Shakespeare wrote
Much Ado About Nothing towards the middle of his career, sometime between 1598 and 1599. It was first published in quarto in 1600 and later collected into
Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies in 1623. The earliest recorded performance of
Much Ado About Nothing was performed for the newly-married Princess Elizabeth and Frederick the Fifth, Elector Palatine in 1613.
Shakespeare’s sources of inspiration for this play can be found in Italian culture and popular texts published in the sixteenth century. Gossip involving lovers deceived into believing each other false was often spread throughout..." data-title="Книга Much Ado About Nothing">