Much Ado About Nothing to marry his "niece," who is actually Hero in disguise. Another motif is the play on the words "nothing" and "noting", which in Shakespeare's day were near-homophones. Taken literally, the title implies that a great fuss ("much ado") is made of something which is insignificant ("nothing"), such as the unfounded claims of Hero's infidelity and the unfounded claims that Benedick and Beatrice are in love with one another. The title could also be understood as "Much Ado About Noting". Much of the action is in interest in and critique of others, written messages, spying, and eavesdropping. This is mentioned several
Much 'I Do' About Nothing Much 'I Do' About Nothing "Much 'I Do' About Nothing" is the 18th episode of the CW television series, "Gossip Girl" as well as the series first season finale. The episode was written by Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage and directed by Norman Buckley. It originally aired on Monday, May 19, 2008 on the CW. Blair takes matters into her own hands to help Serena deal with the manipulative and evil Georgina Sparks who threatens to expose Serena's secret. Lily, while keeping Rufus in her mind, prepares for her wedding with Bart Bass that is designed to be the Upper