Bell Work:
What do you think happened between Beatrice and Benedick?
Reading Questions:
- What do we learn about Claudio’s actions in the war?
- What do we learn about Benedick’s personality from Beatrice?
- What does this description tell us about Beatrice?
- What does the conversation between Beatrice and Benedick tell us about their relationship?
- What do we learn about how Claudio feels about Hero?
- What are Benedick and Don Pedro’s opinions on Claudio’s feelings?
- What promise does Benedick make?
- Why do you think he has these opinions?
- What do you think is important about the fact that Don Pedro and Claudio switch from prose to verse?
- What is Don Pedro’s plan to win Hero?
Homework: Scan and summarize Don Pedro’s (Prince) final monologue.
Reading Homework: Read act 1 scenes 2 and 3?