Select the correct answer.This passage is based on Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. How does the author, Mary Macleon, change the source material? A. Macleon modernizes the story by changing the setting to present day. B. Macleon simplifies the source material by formatting it as a short story rather than a drama. C. Macleon adds in the moment Benedick and Beatrice meet for the first time. D. Macleon relies on a narrator to tell the story rather than using character dialogue.

What is Shakespeare trying to warn us about in this play?

Before the dialog begin, Shakespeare sets the scene and describes how Sampson and Gregory enter. What does the reader learn from this scene-setting?

Select the correct answer.Which statement best summarizes the main events in the passage? A. Benedick struggles with how his friends change once they are in love and wonders if he too will act differently. B. Benedick considers the type of woman he could love and thinks that, even if he found her, he would not change who he is or how he acts. C. Benedick eavesdrops on his friends, who know he is listening, and they trick him into thinking Beatrice is in love with him. D. Benedick overhears his friends talking about Beatrice's love for him and wonders if he could ever love her back.

What did Shakespeare add to his plays to create conflict between characters and situations?A.Comedic elementsB.Supernatural elementsC.Historical eventsD.Figurative languageSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is the central theme of this scene? What background might it provide to the unfolding story of Romeo and Juliet that follows this scene?