| Act 1 scene 1 | DonPedro, Benedick, + Claudio return victorious from war against Don John. |
| Act 1 scene 1 | Claudio confesses his love of Hero to DonPedro and Don Pedro plans to woo hero in Claudio’s behalf. |
| Act 1 scene 2 | Antonio mistakenly reports to Leonato that DonPedro wishes to marry Hero. |
| Act 1 scene 3 | Conrad tells Don John to cheer up because Don Pedro has forgiven him. |
| Act 1 scene 3 | Borachio tells Don John that Claudio wishes to marry Hero, —– They plot to mess things up. |
| Act 2 scene 1 | At a masked ball Don John deceives Claudio into thinking Don Pedro has stolen Hero for himself |
| Act 2 scene 1 | At a masked ball Beatrice hurts Benidick’s feelings |
| Act 2 scene 1 | Don Pedro sets up the plan to think Beatrice and Benedick into admitting they love each other. The group agrees to help. |
| Act 2 scene 2 | Don John offers Borachio 1000 ducats if he can stop the wedding if Claudio + Hero. |
| Act 2 scene 3 | Leonato, Don Pedro, + Claudio talk Benedick into believing that Beatrice is in love with him. |
| Act 3 scene 1 | Hero +Ursula trick the hidden Beatrice into believing that Benedick is in love with her. |
| Act 3 scene 2 | Leonato Don Pedro + Claudio tease Benedick about being in love when he has a tooth ache. |
| Act 3 scene 2 | Don John tells Claudio that he can prove that Hero has been unfaithful. |
| Act 3 scene 3 | Dogberry charges the night watchmen with very “lame” instructions. |
| Act 3 scene 4 | On the morning of the wedding Hero and Margaret tease Beatrice about being in love. Beatrice says she has a stuffy nose. |
| Act 3 scene 5 | Dogberry + Verges make a confusing report to leonato on the morning of the wedding + are Ironically turned away |
| Act 4 scene 1 | Claudio and Don Pedro Disgrace Hero at the wedding |
| Act 4 scene 3 | Friar plans to pretend Hero is dead so that he can discover the truth of the situation |
| Act 4 scene 4 | Benedick declares his love for Beatrice. Beatrice asks him to prove it by killing claudio. |
| Act 4 scene 5 | In a jail cell Borachio+ Conrad a questioned by Dogberry. The sexton reveals that Hero is “dead”. |
Much ado about nothing timeline
July 27, 2019