Much Ado About Nothing Vocabulary Review

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To be acquainted with, v.

– To know someone (or something)

– “These boys are acquainted with each other.”

To bestow (someone) with (something), v.

To give someone a gift or an award

“This man is bestowing his girlfriend with her own website.”

Contempt, n.

The feeling that someone or something is worthless

“Simon Cowell treats bad singers with contempt.”

Disdain, n., & scorn, n.

Disdain and scorn both mean 'contempt.'

“Sometimes Hilary feels disdain/scorn for Barack.”

To court, v.

To try to get someone to join or marry you

“Everyone said Claudio was brave, but he was nervous about courting Hero.”

Cunning, adj.

Skilled at reaching goals through deception and tricks

“The Joker is a very cunning villain.”

To deceive, v.

To make someone believe something that is not true

To fool or trick someone

“Don John deceived everyone.”

To endure, v.

To suffer patiently To tolerate something

or someone “Robert endured the

pain of getting a new tattoo.”

Foul, adj.

Offensive and disgusting, often referring to odor

“What is that foul smell???”

Modest, adj.

ShyNot conceited or flashy“Courtney is very

modest; she never shows any skin.”

Revelation, n.

A sudden discovery or realization

“I just had a revelation that my mother is mad at me for not washing the dishes.”

Scoundrel, n.

A dishonest person; a villain

“My ex-boyfriend was texting girls on the plan that I paid for! What a scoundrel!”

To shame, v.

To make someone feel humiliated and ashamed

“The girl is shaming the dog.”

“Claudio shamed Hero in front of everyone.”

To slander, v.

To make false and damaging statements about a person

N.B. This can also be a noun- 'slander' is the act of falsely damaging someone's reputation, or the lie itself

Unrequited, adj.

Unreturned This word can

only be used to describe feelings! You cannot talk about unrequited library books.

Valiant, adj.

Brave, courageous“The valiant girl climbed

to the top of the mountain.”

Virtue, n.

Moral goodness- “Mother Teresa was full of virtue.”

Wit, n.

Intelligence Cleverness with

words and jokes “Although Benedick

is always annoying people, he definitely has a great wit.”

Yield, v.

To give in To stop arguing “You have a good

point. I will yield to you.”

Terms for Critical Analysis

-- Dramatic irony: the audience knows something that the characters don’t

--Situational Irony: you expect one thing, but the opposite happens

--Verbal Irony: the character says one thing, but means another

-- Conflict: problems within the plot(man vs. man, man vs. self, etc.)

-- Theme: the main idea(s) of the text. Must be expressed in full sentences.

Quote Interpretation

-- You will be given your choice of the five quotes on the review sheet.

-- Pick the one that you understand best, and interpret it (restate, explain, agree/disagree, and give examples).

-- Give two examples from Much Ado About Nothing that support your interpretation.

-- Note: you do not have to write a full essay! You just need to show me how you would write one.