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Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare

  • 160 pages · about 3 hours
  • First published 1600
  • 401 editions
  • Free to read
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1 About this book

Shakespeare's comedy play Much Ado About Nothing pivots around the impediments to love for young betrothed Hero and Claudio when Hero is falsely accused of infidelity and the "lover's trap" set for the arrogant and assured Benedick who has sworn of marriage and his gentle adversary Beatrice.

The merry war between Benedick and Beatrice with the promptings of their friends soon dissolves into farcical love, while Hero's supposed infidelity is shown to be little more than "much ado about nothing".

Good for readers who want: humor, a classic, and a short read.

  • Humor
  • Rejection (Psychology)
  • Courtship
  • Classics
  • Relationships
  • Marriage
  • Performing arts
  • Drama

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3 About William Shakespeare

1564–1616

William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard".

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