Much Ado About Nothing is primarily a play about gossip.Indeed, what does the title mean? It indicates a big fuss about a trifle, and by the end this is exactly what happens. All of Claudio's accusations will come to nothing, causing the play to end the same way as if they never occurred at all. Shakespeare brilliantly plays on the meanings of nothing throughout this play. The word "nothing" would actually have been pronounced "…showed first 75 words of 1692 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1692 total…is a flawed hero, though, because he is gullible and suspicious by nature. Twice he instantly suspects the worst of his fiancée without giving her the benefit of doubt or even checking his facts with her. In the end, he must prove his worth to marry her by confessing his repentance at her "grave"; a sign that he has done away with his old suspicious self and been purified by regret.