Shakespeare
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
Vocabulary
100
Much Ado About Nothing is one of these types of plays
What is a Comedy?
100
She hates men and he wants to forever be a bachelor.
Who are Beatrice and Benedick?
100
It is to make Benedick and Beatrice fall in love.
What is Don Pedro's plan?
100
She fetched Beatrice so that Beatrice could overhear Hero's trickery.
Who is Margaret?
100
Luck of fortune
What is a hap?
200
Much Ado About Nothing or "Noting" is another name for this.
What is gossip?
200
These two love birds are brought together by Don Pedro.
Who are Claudio and Hero?
200
He mentions that his daughter confirms Beatrice's love for Benedick, which convinces Benedick.
Who is Leonato?
200
Hidden in a bower, Beatrice overhears this.
What is Benedick's love for her?
200
When the audience knows what the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
300
The relationship between Claudio and Hero and the relationship between Benedick and Beatrice is an example of this.
What is a foil?
300
He hates Claudio and wants to ruin his wedding.
Who is Don Pedro?
300
When Benedick speaks to himself, it is this.
What is a soliloquy?
300
Overhearing the gossip of Hero and Ursala convinces Beatrice to do this
What is to love Benedick?
300
When events occur that are not expected to happen
What is situational irony?
400
These two characters also serve as foils of each other.
Who are Don Pedro and Don John?
400
He comes up with a plan to help Don John ruin the marriage of Claudio and Hero.
Who is Barachio?
400
When Claudio speaks so that only the audience can hear, it is this.
What is an aside?
400
Blamed as a toothache, Benedick is teased about this.
What is falling in love with Beatrice?
400
When words means something different than what they appear to mean
What is verbal irony?
500
Because of her, Shakespeare was able to write his plays the way he wanted to.
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
500
Claudio needs Don Pedro's help to woo Hero because of this.
What is lower class?
500
She seems to be doing a lot of fetching, when she was asked by the Prince on different occasions to fetch these two.
Who are Claudio and Benedick?
500
It is the hope of Beatrice to receive this from Benedick.
What is a wedding band?
500
This is a character in plays who is destined for failure.
What is a tragic hero?