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by William Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing was first published in 1600 and was likely written in 1598. The 1600 printing was the only copy published during Shakespeare's lifetime, and bears the title inscription describing that the play "hath been sundrie times publickly acted by the right honourable, the Lord…

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wordplay in much ado about nothing

I heard somewhere that the word "nothing" is also supposed to mean "noting" because that is how it was supposed to be pronounced in Shakespeare's day. That would seem to make sense since that is really what the play is all about - the failure of the characters to note each other and pay real attention. Can anyone confirm this?

Posted By darling s #63260 at Sep 03, 2008 2:23 AM in Much Ado About Nothing || 4 replies

relationship between don jon and beatrice

i need it urgently

Posted By deepak s #99543 at Jul 25, 2009 5:34 AM in Much Ado About Nothing || 0 replies

Dogberry

The last speaker in act 4 scene 2 is dogberry. when he says...

Dost thou not suspect my place? dost thou not suspect my years? O that he were here to write me down an ass! But, masters, remember that I am an ass; though it be not written down, yet forget not that I am an ass. No, thou villain, thou art full of piety, as shall be proved upon thee by good witness. I am a wise fellow, and, which is more, an officer, and, which is more, a householder, and, which is more, as pretty a piece of flesh as any is in Messina, and one that knows the law, go to; and a rich fellow enough, go to; and a fellow that hath had losses, and one that hath two gowns and every thing handsome about him. Bring him away. O that I had been writ down an ass!

I just want to know what he means in modern English.

Posted By breana d #95519 at May 30, 2009 8:30 PM in Much Ado About Nothing || 0 replies

Speech

Speech and convo in Much Ado About nothing is important cuz many of the characters have their own way of speaking. How does that
(the speech patterns) differ to bring out effects?

Posted By buvini p #68121 at Nov 09, 2008 4:00 AM in Much Ado About Nothing || 0 replies