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John Gielgud as Benedick in a 1959 production. Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. [1] The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623. The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town.
Jul 31, 2015 · Read the full text of Shakespeare's comedy of love and wit, set in Messina after a war. Follow the courtship and scandal of Hero and Claudio, and the verbal duel of Benedick and Beatrice.
Jul 2, 1993 · A film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy about two pairs of lovers and their mischievous friends. Directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, and Denzel Washington.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Kenneth Branagh
- 1993-07-02
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Jul 16, 2024 · David Bevington. Much Ado About Nothing, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written probably in 1598–99 and printed in a quarto edition from the author’s own manuscript in 1600. The play takes an ancient theme—that of a woman falsely accused of unfaithfulness—to brilliant comedic heights.
- David Bevington
bestowed much honour on a young Florentine called Claudio. Messenger Much deserved on his part and equally remembered by Don Pedro: he hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing, in the figure of a lamb, the feats of a lion: he hath indeed better bettered expectation than you must expect of me to tell you how. LEONATO
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