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Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference The authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing features the side-by-side format favored by both students and teachers, as well as guides to the play’s most famous lines and Shakespearean phrases and language. Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare Study Guide No Fear Translation Mastery Quizzes PLUS Flashcards PLUS Infographic PLUS Summary Full Play Summary Leonato, a kindly, respectable nobleman, lives in the idyllic Italian town of Messina. The Folger Library is the nation’s best, most navigable and most respected resource for Shakespeare scholarship and teaching.

Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. One of Shakespeare’s most frequently performed comedies, Much Ado About Nothing includes two quite different stories of romantic love.

(Summary by Elizabeth Klett)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Don Pedro's bastard brother, Don John, provides the intrigue, and the dimwitted constable Dogberry provides the laughs. These youthful lovers are contrasted with the more experienced (and more cynical) Benedick and Beatrice, who have to be tricked into falling in love. The dashing young Claudio falls for Hero, the daughter of Leonato, governor of Messina, and his friend Don Pedro helps him secure her affection. The men are back from the war, and everyone is ready for romance. Written around the middle of his career, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's great festive comedies. LibriVox recording of Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare.