num_pages: 192
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: The New Clarendon Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
titlecomplete: The New Clarendon Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (The New Clarendon Shakespeare Series)
characters: Balthazar (Much Ado About Nothing), Borachio, Leonato, A Sexton, Hero (Much ado), Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing), Don John, Verges, The Watch, Dogberry, Friar Francis, boy, Claudio, Conrade, Antonio, Don Pedro, Ursula (Shakespeare), Magaret, Innogen, Beatrice (diverse works)
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Plays, Theatre, Fiction, Poetry, Humor, Romance
ratings_count: 239320
places: Sicily, Messina, Sicily
publisher: Oxford University Press