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Act 1, Scene 1
The soldiers return to Messina after a successful war. Leonato welcomes Don Pedro and his men, including Claudio and Benedick.
Act 1, Scene 2
Leonato's brother Antonio reports that a servant overheard Don Pedro planning to woo Hero for himself at the party. The information is wrong, but Leonato takes it seriously and te…
Act 1, Scene 3
Don John, Don Pedro's illegitimate brother, broods with his follower Conrade. Don John resents his position as a social outsider after being on the losing side of a recent conflic…
Act 2, Scene 1
The masked ball takes place. Don Pedro courts Hero on Claudio's behalf while wearing a mask.
Act 2, Scene 2
Don John meets with Borachio, who has a concrete plan to destroy the Hero-Claudio match. Borachio will arrange for Margaret, Hero's waiting-woman, to stand at Hero's window at nig…
Act 2, Scene 3
Benedick is alone in the garden, musing that he has no interest in love or marriage, when Don Pedro, Claudio, and Leonato stage a fake conversation for him to overhear.
Act 3, Scene 1
Hero and Ursula run the same trick on Beatrice that Don Pedro's group ran on Benedick. They talk within earshot of a hidden Beatrice about how Benedick is madly in love with her b…
Act 3, Scene 2
Don Pedro and Claudio tease Benedick about his obvious change in behavior: he has shaved, put on cologne, and seems distracted.
Act 3, Scene 3
Dogberry and Verges organize the night watch, giving the constables a series of instructions that amount to: do nothing, avoid trouble, and go home early.
Act 3, Scene 4
It is the morning of Hero's wedding. Hero is getting dressed with Margaret and Ursula helping her.
Act 3, Scene 5
Dogberry and Verges try to report to Leonato that the Watch has arrested Borachio and Conrade, but Leonato is too busy preparing for Hero's wedding to listen properly.
Act 4, Scene 1
At the wedding, Claudio publicly accuses Hero of being unchaste and refuses to marry her. Leonato, shattered by shame, turns on his own daughter.
Act 4, Scene 2
Dogberry and the Watch formally examine Borachio and Conrade. Borachio confesses to the plot.
Act 5, Scene 1
Leonato and his brother Antonio confront Claudio and Don Pedro, demanding satisfaction for Hero's death. Claudio and Don Pedro initially dismiss them.
Act 5, Scene 2
Benedick meets Beatrice and admits he has challenged Claudio. He also confesses he is not much of a poet when it comes to expressing love.
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