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Much Ado About Nothing

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By William Shakespeare(Playwright)

Setting: Messina, Italy

Year Written1598

Original LanguageEnglish

Type of WorkFull Length Play

ThemesComedy

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Scene Breakdown (17)

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Act	Scene	Setting	Actions
I	I	Street in Messina	Edit
I	II	A room in Leonato's house	Edit
I	III	Another room in Leonato's house	Edit
II	I	A hall in Leonato's house	Edit
II	II	A room in Leonato's house	Edit
II	III	Leonato's garden	Edit
III	I	Leonato's garden	Edit
III	II	A room in Leonato's house	Edit
III	III	A street	Edit
III	IV	A room in Leonato's house	Edit
III	V	Another room in Leonato's house.	Edit
IV	I	The inside of a church.	Edit
IV	II	A prison.	Edit
V	I	Before Leonato's house	Edit
V	II	Leonato's garden.	Edit
V	III	The inside of a church.	Edit
V	IV	A room in Leonato's house	Edit

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Characters (23)

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Character Name	Gender	Age	Lines	Scenes	Actions
Benedick	Male	—	137	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene IIIAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Benedickout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Don Pedro	Male	—	132	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene IIIAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Don Pedroout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Claudio	Male	—	123	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene IIIAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Claudioout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Leonato	Male	—	117	Act I, Scene IAct I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene IIIAct III, Scene II	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Leonatoout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Beatrice	Female	—	106	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene IIIAct III, Scene IAct III, Scene IV	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Beatriceout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Dogberry	Male	—	52	Act III, Scene IIIAct III, Scene VAct IV, Scene IIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Dogberryout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Hero	Female	—	45	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IAct III, Scene IAct III, Scene IVAct IV, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Heroout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Don John	Male	—	41	Act I, Scene IAct I, Scene IIIAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene IIAct III, Scene II	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Don Johnout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Borachio	Male	—	38	Act I, Scene IIIAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene IIAct III, Scene IIIAct IV, Scene II	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Borachioout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Margaret	Female	—	26	Act II, Scene IAct III, Scene IAct III, Scene IVAct V, Scene II	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Margaretout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Conrade	Male	—	23	Act I, Scene IIIAct III, Scene IIIAct IV, Scene IIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Conradeout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Antonio	Male	—	22	Act I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IAct V, Scene IAct V, Scene IV	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Antonioout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Ursula	Female	—	19	Act II, Scene IAct III, Scene IAct III, Scene IVAct V, Scene IIAct V, Scene IV	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Ursulaout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Verges	Male	—	18	Act III, Scene IIIAct III, Scene VAct IV, Scene IIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Vergesout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Messenger	Male	—	17	Act I, Scene IAct III, Scene VAct V, Scene IV	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Messengerout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Friar	Male	—	16	Act IV, Scene IAct V, Scene IV	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Friarout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Watch 2	Male	—	12	Act III, Scene IIIAct IV, Scene II	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Watch 2out of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Watch 1	Male	—	9	Act III, Scene IIIAct IV, Scene II	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Watch 1out of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Balthazar	Male	—	7	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene III	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Balthazarout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Sexton	Male	—	7	Act IV, Scene IIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Sextonout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Innogen	Female	—	4	Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Innogenout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
A boy	Male	—	2	Act II, Scene III	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write A boyout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Attendant	Male	—	1	Act V, Scene IIIAct V, Scene IV	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Attendantout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!

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Collection	Opening Night	Closing Night	🎭 Production Name	🏛️ Company	🏢 Stage
	19 Nov 2026	10 Jan 2027	Much Ado About Nothing	—	Winter Garden Theatre New York City, New York, United States
	11 Nov 1972	11 Feb 1973	Much Ado About Nothing	—	Winter Garden Theatre New York City, New York, United States

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