Much Ado About Nothing (Barnes & Noble Shakespeare)

Much Ado About A Lot

I bought this for my daughter, who has a role in the play. this gave a great overveiw of the story and made her part come to life.

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The Empire Lives On!

Die hard Star Trek fans can apreciate the complexity of this book and the great efforts put into the whole translation. For the first time Federation readers can apreciate Wil'yam Shex'pIr in his original Klingon text, the way it was and is meant to be. No longer will Terrans be blinded by the Federation forgery of this great Klingon playwright. qo'mey poSmoH Hol ~ Language opens worlds

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This book was great it was magical!

This book grab me it made me keep on reading till I finshed the book without putting it down. I have one word for this book WOW!

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Look Hero And Claudio Were Great

Hi all, Look this is more than likely my favorite play. I loved ALL OF THE PEOPLE! but honestly Claudio got no respect. He only knew Hero for one week. How was he supposed to know about her morals when all he had were others courting her. Benedick and Beatrice were just exquisite. And Hero was a true maiden lady. Love conquers all.

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Beautiful Play!

This is one of the best plays that I have ever read. It is truly beautiful. I'ld have to say that Shakespeare is the best play writer that ever lived. His grammar makes his plays unique and different from others. I love all the books that he wrote.

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WTH

I looked up manga and most of the books arnt manga

Horrible

This book made me lose my mind. Heres a tip: watch the movie instead

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So Helpful

The annotations really helped with some of the outdated words and references that Shakespeare used.

Shakespeare...Hero

William Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing is one of the many comedy of Shakespeares. I really enjoyed this book alot, I didnt find it much humerous but I did enjoy it. Especially, the character Hero.

Much Ado about Nothing is a book about a young Lord of Florence name Claudio who falls in love with a girl name Hero. And about a young Lord of Pandua name Benedick who is trick and believing that he is in love with Beatrice(Leonato niece).Benedick and Beatrice both believed almost immediately that what they had overheard their friends saying in the garden was correct and completely true. Neither person decided to test what they had heard. To see if what was said was true. Because both did not check to see if the information they heard was correct, everything worked out. Both assumed what they had heard was true and acted on it. There were no visible consequences. What a mess you would have if Benedick decided that what he had overheard could not possibly be true. Beatrice would have made a fool out of herself while thinking that Benedick felt the same way. The same could be said the other way around.

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing is a great book. When I started reading this book it was for my Language Arts class so I thought, 'This is going to be another boring story that everyone will hate but the teacher.' I had never read Shakespeare before, so the Folger Library Edition helped me a ton by providing definitions to words and phrases every other page. When I was through the first act, I was so interested in the plot that I read the book for pleasure more than for my class. Anyone with a high reading level will enjoy Much Ado About Nothing because it has everything from comedy and marrige to evil plans and mischief. Much Ado About Nothing is rich in meaning and themes. You will have to ponder about the many themes that run throughout the story. Much Ado About Nothing should definently be read by anyone who wants a great read.

And thus far it was, in all forms, good. With all due respect that thus it deserved.

This book is really entertaining. Although i have yet to completely finish the story. As the plot develps and the characters motives become clear to the reader, it turns into a really enjoyable read for all highschool and some special middle school students. Although the language of the Shakesperian time is difficult to comprehend and understand, the Floger Library Edition provides excellent and understandable plot synopsies and definitions for all the unclear words and ancient english language. This book is not only rich in text, but it is rich in meaning as well. Some may find it really interesting and entertaining that the friends of two absentminded lovers would get tehm to hook up. But then again, some might find pleasure in the destroying of the wedding that takes place at the beginning of the novel. This book was not only a joy to read, but it was also a joy to discuss and will keep you laughing for hours at Dogberry and the gang.

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing is one of the 'forgotten' Shakespearean Plays that lies in the shadows of Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet and A Midsummer's Night's Dream. Being a comedy it is somewhat relieving to know that it has a happy ending. It starts out when Don Pedro's army returns from a victory to Messina. Leonato, Messina's governor, agrees to let Don pedro's army stay in his town for a week. Claudio, a young warrior who performed valiantly in the war, falls in love with Leonato's daughter, Hero. While Claudio tries to win the heart of Hero, Benedick and Beatrice engage in a clash of wit. They both swear never to marry and persistently hate each other. Claudio, with the help of Don Pedro, wins Hero and they are set to marry. Don Pedro comes up with the idea of trying to get Beatirce and Benedick to fall in love with each other. Don Pedro's brother, Don John, wants to break up the marriage of Hero and Claudio so he and his servant, Borachio, devise a plan to fool Claudio. It ends like a typical Shakespearean Comedy and is somewhat interesting. Note: This book is not for the average person who wants to upgrade his/her Shakespearean vocabulary. It will be boring unless you go into it thingking that it is written like a play.

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Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado is one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies. It is set in Italy and tells the love story and conflict that the four lovers must overcome in order to be wedded and united forever.THis stry will make you laugh and cry at the same time. It is a universal and timeless story for all.

Funny

it was funny and i loved the charcters and everything that beatrice and benideck tell each other

One of Shakespear's best comedies

This is a great play. It's got all the elements for a great story, including the all important comic relief (taking the form of Beatrice and Benedict). It's the classic story of match-making with a twist. An evil villan is ploting to sabotage the happy couple. But you'll have to read it to see how it ends.

Awesome

I really liked the book it help me with my reading level.

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Masterful Manipulation!

Many people are intimidated by Shakespeare's grammatical form, thou art⿝ and all those large words just confuse the normal reader. Do not be intimidated by Much Ado about Nothing, this play may have all the confusing words of Shakespeare, but I must say that it was very easy to understand and to read through, it keeps the reader very interested. The Characters, plot, and mood influence the story, conflicts, and resolutions. To start off, the characters effervescent personalities and attitudes helps to convey the idea of constant merriment. All except for, Don John, the antagonist of this play, he shows callousness for other's feelings and beliefs. He also can be called the foil of Don Pedro, his brother, one is mean while the other goes out of his way to help his friends. Then there's the issue of Benedick and Beatrice, two of the main characters, who have merry wars⿝ with each other, they insult each other because of their past when Benedick left Beatrice. All the Characters influence the story of Much Ado about Nothing by keeping their secrets, learning new secrets, and manipulating other characters to get what they want. Secondly, The Plot of Much Ado about nothing is influenced by manipulation and deception. Beatrice and Benedick are manipulated to fall in love. Don John uses deception to get Claudio to leave Hero. Just when one thinks that everything has fallen apart, one of the characters comes out with the truth and everything falls back the way it was going. The plot of this play is much different from any other plays that I have read in a long time. Finally, The mood of Much Ado about nothing is always merry, that's what I enjoyed the most, the cheery atmosphere. There was few moments in this play when someone was sad or upset. It was much different than the depressing moods of Hamlet, or Macbeth. The mood influenced the story by adding to the characterization of many of the characters, and also adding to the main conflict between Beatrice and Benedick. In conclusion, I strongly recommend this play to anyone, it is Masterfully written and an instant favorite. Though some of the words may throw the reader for a loop, stick with it, the main idea is very easy to catch on to!

Masterful Manipulations

Many people are intimidated by Shakespeare¿s grammatical form, ¿thou art¿ all those bulky words leave the reader perplexed. Do not be intimidated by Much Ado about Nothing, this play may have countless confusing words, but I must say that it was extremely easy to understand and to read through, it kept me as a reader very interested. The Characters, plot, and mood influence the story, conflicts, and resolutions of Much Ado about Nothing. To start off, the characters effervescent personalities and demented attitudes help to convey the idea of constant merriment, and also add to the comedy in the play. All except for, Don John, the antagonist of this play, he shows callousness for other¿s feelings and beliefs. He also could be considered the foil of Don Pedro, his brother; one was mean, while the other goes out of his way to help his friends find their loved ones and get married. Then there was the issue of Benedick and Beatrice, two of the main characters, who have ¿merry wars¿ with each other, they insult each other because of their past when Benedick left Beatrice. All the Characters influence the story of Much Ado about Nothing by keeping their secrets, learning new secrets, and manipulating other characters to get what they want. Secondly, manipulation and deception influence the plot of Much Ado about nothing. Beatrice and Benedick are manipulated to fall in love. Don John used deception to get Claudio to leave Hero in stead of marrying her. Just when one thought that everything has fallen apart, one of the characters comes out with the truth and everything falls back the way it was going. The plot of this play is much different from any other plays that I have read in a long time. Lowmaster 2 Finally, The mood of Much Ado about nothing was always merry, that was what I enjoyed the most, the cheery atmosphere. There were few moments in this play when someone was sad or upset. It was much different than the depressing moods of Hamlet, or Macbeth. The mood influenced the story by adding to the characterization of many of the characters, and also adding to the main conflict between Beatrice and Benedick. If the mood was any different, it might be thought that the two characters loathed each other, instead of secretly being in love with one another. In conclusion, I strongly recommend this play to anyone, it is Masterfully written and an instant favorite. Though some of the words may throw the reader for a loop, stick with it, the main idea was very easy to catch on to, also very enjoyable, and a great read!

Way good!!!

it is the greatest book ever!!!Beaitrice and Benidict are great caraecters!!!I love it!!

Beautifully Written.

Well, Shakespeare has done it again. Much Ado About Nothing is one of my favorite plays. The excitement, tension, mischevious and duplitous schemes, backstabbing, treachery, and suspense just makes you want to continue reading. Great book. GO READ IT PEOPLE!

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