Summary
English Lit: AQA GCSE Much Ado About Nothing, topic 6.3.1
Act 4, Scene 2
The purpose of this scene, juxtaposed between two emotionally charged scenes, is to provide comic relief.
Comic relief
- The purpose of this scene, juxtaposed between two emotionally charged scenes, is to provide comic relief.
Dogberry’s investigation
- Dogberry’s investigation into Don John’s malevolent plot continues.
- Dogberry’s use of malapropisms is evident once more although his claim that Borachio “wilt be condemned into everlasting redemption” could be a subtle use of foreshadowing by Shakespeare to suggest that harmony will be restored and any potential tragedy will be averted in Act 5.