Much Ado About Nothing - Reading Journal Act 1

Elements/Ideas Found in Act 1

• The war is over but the war has only begun

The soldiers are back from the war and all is good and merry but this could dramatic irony. It creates a juxtaposition between the calm after the war and the war that is going on within the characters and their relationships, e.g Beatrice and Benedick's feisty banter

• Introduction of comedic aspects

Beatrice and Benedick again with their banter is comedic 

• Introduction of some main themes

 Love, War

• Basic character profiles and descriptions

 First scene helps to introduce many of the main characters and understand how they portray themselves

• Questioning the comedy? 

Don John shows a combination of mixed views to the reader

• Jealousy
• Afraid to show real self to others
• Spoilt for attention
• Disagrees with brothers morals