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Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare
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Translation
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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
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Social Performance
Deception
Honor
Quotes By Section
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
Quotes By Character
Beatrice
Benedick
Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon
Claudio
Don John
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Context
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Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
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
Study Questions
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How to Write Literary Analysis
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Further Study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
Further Study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
Courtiers in this play embody the ideal of sprezzatura, in which wit and grace are supposed to appear ___.
Funny
Fancy
Effortless
Difficult
2
of 5
Which character holds power over his friends by virtue of his social status?
Don Pedro
Claudio
Benedick
Don John
3
of 5
Shakespeare uses way Beatrice and Benedick are fooled into falling in love to demonstrate that deceit is not inherently ___.
Funny
Easy
Evil
Useful
4
of 5
In the context of the play, Hero's death is ___.
Real
Symbolic
Tragic
Stoic
5
of 5
Which of these scenes represents the climax of the play?
Don John's deception
Benedick's proposal
The masked ball
Hero's shaming
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