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Shakespeare’s romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing could perhaps be interpreted as a comedy of errors; all the relationships have problems, and many mistakes are made along the way. Shakespeare... more

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  • 14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Joe_D_L

    4 Stars MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 24/02/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good Characters& plots

    Disadvantages Disadvantages har to understand language

    Written by William Shakespeare in 1598-99, Much Ado About nothing is one of his 17 comedies. Much Ado About Nothing tells the tale of an Italian village and the stories which happened when soldier returned from a victorious battle. MAIN CHARACTERS Benedick~ a witty intelligent man who is a sworn bachelour. However he is tricked into falling in love with Beatrice Beatrice~ A loud, argumentative, orphaned niece of Leonato. She too has sworn not to marry, but is tricked to fall in love with Benedick Don Pedro~ Prince of Arragorn, helps Claudio marry, Benedick fall in love and is there when the ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    joewcarpenter

    5 Stars The real villains of Much Ado About Nothing... 26/05/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great novel

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Sometimes a little unrealistic, but that is standard for Shakespearean trajedies

    William Shakespeare's play, Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy based in Messina, a small city on the coast of Sicily. This play, despite it being a comedy has a more sinister side, which is comprised of villainy and treachery. Don John and Borachio are undeniably villains in the play, as they were the main perpetrators of the crime; they conspired against Claudio and Hero, endeavouring to slander her name and subsequently her honour. However, when their plans are realised, unlike Don John, Borachio stays and confesses and is genuinely remorseful, saying he only did it for personal financial ... more
  • 56 of 56 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    alliecat

    5 Stars A Favourite Thing - Much Ado About A Play 12/07/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Glorious dialogue

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Shakespearean English can be offputting to the uninitiated

    ***** The Production That Changed My Life ***** At the tender age of 16, I was to see a piece of theatre that would change my life and my tastes, and plant in me the seeds of a lifelong love of literature. On a school trip to Stratford-upon-Avon, I was lucky enough to go to a remarkable production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing by the Royal Shakespeare Company. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of that trip, and it seems fitting that the play, and the memories of that incredible production, should be the topic for my “Favourite Things” opinion dedicated to ... more
  • 36 of 36 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    5 Stars Much Ado About A Great Play 03/03/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great play, a good atarting point for anyone new to Shakespeare, some nice characters, and a fairly strightforward storyline.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages If you don't like, or aren't used to, Shakespeare, the language can be quite difficult, and will probably put you off; the conventional "hero and heroine," Claudio and Hero, are a bit dull

    Sorry everyone, but I think you're going to get a lot of this! That's right, I do a play at uni, and then you all get to read my pathetic ramblings on the subject. Well, I spared you the horrors of Luigi Pirandello's "Right You Are If You Think You Are" (one of the weirdest things I've ever read or performed), and didn't write about Dario Fo's "Accidental Death Of An Anarchist," mainly because I wasn't on Ciao at the time, but there is no way I can let you get away without a Shakespeare opinion from me, and since this one is still right at the forefront of my mind, I might as well do this ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Bryn_Pearson

    4 Stars A Play about sex. 30/07/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages actually very funny with some serious bits as well.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages I don't think there are any.

    Much ado about nothing instantly becomes a far more interesting piece if you know that "nothing" was a popular euphemism for "vagina" about the time Shakespeare was writing. Read the titleas "Much ado about sex" and you are far closer to what is actually going on. The plot then. There are two brother, each has a daughter - Hero, and beatrice. hero is sweet and wet, Beatrice has a sharp tounge and a cutting sense of humour. Thre has been some fighting - the King (although it's set in Spain, but that aside) has just patched things up with his evil half brother, and everyone is coming home ... more

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Type Play
Title Much Ado About Nothing
Author William Shakespeare
ISBN 0141012307
EAN 9780141012308

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