MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

The Canterville Ghost A Class Project

José Manuel Flores 4ºB I.E.S. Cristo del Rosario-Zafra (Badajoz) 25/3/12

José Manuel Flores Guerrero 4ºB

INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK TITLE: Much ado about nothing AUTHOR: William Shakespeare PUBLISHING HOUSE: Macmillan MAIN CHARACTERS: Don Pedro is the Prince of Aragon, a kingdom in Northern Spain.

Don John is the brother of Don Pedro and he´s evil. Leonato is the governor of Messina, in the north –east of Sicily. Hero is the Leonato´s daugther and she´s very nice. Beatrice is the Leonato´s niece. Clauddio is a count from Florence and he is very young.

Benedick is a lord from Padua and Borachio is the Don John´s friend.

SUMMARY: ACT 1: Don Pedro had won the war and said in a letter that will soon be in Messina long. Benedick and Beatrice always argued when they met and Benedick didn´t want to get married because he thought that no woman was good enough for him. The love of Claudio is Hero. The brother of Leonato tells him that a servant has heard that Pedro wants to get married with his daugther. John is a bastard and he wants to revenge of his brother. Borachio heard the plan of Don Pedro. Claudio would get to married with Hero and he tells this to John. But Don John want to stop Claudio marrying Hero, because he had turned Don Pedro.

ACT 2 Beatrice didn´t want a husband .She´s happy tos tay unmarried.

Beatrice told Benedick that everyone thought we was a fool. Don John told Claudio that Don Pedro loved Hero and wanted to marry her. Claduio expresses their feelings and Claudio and Hero are going to get married. Claudio would thing that Hero is unfaithful.

VOCABULARY CHART ACT 1 SCENE 1 WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

Behaved

Se comportaron

The man behaved strange

Scorn

despreciar

She scorn my sense of humour

Delighted

Encantado

They were delighted with my girlfriend

scratch

Rayar

He scratched the car of my sister

Bark

Ladrar

The dog bark yesterday at night

Mock

Se burlan de

They mock that boy

Wish

Deseo

I wish eat every days meat and chips

Grow

Crecer

The boys grew much

VOCABULARY CHART ACT1 SCENE2 WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

Arrange

Organizar

Mi fathers arranged a party for me

Perhaps

Tal vez

She perhaps buy a house very big

discuss

Discutir

They always discut with mi family

VOCABULARY CHART

ACT1 SCENE3 WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

Matter

Importa

He didn´t care nothing

Trouble

Problema

He has got trouble with his friends

Muzzled

Bozal

The dog has got a muzzled in his mouth

Curtain

Cortina

The curtain was dirty

Pity

Lástima

I sense pity for my dog

VOCABULARY CHART ACT 2 SCENE1

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

Blanket

Manta

His blanket was ugly

Childless

Sin hijos

She was childless that summer

Obey

Obedecer

My friend didn´t obey to the teacher

Tune

Melodía

His tune was beautiful

Itself

Si mismo

She was safe of itself

Bother

Molestia

No bother Mr Keneddy

Deeply

Profundamente

She was deeply asleep

VOCABULARY CHART ACT 2 SCENE 2

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

Fault

Fallo

the boys failed the exercises in the exam

Sick

Enfermo

The sister is sick because yesterday ate much

Proof

Prueba

The proofs were shoddy

Bring

Llevar

I bring the ring of the wedding

Jealous

Celoso

He is jealous because his mother want a his brother much

Worthy

Digno

He is a worthy person because is a goog friend

VOCABULARY CHART ACT2 SCENE3

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

Blow

Soplar

The wind blowed yeserday at eleven o´clock

Poor

Pobre

Her friend is a girl poor because his fatrher didn´t work

Proud

Orgulloso

My uncle is very proud

Foolish

Tonto

My cousin is very foolish

Mind

Mente

My ment is very good