Much ado about nothing “Much ado about nothing”, a comdy dating from the mid-career period of “wiliam shakespear”، was probably written just prior to 1600. the play has the trappings of a theatrical farce with its use of assumptions and misunderstanding. main characters “benedick” and ” beatrice” are duped into announcing their love for each other while “claudio” is fooled into spurning “hero” at the altar when he mistakenly believes that she not been faithful to him. the theme of lovers being tricked into thinking one or the other has been unfaithful was common in the shakespearean era, though no definitive source or inspiration for this play is agreed upon.