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This pelican shakespeare edition of shakespeares much ado about nothing was edited by peter holland and includes a note on the theatrical world and the texts of shakespeare as well as an introduction to the play. The dashing young claudio falls for hero, the daughter of leonato, governor of messina, and his friend don pedro helps him secure her affection. Hero and claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, don john, strikes out at their happiness. The new folger editions of shakespeares plays, which are the basis for the texts realized here in digital.
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