A common occurrence I have noticed throughout Much Ado About Nothing is the act of eavesdropping. Or even just 2 people hearing things differently. I have scene this with Beatrice and Benedict, with Leonato, with Don John and several others. Why is it that this occurs? It appears communication has always been an issue amongst mankind. I am compiling these occurences while I read and hopefully I can put them together to gain a better understanding of why and how this happens. Let me know what instances of misinformation have been in the plays you have studied as well.
Maybe this isn't what you're talking about, but in Macbeth, his downfall comes in part because he reads too much into prophesies that some witches make about his future. He interprets himself as being invincible because they say he can't be killed by any person born of woman (he is killed by a man born via Cesarean section, who was "ripped from his mother's womb" rather than born) and that he won't reach his downfall until certain woods begin to move (in a battle, soldiers cut off boughs and use them to shield themselves from view, making is appear as though the woods are moving.)
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