Much Ado about NothingPenguin, 1968 - 173 sivua In 'Much Ado About Nothing', Shakespeare's glittering comedy, there wages a 'merry war' between Beatrice and Benedick of lacerating words and caustic wit. Their family and friends contrive to spark up love amid their battles and to bring together the two pronounced bachelors in harmony, with highly comic results. Beatrice's gentle and virtuous cousin Hero is part of the conspiracy and while making this incongruous match she falls in love herself. However, darker elements lurk in the shadows in the shape of the melancholy villain Don John, who threatens to thwart Hero's innocent love and to quosh the natural merriment of the court at Messina. |
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INTRODUCTION | 7 |
FURTHER READING | 28 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 33 |
COMMENTARY | 125 |
AN ACCOUNT OF THE TEXT | 167 |
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ANTONIO Balthasar Beatrice and Benedick Beatrice's Benedick and Beatrice blood BORACHIO brother cinquepace CONRADE Constable Count Claudio cousin dance daughter Dogberry and Verges DON JOHN dost doth Enter Don Pedro Exeunt faith fashion father flout Folio fool Friar grace hang hath hear heart Hero and Claudio Hero and Leander Hero's honour horns husband i'faith John Gielgud lady Leonato's house look lord lover Margaret marriage married Master Constable masters meaning Measure for Measure merry MESSENGER Messina neighbour never niece night Penguin Books play pray thee Prince and Claudio Prince's Q and F Quarto quibbling Richard Cowley Richard II romantic comedies scene SECOND WATCHMAN Sexton Shakespeare's Signor Benedick slander speak stage direction swear sweet talk tell there's thou tomorrow tongue troth Twelfth Night URSULA villain watch wear William Kemp wooed words write to Penguin