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what colour it please God。 Ha�察�the Prince and Monsieur Love� �I will hide 

me in the arbour。 ��Hides。�А�

     ��Enter Don Pedro�察�Leonato�察�Claudio。�А�

       ��Music within。�А�



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     Pedro。 Come�察�shall we hear this music�拭�

     Claud。   Yea�察  �my   good   lord。   How   still   the   evening   is�察  �As   hush'd   on 

purpose to grace harmony� �

     Pedro。 See you where Benedick hath hid himself�拭�

     Claud。 O�察�very well�察�my lord。 The music ended�察�We'll fit the kid´fox 

with a pennyworth。 

     ��Enter Balthasar with Music。�А�

     Pedro。 Come�察�Balthasar�察�we'll hear that song again。 

     Balth。 O�察�good my lord�察�tax not so bad a voice To slander music any 

more than once。 

     Pedro。 It is the witness still of excellency To put a strange face on his 

own perfection。 I pray thee sing�察�and let me woo no more。 

     Balth。 Because you talk of wooing�察�I will sing�察�Since many a  wooer 

doth   commence   his   suit To her   he   thinks   not   worthy�察  �yet   he   wooes�察�Yet 

will he swear he loves。 

     Pedro。 Nay�察�pray thee come�察�Or if thou wilt hold longer argument�察�Do 

it in notes。 

     Balth。   Note   this   before   my   notes�此  �There's   not   a   note   of   mine   that's 

worth the noting。 

     Pedro。    Why�察   �these   are  very   crotchets    that  he  speaks�    �Note    notes�察�

forsooth�察�and nothing� 。�Music。�А�

     Bene。 ��aside�А�Now divine air� �Now is his soul ravish'd� �Is it not strange 

that sheep's guts should hale souls out of men's bodies�拭�Well�察�a horn for 

my money�察�when all's done。 

       ��Balthasar sings。�А�

       The Song。 

       Sigh no more�察�ladies�察�sigh no more� �Men were deceivers ever�察�One 

foot in sea�察�and one on shore�察�To one thing constant never。 Then sigh not 

so�察  �But   let   them   go�察�And   be   you   blithe   and   bonny�察  �Converting   all   your 

sounds of woe Into Hey nonny�察�nonny。 Sing no more ditties�察�sing no moe�察�

Of dumps so dull and heavy� �The fraud of men was ever so�察�Since summer 

first was leavy。 Then sigh not so�察�&c。 Pedro。 By my troth�察�a good song。 

     Balth。 And an ill singer�察�my lord。 

     Pedro。 Ha�察�no�察�no�察�faith� �Thou sing'st well enough for a shift。 



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     Bene。 ��aside�А�An he had been a dog that should have howl'd thus�察�they 

would have hang'd him�察�and I pray God his bad voice bode no mischief。 I 

had as live have heard the night raven�察�come what plague could have come 

after it。 

     Pedro。 Yea�察�marry。 Dost thou hear�察�Balthasar�拭�I pray thee get us some 

excellent music�察�for to´morrow night we would have it at the Lady Hero's 

chamber window。 

     Balth。 The best I can�察�my lord。 

     Pedro。 Do so。 Farewell。 

       ��Exit Balthasar ��with Musicians。�А�

     Come hither�察�Leonato。 What was it you told me of to´day�拭�that your 

niece Beatrice was in love with Signior Benedick�拭�

     Claud。 O�察�ay� ���Aside to Pedro�А�Stalk on�察�stalk on�察�the fowl sits。 I did 

never think that lady would have loved any man。 

     Leon。 No�察�nor I neither�察�but most wonderful that she should so dote on 

Signior Benedick�察�whom she hath in all outward behaviours seem'd ever to 

abhor。 

     Bene。 ��aside�А�Is't possible�拭�Sits the wind in that corner�拭�

     Leon。 By my troth�察�my lord�察�I cannot tell what to think of it�察�but that 

she loves him with an enraged affection。 It is past the infinite of thought。 

     Pedro。 May be she doth but counterfeit。 

     Claud。 Faith�察�like enough。 

     Leon。   O   God�察  �counterfeit�拭  �There   was   never   counterfeit   of   passion 

came so near the life of passion as she discovers it。 

     Pedro。 Why�察�what effects of passion shows she�拭�

     Claud。 ��aside�А�Bait the hook well� �This fish will bite。 

     Leon。 What effects�察�my lord�拭�She will sit youyou heard my daughter 

tell you how。 

     Claud。 She did indeed。 

     Pedro。 How�察�how�察�I pray  you�拭�You amaze me。 I would have thought 

her spirit had been invincible against all assaults of affection。 

     Leon。     I  would    have    sworn     it  had�察  �my   lordespecially     against 

Benedick。 

     Bene。   ��aside�А  �I   should   think   this   a   gull   but   that   the   white´bearded 



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fellow speaks it。 Knavery cannot�察�sure�察�hide himself in such reverence。 

     Claud。 ��aside�А�He hath ta'en th' infection。 Hold it up。 

     Pedro。 Hath she made her affection known to Benedick�拭�

     Leon。 No�察�and swears she never will。 That's her torment。 

     Claud。 'Tis true indeed。 So your daughter says。 'Shall I��' says she�察�'that 

have so oft encount'red him with scorn�察�write to him that I love him��'; 

     Leon。 This says   she now when   she is beginning to write to him�察  �for 

she'll be up twenty times a night�察�and there will she sit in her smock till 

she have writ a sheet of paper。 My daughter tells us all。 

     Claud。 Now you talk of a sheet of paper�察�I remember a pretty jest your 

daughter told us of。 

     Leon。   O�察  �when   she   had   writ   it�察  �and   was   reading   it   over�察  �she   found 

'Benedick' and 'Beatrice' between the sheet�拭�

     Claud。 That。 

     Leon。 O�察�she tore the letter into a thousand halfpence�察�rail'd at herself 

that she should be so immodest to write to one that she knew would flout 

her。 'I measure him��' says she�察�'by my own spirit�察�for I should flout him if 

he writ to me。 Yea�察�though I love him�察�I should。' 

     Claud。   Then   down   upon   her   knees   she   falls�察  �weeps�察  �sobs�察  �beats   her 

heart�察  �tears   her  hair�察 �prays�察  �curses'O    sweet    Benedick�     �God   give   me 

patience��' 

     Leon。 She doth indeed�察�my daughter says so。 And the ecstasy hath so 

much   overborne   her   that   my   daughter   is   sometime   afeard   she   will   do   a 

desperate outrage to herself。 It is very true。 

     Pedro。 It were good that Benedick knew of it by some other�察�if she will 

not discover it。 

     Claud。 To what end�拭�He would make but a sport of it and torment the 

poor lady worse。 

     Pedro。 An he should�察�it were an alms to hang him� �She's an excellent 

sweet lady�察�and ��out of all suspicion�� she is virtuous。 

     Claud。 And she is exceeding wise。 

     Pedro。 In everything but in loving Benedick。 

     Leon。 O�察�my lord�察�wisdom and blood combating in so tender a body�察�

we have ten proofs to one that blood hath the victory。 I am sorry for her�察�as 



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I have just cause�察�being her uncle and her guardian。 

     Pedro。   I   would   she   had   bestowed   this   dotage   on   me。   I   would   have 

daff'd all other respects and made her half myself。 I pray you tell Benedick 

of it and hear what 'a will say。 

     Leon。 Were it good�察�think you�拭�

     Claud。 Hero thinks surely she will die�察�for she says she will die if he 

love her not�察�and she will die ere she make her love known�察�and she will 

die�察�if he woo her�察�rather than she will bate one breath of her accustomed 

crossness。 

     Pedro。 She doth well。 If she should make tender of her love�察�'tis very 

possible he'll scorn it�察�for the man ��as you know all�� hath a contemptible 

spirit。 

     Claud。 He is a very proper man。 

     Pedro。 He hath indeed a good outward happiness。 

     Claud。 Before God� �and in my mind�察�very wise。 

     Pedro。 He doth indeed show some sparks that are like wit。 

     Claud。 And I take him to be valiant。 

     Pedro。 As Hector�察�I assure you�察�and in the managing of quarrels you 

may   say   he   is   wise�察  �for   either   he   avoids   them   with   great   discretion�察  �or 

undertakes them with a most Christianlike fear。 

     Leon。 If he do fear God�察�'a must necessarily keep peace。 If he break the 

peace�察�he ought to enter into a quarrel with fear and trembling。 

     Pedro。 And   so   will   he   do�察  �for   the   man   doth   fear   God�察  �howsoever   it 

seems not in him by some large jests he will make。 Well�察�I am sorry for 

your niece。 Shall we go seek Benedick and tell him of her love�拭�

     Claud。 Never tell him�察�my lord。 Let her wear it out with good counsel。 

     Leon。 Nay�察�that's impossible�察�she may wear her heart out first。 

       Pedro。 Well�察�we will hear further of it by your daughter。 Let it cool 

the   while。   I   love   Benedick   well�察  �and   I   could   wish   he   would   modestly 

examine himself to see how much he is unworthy so good a lady。 

     Leon。 My lord�察�will you walk�拭�Dinner is ready。 

       ��They walk away。�А�

     Claud。 If he dote on her upon this�察�I will never trust my expectation。 

     Pedro。   Let   there   be   the   same   net   spread   for   her�察  �and   that   must   your 



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daughter   and her   gentlewomen   carry。 The   sport   will   be�察 �when   they  hold 

one an opinion of another's dotage�察�and no such matter。 That's the scene 

that I would see�察�which will be merely a dumb show。 Let us send her to 

call him in to dinner。 

       ��Exeunt Don Pedro�察�Claudio�察�and Leonato。�А�

       ��Benedick advances from the arbour。�А�

     Bene。 This can be no trick。 The conference was sadly borne�察�they have 

the   truth   of   this   from   Hero�察  �they   seem   to   pity   the   lady。   It   seems   her 

affections have their full bent。 Love me�拭�Why�察�it must be requited。 I hear 

how I am censur'd。 They say I will bear myself proudly if I perceive the 

love come from her。 They say too   that she will rather   die than give   any 

sign of affection。 I did never think to marry。 I must not seem proud。 H
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