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Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics.
The play includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid.
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"Among the best of W. Shake's comedies. Full of wit, snark, implausible marriages, a couple musical numbers and some emotional stuff to keep the stakes high. What sets it apart is the underlying messages about love, and the very strong lady characters."
— Phoebe (5 out of 5 stars)
Much Ado About Nothing Listener Reviews
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" One of my favorite Shakespeare plays. I love Benedick and Beatrice. Their witty conversations are really funny. "
— Rosanne, 2/19/2014 -
" A fun book. I like Beatrice and Benedick. "
— Sera, 2/4/2014 -
" Fantastic. Comedy. Romance. Drama. Tragedy. Take a leap and read this. "
— Kaitlyn, 2/2/2014 -
" This is a perfect play. I don't think there's much more to say. Dogberry is hilarious and Beatrice and Benedick are sublime. Their characters are a vast improvement on whoever those chumps were in Love's Labours Lost. "
— Andrew, 1/16/2014 -
" one of my favorite plays "
— Karissa, 1/14/2014 -
" This is my absolute favorite Shakespearian play! "
— Daizha, 1/12/2014 -
" This is my absolute favorite by Shakespeare! My apologies to Romeo and Juliet, you guys do tragic romance pretty well andare the basis of every good romance ever written since, but I'm a sucker for this comedy. "
— Gloria, 12/19/2013 -
" I never weary of reading and rereading this play. "
— Bcoghill, 12/19/2013 -
" This one was not the most interesting of the comedies, but it was fun none the less. "
— Erin, 12/7/2013 -
" For about the third time... but fun every time around. "
— Steve, 9/5/2013 -
" Yes favorite Shakespeare comedy. "
— Maya, 7/23/2013 -
" I really loved the humor in this book "
— Liliana, 7/3/2013 -
" I fell in love with benedick and beatrices characters! So funny and so passionate! Made for each other! Love this book! "
— Durresf, 6/27/2013 -
" This is one of my all time favorite of Shakespeare's works. "
— Dahlia, 6/1/2013 -
" Other than having to have a dictionary by my side through most of the play, it was incredibly hilarious and so fun to read. I loved hearing what a sense of humor sounded like in the late 1500's! "
— Cristy, 5/12/2013 -
" My very favorite Shakespeare comedy. I love the wit of the characters and the complexity of the romance. "
— Kayla, 5/3/2013 -
" The main idea is that a man has no way to know if his wife is faithful and therefore women can take full advantage of that fact. A comedy with a happy ending, after lots of situations and changes ... "
— Ayan, 4/27/2013 -
" My absolute favorite of Shakespeare's Comedies! "
— Katie, 3/25/2013 -
" London 2001 - in Greek! "
— Joelle, 2/23/2013 -
" I actually read the play after I had seen Kenneth Branaugh's movie version, but I loved the play just the same. The story is clever and entertaining, with several twists and turns, and a happy ending to boot. "
— Joyanne, 2/1/2013
About William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.
About Matt Montanez
Matt Montanez is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.