Dec 22, 2009

Much Ado About Nothing | Much Ado About Nothing

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Author: William Shakespeare
First Published: 1600
Type of Work: Romantic Comedy
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Subjects: Love or romance, Marriage, Brothers, Kings, queens, or royalty, Tragedy, Masks, Italy or Italians, Middle Ages, Thirteenth century
Locales: Italy

From its opening lines to its final scene, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING is a feast of wit and verve. The play’s humor runs from slapstick to subtle wordplay, and it features Shakespeare’s wittiest couple, Beatrice and Benedick.

The plot consists of two interwoven love stories: those of Beatrice and Benedick, and that of Claudio and Hero. Claudio, accompanying his friend, Don Pedro to Messina, is smitten with the lovely Hero, daughter of Leonato, governor of Messina. To help his friend, Don Pedro assumes Claudio’s identity at a masked ball and woos Hero. In the meantime, Don John,...

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Much Ado About Nothing | Much Ado About Nothing

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