Chop Bard

Julius Caesar – Introduction

Brief history of Julius Caesar, events leading up to the beginning of the play, our ways and means of analyzing, and some ideas about why this play feels so weird.

Much Ado About Nothing – Act V scene 2, 3, 4

Benedick is boastful, Beatrice too witty, Hero too innocent, Claudio's a fool, yet love finds a way to work it all out.

Much Ado About Nothing – Act V scene 1

Claudio and the Prince are confronted with opposition and catastrophe.

Much Ado About Nothing – Act IV scene 2

Dogberry goes about to examine the malefactors in the eftest way.

Much Ado About Nothing – Act IV scene 1

The worst wedding, two confessions of love, and a promise of death.

Much Ado About Nothing – Act III, scene 4, 5

Hero prepares for her wedding, Beatrice isn't feeling so hot, Dogberry and Verges have it handled.

Much Ado About Nothing – Act III, scene 3

It's the night before the wedding as the watch receive their instructions and try to keep the peace.

Much Ado About Nothing – Act III, scene 2 Benedick undergoes a transformation, and Don John sows doubt.

Much Ado About Nothing – Act III, scene 1 Beatrice hears some unexpected gossip.

Much Ado About Nothing – Act II, scene 2, 3

Don John finds another way, while Benedick is made sport of.