Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623. The play is set in Messina and centers around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive …
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Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623. The play is set in Messina and centers around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town. The first, between Claudio and Hero, is nearly altered by the accusations of the villain, Don John. The second romance, between Claudio's friend Benedick and Hero's cousin Beatrice, takes center stage as the play goes on, with both characters' wit and banter providing much of the humor. Through "noting" (sounding like "nothing", and meaning gossip, rumour, overhearing), Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each other, and Claudio is tricked into believing that Hero is not a maiden (virgin). The title's play on words references the secrets and trickery that form the backbone of the play's comedy, intrigue, and action.
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- BNF ID:
- 12249871h
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Much Ado about Nothing
200 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2009 by Palgrave Macmillan Limited.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-230-23209-9Copied ISBN!
Much Ado About Nothing
English language
Published Oct. 14, 1997 by Penguin Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-062252-2Copied ISBN!
Shakespeare's Comedy of Much Ado About Nothing
72 pages
English language
Published Jan. 6, 1864 by Day & Son.
- OCLC Number:
- 4721331
Much ado about nothing
138 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 1965 by Yale University Press.
- OCLC Number:
- 991927038
Much ado about nothing
English language
Published April 4, 2008 by Oxford University Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-953611-5Copied ISBN!
Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing
paperback, 22 pages
English language
Published Jan. 6, 1894 by W. H. Baker & co..
- OCLC Number:
- 1157227727
Gran chiasso per nulla
Paperback, 55 pages
Italian language
Published Jan. 6, 1876 by Liberia Editrice.
- OCLC Number:
- 84453971
Much ado about nothing
353 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2012 by Sterling Signature.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4027-9458-2Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 820475345
Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing
22 pages
English language
Published Jan. 6, 1894 by W. H. Baker & co..
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