Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career.
The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623.
By means of noting (which, in Shakespeare's day, sounded similar to nothing as in the play's title, and which means gossip, rumour, and overhearing), Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each ot.