Project Gutenberg 2000-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Much Ado about Nothing There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1519 "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written during the late 16th century. The story revolves around two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, who have a witty relationship, and Claudio and Hero, who navigate the trials of love and jealousy. The play explores themes of love, honor, and deception within the context of a lighthearted romantic comedy. The opening portion introduces several key characters as they gather in Messina to welcome Don Pedro and his companions. Leonato, the governor, learns from a messenger that Don Pedro is arriving with news of honor pertaining to a young Florentine named Claudio, who is smitten with Leonato's daughter, Hero. Meanwhile, Beatrice and Benedick engage in playful banter, revealing their complex relationship filled with disdain and attraction. Claudio confesses his love for Hero, which piques the interest of Don Pedro, who offers to woo her on Claudio’s behalf. This initial exchange sets the stage for the romantic entanglements and misunderstandings that will unfold throughout 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 182555 182564 2024-09-01T12:34:27.814122 2023-10-01T11:21:44.500158 text/html text/html 182548 182557 2024-09-01T12:34:28.014122 2023-10-01T11:21:44.673148 text/html text/html 116722 2024-09-01T12:34:33.122099 application/epub+zip 118959 2024-09-01T12:34:29.392115 application/epub+zip 118961 2024-09-01T12:34:28.552107 application/epub+zip 237469 2024-09-01T12:34:35.535091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223802 2024-09-01T12:34:32.538091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221348 2022-08-01T12:05:12.673023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146566 146594 2024-09-01T12:34:27.378138 2023-10-01T11:21:44.128163 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 139267 2019-05-22T09:43:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54225 2019-05-22T09:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18752 2024-09-01T12:34:35.683070 application/rdf+xml 14477 2024-09-01T12:34:28.901115 image/jpeg 3878 2024-09-01T12:34:28.723119 image/jpeg 119401 2024-09-01T12:34:28.030127 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