Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare Much ado about nothing is considered a comedy, but the decision by Claudio to publicly disgrace Hero appears to be far from humorous.

Shakespeare really wrote three different types of play. These three groups were his Histories such as 'Richard II' and 'Henry V', his Tragedies like 'King Lear' and 'Macbeth'; and finally his comedies. His plays were differentiated according to the themes they dealt with etc. One such play written between 1596 and 1599 was 'Much Ado About Nothing'. 'Much Ado About Nothing' came under the title of a comedy, which was shown in the text by Shakespeare's use of light language with good-natured wit and repartee, his use of the idiotic constable Dogberry and his rambling incoherence; and the 'me…