diff --git a/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/MatcherAssert.java b/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/MatcherAssert.java
index 049e1df3..b6c6166a 100644
--- a/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/MatcherAssert.java
+++ b/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/MatcherAssert.java
@@ -1,11 +1,37 @@
 package org.hamcrest;
 
 
+/**
+ * Utility class that contains static methods for verifying that assertions 
+ * hold and reporting the violation when they do not.
+ */
 public class MatcherAssert {
+	
+    /**
+     * Verifies that <code>matcher</code> matches <code>actual</code>. 
+     * Convenience method for performing an assertion without supplying a reason.
+     * Equivalent to <code>assertThat("", actual, matcher)</code>.
+     * 
+     * @see {@link MatcherAssert#assertThat(String, Object, Matcher)}
+     * 
+     * @param <T> The type of the actual value to match.
+     * @param actual A value to test.
+     * @param matcher The matcher to use for matching the actual value
+     */
     public static <T> void assertThat(T actual, Matcher<? super T> matcher) {
         assertThat("", actual, matcher);
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Verifies that <code>matcher</code> matches <code>actual</code>. If the matcher
+     * does not match the actual value, this method throws an <code>AssertionError</code>
+     * with a description of the mismatch.
+     * 
+     * @param <T> The type of the actual value to match.
+     * @param reason A reason for explaining the mismatch.
+     * @param actual A value to test.
+     * @param matcher The matcher to use for matching the actual value
+     */
     public static <T> void assertThat(String reason, T actual, Matcher<? super T> matcher) {
         if (!matcher.matches(actual)) {
             Description description = new StringDescription();
@@ -19,6 +45,14 @@ public static <T> void assertThat(String reason, T actual, Matcher<? super T> ma
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Verifies that <code>assertion</code> evaluates to <code>true</code>, and
+     * throws an <code>AssertionError</code> with the message <code>reason</code>
+     * if it does not.
+     * 
+     * @param reason The message use to report an assertion failure.
+     * @param assertion An expression expected to evaluate to <code>true</code>.
+     */
     public static void assertThat(String reason, boolean assertion) {
         if (!assertion) {
             throw new AssertionError(reason);