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  1. 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 revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town.

  2. Jul 2, 1993 · Much Ado About Nothing: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Richard Briers, Kate Beckinsale, Imelda Staunton, Jimmy Yuill. Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.

  3. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, written around 1598-1599, is a delightful romantic comedy that deals with love, deception, and the wit of verbal sparring. Set in the Sicilian town of Messina, the play follows the romantic entanglements of two couples: the sharp-witted Beatrice and the witty Benedick, and the more naively romantic ...

  4. A short summary of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Much Ado About Nothing.

  5. Much Ado about Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s finest and best-loved comedies. With the battle of wits between Beatrice and Benedick and the plot involving young lovers Claudio and Hero, the play touches upon sexual jealousy, trust, and the importance of separating illusion from reality, among other prominent themes.

  6. Jul 31, 2015 · One of Shakespeare's most frequently performed comedies, Much Ado About Nothing includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness.

  7. Jun 7, 2024 · Much Ado About Nothing, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written probably in 1598–99 and printed in a quarto edition from the author’s own manuscript in 1600. The play takes an ancient theme—that of a woman falsely accused of unfaithfulness—to brilliant comedic heights.

  8. Get all the key plot points of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.

  9. Much Ado About Nothing Summary. Count Claudio falls in love with Hero, the daughter of his host. Hero's cousin Beatrice (a confirmed spinster) and Benedict (an eternal bachelor) are each duped into believing the other is in love with them.

  10. In this Shakespearean farce, Hero (Kate Beckinsale) and her groom-to-be, Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard), team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), the week before ...

    • Comedy, Romance, Drama
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