Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare wrote the wittiest romantic comedy in English — Beatrice and Benedick's battle of words is the template for every sparring couple in fiction from Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy to every screwball comedy.
“I do love nothing in the world so well as you: is not that strange?”
Why It Matters
Shakespeare wrote the wittiest romantic comedy in English — Beatrice and Benedick's battle of words is the template for every sparring couple in fiction from Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy to every screwball comedy. The play proved that love stories are most compelling when both parties are smart enough to resist each other. Its dialogue remains some of the funniest Shakespeare ever wrote.
The 
Take
Personal reviewGreat one, good schemes, some great pithy lines that are SO TRUE. The idiot watchmen were funny too
Notable Quotes
“Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, men were deceivers ever.”
“Comparisons are odorous.”