Much Ado About Nothing

A new beautifully packaged edition from the Folger Shakespeare Library puts the best possible version of William Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing into a freshly designed collectible format featuring wonderful illustrations additional resources for educators (available as PDFs or in printed versions) and a provocative essay by Barbara A. Mowat.One of Shakespeares 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. The Folger Library is the nations best most navigable and most respected resource for Shakespeare scholarship and teaching. The authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing features the side-by-side format favored by both students and teachers as well as guides to the plays most famous lines and Shakespearean phrases and language. The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC is home to the worlds largest collection of Shakespeares printed works and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information visit Folger.edu.