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Analysis of Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing illustrates a kind of deliberately puzzling title that
seems to have been popular in the late 1590s (ex “As You Like It”). Indeed, the play is
about nothing; it follows the relationships of Claudio and Hero (which is constantly
hampered by plots to disrupt it), and in the end, the play culminates in the two other main
characters falling in love (Beatrice and Bena*censored*), which, because it was an event that
was quite predictable, proves to be “much ado about nothing”.
    The pronunciation of the word "nothing" would, in the late 16th Century, have
been "noting," and so the title also apparently suggests a pun on the word, "noting," and
on the use of the word "note" as an expression of music. In Act two, scene two ,Balthasar
is encouraged to sing, but declines, saying, "note this before my notes; there’s not a note
of mine that’s worth the noting." (53-54) However, Don Pedro retorts, "Note notes,
forsooth, and nothing," playing on Balthasar’s words, and also demanding that he pay
attention to his music and nothing else. In addition, much of the play is dedicated to
people "noting" (or observing) the actions of others (such as the trick played on Beatrice
and Bene*censored* by Leonato, Hero and Claudio); they often observe and overhear one
another, and consequently make a great deal out of very little.
    The political and cultural events of the 15 century had

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