SHAKESPEARE COMEDY “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”

PRESENTED TO: MAM NABILA AKBAR

PRESENTED BY: Sidra Amin

ROLL NO: 14

BS ENGLISH 6TH EVENING (A)

UNIVERSITY OF SAHIWAL
William Shakespeare
 William Shakespeare:

 English playwright, poet and actor.

 Greatest Writer in English language.
 He is often call England’s national poet.
 And the “BARD OF AVON.”
 Extents works, including collaborations.
 Consist of some 39 plays,154 sonnets, three long narrative
poems, and few other verses.
 Insight into how human nature.
 Summary of the play:

 Benedick, Claudia and Don Pedro arrive at Leonato’s house in Messina.

 Claudia falls in love with Leonato’s daughter hero.
 Den John plots to deceive Claudia.
 Den Pedro plans to trick Benedick.
Cont.…

 Den John tells Claudia he will show hero being unfaithful.

 Claudia rejects Hero.
 Leonato is persuaded to pretend that she is dead.
 Claudia finds out that he was a lie.
 Claudia and Hero marry
Character of the play:

 Leonato, Governor of Messina, Hero’s Father and Beatrice’s Uncle.

 Hero, daughter of Leonato.
 Beatrice, niece of Leonato.
 Don Pedro, prince of Argon.
Cont.…

Benedick, a young lord of Padua.

Don John, bastard brother of Don Pedro.
Claudia, a solider and companion of Don Pedro and
Benedict
 paraphrase:

 Scene II
 Text
Enter the Constables [DOGBERRY and VERGES) and
the [Sexton as] Town Clerk in gowns
BORACHIO [CONRADE, and the Watch].
Dog. Is ! A stool and dissembly appeared?
Bord. Sir, I say to you we are none-----------

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• Dogberry. Has our whole dissembly (assembly) appeared?
(Are all of 32s present here ?)

Borachio. Sir, I say to you, we are not knaves.

Dog. Flat burglary as ever was committed
Sex. What else, fellow?
Dogberry. As clear a cause of burglary as was ever committed.
Sexton What else did your hear?

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Any Questions ?
THANK YOU!