Set in a courtly world of masked revels and dances, this play turns on
the archetypal story if a lady falsely accused of unfaithfulness,
spurned by her bridegroom, and finally vindicated and reunited with him.
Villainy, schemes, and deceit threatens to darken the brilliant humor
and sparkling wordplay--but the hilarious counterplot of a warring
couple, Beatrice and Benedick, steals the scene as the two are finally
tricked into admitting their love for each other in Shakespeare's superb
comedy of manners.