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Holiday Home Learning: Much Ado about Nothing
Instructions: Use your time over the holiday to complete a reading of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. You can find a copy here (with a modern translation): http://nfs.sparknotes.com/muchado/ Choose at least one of the following tasks to explore. Go green for the easier option, or challenge yourself with the red. Don’t forget to bring your work with you on results day – it will be collected in by the English team. Questions:
What are the different attitudes towards love and marriage displayed by characters in the play?
How does Shakespeare explore the themes of disguise and deception in the play? Refer to at least two scenes.
a) How does Shakespeare use language to convey the changing moods in one section of the play? b) How does Shakespeare use the difference between appearance and reality to create tension in two scenes in the play?
Instructions: Use your time over the holiday to complete a reading of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. You can find a copy here (with a modern translation): http://nfs.sparknotes.com/muchado/ Choose at least one of the following tasks to explore. Go green for the easier option, or challenge yourself with the red. Don’t forget to bring your work with you on results day – it will be collected in by the English team. Questions:
What are the different attitudes towards love and marriage displayed by characters in the play?
How does Shakespeare explore the themes of disguise and deception in the play? Refer to at least two scenes.
a) How does Shakespeare use language to convey the changing moods in one section of the play? b) How does Shakespeare use the difference between appearance and reality to create tension in two scenes in the play?
