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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Comedy: Much Ado About Nothing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a comprehensive study guide/lesson for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and also about Shakespeare's comedies in general. It includes an introduction, worksheets, plot summaries of different...
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
[Free Registration/Login Required] The comedy Much Ado About Nothing, also known as Love's Labour's Won, looks at human relationships from the fiery love affair with Benedick and Beatrice to the filial obligations of Hero to Leonato....
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Tes: Reel to Real: Much Ado About Nothing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource, created for the Reel to Real education project with the Victoria and Albert Museum, provides film-focused activities based on the 2013 adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. These include...
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Tes: Much Ado About Nothing: Shakespeare Resource Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource from the National Theatre will assist students interpret the dramati production William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: "Much Ado About Nothing"
A detailed synopsis and assessment of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing", made specifically for students preparing for the GCSE test. Site includes links to context, plot, character, dramatic effect, themes and language. With sample...
SparkNotes
Spark Notes: No Fear Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
This is the online text of Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare. This version from No Fear Shakespeare offers the original text and a modern English text side-by-side. It also offers a list of characters with short bios of each...
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Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Shakespeare's Crazy Crosswords: Much Ado About Nothing[pdf]
This is a crossword puzzle a crossword puzzle about Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: William Shakespeare
Here find links to the full texts of William Shakespeare's plays as well as study guides. (Note: Some of the links may no longer work.)
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Hero vs. Claudio
What do you know about marriage customs during the English Renaissance? Students will have an opportunity to learn about weddings and marriages in Renaissance English using "Much Ado About Nothing" as source material.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internet Shakespeare Ed.: Much Ado About Nothing (Text)
This site from Internet Shakespeare Editions gives an index to Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" (Folio 1, 1623). Contains text divided into acts and scenes.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Much Ado About Nothing" [Pdf]
Scene-by-scene synopsis, word play exercises, discussion and journal questions and other resources are all featured in this 15 page .pdf document. Requires Adobe Reader.
Other
Shakespeare Net: Much Ado About Nothing: Break Down
This is a breakdown of the play Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare. It provides plot summaries of each of the five acts.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare site that includes the texts of all of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's other work is listed, but texts are not available. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Tes: Shakespeare on Screen: Much Ado About Nothing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an article about different adaptations of Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing beginning with its first performance in the 1598-99 season and its publication shortly thereafter.
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Tes: Much Ado About Nothing Gallery: Beatrice and Benedick
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of photos of Beatrice and Benedick from Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of Much Ado About Nothing which are useful when comparing interpretations and to spark discussion.
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Tes: Much Ado About Nothing Gallery: Gulling
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of photos of Benedick and Beatrice from Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of Much Ado About Nothing which are useful when comparing interpretations and to spark discussion.
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Tes: Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Image Bank
[Free Registration/Login Required] This image bank provides a slide show of two prints from the Victoria and Albert Museum of costumes from 19th century Shakespeare productions and ideas for discussion and teaching activities concerning...
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Tes: Much Ado About Nothing 2012 Interview Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is the text of an interview with Kimberley Sykes, Assistant Director of Iqbal Khan's 2012 Royal Shakespeare's Company production of Much Ado About Nothing and actor Madhav Sharma who plays Leonato.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Much Ado About Nothing"
Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing." It discusses masks as well as many of the characters including Beatrice, Benedick, Claudio, Hero, Dogberry, and Verges.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Much Ado About Nothing
Read an overview of the play "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Deception, Drama, and Misunderstanding
Investigate how Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explore miscommunication, dishonesty, trickery, and the nature of theatre.
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Comedies
From cross-dressing in Twelfth Night to magical storms in The Tempest; from deception in Much Ado to biting satire in The Alchemist, discover the beauty and complexity of Shakespearean and Renaissance comedies.
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Gender, Sexuality, Courtship and Marriage
From courtship rituals to cross-dressing to love poetry, examine the ways in which Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explored identity, sexuality, and gender roles.
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British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting Much Ado About Nothing in Context: A Summary of Sources
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for Much Ado about Nothing - from ideas on marriage to masked balls and disguises. Included are ideas for activities and a PDF with related information.