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
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4434-4343-2Copied ISBN!
Much Ado about Nothing Illustrated
199 pages
English language
Published Oct. 14, 2021 by Independently Published.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-7468-1564-4Copied ISBN!
Much ado about Shakespeare
Computer file
English language
Published Jan. 6, 1994 by Bureau of Electronic Pub..
Shakespeare
CD-ROM
English language
Published Oct. 6, 1996 by G. K. Hall & Company.
- OCLC Number:
- 36652974
Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing.
138 pages
English language
Published Jan. 6, 1890 by Ginn & Co.,c1890..
Mucho ruido y pocas nueces
English language
Published Jan. 6, 2003 by RBA Coleccionables.
- OCLC Number:
- 433596217
Beaucoup de bruit pour rien
219 pages
French language
Published Jan. 6, 1936 by L. Querelle.
- OCLC Number:
- 5362251
Wu shi fan nao =
178 pages
Chinese language
Published Jan. 6, 1996 by Shi jie shu ju.
- OCLC Number:
- 36306529
Rov ʻeseḳ ʻal lo-davar
119 pages
Hebrew language
Published Jan. 6, 1964 by Mosad Bialiḳ.
- OCLC Number:
- 15228635
Beaucoup de bruit pour rien : théâtre
French language
- ISBN:
- 978-2-7609-2334-8Copied ISBN!
Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing
English language
Published Jan. 6, 1956 by George Gill & Son.
The comedies histories & tragedies of William Shakespeare
English language
Published Jan. 6, 1939 by Limited Editions Club.
Karasawagi
240 pages
Japanese language
Published Jan. 6, 1962 by Shinchōsha.
Much Ado about Nothing
English language
Published Jan. 6, 2020 by Canon Press.
Bahatsʹko halasu z nechevli︠a︡
101 pages
Ukrainian language
Published Jan. 6, 1901 by Nakl. Ukraïnsʹko-rusʹkoï vydavnychnoĭ spilky.
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