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Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scene i
Act I, scenes ii–iii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scenes ii–iii
Act III, scenes i–ii
Act III, scene iii
Act III, scenes iv–v
Act IV, scenes i–ii
Act V, scenes i–ii
Act V, scenes iii–iv
Characters
Character List
Beatrice
Benedick
Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon
Main Ideas
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Symbols
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Social Performance
Deception
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Act I, scene i
Act I, scenes ii-iii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scenes ii-iii
Act III, scenes i-ii
Act III, scene iii
Act III, scenes iv-v
Act IV, scenes i-ii
Act V, scenes i-ii
Act V, scenes iii-iv
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Beatrice
Benedick
Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon
Claudio
Don John
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Act 1, scene i
Act 1, scenes ii-iii
Act 2, scene i
Act 2, scenes ii-iii
Act 3, scenes i-ii
Act 3, scene iii
Act 3, scenes iv-v
Act 4, scenes i-ii
Act 5, scenes i-ii
Act 5, scenes iii-iv
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Act 2, scenes ii-iii Quiz
Further Study
Act 2, scenes ii-iii Quiz
1
of 5
Who does Borachio plan to make love to on Hero's balcony?
Margaret
Ursula
Hero
Beatrice
2
of 5
What does Don John promise to Borachio if he can successfully ruin Hero and Claudio's wedding?
His choice of wife
A horse
A boat
A large reward
3
of 5
Where is Benedick hiding when he overhears his friends loudly describing how Beatrice has fallen in love with him?
Down a well
Behind some trees
Under the bed
Behind a curtain
4
of 5
Believing that Beatrice is in love with him, how does Benedick behave when she appears to fetch him to dinner?
Courteously
Rudely
Coldly
Antagonistically
5
of 5
After becoming infatuated with Beatrice, what item does Benedick run off to procure?
A fancy hat
A portrait of Beatrice
A book of sonnets
A marriage license
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