio sees Hero, what are three words or phrases he uses to describe her? | rare, precious, and beautiful |
| How does Benedick feel about Claudio’s declaration of love for Hero? | doesn’t approve (of love) |
| How does Don Pedro offer to help Claudio win Hero’s hand? | At the masquerade, he will pretend to be Claudio and woo her for him. |
| How does Leonato get the false impression that Don Pedro loves Hero? | His brother, Antonio’s, servant overhears the conversation and misunderstands. |
| Why does Leonato plan to tell his daughter that Don Pedro loves her? | To prepare her so she will have an answer |
| What does Conrade mean when he mentions to Don John that Don Pedro “hath ta’en you newly into grace”? | He has forgiven you, so you shouldn’t challenge his trust. |
| How does Don John find out about Don Pedro’s plan to woo Hero for Claudio? | Borachio overhears. |
| Why does Don John want to “cross” Claudio | Claudio has taken Don John’s spot of authority for Don Pedro |
| What does Leonato want his daughter to do if Don Pedro proposes? | say yes |
| According to Beatrice, what comes after wooing and wedding? | you regret getting married in the first place |
| How does Beatrice upset the masked Benedick? | She insults him |
| Why does Claudio begin to think that Don Pedro is wooing Hero for himself? | Don John misinforms him on purpose. |
| Why does Benedick tell Claudio “the Prince hath got your Hero”? | You have to deal with it, because Hero is Don Pedro’s |
| What does Beatrice say when Don Pedro asks if she will have him? | No, I can only take you in small doses |
| What three people does Don Pedro ask to help him in match-making? | Leonato, Claudio, and Hero |
| What is Borachio’s plan for slandering Hero? | He will pretend Margaret is Hero and have “Hero” cheat on Claudio. Don John will make sure Don Pedro and Claudio see. |
| How will the plan make Don Pedro feel he “hath wronged his honor”? | Don Pedro set up the relationship, so it is his fault Claudio got a dishonorable woman. |
| According to Benedick, how has Claudio changed? | He has turned into a fool and is lovesick. |
| What is Balthasar’s song about? | Men are dogs – don’t waste your energy on them |
| How do Claudio and the others trick Benedick? | They pretend that they do not know he is eavesdropping and mention Beatrice’s love for Benedick. |
| According to Leonato, what does Beatrice do “twenty times a night”? | sobs and cries about ho wmuch she loves Benedick |
| According to Claudio, why does Hero think Beatrice will die? | She’ll die if he doesn’t love her back but also if he woos her. |
| What does Benedick mean, “If I do not love her, I am a Jew”? | If I do not love her, I am a horrible person. |
| How do Hero and her two gentlewomen trick Beatrice? | They arrange for Beatrice to be eavesdropping and then discuss Benedick’s love for Beatrice. |
| Why does Beatrice say, “and maiden pride, adieu!”? | I’ll throw away my pride and get married. |
| What are some of the signs of love Benedick’s friends detect in him? | Fixing his appearance |
| Why does Don John take Don Pedro and Claudio aside? | To tell them Hero is cheating on Claudio |
| What does Claudio do at the altar? | Expose Hero |
| What is Dogberry’s job? | Night watchman |
| Why are Borachio and Conrade arrested? | They overhear the plan to deceive Cladio; treachery |
| What does Margaret tease Beatrice about? | Being in love with Benedick |
| Why does Dogberry go to see Leonato? | Wants to show him Borachio and Conrade |
| How does Claudio shock the wedding assembly? | He reveals that Hero cheated on him and is not a virgin. |
| What is the friar’s plan for seeing that the truth comes out? | He says that she must fake her death so everyone will miss her and feel bad. |
| Where does the friar suggest Hero go, if she has been faithless? | a nunnery |
| What is Hero’s response to Claudio’s accusation? | she faints |
| What is Leonato’s reaction to the accusations against his daughter? | He believes Claudio, he is angry with Hero, and he says that she is better off dead. |
| Who says, “Call me a fool… If this sweet lady lie not guiltless”? | Friar Francis |
| What is Benedick agreeing to do when he says, “Enough, I am engaged”? | Kill Claudio |
| What does Dogberry keep insisting be written down about him? | that he is an ass |
| “He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat”. | Beatrice |
| “Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” | Hero |
| “O, what authority and show of truth can cunning sin cover itself withal!” | Claudio |
| “He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man.” | Beatrice |
| “She died, my lord, but whiles her slander lived.” | Leonato |
| “Bring me a father that so loved his child, whose joy of her is overwhelmed like mine…” | Leonato |
| “What, my dear Lady Disdain! Are you yet living?” | Benedick |
| “Done to death by slanderous tongues….” | Claudio |
| “When I said I would die a bachelor, I did not think I should live until I were married.” | Benedick |
| “For it so falls out that what we have we prize not to the worth while we enjoy it, but being lack’d and lost, why, then we rack the value.” | Friar |
| “Friendship is constant in all other things save in the office and affairs of love.” | Claudio |
Much Ado about Nothing
July 26, 2019