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Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. [1] The play was included in the First Folio , published in 1623. The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town.
Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Kenneth Branagh, who adapted the play for the screen and directed it, also stars in the film, which features Emma Thompson, Robert Sean Leonard, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, Keanu Reeves, and Kate Beckinsale in her film debut.
Hero is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing.She is the daughter of Leonato, a governor in Messina, and cousin to Beatrice.In the play, Hero falls in love with Claudio, who, under the influence of Don John, wrongfully accuses her of adultery; this leads her to fake her death.
Much Ado About Nothing is a 2012 American romantic comedy film written, produced, directed, edited and composed by Joss Whedon, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. The film stars Amy Acker , Alexis Denisof , Nathan Fillion , Clark Gregg , Reed Diamond , Fran Kranz , Sean Maher , Jillian Morgese , Spencer Treat Clark , Riki ...
Beatrice is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing.In the play, she is the niece of Leonato and the cousin of Hero.Atypically for romantic heroines of the sixteenth century, she is feisty and sharp-witted; these characteristics have led some scholars to label Beatrice a protofeminist character.
Don Pedro is the only male character in Much Ado About Nothing to encourage a female character to speak. [15] He tells Beatrice "Your silence most offends me." [16] In Janice Hayes's reading of Much Ado About Nothing, Claudio regards Don Pedro as a father figure; Claudio is thus afraid of engaging in "oedipal competition" with him over Hero. [17]
Much Ado About Nothing is an opera in four acts by Charles Villiers Stanford (his Op. 76a), to a libretto by Julian Sturgis based on Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. It was the composer's seventh completed opera.
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare.. Much Ado About Nothing may also refer to: . Much Ado About Nothing; BBC Television Shakespeare – Season Seven – Much Ado About Nothing (1984) directed by Stuart Burge