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Content: Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"

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On this segment of HarperAudio!,
We present excerpts from Shakespeare's playful, stylish "Much Ado About

Nothing," which brings together Beatrice and Benedick, one of the most

famous duos ever invented for the stage.  This 1963 performance features

Rex Harrison and Rachel Roberts who bring new life to this sophisticated

comedy of manners on the subject of marriage and marital bondage.
Part 1 

       In these opening scenes, Benedick and Claudio return home from the 

battlefield and are greeted by Beatrice, a young lady of the court, and 

Hero, the Duke's daughter.

 

 

Part 2

        In these scenes, Beatrice offers her views on marriage and men in 

general.  In the meantime, the evil Don John is hatching a plot to slander 

Hero's reputation.

 

Part 3

        In these scenes, Hero, the daughter of the Duke, pretends to be 

dead so that those who spread lies about her may be exposed.  At the same 

time, Beatrice and Benedick have each been convinced that the other is in 

love.

 

Part 4

        In these final scenes, the lovely lady Hero is exonerated and 

reveals that she is alive, dashing the plot of her villainous uncle, 

Don John.  Beatrice and Benedick profess their love for each other and 

are united in holy, but waspish, wedlock.

 

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