Much Ado About Nothing - Beatrice & Benedick (Social Issues Focus)
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GCSE
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A comprehension worksheet analysing Beatrice and Benedick with a focus on social issues in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
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Much Ado About Nothing - Beatrice & Benedick (Social Issues Focus)
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Section 1: Extract and Context
CLAUDIO: I do but stay Hugo, to this end—to show you here my love and my friend’s love for you. And I will do my best to bring about a reconciliation between Hero and Claudio.
BEATRICE: I pray you, is Signior Benedick returned from the wars or no?
LEONATO: I know none of that name, lady: there was none such in the army of any sort.
BEATRICE: What is he that you ask for, niece?
LEONATO: My cousin means Signior Benedick of Padua.
BEATRICE: O, he's returned, and as pleasant as ever, and as witty as he was at first.
BENEDECK: (Aside) ‘Tis so, indeed; he is wise enough to play the fool, and to do that well craves a kind of wit.
LEONATO: Well, I am glad to see you so cheerful. How doth your ladyship?
BEATRICE: Well, I am glad to see all your wells. I would you had no reason for it.
LEONATO: Why, did you hear of the signior Benedick of Padua?
BEATRICE: O, he is returned; and as pleasant as ever, and as witty as he was at first.
LEONATO: Nay, I pray you, let me hear this further speech, that I have in hand.
BEATRICE: Marry, I pray you, let me hear. Signior Benedick, no, I pray you, let me hear this speech.
BENEDECK: (Aside) I do much wonder that one so noble and so wise, so gentle and so kind, should be so blind in love.
LEONATO: Nay, I pray you, let me hear this further speech, that I have in hand.
BEATRICE: Marry, I pray you, let me hear. Signior Benedick, no, I pray you, let me hear this speech.
BENEDECK: (Aside) I do much wonder that one so noble and so wise, so gentle and so kind, should be so blind in love.
1.
What is the main social issue hinted at in this extract, particularly concerning relationships?
[2 marks]2.
Identify one example of witty wordplay used by Beatrice in the extract.
[2 marks]3.
Analyse how Shakespeare uses dialogue to reveal social relationships and hierarchies among the characters.
4.
Discuss how the social expectations of marriage are reflected in the characters' conversations.
[3 marks]5.
What dramatic device is used when Benedick speaks aside, and what is its effect?
[2 marks]6.
Identify a word or phrase in the extract that indicates social status or class.
[2 marks]7.
Explain how the extract demonstrates gender roles and expectations in Elizabethan society.
8.
Provide a brief analysis of the tone in Beatrice’s dialogue. How does it reflect her social attitude?
[2 marks]9.
Identify one linguistic feature Shakespeare uses to show Beatrice’s lively personality.
[2 marks]10.
Create a short paragraph explaining how social issues are embedded in the characters' interactions in this extract.
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