Much Ado About Nothing - Themes: Deception
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A worksheet focusing on the theme of deception in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, including an extract analysis and annotation.
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Much Ado About Nothing - Themes: Deception
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Extract for Analysis
BEATRICE: I do love nothing in the world so well as you. Is not that strange?
CLUDIO: As strange as the thing I know not. It was I that loved her.
BEATRICE: I dote on his very absence.
LEONATO: What, my dear lady Disdain! Are you yet living?
BEATRICE: Is it possible disdain should die while she hath such meet food to feed it as Signior Benedick?
LEONATO: What resolve you, sir?
BENVOLIO: I will be horribly frank with you. There is a kind of man,
1.
Identify one literary technique used in the extract and explain how it contributes to the theme of deception.
[2 marks]2.
What does Beatrice's comment about loving nothing in the world suggest about her attitude towards love and deception?
[2 marks]3.
Explain the significance of Leonato's line: 'What, my dear lady Disdain! Are you yet living?' in terms of social deception.
[2 marks]4.
Identify and explain the use of any stage directions or dialogue that reveal character relationships.
[2 marks]5.
Describe the tone of the dialogue and how it reflects the play's exploration of deception.
[2 marks]6.
Analyze how Shakespeare's use of language in this extract reveals the characters' intentions and perceptions.
7.
Write a brief creative monologue from Beatrice's perspective, expressing her true feelings about love and deception. Use poetic language and include at least three literary techniques.
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