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    Much Ado About Nothing
    Much Ado About Nothing
    Much Ado About Nothing
    Audiobook2 hours

    Much Ado About Nothing

    Written by William Shakespeare

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    Written around the middle of his career, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's great festive comedies. The men are back from the war, and everyone is ready for romance. The dashing young Claudio falls for Hero, the daughter of Leonato, governor of Messina, and his friend Don Pedro helps him secure her affection. These youthful lovers are contrasted with the more experienced (and more cynical) Benedick and Beatrice, who have to be tricked into falling in love. Don Pedro's bastard brother, Don John, provides the intrigue, and the dimwitted constable Dogberry provides the laughs. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

    Cast:

    Don Pedro: Janice
    Don John: Christie Nowak
    Claudio: Lizzie Driver
    Benedick: Elizabeth Klett
    Leonato: StephenC
    Antonio: Caliban
    Balthazar: David O'Connell
    Borachio: Troy Bond
    Conrade: James Pritchard
    Dogberry: Rosalind Wills
    Verges: Lamarr Gulley
    Friar Francis: Sharontzu
    Sexton: Aleithia
    Boy: Arielle Lipshaw
    Hero: Karen Savage
    Beatrice: Kristin Hughes
    Margaret: Gates Maru
    Ursula: Sibella Denton
    Messenger: Josh Wilson
    First Watch: Graham Dailey
    Second Watch: Caliban
    A Lord:Gilles Lehoux
    Narrator: Laurie Anne Walden

    Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

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    • 5/5
      If you are not familiar to the play. There are three romances that get intertwined. The most entertaining one involves Beatrice and Benedict, who do not like each other and quarrel often. Coaxed by their friends, that the other secretly loves the other. The become in love with each other. A romantic comedy. The reading is excellent and the light-hearted play is enjoyable.