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One of Shakespeare's most popular and raucous comedies, Much Ado about Nothing contrasts the spiky relationship between Beatrice and Benedick (neither will admit their love for the other) with the rosy happiness of the very-much-in-love Claudio and Hero.

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The time when screech-owls cry and ban-dogs howl And spirits walk (Henry VI, Act 1, scene 4)