Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 creator text utu 1998 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Much Ado about Nothing" by William Shakespeare is a comedy written in 1598 and 1599. Set in Messina, the play follows two contrasting romantic pairs among a group of soldiers. Claudio and Hero's engagement faces sabotage from the villainous Don John, while the witty Benedick and Beatrice engage in verbal sparring before being tricked into admitting their love. Through gossip, eavesdropping, and deception, the play weaves humor with intrigue as misunderstandings threaten to destroy happiness before truth ultimately prevails. (This is an automatically generated summary.) There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1519 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing Release date is 1998-11-01 This etext was prepared by the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers Original publication data not identified Comedy plays Rejection (Psychology) -- Drama Conspiracies -- Drama Courtship -- Drama Messina (Italy) -- Drama PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1520 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1520 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133046.0 1520