An edition of Much Ado About Nothing (1600)

Much adoe about nothing

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An edition of Much Ado About Nothing (1600)

Much adoe about nothing

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  • 4.3 (12 ratings)
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Claudio and Hero are engaged, but the jealous Don John tries to thwart the wedding by denouncing Hero as unchaste. Meanwhile, Beatrice and Benedick, who scorn each other, become betrothed as a result of the schemes of their friends.

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Lippincott
Language
English
Pages
420

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Don Pedro Don John Claudio Benedick Leonato Antonio Balthasar Borachio Conrade Friar Francis Dogberry Verges A Sexton A Boy Hero Beatrice Margaret Ursula Messengers Watch Attendants William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

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Jan 28, 2016, The Arden Shakespeare
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Paljo melua tyhjästä
2013-06-09, Project Gutenberg
in Finnish
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Much Ado About Nothing
2013 December 01, LibriVox
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Much Ado About Nothing
2010 March 31, LibriVox
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Much Ado About Nothing
Feb 17, 2010, Heinemann
hardcover
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Much Ado about Nothing
2009, Palgrave Macmillan Limited
in English
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Much Ado About Nothing
2008?, Dodo Press
in English
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Beaucoup de Bruit pour Rien
2005-05-7, Project Gutenberg
ebook in French • translated by M. GUIZOT
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Much Ado About Nothing
2000 July, Project Gutenberg
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Much Ado About Nothing
1999 June, Project Gutenberg, in cooperation with World Library, Inc
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Much Ado About Nothing
1998 November, Project Gutenberg
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Much Ado About Nothing
1998 November, Project Gutenberg
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Much Ado About Nothing
1997 November, Project Gutenberg
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Much Ado About Nothing
1997, Penguin Books
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Much Ado About Nothing
1997, AS
in English
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Much Ado About Nothing
1995-05, Turtleback
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Much Ado About Nothing
1970?, Washington Square Press, Pocket Books (Mm)
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Much Ado About Nothing
1956-05, Yale University Press
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Much adoe about nothing
1927, Lippincott
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Much Ado about Nothing
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-411) and index.

Published in
Philadelphia
Series
A new variorum edition of Shakespeare / edited by Horace Howard Furness -- [v. 12]

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
822
Library of Congress
PR2828.A2 F8 1927x

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxiii, 420 pages
Number of pages
420

Edition Identifiers

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OL32127234M
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OCLC/WorldCat
7797845

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL362691W

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Work Description

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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Enter Leonato (Governor of Messina), Hero (his Daughter), and Beatrice (his Niece), with a Messenger.
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