This Neap Smartstudy English Text Guide for Much Ado About Nothing enables students to acquire a deeper understanding of this prescribed text, to develop their own critical thinking skills, and to tackle their essays and exams with greater confidence. Key Features: Notes about the author/director/poet/playwright An overview of the historical and cultural context Chapter/scene/story summaries Character profiles Analysis of themes and genres Critical perspectives of the text Key quotations Focus questions in each section Marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters A guide to planning and writing an essay Sample essays with annotations Further exam-style questions A bibliography and further reading section
