William Shakespeare
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Course Hero. "Much Ado About Nothing Study Guide." Course Hero. 2 Dec. 2016. Web. 22 Sep. 2023. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Much-Ado-About-Nothing/>.
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Claudio and Hero get engaged at a masked ball; Don Pedro plans to join Benedick and Beatrice.
Act 2, Scene 1Borachio and Don John conspire to slander Hero and ruin the impending wedding.
Act 2, Scene 2Benedick and Beatrice separately overhear conversations designed to make them fall in love.
Act 2, Scene 3Don John tells Claudio and Don Pedro that Hero is not a maid, inviting them to see proof that night.
Act 3, Scene 2The night watch arrests Borachio and Conrade after overhearing how Hero was slandered.
Act 3, Scene 3Beatrice and Benedick admit their love for one another. Benedick vows to avenge Hero's reputation.
Act 4, Scene 1The truth comes out about the plot to slander Hero, who Claudio thinks is now dead. He mourns.
Act 5, Scene 1Hero is revealed to be alive and well. Claudio and Hero plan to marry, as do Benedick and Beatrice.
Act 5, Scene 4| Act | Summary |
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| Act 1, Scene 1 | Much Ado About Nothing opens at the home of Leonato, the governor of Messina, Italy. A messenger brings word to him, his... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 2 | Leonato's brother, Antonio, tells Leonato one of the servants overheard a conversation between Don Pedro and Claudio. In... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 3 | Don John, Don Pedro's illegitimate half brother, is in a foul mood. Conrade thinks he should be happy, but Don John does... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 1 | Beatrice, Leonato, Antonio, and Hero discuss their mutual dislike of Don John, and Beatrice suggests the perfect man lie... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 2 | Don John asks Borachio to come up with another idea on how to "cross this marriage" of Claudio and Hero. Borachio lays o... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 3 | Benedick is in the garden, talking to himself about Claudio's sudden change from soldier into lover. He briefly wonders ... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 1 | Hero initiates her part of the plan to make Beatrice and Benedick fall in love. She sends Margaret to tell Beatrice that... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 2 | Don Pedro plans to leave Messina after the wedding. Claudio offers to accompany him to Aragon, but Don Pedro insists Cla... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 3 | The setting shifts from inside Leonato's property to a deserted street in the middle of the night. Four members of the n... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 4 | It's the day of the wedding. Hero sends Ursula to wake Beatrice while Margaret helps her dress. They argue over what Her... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 5 | Dogberry and Verges visit Leonato. He is in the midst of preparations for the wedding, and he doesn't have time for a lo... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 1 | All of the nobles are gathered at the church. The ceremony gets off to a rocky start when Claudio denies he has come to ... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 2 | Dogberry, Verges, the men of the watch, Conrade, and Borachio are gathered in the courthouse or another official buildin... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 1 | Leonato is terribly upset about Hero's slander, and Antonio suggests Leonato, "make those that do offend you suffer too.... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 2 | Benedick is looking for Beatrice but finds Margaret instead. They jest back and forth and Margaret makes a dirty joke. B... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 3 | Claudio and Don Pedro go to Leonato's family tomb in the church courtyard, where they are greeting by lords holding cand... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 4 | Leonato's family, their servants, the friar, and Benedick all gather before the wedding ceremony. Leonato declares Don P... Read More |
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