| − | '''''Much Ado About Nothing''''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]]. It involves two parallel courtships, which go in different directions, but have similar endings. The play is famous for the comedic characters of Benedick and Beatrice. <ref> [[Great Books: Shakespeare, Vol. 1]], by William George Clarke and William Aldis Wright, Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1952, pp. 503-531. </ref> | + | '''''Much Ado About Nothing''''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]] and published in 1600. A [[romantic comedy]], it involves two parallel courtships, which go in different directions, but have similar endings. The play is famous for the comedic characters of Benedick and Beatrice. <ref> [[Great Books: Shakespeare, Vol. 1]], by William George Clarke and William Aldis Wright, Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1952, pp. 503-531. </ref> |