This edition of Much Ado About Nothing is part of the groundbreaking Cambridge School Shakespeare series established by Rex Gibson. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete script of the play, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, an eight-page colour section and a selection of notes including information on characters, performance, history and language.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge School Shakespeare .

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Cambridge University Press .

Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare.

This book has the following chapters: List of characters; Much Ado About Nothing; What is the play about?; Women in a patriarchal world; Fashion and appearance; Characters; The language of Much Ado About Nothing, Much Ado About Nothing in performance; William Shakespeare.