Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3, Scene 4 summary
Act 3, Scene 4 of 17 · 4 min to read the scene
In Act 3, Scene 4, Hero chooses her wedding clothes with Margaret and asks Ursula to fetch Beatrice, whose complaints of illness become material for teasing about love. Margaret links Beatrice’s condition to Benedick’s changed attitude toward marriage, and Ursula announces that the gentlemen arrive to escort Hero to church.
What happens
- Hero sends Ursula to fetch Beatrice and rejects Margaret’s suggestion that she wear a different collar.
- Margaret praises Hero’s gown, but Hero expresses unease, prompting Margaret to joke about a husband’s weight.
- Beatrice enters feeling ill, and Margaret turns her complaints into jokes about husbands and sexual experience.
- Margaret recommends blessed thistle, then mentions Benedick’s changed attitude while teasing Beatrice about being in love.
- Ursula announces the gentlemen’s arrival, and Hero asks the women to help her dress for church.
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What to notice
Beatrice recognizes a possible romantic suggestion in Margaret’s remedy. The exchange leads Margaret to compare Beatrice with Benedick and question her resistance to love.
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