Much Ado About Nothing Act 5

Scene 1 

1. Antonio is comforting Leonato about his daughter's 'death.'
2. Leonato argues with Claudio and Don Pedro and they almost duel.
3. Claudio is convinced he killed her and when Benedick turns up his fears are confirmed.
4. Benedick informs them that Don Pedro has fled.
5. Benedick walks away.
6.  Dogberry and Verges enter leading Borachio and Conrade bound together.
7. The men tell Claudio and Don Pedro all that has happened. 
8. They ask Leonato for forgiveness he tells them to spread the word that Hero died honourably, for Claudio to write a poem for her grave and for him to marry his brothers daughter tomorrow, they agree to all terms. 
9. Why is Dogberry suddenly witty in this scene but dumb in others.
10. Why does Claudio so easily agree to a new marriage, out of shame? guilt? or because he just has to write a poem and gets to marry someone who looks exactly like Hero.

Scene 2

1. The scene begins with Benedick and Magaret joking around writing or preparing a speech to Beatrice and then joke about writing Magaret a sonnet.
2. Beatrice enters and confronts Benedick about not killing Claudio, Benedick confesses his love for Beatrice again but she does encourage him this time.
3. Ursula then enters and tells them that the whole thing was set up by Don John.

Scene 3

1. The scene is just the reading of Claudio's poem and Hero's 'funeral' 
2. Claudio doesn't wonder where everyone else is, would not everyone be at her funeral?

Scene 4

1. The wedding is about to begin, all women are masked.
2. Leonato brings Hero forward and Claudio is relieved to be marrying the same (looking) women.
3. Benedick and Beatrice then find out that they have been played, however when poems and letters are brought forward by their friends they realise they do love each other.
4. They decide to get married as well, however they pretend they are doing it on the others behalf.
5. At the end of the scene we learn that Don John is on his way back to Messina with armed guards, however Benedick waves it off. 
6. Benedick waves it off to possibly say Beatrice is more important than such a thing