Much Ado About Nothing

Question 1

What are the topics of Much Ado About Nothing

Answer 1

Deception, Perception, Social Expectations, Betrayals, Trust, Honor, Love, Gender, Family, Courage, Relationships, Power, Consequences, Responsibility

Question 2

“I had rather hear __ ___ ___at a ___ than a man _____ __ ___ __ + technique+ where it is

Answer 2

Antithesis-“I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me (Act 1, Scene 1, line 97-98)~ Beatrice

Question 3

“There, Leonato, ____ ______ ______ ____ Give not this ________ _____ to your ____”+ technique+ where it is

Answer 3

Imagery-“There, Leonato, take her back again, Give not this rotten orange to your friend” (Act 4,Scene 1, line 26-27) ~ Claudio

Question 4

“Behold how ____ _ ____ she _______ here!”+ technique+ where it is

Answer 4

Simile- “Behold how like a maid she blushes here!” (Act 4,Scene 1, line 29)

Question 5

“Out on thee seeming, I will _____ against it! You seem to me as _____ _ ___ ___, As chaste as is the ___ ___ it be _____: But you are more ________ in your _____, Than ____, or those ________ _____, That rage in ________ _____” + technique+ where it is

Answer 5

Antithesis+ Classical allusions - “Out on thee seeming, I will write against it! You seem to me as Dian in her orb, As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown: But you are more intemperate in your blood, Than Venus, or those pampered animals, That rage in savage sensuality” (IV,I,50-56).

Question 6

“To make you _______ _____ to your _____”+ technique+ where it is

Answer 6

Christian catechism/ religious connotations- “To make you answer truly to your name” (IV,I,73)

Question 7

“would the ___ _____ ___, and _____ lie” + technique+ where it is

Answer 7

Repetition- “would the two princes lie, and Claudio lie” (IV, I, 145).

Question 8

Who wrote Much Ado About Nothing

Answer 8

William Shakespeare