1. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Act I, Scene I Questions

2. Group Division Instructions:  Spiderman = Don Pedro  Tinkerbell = Benedick  Mickey Mouse/Disney character = Claudio 1. For this activity, each group of three must have one of each character. Meaning, if you have a Spiderman sticker, you need to find two partners, one who has a Tinkerbell sticker, and one with a Disney sticker. 2. Please create groups according to these instructions, and seat yourselves quietly and wait for further instructions.

3. Please write your answers in complete sentences. (Each student needs their own paper.) 1. What does Claudio want Benedick’s ideas/advice on? 2. What does Benedick think of Hero? 3. What does Don Pedro ask when he returns to the scene, and what answer does he get? 4. What is Don Pedro’s response to this information? 5. Summarize Benedick’s lines that begin with “That a woman conceived me…” and end “…a bachelor.” 6. How does Don Pedro state Benedick shall look, and when? 7. How does Don Pedro get rid of Benedick? (How does he get Benedick to leave the scene?) 8. What is Claudio’s explanation regarding how/why he has fallen in love with Hero? (The lines beginning “O, my lord…”) 9. What plan does Don Pedro devise to secure Hero as Claudio’s wife?