Much Ado About Nothing
Author: William Shakespeare
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 cons….Read More
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