Questions for guided reading, discussion and written analysis.
Discussion Questions
- How does Shakespeare use wit and wordplay between Beatrice and Benedick to develop their characters?
- Is Claudio a sympathetic character? How does Shakespeare present him in the wedding scene?
- What is the significance of the play's title? What 'nothing' is all the fuss about?
- Compare how Hero and Beatrice respond to the crisis of the wedding. What does this tell us about each character?
- Dogberry is incompetent but his investigation accidentally saves Hero. What does this comic irony suggest?
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