Much Ado about Nothing

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I

• SCENE I. Before LEONATO'S house.
• SCENE II. A room in LEONATO's house.
• SCENE III. The same.

ACT II

• SCENE I. A hall in LEONATO'S house.
• SCENE II. The same.
• SCENE III. LEONATO'S orchard.

ACT III

• SCENE I. LEONATO'S garden.
• SCENE II. A room in LEONATO'S house
• SCENE III. A street.
• SCENE IV. HERO's apartment.
• SCENE V. Another room in LEONATO'S house.

ACT IV

• SCENE I. A church.
• SCENE II. A prison.

ACT V

• SCENE I. Before LEONATO'S house.
• SCENE II. LEONATO'S garden.
• SCENE III. A church.
• SCENE IV. A room in LEONATO'S house.

Main actors

• DON PEDRO, prince of Arragon.
• DON JOHN, his bastard brother.
• CLAUDIO, a young lord of Florence.
• BENEDICK, a young lord of Padua.
• LEONATO, governor of Messina.
• ANTONIO, his brother.
• BALTHASAR, attendant on Don Pedro.
• FRIAR FRANCIS
• DOGBERRY, a constable.
• VERGES, a headborough.
• A Sexton.
• A Boy.
• HERO, daughter to Leonato.
• BEATRICE, niece to Leonato.
• Messengers, Watch, Attendants, &c.

gentlewomen attending on Hero.

• MARGARET
• URSULA

followers of Don John.

• CONRADE
• BORACHIO

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