Overview

Readers cannot truly appreciate Much Ado About Nothing without having an understanding of the extravagant and clever wordplay Shakespeare puts in the mouths of his combative lovers, Beatrice and Benedick. Students will use this worksheet to closely read a scene that has been annotated to explain different types of wordplay typically found in the play and then review and annotate two other scenes on their own. To comprehend more wordplay throughout the play, this worksheet is best completed after reading Act 1, Scene 1.

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