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Act Three, Scene One
      Hero tells Margaret to get Beatrice, and tells her that she overheard Ursula and Beatrice gossiping in the orchard. Hero then tells Ursula to talk Benedick, pretending that he was madly in love with Beatrice. They make this plan, and then wait for Beatrice to hide in the orchard to go to the hiding spot. Once they are there, Hero says that Benedick is madly in love with Beatrice, but she would never tell Beatrice that because Benedick would just get turned down. The ladies continue saying things along these lines, including the statement that Benedick is a fine man and would be a great match for Beatrice. After they leave, Benedick says that she will plan on marrying Benedick.
    Do you think it is a bad idea to bring these two together (Beatrice and Benedick) by lying? I think that it may not be the best idea, because Beatrice and Benedick really did not have the exact feelings for each other that they are saying they do.

Act Three, Scene Two
      Benedick is noticably been sad, and Claudio, Don Pedro and Leonato have taken notice. They tease him, and Benedick asks Leonato if he could speak to him in private. Don Pedro and Claudio are quick to accuse him of wanting to talk about Beatrice.
      Don John then comes in the scene, and tells Claudio and Don Pedro that Hero is unfaithful. He says he will show them that he is not lying, telling them to go with him to look in her window that night. Claudio says if he sees anything, he will shame her before the wedding. Then all agree then to meet Don John that night.
     Why do you think Don John is so obsessed with ruining the marriage? Also before you read the outcome, did you think Claudio and Don Pedro would believe what they saw in Hero’s window?

Act Three, Scene Three
      Dogberry and Verges assign a watchmen for the night. They tell the watchman what to do to guard, and Dogberry says to only wake him up if something important happens. Soon later, Borachio and Conrad come up and accidently stand within hearing distance of the watchman. Borachio tells Conrad that he earned a thousand ducats from Don John that night because he wooed Margaret in Hero’s room and called her Hero. Meanwhile, Don John had brought Don Pedro and Claudio to orchard where they watched this whole scene, being convinced that Hero has another lover. One of the watchmen then arrests Borachio and Conrad for villainy. They are then taken to be interrogated.
     What do you guys think Borachio and Conrad will say when they are interrogated about their villainy? They must not have been too smart and not careful enough to talk in hearing-distance of the watchman.

Act Three, Scene Four
       Margaret is helping Hero get ready for her wedding. She then sends Ursula to get Beatrice, who has come down with some sort of sickness. Margaret then tells Beatrice that Benedick is in love. She then says that maybe someday Beatrice will come to love him too. Ursula then tells Hero that the men are there to take her to the church.
     Are the men totally fine with Hero now? Aren’t the men who saw Hero in her window going to say anything about it?

Act Three, Scene Five
      Dogberry had told Leonato that two men were arrested the previous night. He asks Leonato to interrogate the men, but Leonato rejects the offer because the wedding is that day, and tells Dogberry to do it himself. Dogberry tells Verges to get one of the men who can write to examine the two men, so he can write everything down and give it to Leonato.
   Do you think that this examination will help or ruin the marriage? Will the interrogation be a good thing or a bad thing for the marriage? And how do you think Leonato will react?

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-Leah Sevco