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IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 4
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One of Shakespeare's most frequently performed comedies, Much Ado About Nothing includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid. --Publisher
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Much Ado About Nothing (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by William Shakespeare
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Fall in love with this Shakespearean comedy about finding and losing love. A host of characters try to act as matchmakers for a young couple, while another couple is to be married. But everything doesn't go as planned when a meddling villain schemes to ruin the wedding. As the third installation in the Play On Shakespeare series, this book explains and identifies literary devices with color-coded text and introduces key characters and settings in...
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Fall in love with this Shakespearean comedy about finding and losing love. A host of characters try to act as matchmakers for a young couple, while another couple is to be married. But everything doesn't go as planned when a meddling villain schemes to ruin the wedding. As the third installation in the Play On Shakespeare series, this book explains and identifies literary devices with color-coded text and introduces key characters and settings in...
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Their battles of wits are legendary, but Benedick has sworn off women and Beatrice has vowed that she will never marry a man. It's a good job that they don't like each other then... or might they be persuaded with a little help from their friends?
This humorous romance has been retold and adapted with new illustrations, making it perfect for younger readers. Adapted by Samantha Newman, it will enthrall young readers of 7+.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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The works of William Shakespeare come alive in these stunning graphic novels adaptation using the original Shakespearean dialog. The world-class art, comedy, rivalry, and romance of Much Ado About Nothing will capture the attention of reluctant readers. Supplement your traditional Shakespearean sources with the graphic novel adaptation that will help readers imagine the action like never before.
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Two couples-Benedick and Beatrice, and Hero and Claudio-must overcome deception, gossip, and, occasionally, their own misplaced pride if their love is to persevere. Aided by military commander Don Pedro and impeded by his brother Don John, the friends go to great lengths in the pursuit of marriage.
Known as "The Bard of Avon," William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during his life, Shakespeare's...
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Honor and Shame, One of Shakespeare's very best plays. This hilarious romp is both engaging and entertaining. Hero is engaged to marry Claudio, but Don John plots to make Hero look unfaithful. Claudio denounces Hero on the altar and storms out. Hero's father wishes for her death, but instead the presiding Friar intervenes, fakes Hero's death and with the help of the terribly inept local watch the truth is discovered. Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no...
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A Study Guide for William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Shakespeare for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Shakespeare for Students for all of your research needs.
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, thought to be written as the author approached the middle of his career.
As a theatrical comedy of the late sixteenth century, Much Ado About Nothing poses the question of how love expresses itself. Moreover, it suggests to readers that people who get swept up into fits of passion do so because of everyday situations...