Self-Help to I.S.C Much Ado About Nothing

Contents

Introduction to William Shakespeare                                          

INTRODUCTION TO                                                                

Much Ado About Nothing

CHARACTER LIST                                                                   

THEMES,MOTIFS AND SYMBOLS IN

Much Ado About Nothing                                               

POWER OF WORDS                                                                

Scene-Wise Summary of the Play                                

with Critical Comments

DRAMATIS PERSONAE                                                           

TEXT With COMPLETE PARAPHRASE                                 

AND  Critical and Explanatory Comments

CHARACTER SKETCHES

Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon                                                     

Dogberry                                                                                   

Don John                                                                                   

Leonato                                                                                     

Hero                                                                                          

Benedick                                                                                    

Beatric                                                                                       

Claudio                                                                                      

COMPREHENSION passages with answers                                

ACT I SCENE I                                                                         

ACT I SCENE II                                                                        

ACT I SCENE III                                                                       

ACT II SCENE I                                                                        

ACT II SCENE II                                                                       

ACT II SCENE III                                                                      

ACT III SCENE I                                                                       

ACT III SCENE II                                                                      

ACT III SCENE III                                                                    

ACT III SCENE IV                                                                    

ACT III SCENE V                                                                      

ACT IV SCENE I                                                                       

ACT IV SCENE II                                                                      

ACT V SCENE I                                                                        

ACT V SCENE II                                                                       

ACT V SCENE III                                                                      

ACT V SCENE IV                                                                      

ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS with answers                          

      1.  What, in your opinion is the status of women in Shakespeare’s time?     

      2.  Write a note on deception,plotting and scheming used in the play- Much Ado About Nothing.   

      3.  Compare and Contrast the relationship of Benedick and Beatrice as opposed to that of Claudio and Hero.         

      4.  Write a note on what you consider the scene of denouement of the play.

      5.  How do gossip, conversation, and overhearing function in the play?      

      6.  Why might it be hard to believe that Hero and Claudio really love each other?

      7.  What does the play have to tell us about love and marriage?                              

      8.  What is the importance of the word nothing in this play?                      

      9.  Betrayal is a theme introduced at the beginning of the play. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot and which character is most affected. 

     10.  What is comedy without humour? Similarly, what is William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing without the character Dogberry?                                                        

                                REVISION Questions with answers

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