Project Gutenberg 1998-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 86 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Much Ado about Nothing There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1519 This etext was prepared by the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers "Much Ado about Nothing" by William Shakespeare is a classic play written in the late 16th century, belonging to the genre of romantic comedy. The story unfolds in Messina and revolves around two main couples: the witty Beatrice and Benedick, who engage in sharp banter and a merry war of words, and the more conventional Claudio and Hero, whose romantic entanglements lead to misunderstandings and chaos. Themes of love, honor, deception, and the importance of communication are central to the narrative. The opening of the play introduces key characters and sets the stage for the unfolding events. It begins with Leonato learning from a messenger about the imminent arrival of Don Pedro and his entourage, which includes Benedick, Claudio, and Don John. The stage is set for lively interactions, particularly between Beatrice, who has a playful and mocking disposition, and Benedick, who matches her wit. Claudio soon reveals his feelings for Hero, igniting a thread of romantic pursuit and complications that promise to follow. The interactions hint at the complexities of love and the potential for misunderstandings, foreshadowing the comedic yet poignant events that will ensue throughout the rest of the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies Rejection (Psychology) -- Drama Conspiracies -- Drama Courtship -- Drama Messina (Italy) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 187468 187339 2024-09-01T10:01:19.404235 2023-10-01T09:09:05.919636 text/html text/html 187461 187332 2024-09-01T10:01:19.615180 2023-10-01T09:09:06.107629 text/html text/html 117577 2024-09-01T10:01:25.667170 application/epub+zip 119612 2024-09-01T10:01:21.155158 application/epub+zip 119613 2024-09-01T10:01:20.239178 application/epub+zip 248694 2024-09-01T10:01:28.360155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228209 2024-09-01T10:01:24.925173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225111 2022-08-01T09:33:41.974560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144920 144834 2024-09-01T10:01:18.937200 2023-10-01T09:09:05.512633 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 137632 2019-05-22T09:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53609 2019-05-22T09:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18895 2024-09-01T10:01:28.540140 application/rdf+xml 14477 2024-09-01T10:01:20.597169 image/jpeg 3878 2024-09-01T10:01:20.419185 image/jpeg 119456 2024-09-01T10:01:19.631193 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia