Much Ado About Nothing (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1600
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Thirteenth century
- Setting: Italy
- Principal Characters: Don Pedro, Don John, Claudio, Benedick, Leonato, Hero, Beatrice, Dogberry
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Marriage, Brothers, Kings, queens, or royalty, Tragedy, Masks, Italy or Italians, Middle Ages, Thirteenth century
- Locales: Italy
The Story:
Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon, arrived in Messina accompanied by his bastard brother, Don John, and his two friends, the young Italian noblemen Claudio and Benedick. Don Pedro had vanquished his brother in battle. Now, reconciled, the brothers planned to visit Leonato before returning to their homeland. On their arrival in Messina, young Claudio was immediately smitten by the lovely Hero, daughter of Leonato. In order to help his faithful young friend in his suit, Don Pedro assumed the guise of Claudio at a masked ball and wooed Hero in Claudio’s name. Then he...
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