William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed circa 1598. Dogberry and Verges, local constables of the watch, with the night-watchmen, confronting Conrade and Borachio. Illustration by Henry C Selous (1811-90) showing watch men with their pikes and lantern. There is evidence that the part of Dogberry was written for the Elizabethan comedian William Kemp or Kempe (d1603). Wood engraving 1870

1598 Confronting Constables Dogberry Elizabethan Evidence Kemp Kempe Nothing Pikes Selous Verges

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