ovelle. There are many similar character names adopted by Shakespeare, like Leonato from Lionato. The setting is also the same because both plays take place in Messina, Italy. Also corresponding between these two plays is the dnouement. Shakespeare brazenly stole these plots from Matteo Bandello. It is difficult to comprehend how Shakespeare got away with this. One of the major differences in these two plays is the character development of Benedict. In Much Ado About Nothing, this character is basically a good person. He falls in love with Hero’s cousin, Beatrice. Also, he is a knight in the army, and he is noble. In Novelle, the character of Benedict in not the same. He starts out noble, but soon, he reappears as a love driven man. His actions are pushed along by his love for Fenicia. The things he does he normally Bero 4wouldn’t do. Shakespeare basically adopted the character relationship of Timbreo and Fenicia and turns them into Hero and Claudio. Names are minutiae. He also uses the Prince of Aragon and Lionato in Much Ado About Nothing. The character names or relationships are not the quintessential pieces of Shakespeare, though. The language, as in all of Shakespeare’s great works is the most important aspect. His writing also leaves the characters personality more gray rather than black and white. The plot of Novelle is important to Much Ado About Nothing, but it is Shakespeare’s language that makes his play great.Also, coupled with the play of Novelle, are the two plays The Faerie Queen and Orlando Furioso. The Faerie Queen was written by Edmund Spencer while Orlando Furisio was written by Ludovico Ariosto. These two plays also have common similarities and differences when compared with Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The characters and parts of the plot have differences. Much Ado About Nothing comes from a line of plagiarism. First, Orlando Furioso was written, then ...
