Project Gutenberg 1998-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 1229 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Much Ado about Nothing Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers "Much Ado about Nothing" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written during the late 16th century. The story revolves around themes of love, deception, and misunderstandings among noble characters in the city of Messina. The central figures include Benedick and Beatrice, known for their witty banter and mutual disdain, along with Claudio and Hero, whose romantic entanglement becomes the focus of both joy and turmoil throughout the narrative. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Leonato's household in Messina as they prepare for the arrival of Prince Don Pedro from the wars. The conversations hint at a complicated social backdrop, with Claudio expressing his affection for Hero and Beatrice engaging in her playful verbal sparring with Benedick. Various characters discuss their relationships and observations, setting the stage for the intertwining love stories, misunderstandings, and the lurking presence of envy embodied by Don John, the prince’s illegitimate brother. This opening sets a light-hearted tone while foreshadowing the conflicts that will unfold in the pursuit of love and honor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Comedy plays Rejection (Psychology) -- Drama Conspiracies -- Drama Courtship -- Drama Messina (Italy) -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 194803 2025-08-26T04:07:01.624477 text/html 169953 2025-08-21T13:52:26 text/html 520670 2025-08-26T04:07:15.526937 application/epub+zip 519302 2025-08-26T04:07:08.044934 application/epub+zip 198020 2025-08-26T04:07:03.916413 application/epub+zip 831537 2025-08-26T04:07:21.587883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 814109 2025-08-26T04:07:15.010937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183579 2022-09-01T11:16:56.620317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148384 2025-08-26T04:07:00.831450 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128591 2025-08-21T06:02:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17483 2025-08-26T04:07:21.728859 application/rdf+xml 18919 2025-08-26T04:07:07.641903 image/jpeg 3431 2025-08-26T04:07:07.538898 image/jpeg 482019 2025-08-26T04:07:01.645425 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia