Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. The play was included in the First Folio , published in 1623. By means of "noting" (which, in Shakespeare's day, sounded similar to "nothing" as in the play's title, and which means gossip, rumour, and overhearing), Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each other, and Claudio is tricked into rejecting Hero at the altar in the erroneous ...
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Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. The play was included in the First Folio , published in 1623. By means of "noting" (which, in Shakespeare's day, sounded similar to "nothing" as in the play's title, and which means gossip, rumour, and overhearing), Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each other, and Claudio is tricked into rejecting Hero at the altar in the erroneous belief that she has been unfaithful. At the end, Benedick and Beatrice join forces to set things right, and the others join in a dance celebrating the marriages of the two couples. Characters: Benedick, a lord and soldier from Padua ; companion of Don Pedro Beatrice, niece of Leonato Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon Don John, "the Bastard Prince", brother of Don Pedro Claudio, of Florence ; a count, companion of Don Pedro, friend to Benedick Leonato, governor of Messina ; Hero's father Antonio, brother of Leonato Balthasar, attendant on Don Pedro, a singer Borachio, follower of Don John Conrade, follower of Don John Innogen, a ' ghost character ' in early editions as Leonato's wife Hero, daughter of Leonato Margaret, waiting-gentlewoman attendant on Hero Ursula, waiting-gentlewoman attendant on Hero Dogberry, the constable in charge of Messina's night watch Verges, the Headborough, Dogberry's partner Friar Francis, a priest a Sexton, the judge of the trial of Borachio a Boy, serving Benedick The Watch, watchmen of Messina Attendants and Messengers
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