When friends trick Beatrice and Benedick into thinking the other person likes them, it sets in motion a string of feisty conversations that draws the other ever closer. Meanwhile, while Claudio and Hero fell in love at first sight, their love is able to be temporarily shaken by a set-up situation where Claudio is made to think that Hero has been unfaithful to him.
This Pelican Shakespeare Edition of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing was edited by Peter Holland and includes a note on the theatrical world and the texts of Shakespeare as well as an introduction to the play. Lines are numbered and footnotes are provided at the bottom of the page.
