from Juva

This play concerns the marriage of two couples. One couple is barred from joining by their own wit and banter, preferring to rib and insult each other. But their friends conspire to bring them together by subterfuge. The other couple is truly in love but their enemies conspire to separate them ...

from cargocontainer

I have long held that plays were meant to be performed, not read. This holds true for this play, which is quite a good one. I've seen performance versions before, which significantly helped me follow the play as it was written, but found that without the deliveries of actors, the result largely f...

from amerynth

I really enjoyed reading William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." I suspected I would like it, having seen the Kenneth Branaugh movie many years ago... and the play itself did not disappoint. The play is a lot of "he loves me... he loves me not." With the most interesting characters being ...

from renrav

I primarily wanted to read this for the upcoming Joss Whedon movie. I am terrible at understanding Shakespeare by myself. I think I did okay understanding it, and I enjoyed what I understood. But I'll probably have to reread this before the movie with a different edition. Mine was on the kindle a...

from MrsLee

I watched the movie with Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson before I read the play. I'm glad I did, because it brought a depth of imagery which enhanced the reading. I enjoy this story very much, so clever, although, my modern sensibilities are quite wounded that Hero would consent so easily to ma...