Introductory matter
Dramatis Personæ.
DON PEDRO, Prince of Arragon.
Leonato, Governor of Messina.
Don John, Bastard-Brother to Don Pedro.
Claudio, a young Lord of Florence, Favourite to Don Pedro.
Benedick, a young Lord of Padua, favour'd likewise by Don Pedro.
Balthazar [Balthasar], Servant to Don Pedro.
Antonio, Brother to Leonato.
Borachio, Confident to Don John.
Conrade, Friend to Borachio.
Dogberry, foolish Officer.
Verges, foolish Officer.
Hero, Daughter to Leonato.
Beatrice, Neice to Leonato.
Margaret, Gentlewoman, attending on Hero.
Ursula, Gentlewoman, attending on Hero.
A Friar, Messenger, Watch, Town-Clerk, Sexton, and Attendants.
[Messenger], [Boy], [Watch 1], [Watch 2], [Friar], [Town Clerk], [Attendant]
SCENE, Messina in Sicily.
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1 noteMuch Ado about Nothing.
Alexander Pope [1747], The works of Shakespear in eight volumes. The Genuine Text (collated with all the former Editions, and then corrected and emended) is here settled: Being restored from the Blunders of the first Editors, and the Interpolations of the two Last: with A Comment and Notes, Critical and Explanatory. By Mr. Pope and Mr. Warburton (Printed for J. and P. Knapton, [and] S. Birt [etc.], London) [word count] [S11301].
