Much ado about nothing ~

by william shakespeare

• William Shakespeare:

  • Considered to be the greatest writer of all time

• The Globe Theatre:

  • Built in 1599

  • The first theatre in which the actors owned shares

• Genre: comedy

  • Themes:

    • Deception as a means to an end

    • The importance of honor

• Characters:

  • Protagonists: the warring lovers

    • Benedick

    • Beatrice

  • Antagonist:

    • Don john

  • Other major characters:

    • Claudio: benedick’s friend; loves hero

    • Hero: beatrice’s cousin; loves claudio

    • Don pedro: don john’s brother; most politically and socially powerful character in the play

    • Leonato: hero’s father; beatrice’s uncle

• Setting: messina

  • Renaissance italy