Reviews - Much Ado About Nothing

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Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare

4.08 AVERAGE

mangosugar's review against another edition

4.0

funny tense fast-paced

allie_schick's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

reedmessa's review against another edition

4.0

First off, Hero deserved better. I do not ship Claudio/Hero. That's toxic as f*ck.

But regarding the rest of the play, it's pretty awesome and one of Shakespeare's best. This has a witty woman and man, going toe to toe with one another in a battle of wits. Beatrice and Benedicks' dialogue is entertaining to read. Love every scene they had together. Unlike, Taming of the Shrew, which is undefendable in modern eyes, it has a fun wittiness about it while Shrew it was pure abuse.

I felt the characters (for the most part) were pretty lovable and you do want most of them to have a happy ending. (But I stand by that Hero should have not forgiven Claudio and found someone better. He only gives a sh*t about her until he learns the whole thing was a hoax)

All, in all it's a cute, funny, and witty play and I can see why it's a favorite among Shakespeare fans. I say if you are interested in Shakespeare, you should give this a look.