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| <H3>SCENE IV. A room in LEONATO'S house.</H3> | |
| <p><blockquote> | |
| <i>Enter LEONATO, ANTONIO, BENEDICK, BEATRICE, MARGARET, URSULA, FRIAR FRANCIS, and HERO</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>FRIAR FRANCIS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=1>Did I not tell you she was innocent?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=2>So are the prince and Claudio, who accused her</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=3>Upon the error that you heard debated:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=4>But Margaret was in some fault for this,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>Although against her will, as it appears</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=6>In the true course of all the question.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech3><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=7>Well, I am glad that all things sort so well.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=8>And so am I, being else by faith enforced</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>To call young Claudio to a reckoning for it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech5><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=10>Well, daughter, and you gentle-women all,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=11>Withdraw into a chamber by yourselves,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=12>And when I send for you, come hither mask'd.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt Ladies</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=13>The prince and Claudio promised by this hour</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>To visit me. You know your office, brother:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=15>You must be father to your brother's daughter</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=16>And give her to young Claudio.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech6><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=17>Which I will do with confirm'd countenance.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech7><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=18>Friar, I must entreat your pains, I think.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech8><b>FRIAR FRANCIS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=19>To do what, signior?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech9><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=20>To bind me, or undo me; one of them.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=21>Signior Leonato, truth it is, good signior,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=22>Your niece regards me with an eye of favour.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech10><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=23>That eye my daughter lent her: 'tis most true.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech11><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=24>And I do with an eye of love requite her.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech12><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=25>The sight whereof I think you had from me,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=26>From Claudio and the prince: but what's your will?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech13><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=27>Your answer, sir, is enigmatical:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=28>But, for my will, my will is your good will</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>May stand with ours, this day to be conjoin'd</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=30>In the state of honourable marriage:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=31>In which, good friar, I shall desire your help.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech14><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=32>My heart is with your liking.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech15><b>FRIAR FRANCIS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=33>And my help.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=34>Here comes the prince and Claudio.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter DON PEDRO and CLAUDIO, and two or three others</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech16><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=35>Good morrow to this fair assembly.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech17><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=36>Good morrow, prince; good morrow, Claudio:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=37>We here attend you. Are you yet determined</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=38>To-day to marry with my brother's daughter?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech18><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=39>I'll hold my mind, were she an Ethiope.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech19><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=40>Call her forth, brother; here's the friar ready.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit ANTONIO</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech20><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=41>Good morrow, Benedick. Why, what's the matter,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=42>That you have such a February face,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=43>So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech21><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=44>I think he thinks upon the savage bull.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=45>Tush, fear not, man; we'll tip thy horns with gold</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=46>And all Europa shall rejoice at thee,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=47>As once Europa did at lusty Jove,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=48>When he would play the noble beast in love.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech22><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=49>Bull Jove, sir, had an amiable low;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=50>And some such strange bull leap'd your father's cow,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=51>And got a calf in that same noble feat</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=52>Much like to you, for you have just his bleat.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech23><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=53>For this I owe you: here comes other reckonings.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Re-enter ANTONIO, with the Ladies masked</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=54>Which is the lady I must seize upon?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech24><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=55>This same is she, and I do give you her.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech25><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=56>Why, then she's mine. Sweet, let me see your face.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech26><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=57>No, that you shall not, till you take her hand</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=58>Before this friar and swear to marry her.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech27><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=59>Give me your hand: before this holy friar,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=60>I am your husband, if you like of me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech28><b>HERO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=61>And when I lived, I was your other wife:</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Unmasking</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=62>And when you loved, you were my other husband.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech29><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=63>Another Hero!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech30><b>HERO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=64> Nothing certainer:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=65>One Hero died defiled, but I do live,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=66>And surely as I live, I am a maid.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech31><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=67>The former Hero! Hero that is dead!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech32><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=68>She died, my lord, but whiles her slander lived.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech33><b>FRIAR FRANCIS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=69>All this amazement can I qualify:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=70>When after that the holy rites are ended,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=71>I'll tell you largely of fair Hero's death:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=72>Meantime let wonder seem familiar,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=73>And to the chapel let us presently.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech34><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=74>Soft and fair, friar. Which is Beatrice?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech35><b>BEATRICE</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=75>[Unmasking] I answer to that name. What is your will?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech36><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=76>Do not you love me?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech37><b>BEATRICE</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=77>Why, no; no more than reason.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech38><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=78>Why, then your uncle and the prince and Claudio</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=79>Have been deceived; they swore you did.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech39><b>BEATRICE</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=80>Do not you love me?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech40><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=81>Troth, no; no more than reason.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech41><b>BEATRICE</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=82>Why, then my cousin Margaret and Ursula</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=83>Are much deceived; for they did swear you did.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech42><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=84>They swore that you were almost sick for me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech43><b>BEATRICE</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=85>They swore that you were well-nigh dead for me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech44><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=86>'Tis no such matter. Then you do not love me?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech45><b>BEATRICE</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=87>No, truly, but in friendly recompense.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech46><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=88>Come, cousin, I am sure you love the gentleman.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech47><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=89>And I'll be sworn upon't that he loves her;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=90>For here's a paper written in his hand,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=91>A halting sonnet of his own pure brain,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=92>Fashion'd to Beatrice.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech48><b>HERO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=93>And here's another</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=94>Writ in my cousin's hand, stolen from her pocket,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=95>Containing her affection unto Benedick.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech49><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=96>A miracle! here's our own hands against our hearts.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=97>Come, I will have thee; but, by this light, I take</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=98>thee for pity.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech50><b>BEATRICE</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=99>I would not deny you; but, by this good day, I yield</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=100>upon great persuasion; and partly to save your life,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=101>for I was told you were in a consumption.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech51><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=102>Peace! I will stop your mouth.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Kissing her</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech52><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=103>How dost thou, Benedick, the married man?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech53><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=104>I'll tell thee what, prince; a college of</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=105>wit-crackers cannot flout me out of my humour. Dost</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=106>thou think I care for a satire or an epigram? No:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=107>if a man will be beaten with brains, a' shall wear</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=108>nothing handsome about him. In brief, since I do</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=109>purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=110>purpose that the world can say against it; and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=111>therefore never flout at me for what I have said</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=112>against it; for man is a giddy thing, and this is my</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=113>conclusion. For thy part, Claudio, I did think to</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=114>have beaten thee, but in that thou art like to be my</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=115>kinsman, live unbruised and love my cousin.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech54><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=116>I had well hoped thou wouldst have denied Beatrice,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=117>that I might have cudgelled thee out of thy single</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=118>life, to make thee a double-dealer; which, out of</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=119>question, thou wilt be, if my cousin do not look</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=120>exceedingly narrowly to thee.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech55><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=121>Come, come, we are friends: let's have a dance ere</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=122>we are married, that we may lighten our own hearts</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=123>and our wives' heels.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech56><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=124>We'll have dancing afterward.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech57><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=125>First, of my word; therefore play, music. Prince,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=126>thou art sad; get thee a wife, get thee a wife:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=127>there is no staff more reverend than one tipped with horn.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter a Messenger</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech58><b>Messenger</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=128>My lord, your brother John is ta'en in flight,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=129>And brought with armed men back to Messina.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech59><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=130>Think not on him till to-morrow:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=131>I'll devise thee brave punishments for him.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=132>Strike up, pipers.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Dance</i></p> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt</i></p> | |