文档介绍：Much Ado about Nothing
by
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Introduction
Much Ado about nothing is a comedy by william
Shakespear thought to have been written in 1598 and
1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of
his career. The play was included in the First For
published in 1623
Synopsis
The action of Much Ado About Nothing occurs during a visit by Don Pedro, Prince of aragon,
and his followers at the large estate of Leonato, Governor of Messina. Don Pedro has been
victorious in a small war against his own half-brother, Don John, who has now(reluctantly)
oined him
the formal, romantic relationship between Leonato's daughter, Hero(a young woman dn in
From the beginning to the end of the play, two love stories are intertwined. One story follo
Claudio (a young officer): Claudio realizes, after returning from war, that he is deeply in love
with Hero and wants to ask her father for permission to marry her. His commander, Don Pedro,
helps Claudio propose marriage, with some momentary confusion about who the suitor is
Don Pedro or claudio
The other couple, Beatrice(Hero's cousin) and benedick (another officer), work
hard to give the impression that neither is the least bit interested in the other
still smarting over bad experiences in earlier encounters with one another. From
the beginning of the play, Beatrice and Benedick tease and insult one another
mercilessly and repeatedly deny that they will ever marry anyone, let alone
marry one another. However, the audience can tell almost immediately that they
don't entirely believe their own disclaimers. Their friends arrange for them to
overhear conversations revealing how much each is loved by the other.
Meanwhile, the defeated Don John, a self-proclaimed villain, is eager to carry out serious
mischief against his brother and Claudio, who helped defeat him. One of John's men enacts a
scene at Hero's window in which a woman who appears to be hero succumbs to the amorous
attentions of a ma