full length · drama
Much Ado about Nothing
Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.
Characters
| Don Pedro | supporting | 134 speeches |
| Benedick | supporting | 134 speeches |
| Claudio | supporting | 125 speeches |
| Leonato | supporting | 120 speeches |
| Beatrice | supporting | 106 speeches |
| Dogberry | supporting | 52 speeches |
| Hero | minor | 44 speeches |
| Don John | minor | 41 speeches |
| Borachio | minor | 38 speeches |
| Margaret | minor | 26 speeches |
| Antonio | minor | 23 speeches |
| Conrade | minor | 22 speeches |
| Ursula | minor | 19 speeches |
| Verges | minor | 18 speeches |
| Messenger | minor | 17 speeches |
| Friar | minor | 16 speeches |
| Second Watch | minor | 12 speeches |
| Balthasar | minor | 10 speeches |
| Sexton | minor | 7 speeches |
| First Watch | minor | 6 speeches |
| Scene Ii | minor | 5 speeches |
| Scene Iii | minor | 4 speeches |
| Watch | minor | 3 speeches |
| Scene Iv | minor | 2 speeches |
Read the play
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Monologues from this play
- Benedick monologue (Act 2) — Much Ado about Nothing
- Borachio monologue (Act 2) — Much Ado about Nothing
- Benedick monologue (Act 2) — Much Ado about Nothing
- Margaret monologue (Act 3) — Much Ado about Nothing
- Leonato monologue (Act 4) — Much Ado about Nothing
- Friar monologue (Act 4) — Much Ado about Nothing
- Dogberry monologue (Act 4) — Much Ado about Nothing
- Leonato monologue (Act 5) — Much Ado about Nothing
- Leonato monologue (Act 5) — Much Ado about Nothing
- Don Pedro monologue (Act 5) — Much Ado about Nothing
- Borachio monologue (Act 5) — Much Ado about Nothing