Much Ado About Nothing Plot Summary questions and answers

Act 1, Scene 1 Leonato gets a message about Don Pedro visiting. Don Pedro and troops arrive. Benedick and Beatrice fight. Claudio confesses love for Hero to Benedick and Don Pedro. Don Pedro devises plan. Act 1, Scene 2 Antonio tells, his brother, Leonato of rumour about Don Pedro proposing to Hero Act 1, Scene 3 Borachio tells Don John the rumour. Conrad, Borachio & Don John plot mischief. Act 2, Scene 1 Masked ball Leonato & Family talk of marriage. Hero and Don Pedro talk. Antonio and Ursula joke about. Beatrice teases Benedick. Claudio tricked by Don John. Claudio talks with Benedick. Claudio corrected, gets engaged to Hero. Don Pedro plots to get Beatrice and benedick together. Act 2, Scene 2 Borachio had new plan and informs Don John of his idea to discredit Hero. Act 2, Scene 3 Men trick Benedick into falling in love with Beatrice. Act 3, Scene 1 Beatrice tricked by Hero and Ursula into falling in love with Benedick. Act 3, Scene 2 Don John tells Don Pedro and Claudio of Hero's infidelity. Don John shows Margaret and Borachio doing the do. Claudio is furious. Act 3, Scene 3 Introduced to watch. Borachio brags to Conrad about actions. Watchmen arrest them. Act 3, Scene 4 Hero gets ready with Margaret and Ursula for wedding. They make fun of Beatrice. Act 3, Scene 5 Dogberry tries to inform Leonato of the arrest, messes up. Leonato tells him to leave as he is busy. Act 4, Scene 1 Claudio denounces Hero. Claudio and Don Pedro leave. Leonato furious at Hero. Friar Francis makes plan. Hero "dies" of grief. Beatrice and Benedick discover their love. They argue over Claudio. Benedick swears to challenge him. Act 4, Scene 2 Dogberry tries the case against Borachio and Conrad Act 5, Scene 1 Leonato mourns Hero's reputation. Leonato argues with Claudio. Benedick challenges Claudio. They find out truth of Hero's innocence from Dogberry. Claudio grief stricken for killing innocent Hero. Leonato kicks in plan. Act 5, Scene 2 Beatrice and Benedick in love. Discover plot against Hero. Act 5, Scene 3 Claudio (still believing Hero is dead!) visits her "tomb" in repentance Act 5, Scene 4 Claudio marries Hero's "identical cousin". Benedick proposes to Beatrice, they argue. They get married.