Act 3 scene 3
Why does Dogbery utter so many 'Malaprops'? Identify three such misusages of the word..
Desertless-deserving
Senseless-sensible
Vagrom-vagrant
Shakespeare represented Dogberry to be idiotic because he is of a lower class and part of the police force. This is a secret dig at the police force.



Identify two sexual jokes.
"A maid and stuffed! There's goodly catching of cold!"
"Twill be heavier soon by the weight of a man"



Are we decieved by margarets humour?
Margarets homour is a ploy by shakespeare to distract the audience from the impending tradgedy. The female characters foreshadow the tradgedy by discussing their feelings of unease when they say "God give me joy to wear it, for my heart is exeeding heavy".



What does Dogberry's want above all to communicate to Leonato in this scene? Why? How does this impede the discovery on the crime against Hero?
He tells them about the arrest he has made to look like a better police officer, which impedes the discovery of the crime against Hero because when Dogberry is talking about his arrest he is distracting Verges from telling leonato about the impending tradgedy.






Act 4 scene 1

Why do Claudio and Don Pedro decide upon public humiliation of Hero at the wedding?
They find that this is the best way, she has publically humiliated him because she 'made sure that people heard' although it wasn't her. So he wants to make sure that he does it publically aswell, as the ultimate way of shaming her.

How does Leonato react to Claudio's accusation at the wedding? Why?
Leonato believes Claudio's accusation against his daughter, he thinks that she did cheat on him, even though Hero is denying it, Claudio says 'Do not live, Hero; do not ope thine eyes'. I think that it is because Leonato knew how much Claudio loved Hero and he would only swear not to be married to her if she had done something wrong. It could also be because as a man, Leonato had more respect towards Claudio than Hero because men were seen as more truthful.

How has Benedick's allegiance shifted in this scene from what it had been before? Why? 
Benedick was friends with Claudio before this scene but then Beatrice orders him to challenge him his allegiance shifts so he then has to despise Claudio to win Beatrice's love. Benedick does try and not have to challenge Claudio but beatrice makes sure that she is clear that she will never be in love with him if he does not challenge Claudio for humiliating Hero at the alter and accusing her of things she didn't do.

How does Leonato interpret Hero's facial expression? How does Friar Francis? 


Who is the first to name Don John as the villain behind the plot?
Beatrice

What is the purpose of Friar Francis' deception about Hero's supposed death? 


What is the backup plan if Hero's repuation cannot be salvaged? 
She will be sent to a nunnery if her plan to expose Don John's lies to everyone doesn't work.

How does the language change once Benedick and Beatrice are alone? Why?
Beatrice's

Who declares love first for the other, Benedick or Beatrice? Why? What is the complicating factor in this romantic climax between Beatrice and Benedick? 
Benedick declares his love for Beatrice first as a way to cheer her up as she is upset that her cousin has been humiliated infront of the entire church because she doesn't believe them and believes that Hero has been wronged. She quickly uses his love for bad as the complicating factor between Beatrice and Benedick is she wants him to challenge Claudio for dishonoring Hero.

How does the lecture explain the ferocity of Beatrice's rage at line 300-325?


How does Benedick's decision to challenge Claudio represent a majoy change for his character? 
Benedick has always been seen as a subtle quiet character to me, whereas when he says he will challenge Claudio, he has a completely switch in what his character is like. He becomes more of a man because before this is was all about him being uncertain about his love towards Beatrice which wasn't very manly.