Much Ado About Nothing - Act 2

In Act 2 we learn more about Beatrice and how she feels about marriage, and also her feelings towards Benedick.

Act 2 involves the ball, in which the love between Hero and Claudio is revealed. Alot of confusion is also stirred up because lots of the characters have swapped roles, and are pretending to be others.

In this act Benedick is tricked into believing that Beatrice loves him, this bring a comical sense to the play as we see a whole new 'lovey dovey' side to Benedick after he falls for what the others have told him

Much Ado About Nothing - Act 1

Act 1 starts off with the men returning from war. This starts the play off in a happy way, leaving us unexpectant of what is about to come. The men returning leads us into seeing the love between Hero and Claudio and Beatrice and Benedick blossom, although we also see alot of conflict between Beatrice and Benedick.

A big part of Act 1 is that the plan to ruin the wedding of Hero and Claudio is created by Don John, Borachio and Conrad. This scene leads us into believing that Don John is the villain of the play.