num_pages: 101
description: Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. First published in 1600, it is likely to have been first performed in the autumn or winter of 1598-1599, and it remains one of Shakespeare's most enduring and exhilarating plays on stage. Stylistically, it shares numerous characteristics with modern romantic comedies including the two pairs of lovers, in this case the romantic leads, Claudio and Hero, and their comic counterparts, Benedick and Beatrice.
language: English
title: Much Ado About Nothing
titlecomplete: Much Ado About Nothing (The Folger Library General Reader's Shakespeare)
characters: Ursula (Shakespeare), Claudio, boy, Balthazar (Much Ado About Nothing), Beatrice (diverse works), A Sexton, Don John, Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing), Leonato, Hero (Much ado), Borachio, The Watch, Friar Francis, Innogen, Magaret, Dogberry, Antonio, Verges, Don Pedro, Conrade
genres: Romance, Literature, Theatre, Humor, Drama, Fiction, Classics, School, Plays, Poetry
ratings_count: 239357
places: Messina, Sicily, Sicily
publisher: Pocket Books (Mm)