LITERARY OR RHETORICAL ANALYSIS JOURNAL: MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING
Practice writing this type of journal entry using the passage. Use the format of the chart below.
Focus on what makes relationships strong or weak.
EVIDENCE
(QUOTATION OR DETAIL AND
CONTEXT)
QUOTATION: “There is a kind of merry war
betwixt Signior Benedick and her. They never
meet but there’s a skirmish of wit between
them” (I. i. 62-64).
CONTEXT: Leonato’s comment to the
besieged messenger in the first lines of Act I
establish the relationship between Benedick
and Beatrice immediately.
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COMMENTARY
Shakespeare quickly establishes the characters
of Benedick and Beatrice as witty and mature.
Their relation begins with antagonism. He also
sets up an initial confrontation between them
that will be resolved in the course of the play.
He also establishes that this is going to be such
fun! Nothing is more fun than clever repartee.
And Shakespeare is very good at it!
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