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A review by carolsnotebook
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
5.0
It’s no wonder I enjoyed Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Aside from the language, it could be a contemporary romance. It’s the dialogue that carries the play; it’s quicker, witty, full of double entendre.
I like Beatrice, she’s got spunk. And while they may insult her, it’s done in a joking manner. She’s allowed to be who she is. Of course, being the time period, for the play to have a happy ending, she has to get married, but that’s okay. It fits. They don’t see how perfect they are for each other at first, but we the readers know they’ll be together in the end.
I’ll grant you there is a lot of worry about being cheated on. The men in the play seem to be rather suspicious that women are bound to cheat on them. But, apparently love’s worth the risk.
I wasn't thrilled with the style of the annotations in this version. They are on the facing page, instead of at the bottom, which I found rather annoying, but that's a small quibble.
Much Ado About Nothing is a light readable romance. Technically it’s a comedy because of the happy ending, but I’ve never quite understood that comedy or tragedy way of looking at things, so I’m calling it a romance. And an enjoyable one at that.
I like Beatrice, she’s got spunk. And while they may insult her, it’s done in a joking manner. She’s allowed to be who she is. Of course, being the time period, for the play to have a happy ending, she has to get married, but that’s okay. It fits. They don’t see how perfect they are for each other at first, but we the readers know they’ll be together in the end.
I’ll grant you there is a lot of worry about being cheated on. The men in the play seem to be rather suspicious that women are bound to cheat on them. But, apparently love’s worth the risk.
I wasn't thrilled with the style of the annotations in this version. They are on the facing page, instead of at the bottom, which I found rather annoying, but that's a small quibble.
Much Ado About Nothing is a light readable romance. Technically it’s a comedy because of the happy ending, but I’ve never quite understood that comedy or tragedy way of looking at things, so I’m calling it a romance. And an enjoyable one at that.