Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics Thou & I are too wise to woo peaceably' One of Shakespeare's most witty & enjoyable comedies Much Ado About Nothing is a play that explores courtship romance & marriage through a number of relationships Most famously that of the irrepressible Beatrice & Benedick as they trade their wits against one another criticising the notion of marriage yet slowly falling in love with one another as they do so ...

A dazzling display of William Shakespeare's fondness for wit & wordplay Much Ado About Nothing is a high-spirited comedy edited with notes by RA Foakes & an introduction by Janet Dillon' Some Cupid kills with arrows some with traps' Proud vivacious Beatrice & a high-spirited rake Benedick both claim that they are determined never to marry But when good-hearted mischief-maker Don Pedro tricks them into believing that each harbours secret feelings for the other Beatrice & Benedick begin to question whether their witty banter & sharp-tongued repartee conceals something deeper Schemes abound misunderstandings proliferate & matches are eventually made in this sparkling & irresistible comedy famously adapted by Kenneth Branagh in a film starring Keanu Reeves & Emma Thompson This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life & Elizabethan theatre a separate introduction to Much Ado About Nothing a chronology suggestions for further reading an essay discussing performance options on both stage & screen & a commentary If you enjoyed Much Ado About Nothing you might like As You Like It also available in Penguin Shakespeare' How is it possible that Shakespeare understood the human heart so well?' Saskia Reeves ...

From the Royal Shakespeare Company
- a modern definitive edition of Shakespeare's much-loved comedy of the battle between the sexes
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Thoroughly updated editions to meet the needs of the Key Stage 3 & GCSE classrooms Enhanced accessibility for all students with clear navigation through the texts spacious page design & new activities Br&-new support & activities to match the new GCSE English 2010 curriculum Durable hardback editions for longevity ...

Fully updated to meet the needs of the GCSE 2010 specifications Exclusive awarding-body specific support to help students realise their full potential The most accessible texts with supportive notes activities & advice to engage students Remains the best value for your money available ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Star studded rendition of the classic Shakespeare romantic comedy which sees two princes Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard) & Benedict (Kenneth Branagh) battling to win the hearts of those they love The object of Benedict&s desire Beatrice (Emma Thompson) acts as his sharp tongued sparring partner while Claudio&s path to true love is obstructed by the evil meddling of the embittered Don Juan (Keanu Reeves) Love of course triumphs eventually in Kenneth Branagh&s sunny adaptation filmed in Tuscany ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play From Joss Whedon acclaimed Director of The Avengers Assemble & a stand out cast of Whedon s regular actors comes this stunning new vision of Shakespeare&s classic comedy When Leonato the Governor of Messina is visited by his friend Don Pedro he is accompanied by two of his officers Benedick & Claudio Claudio falls for Leonato s daughter Hero while Benedick verbally spars with Beatrice the governors niece A series of comic & tragic events help keep the two couples from truly finding happiness
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Edited introduced & annotated by Cedric Watts Research Professor of English University of Sussex The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal Much Ado About Nothing has long been celebrated as one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies The central relationship between Benedick & Beatrice is wittily combative until love prevails Broader comedy is provided by Dogberry Verges & the watchmen The drama ranges between the destructively sinister & the lyrically romantic giving the whole a complex & sometimes problematic character Numerous revivals in the theatre & on screen have displayed the lively variety & interpretative openness of this engaging comedy ...

An enhanced larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays extensively rewritten expanded & produced in an attractive new design An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible & creative ways Students are encouraged to share Shakespeare's love of language interest in character & sense of theatre Substantially revised & extended in full colour classroom activities are thematically organised in distinctive ' Stagecraft' ' Write about it' ' Language in the play' ' Characters' & ' Themes' features Extended glossaries are aligned with the play text for easy reference Expanded endnotes include extensive essay-writing guidance for ' Much Ado about Nothing' & Shakespeare

Includes:: rich exciting colour photos of performances of ' Much Ado about Nothing' from around the world

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Young lovers Hero & Claudio soon to wed conspire to get verbal sparring partners & confirmed singles Benedick & Beatrice to wed as well ...