Film and Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing There is more to Shakespeare comedy than meets the eye. Discuss how well you think the comedy ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ translates from text to screen. Over the years Shakespeare has ventured many different stories in order to perform them in view of a live audience. One of his many wonderful plays which appeared to be successful would be ‘Much ado about nothing’, a romantic comedy which was …showed first 75 words of 834 total…

…showed last 75 words of 834 total…to show an enjoyment for both of these stubborn but passionate characters. In addition Kenneth Branagh uses traditional costume for a modern day play, this is believed to have worked very well as it allows the text and tradition of Shakespeare’s work to stay alive in a modern day film. Branagh uses the setting and the costume together to equal a classic Shakespearean atmosphere which was intended when ‘Much ado about nothing’ was written.