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Much adoe about nothing As it hath been sundrie times publikely acted by the right honourable, the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. Written by William Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Bring you these fellowes on wee l talke with Margaret how her acquaintance grew with this lewd felow exeunt Enter Benedicke and Margaret Bened. Praie thee sweete mistris Margaret deserue well at my hands by helping me to the speech of Beatrice Mar. Wil you then write me a sonnet in praise of my beautie Bene. In so high a stile Margaret that no man liuing shall come ouer it for in most comely truth thou deseruest it Mar. To haue no man come ouer me why shal I alwaies keep below staires Bene. Thy wit is as quicke as the grey-hounds mouth it catches Mar. And your's as blunt as the Fencers foiles which hit but hurt not Bene. A most manly witte Margaret it will not hurt a woman and so I pray thee call Beatrice I giue thee the bucklers Marg. Giue vs the swordes wee haue bucklers of our owne Bene. If you vse them Margaret you must putte in the pikes with a vice and they are daungerous weapons for maides Mar. Well I will call Beatrice to you who I thinke hath legges Exit Margarite Bene. And therefore wil come The God of loue that sits aboue and knowes mee and knowes me how pittifull I deserue I meane in singing but in louing Leander the good swimmer Troilus the first imploier of pandars and a whole booke full of these quondam carpet-mongers whose names yet runne smoothly in the euen rode of a blancke verse why they were neuer so truly turnd ouer and ouer as my poore selfe in loue mary I cannot shew it in rime I haue tried I can finde out no rime to Ladie but babie an innocent rime for scorne horne a hard rime for schoole foole a babling rime very ominous endings no I was not borne vnder a riming plannet nor I cannot wooe in festiuall termes sweete Beatrice wouldst thou come when I cald thee Enter Beatrice Beat. Yea signior and depart when you bid me Bene. O stay but till then Beat. Then is spoken fare you wel now and yet ere I goe let me goe with that I came which is with knowing what hath past betweene you and Claudio Bene. Onely foule words and therevpon I will kisse thee Beat. Foule words is but foule wind and foule wind is but foule breath and foule breath is holsome therfore I wil depart vnkist Bene. Thou hast frighted the word out of his right sence so forcible is thy wit but I must tel thee plainly Claudio vndergoes my challenge and either I must shortly heare from him or I will subscribe him a coward and I pray thee now tell me for which of my bad parts didst thou first fal in loue with me Beat. For them all together which maintaind so politique a state of euil that they will not admitte any good part to intermingle with them but for which of my good parts did you first suffer loue for me Bene. Suffer loue a good epithite I do suffer loue indeed for I loue thee against my will Beat. In spight of your heart I thinke alas poore heart if you spight it for my sake I will spight it for yours for I wil neuer loue that which my friend hates Bene. Thou and I are too wise to wooe peaceably Beat. It appeares not in this confession there 's not one wise man among twentie that will praise himselfe Bene. An old an old instance Beatrice that liu'd in the time of good neighbours if a man do not erect in this age his owne toomb ere he dies he shall liue no longer in monument then the bell rings and the widow weepes Beat. And how long is that thinke you Bene. Question why an hower in clamour and a quarter in rhewme therefore is it most expedient for the wise if Don worme his conscience find no impediment to the contrary to be the trumpet of his owne vertues as I am to my self so much for praising my selfe who I my selfe will beare witnes is praise worthie and now tell me how doth your cosin Beat. Verie ill Bene. And how do you Beat. Verie ill too Bene. Serue God loue me and mend there wil I leaue you too for here comes one in haste Enter Vrsula Vrsula Madam you must come to your vncle yonder 's old coile at home it is prooued my Lady Hero hath bin falsely accusde the Prince and Claudio mightily abusde and Don Iohn is the author of all who is fled and gone will you come presently Beat. Will you go heare this newes signior Bene. I wil liue in thy heart die in thy lap and be buried in thy eies and moreouer I wil go with thee to thy vncles exit Enter Claudio Prince and three or foure with tapers Claudio Is this the monument of Leonato Lord It is my Lord. Epitaph Done to death by slauderous tongues Was the Hero that heere lies Death in guerdon of her wronges Giues her fame which neuer dies So the life that dyed with shame Liues in death with glorious fame Hang thou there vpon the toomb Praising hir when I am dead Claudio Now musick sound sing your solemne hymne Song them but I think they are more flexi Pardon goddesse of the night Those that slew thy virgin knight For the which with songs of woe Round about her tombe they goe Midnight assist our mone help vs to sigh grone Heauily heauily Graues yawne and yeeld your dead Till death be vttered Heauily heauily Lo. Now vnto thy bones good night yeerely will I do this right Prince Good morrow maisters put your torches out The wolues haue preied and looke the gentle day Before the wheeles of Phoebus round about Dapples the drowsie East with spots of grey Thanks to you al and leaue vs fare you well Claudio Good morrow masters each his seuerall way Prince Come let vs hence and put on other weedes And then to Leonatoes we will goe Claudio And Hymen now with luckier issue speeds Then this for whom we rendred vp this woe exeunt Enter Leonato Benedick Margaret Ursula old man Frier Hero Frier Did I not tell you shee was innocent Leo. So are the Prince and Claudio who accusd her Vpon the errour that you heard debated But Margaret was in some fault for this Although against her will as it appeares In the true course of all the question Old Wel I am glad that all things sorts so well Bened. And so am I being else by faith enforst To call young Claudio to a reckoning for it Leo. Well daughter and you gentlewomen all Withdraw into a chamber by your selues And when I send for you come hither masked The Prince and Claudio promisde by this howre To visite me you know your office brother You must be father to your brothers daughter And giue her to young Claudio Exeunt Ladies Old Which I will doe with confirmd countenance Bened. Frier I must intreate your paines I thinke Frier To doe what Signior Bened. To bind me or vndo me one of them Signior Leonato truth it is good Signior Your niece regards me with
an eye of fauour Leo. That eye my daughter lent her t is most true Bened. And I do with an eye of loue requite her Leo. The sight whereof I thinke you had from me From Claudio and the Prince but what 's your will Bened. Your answere sir is enigmaticall But for my wil my will is your good will May stand with ours this day to be conioynd In the state of honorable marriage In which good Frier I shal desire your help Leo. My heart is with your liking Frier And my helpe Heere comes the Prince and Claudio Enter Prince and Claudio and two or three other Prince Good morrow to this faire assembly Leo. Good morrow Prince good morrow Claudio We heere attend you are you yet determined To day to marry with my brothers daughter Claud. I le hold my mind were she an Ethiope Leo Call her foorth brother here 's the Frier ready P. Good morrow Bened why what 's the matter That you haue such a Februarie face So full of frost of storme and clowdinesse Claud. I thinke he thinkes vpon the sauage bull Tush feare not man wee le tip thy hornes with gold And all Europa shall reioyce at thee As once Europa did at lustie loue When he would play the noble beast in loue Bene. Bull Ioue sir had an amiable lowe And some such strange bull leapt your fathers cowe And got a calfe in that same noble feate Much like to you for you haue iust his bleate Enter brother Hero Beatrice Margaret Ursula Clau. For this I owe you here comes other recknings Which is the Lady I must seize vpon Leo. This same is she and I do giue you her Claud. Why then shee s mine sweet let me see your face Leon. No that you shall not till you take her hand Before this Frier and sweare to marry hir Claud. Giue me your hand before this holy Frier I am your husband if you like of me Hero And when I liu'd I was your other wife And when you loued you were my other husband Claud. Another Hero Hero Nothing certainer One Hero died defilde but I do liue And surely as I liue I am a maide Prince The former Hero Hero that is dead Leon. She died my Lord but whiles her slaunder liu'd Frier All this amazement can I qualifie When after that the holy rites are ended I le tell you largely of faire Heroes death Meane time let wonder seeme familiar And to the chappell let vs presently Ben. Soft and faire Frier which is Beatrice Beat. I answer to that name what is your will Bene. Do not you loue me Beat. Why no no more then reason Bene. Why then your vncle and the prince and Claudio Haue beene deceiued they swore you did Beat. Do not you loue me Bene. Troth no no more then reason Beat. Why then my cosin Margaret and Vrsula Are much deceiu'd for they did sweare you did Bene. They swore that you were almost sicke for me Beat. They swore that you were welnigh dead for me Bene. T is no such matter then you do not loue me Beat. No truly but in friendly recompence Leon. Come cosin I am sure you loue the gentleman Clau. And I le besworne vpon 't that he loues her For here 's a paper written in his hand A halting sonnet of his owne pure braine Fashioned to Beatrice Hero And here 's another Writ in my cosins hand stolne from her pocket Containing her affection vnto Benedicke Bene. A miracle here 's our owne hands against our hearts come I will haue thee but by this light I take thee for pittie Beat. I would not denie you but by this good day I yeeld vpon great perswasion and partly to saue your life for I was told you were in a consumption Leon. Peace I will stop your mouth Prince How dost thou Benedicke the married man Bene. I le tel thee what prince a colledge of witte-crackers cannot flout me out of my humour dost thou think I care for a Satyre or an Epigramme no if a man will be beaten with braines a shall weare nothing hansome about him in briefe since I doe purpose to marrie I will think nothing to anie purpose that the world can saie against it and therfore neuer flout at me for what I haue said against it for man is a giddie thing and this is my conclusion for thy part Claudio I did thinke to haue beaten thee but in that thou art like to be my kinsman liue vnbruisde and loue my cousen Clau. I had wel hopte thou wouldst haue denied Beatrice that I might haue cudgelld thee out of thy single life to make thee a double dealer which out of question thou wilt be if my coosin do not looke exceeding narrowly to thee Bene. Come come we are friends le ts haue a dance ere we are maried that we may lighten our own hearts and our wiues heeles Leon. Wee le haue dancing afterward Bene. First of my worde therefore plaie musicke Prince thou art sad get thee a wife get thee a wife there is no staffe more reuerent then one tipt with horne Enter Messenger Mess. My Lord your brother Iohn is tane in flight And brought with armed men backe to Messina Bene. Thinke not on him till to morrow I le deuise thee braue punishments for him strike vp Pipers dance FINIS