Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare which was written between 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623. Shakespeare adapted the love-affair of Claudio and Hero from one of the Novelle by Matteo Bandello of Mantua, published in 1554, but the witty wooing of Beatrice and Benedick is original. Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of lightness and laughter with more…
