Much Ado About Nothing is a story about Claudio, a rich, young and handsome man and Hero, a young, beautiful, and inexperienced rich girl. They are about to get married. But each paradise has a snake and here is the snake Don Juan; a bitter and spiteful nobleman, who wants to drive everyone mad and people lives so miserable as possible. The snake Juan wants to fool Claudio and Hero, he succeeded with some assistance from a servant and a maid, who played Hero, and a false lovemaking-meeting was set up on a place where they knew Claudio would be. Of course, Claudio overheard the whole thing and he thought the groan was Hero's. Because of this, he kicked up a big fuss during the wedding ceremony; for example, he called his wife-to-be a hussy and so on, and left the chocked wedding guests. Hero, who was innocent fainted, and appears to be dead. Even Hero's father believes it at first (not her death, I mean the cheating thing), but fortunately the truth and Don Juan's plot was revealed. However, Claudio wasn't told about it. Instead, he is deluded into believing that Hero died because of his false accusations and of a broken heart. As some kind of penance, Claudio exhorts to marry a cousin of Hero's. A new wedding ceremony is set up and the masked and faked bride entered towards the altar. Claudio can see a beautiful face under the veil, what a jackpot, both beautiful and rich, Claudio seemed to bee happy, and forgot about his fiancé who died the day before. Surprise, surprise it was Hero, who had rise from the dead, but despite the plot, they seemed to bee so, so happy.
Sure, it's much ado about nothing, since all suspicions are lacking when it comes to facts. But considering all the treacheries (Don Juan's betrayal against Claudio and Hero, Claudio's treachery against Hero when he gullibly repudiates her and Hero's father's suspicion against his daughter), you may think that the reactions would bee stronger. Certainly, you can quest...