Much Ado About Nothing Act IV

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Across
  1. 1. Don Pedro's brother, who is a villain
  2. 3. Leonato's daughter, wrongfully accused by Claudio
  3. 5. Don John is trying to ruin this for Claudio
  4. 6. A soldier who falls deeply in love with Hero
  5. 8. Dogberry's assistant
  6. 9. A servant who is tricked by Borachio into being part of the plot to ruin Hero
  7. 10. Hero's cousin, a witty character who plans never to marry
  8. 13. A cornerstone of the play - everyone is tricking each other
  9. 16. This man comes up with the plan to pretend Hero is dead
  10. 18. Author of much ado about nothing
  11. 19. Hero's father, who invites the Prince and his men to visit for a month
  12. 20. The soldier who helps Don John with his plotting
  13. 21. A speech made by a character alone on the stage
Down
  1. 1. The constable, who frequently misspeaks
  2. 2. The party where the first deceptions take place is one of these, where people wear masks
  3. 4. Beatrice asks Benedick to challenge Claudio to one of these after he accuses Hero
  4. 7. Another common motif in the play - this is how misinformation gets spread around
  5. 9. mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one
  6. 11. A speech in theater which the audience can hear but other characters cannot
  7. 12. A pun on the title "nothing", this is a major theme in the play, which means "noticing" or overhearing
  8. 14. A soldier from Padua, close companion of Don Pedro and a clever speaker
  9. 15. The servant who has a conversation with Hero about Benedick being in love with Beatrice
  10. 17. The prince of Aragon, who has just won a war against his brother