Much Ado About Nothing vs Works [37 plays, 4 poems, sonnets]: Which Should You Read?
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Much Ado About Nothing
“Enter Leonato (Governor of Messina), Hero (his Daughter), and Beatrice (his Niece), with a Messenger.”
Shakespeare's comedy play Much Ado About Nothing pivots around the impediments to love for young betrothed Hero and Claudio when Hero is falsely accused of infidelity and the "lover's trap" set for the arrogant and…
1 film adaptation
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![Cover of Works [37 plays, 4 poems, sonnets]](/covers/8776317.jpg)
The verdict
- Much Ado About Nothing is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 17 for Works [37 plays, 4 poems, sonnets].
How to choose
Scores by source
| Much Ado About Nothing | Works [37 plays, 4 poems, sonnets] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (262938) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (328) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (29) | — |
Reception
| Much Ado About Nothing | Works [37 plays, 4 poems, sonnets] | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 262938 | — |
| Editions | 401 | 28 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 108086 | — |
| Reading it now | 3818 | — |
| Written reviews | 8025 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 39689 | — |
| Pages | 193 | 968 |