Much Ado About Nothing Act 1 Scene 1

Robby Treadwell

Act 1 Scene 1

Period 4

9/6/12

Summary: Don Pedro's army from Aragon arrives in Messina. They are welcomed by Messina's governor Leonato. Benedick who is a soldier in Don Pedro's army gets in a fight with Leonatos's niece Beatrice. They fight because Benedick says he will never fall in love in Beatrice highly disagrees. Lastly, Claudio a young lord from Florence falls in love with Leonato's daughter Hero.

Quotation: Why, i' faith, methinks she’s too low for a high praise, too brown for a fair praise, and too little for a great praise. Only this commendation I can afford her, that were she other than she is, she were unhandsome, and being no other but as she is, I do not like her.

Quotation Significance:  In this quote it shows Benedick's true personality. He is a very picky, cocky, and self centered person. 

Reflection: In the ten pages I read there was a lot of information jammed into it. Me met many characters. Leonato is a very nice and welcoming person. When the Don Pedro army arrives in Messina he invites them to stay for visit. He plans a good dinner for them and shows them around. I think that Benedick is going to cause very many issues in this book. His attitude and self centeredness is going to get him into many issues, much like Iago from Othello. I also think that the Claudio and Hero thing thats going on is going to turn out like Cassio, Othello, Desdemona.

Question: What will Hero do when she finds out Claudio is in love with her?