Abstract
It is a well-known fact that William Shakespeare, just like many of his contemporaries, was influenced by earlier literary and non-literary sources while he was writing his plays. However, Shakespeare did not remain true to the sources by which he was inspired neither in terms of content nor form. Much Ado About Nothing, which he wrote by making use of the features of New Comedy genre that had emerged in the Ancient Greece, is undoubtedly an indicative of his mastery of plot and comedy. The playwright, while utilizing the genre of New Comedy, brought novelties to the play showing his genius and he knitted, so to speak, the plot structure in a conscientious manner. This study aims to analyse the mastery of Shakespeare in creating the plot structure and comedy, to show the features of the New Comedy he made use of and to investigate the elements which are purely Shakespearean in Much Ado About Nothing.
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