Much Ado About Nothing Literary Devices Quiz

What literary device is used when Beatrice and Benedick constantly exchange witty insults?

When the play ends with marriage and reconciliation, Shakespeare uses which device?

When Don Pedro woos Hero while pretending to be Claudio, this is an example of?

When Don John’s villainy contrasts Don Pedro’s virtue, this is an example of?

Beatrice’s line “Kill Claudio” after Hero’s shaming shows Shakespeare’s use of?

Benedick’s transformation from a cynic to a lover demonstrates?

What device is at play when Don John pretends to be friendly while plotting harm?

When Claudio and Hero are tricked by appearances, Shakespeare is using which device?

Hero’s name symbolizes what literary device?

The title Much Ado About Nothing itself is an example of what literary device?

The phrase “merry war” used to describe Beatrice and Benedick is an example of?

The use of overhearing in the play is an example of which device?

The use of masks in the ball scene symbolizes what device in the play?

When Benedick says he will die if Beatrice rejects him, what device is used?

The masked ball scene relies heavily on what device?

Dogberry’s misuse of words throughout the play is an example of?

Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship serves as what literary contrast to Claudio and Hero’s?

Beatrice’s wit often uses what device to conceal emotion?

The “gulling scenes” where characters overhear false stories employ what device?

When Beatrice calls Benedick “Signior Mountanto,” Shakespeare employs?

Hero’s supposed “death” to reveal the truth is an example of what device?

The Watch uncovering Don John’s plot accidentally demonstrates?

What literary device does Benedick use when comparing Beatrice’s words to daggers?

Hero’s innocence contrasted with Beatrice’s boldness illustrates?

What does Shakespeare use when he gives the Friar the idea that Hero should fake her death?

Beatrice’s comment “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me” is an example of?

What device is used in Dogberry’s phrase “Our watch, sir, have comprehended two auspicious persons”?

The repetition of the word “nothing” in the play’s title connects to which device?

Beatrice’s “I was born to speak all mirth and no matter” is an example of?

When Claudio believes Hero is unfaithful, the audience knows the truth—this is an example of?