1. Comedic Terms in
Much Ado About Nothing

2. Dramatic Irony:
Situations in which there is a difference between what a character believes to be true and what the better-informed reader or audience knows to be true.
Foil:
A character, usually a minor one, who emphasizes the qualities of another character through implied contrast between the two.
Mistaken Identity:
When a character mistakes another character’s identity
Pantaloon:
A character in the comedy who is portrayed as a foolish old man in tight trousers and slippers.

3. Pun:
A play on words which are either identical in sound (homonyms) or similar in sound but are different in meaning. Puns have serious as well as comic literary uses.
Slapstick:
A boisterous form of comedy marked by chases, collisions, and crude practical jokes.
Verbal Irony:
A discrepancy between the words spoken and the intended meaning, as in sarcasm.