These Script Machines allow pupils to engage with the language of the text for key scenes in the play, providing definitions and examples of literary terms. Picking out specific literary terms including iambic pentameter, enjambment and alliteration, this activity serves as a useful tool for classroom discussion. The task could involve splitting the class into different groups which are each assigned a different literary term. They then feed back to the rest of the class after the activity, giving examples of their chosen term and what effect these have on the audience.
Accompanying can be found in the downloads section, which focus on language and character.
Focusing on Act 1 Scene 1, lines 1-132 of Much Ado About Nothing, this tool also features Bill Buckhurst's director's edit of the 2008 production for Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank.
Focusing on Act 2 Scene 3, lines 88-238 of Much Ado About Nothing, this tool also features Bill Buckhurst's director's edit of the 2008 production for Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank.
Focusing on Act 4 Scene 1, lines 199-328 of Much Ado About Nothing, this tool also features Bill Buckhurst's director's edit of the 2008 production for Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank.
Focusing on Act 5 Scene 1, lines 45-182 of Much Ado About Nothing, this tool also features Bill Buckhurst's director's edit of the 2008 production for Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank.
Focusing on Act 5 Scene 4, lines 1-125of Much Ado About Nothing, this tool also features Bill Buckhurst's director's edit of the 2008 production for Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank.