| What does Leonato and Antonio say about Beatrice and marriage to tease her? | She will never marry because she is too mean. |
| In what ways are Beatrice and Benedick alike? | They are against marriage, stubborn, and outspoken |
| What does Beatrice have against marriage? | She doesn’t want to be dictated by a man and not marry out of love. |
| How do the people pair off at the ball dance? | Don Pedro and HeroBalthasar and MargaretAntonio and UrsulaBenedick and Beatrice |
| How does Beatrice insult Benedick? | She he’s not funny, he is a jester, very dull, a fool, only mean; he feels like the whole world sees him that way now |
| why does don John ask Claudio if he is Benedict? | Don John knows he is Claudio but wants to tell him that Don Pedro is in love with Hero. |
| What is Caudio’s response to the news Don John gives him? | he should have gone to Hero himself and he knows that love gets in the way of friendship. He says goodbye hero. |
| What is Benedick’s reaction to Beatrice’s earlier insult? | he will get revenge |
| to what does Benedick compare Claudio? What is being suggested about Claudio? | a bird; he trust to many people |
| for what reason does Benedick exit in such a hurry? In leaving, what does Benedick call Beatrice? What is suggested about their verbal dueling? | Beatrice comes in and he is trying to avoid her; Lady Tongue; everything they say actually hurts each other sometimes, and each insult is chosen for a reason |
| Explain the pun Benedict uses | He hates the dish of his lady tongue |
| He teases her about putting Benedick down. | He teases her about putting Benedick down. |
| How is Beatrice a foil for Hero? | Hero is much more of a traditional lady of the time and Beatrice is not. |
| Hoe does Leonato react to Beatrice and Benedick as a pair? | he thinks that they would drive themselves crazy |
| How Beatrice a foil for Don John? | she is outspoken and he is not |
| How is Don Johns Presence an exception t the harmony? | he is trying to get revenge and start another uprising |
| Explain Borachio’s scheme to end the marriage plans of Claudio and Hero. What is Don John’s part in the plan? | tell the Prince that Hero is a prostitute; convince Claudio and Prince (Don Pedro) that she really is a prostitute by making up things an giving “proof” |
| According to Borachio, why will Margaret cooperate in this? | they are lovers and she will do anything for him |
| what is the point of Benedick’s soliloquy? | it reveals why he likes Beatrice |
| what does Benedick do as Leonato, Claudio, and Don Pedro enter? Why? | hide; wants to see what they have to say about Beatrice |
| Don Pedro notices… | don John is not at the dinner |
| What three things does Don Pedro say about Beatrice that convinces Benedick that she loves him? | 1. She writes letters to him2. She will die if he doesn’t love her3. She cries at night for Benedick |
| What two reasons will Benedick love Beatrice back? | 1. He would be mean if he didn’t love her back2. He pities her |
| Describe three things that convince Benedick that Claudio and Leonato’s conversation is truthful | Beatrice writes letters to Benedick then rips it up; she will die if he doesn’t love her back or tells him she loves him; she cries at night for him |
| what does Benedict say when Beatrice brings him dinner | Lovely Beatrice, thank you |
| “But doth not the appetite alter” | Don’t tastes change? |
| explain Benedick’s remarks “…shall quips and sentences, and these paper bullets of the brain, awe a man from the career of his humor?” | nothing can stop a man from getting what his heart desires |
Much Ado About Nothing Act 2
July 31, 2019