I provided instruction on Shakespearean comedy and discussed how the play, Much Ado, in many ways is a forerunner of later tragedies. Specifically , the character Don John is an early incarnation of Iago in Othello and portions of the plot mirror Romeo and Juliet.However, as this play is a comedy, tragedy does not ensue. Instead ,order is restored in marriage. We then read and studied Act I of the play,Much Ado ,noting the witty character traits of the two famous characters, Benedict and Beatrice. I further noted how the play is unusual for Shakespeare as it is almost entirely in prose rather than iambic pentameter.