Legal interpretation of defamation in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Nancy E. Wright

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    Abstract

    In Much Ado about Nothing, the different judgements about the guilt or innocence of Don John, Claudio and Don Pedro expose how legal interpretation of defamation secures ends that, according to Ian Maclean, Early Modern Church law intended to implement.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalBen Jonson Journal
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

    Keywords

    • Much Ado about Nothing
    • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
    • libel and slander

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