| She’s convinced to love Benedick by Hero and Urusla | what trick is played on Beatrice |
| Beatrice decides to marry Benedick | what does Beatrice resolve after the trick is played on her |
| a toothache | what physical ailment troubles Benedick |
| He wears new clothes and perfume for Beatrice | How and why has Benedick changed his appearance |
| They make fun of him and their trick is successful | what conclusion do Don Pedro and Claudio draw from Benedick’s new appearance |
| He tells them that Hero is cheating on Claudio | What does Don John tell Don Pedro and Claudio |
| They’ll confront Hero at the wedding | What decision do Claudio and Don Pedro make? Why? |
| Dogberry and Verges are cops. They fit the “Cops are stupid” stereotype | Who are Dogberry and Verges? What stereotype do they fit? |
| Watch for drunkards | What is the watch’s job that night? |
| Getting Drunk | What is Borachio’s main vice? |
| He got with Margaret. He fooled Pedro and Claudio. Don John payed Borachio with gold coins. | What does Borachio tell Conrade? What happens when Borachio finishes his story |
| They tell Leonato about the arrest. Leonato is angry | Why have Dogberry and Verges come to see Leonato? How does Leonato react? |
| He exposes Hero | What does Claudio do at his wedding? |
| He thinks Claudio is sleeping with Hero | At first, what does Leonato assume has happened when Claudio asserts Hero is not a virgin? |
| Leonato, Don Pedro, and Don John | Who sides with Claudio? |
| She tries to prove her innocence and then she faints | How does Hero try to defend herself? What happens next? |
| Friar, Beatrice, and Benedick | Who believes Hero’s innocence? |
| The Princes and Claudio | Whom does Leonato believe? |
| Friar, Beatrice, and Benedick | Who is willing to give Hero the benefit of the doubt? |
| Benedick believes Don John caused this and Benedick is not gullible | Who sees Don John as the probable cause of this problem? What does it show about him? |
| Hero is going to fake her death | What plan does Friar Francis concoct? |
| They act sincere | How does the interaction of Beatrice and Benedick in this scene differ from their earlier convesations? |
| Beatrice wants Benedick to kill Claudio and Bendick says no | When Benedick tells Beatrice that he will do anything for her, what request does she make? How does Benedick react? |
| He discovers that Hero is innocent | What does the sexton discover during his interrogation of Conrade and Borachio? |
| He payed Borachio to make it seem like Hero is not a virgin | What has Don John done? |
| He calls him an ass | How does Conrade upset Dogberry? |
| He calls himself and ass and that he his hot | How does Dogberry defend himself from being called an ass? |
Much Ado About Nothing Acts 3-4
July 19, 2019