Act 1 scenes summary

 Scene 1
-takes place in the home of Leonato
-Don Pedro and his men come back to Messina
-Benidick has a verbal fight with Beatrice, they seem to have a romantic past
-Hero and Claudio make a few second eye contact and fall in love instantly
-Don Pedro is kind of like a fatherly figure, kind of like a king in a way
-Leonato is similar to Don Pedro but is more homely
-Beatrice did not seem very appealing because she seems very opinionated and sassy
-Benedick seems like a player
-Hero is like the typical white girl

Scene 2
-Leonato tells Don Pedro that he wants to keep Hero for himself
-Leonato meets his brother Antonio

Scene 3
-Don John finds out about Don Pedro's plan to help Claudio and Hero get together
-Don John talks about what's going on between Claudio and Hero to his servants