Enter Leonato (Governor of Messina), Hero (his Daughter), and Beatrice (his Niece), with a Messenger.
An edition of Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing
Modern Library pbk. ed. (3)
by William Shakespeare
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Beatrice, independent and forthright, and Benedick, a self-confessed tyrant to the female sex, pass the time goading and scorning each other. When they are thrown together to defend a friend's donor, their true feelings begin to emerge. A lively showdown between the sexes unfolds in Shakespeare's bittersweet comedy.
Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rassmussen, two of today's most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Each play includes an Introduction as well as an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career, commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; a chronology of Shakespeare's life and times, and black-and-white illustrations.
Ideal for students, theatre professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
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Table of Contents
Introduction. Couples ; Tragedy averted ; Much ado about noting [sic] ; Second chance ; Double ending
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Much ado about nothing
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Much ado about nothing in performance: the RSC and beyond
Shakespeare's career in the theater
Shakespeare's works: a chronology - Further reading and viewing
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-176).
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Shakespeare's comedy play Much Ado About Nothing pivots around the impediments to love for young betrothed Hero and Claudio when Hero is falsely accused of infidelity and the "lover's trap" set for the arrogant and assured Benedick who has sworn of marriage and his gentle adversary Beatrice. The merry war between Benedick and Beatrice with the promptings of their friends soon dissolves into farcical love, while Hero's supposed infidelity is shown to be little more than "much ado about nothing".
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