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Much Ado About Nothing April 22 - May 8, 2005 Much Ado About Nothing is comedy by William Shakespeare. The setting for the play is the City of Messina in Sicily. It is the story of two very different sets of lovers, Beatrice and Benedick and Claudio and Hero. For Hero and Claudio, it's love at first sight and, as with any immediate attraction, they have a lot to learn about each other. Beatrice and Benedick, on the other hand, have known each other for quite some time and it takes a little none-too-subtle prodding from their friends to help them realize and admit their feelings. The witty banter between Beatrice and Benedick is the highlight of the play. The main plot of Much Ado revolves around obstacles to the union of two young lovers (Claudio and Hero), the plays sub-plot, the "merry war" of the sexes between Beatrice and Benedick. Benedict thinks he hates Beatrice but really loves her and Beatrice who thinks she hates Benedick but really loves him! "Everyone can master a grief but he that has it". - (Act III, Scene II).
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