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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- 12249871h
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Much ado about nothing.
174 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 1969 by Cambridge U.P..
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- 978-0-521-09491-7Copied ISBN!
Much Ado about Nothing Annotated
204 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2021 by Independently Published.
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- 979-8-5126-5663-1Copied ISBN!
Much Ado about Nothing
160 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2021 by Independently Published.
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- 979-8-5119-4130-1Copied ISBN!
Much Ado about Nothing Annotated
204 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2021 by Independently Published.
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- 979-8-5078-7848-2Copied ISBN!
Much Ado about Nothing Ilustrated
201 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2020 by Independently Published.
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- 979-8-6397-0333-1Copied ISBN!
Much Ado about Nothing by Shakespeare the New Annotated Edition
223 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2020 by Independently Published.
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- 979-8-6443-4444-4Copied ISBN!
Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing.
138 pages
English language
Published Jan. 6, 1904 by Ginn & company.
- OCLC Number:
- 8156704
Much Ado about Nothing Illustrated
201 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2020 by Independently Published.
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- 979-8-6167-9971-5Copied ISBN!
Much Ado about Nothing Illustrated
199 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2021 by Independently Published.
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- 979-8-7350-4795-7Copied ISBN!
Much Ado about Nothing Annotated
158 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2020 by Independently Published.
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- 979-8-6646-4919-2Copied ISBN!
Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing.
138 pages
English language
Published Jan. 6, 1880 by Ginn & Heath.
- OCLC Number:
- 3159699
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