Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3, Scene 5 summary
Act 3, Scene 5 of 17 · 3 min to read the scene
In Act 3, Scene 5, Dogberry and Verges try to tell Leonato about two prisoners, but their confused, wandering speech delays the report while he prepares for his daughter's wedding. Leonato orders them to question the prisoners themselves and bring him a record, leaving the officers to arrange an examination at the jail.
What happens
- Dogberry asks to speak with Leonato, who urges him to be brief.
- Dogberry wanders into praise of Verges and mistakes Leonato's complaint for a compliment.
- Verges reports that the watchmen catch two scoundrels, but Dogberry interrupts with more talk about his partner.
- Leonato delegates the questioning and requests a record because he is in a hurry.
- A messenger summons Leonato to his daughter's wedding, and Leonato leaves with him.
- Dogberry sends Verges to fetch Francis Seacoal with writing supplies for the examination at the jail.
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What to notice
Leonato declines to hear the prisoners himself. His instruction shifts the examination into the officers' hands.
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What does Dogberry ask Verges to have Francis Seacoal bring to the jail?
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