num_pages: 192
description: Set in a courtly world of masked revels and dances, this play turns on the archetypal story of a lady falsely accused of unfaithfulness, spurned by her bridegroom, and finally vindicated and reunited with him. Villainy, schemes, and deceit threatens to darken the brilliant humor and sparkling wordplay--but the hilarious counterplot of a warring couple, Beatrice and Benedick, steals the scene as the two are finally tricked into admitting their love for each other in Shakespeare's superb comedy of manners.
language: English
title: Much Ado About Nothing
titlecomplete: Much Ado About Nothing
characters: Leonato, Claudio, A Sexton, Borachio, Balthazar (Much Ado About Nothing), Friar Francis, The Watch, Dogberry, Antonio, Ursula (Shakespeare), Don John, boy, Conrade, Hero (Much ado), Verges, Beatrice (diverse works), Magaret, Don Pedro, Innogen, Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing)
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Plays, Humor, School, Romance, Literature, Poetry, Fiction
ratings_count: 239316
places: Sicily, Messina, Sicily
publisher: Cambridge University Press