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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
SHAKESPEARE
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English
12th Grade
05/13/2009

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Who is the villian of the play?
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Don John
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Who is the govenor of Messina?
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Leonato
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Whose desire to speak formally like a nobleman makes him sound like a buffoon?
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Dogberry
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Who is the deputy chief policeman of Messina?
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Verges
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Who is the serving woman who unwittingly helps Borachio & Don John decieve Claudio into thinking Hero is unfaithful?
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Margaret
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Who is the aristocratic soldier who swears he will never fall in love or marry?
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Benedick
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Who is the lovely, gentle, & kind young lady whose reputation is questioned publicly in the play?
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Hero
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Who is Don John's confidant?
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Conrad
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Who is the important nobleman from Aragon who is generous and kind, but quick to judge?
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Don Pedro
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Who conspires with Don John to trick Claudio and Don Pedro into thinking that Hero is unfaithful?
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Borachio
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Who is the young soldier who has won great acclaim fightin during the recent wars?
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Claudio
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Who is Leonato's elderly brother and Hero's uncle?
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Antonio
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Who is the waiting man in the govenor's household who helps trick Benedick & Beatrice into falling in love (he also sings)?
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Balthazar
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Who is the "pleasant-spirited lady" with a very sharp tongue who mock other people with elaborate jokes and puns?
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Beatrice
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How does Claudio woo Hero?
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He doesn't; Don Pedro does it for him
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Who is said to be "an ass"?
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Dogberry
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What is Balthazar's song about in the beginning of the play?
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the infidelity of men
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Who is the most socially powerful person in the play?
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Don Pedro
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Have Beatrice and Benedick courted before?
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Yes, but he left to go to war
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Who discovers Don John's evil plot?
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the watch
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What does Don John want?
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to ruin Claudio
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What does the "savage bull" symbolize?
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the man unwilling to marry
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Where and when does the play take place?
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Sicily, 16th century
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Which character is sad at the end of the play?
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Don Pedro
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At the beginning of the play, what is the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick?
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they are enemies
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What reason does Don John give for his sullenness?
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It's in his nature
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To whom does Don Pedro propose?
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Beatrice
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Why is Margaret mistaken for Hero?
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Borachio calls out her name in the heat of passion
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