No Fear Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare

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	Original Text	Modern Text
	Enter HERO,MARGARET, and URSULA	HERO, MARGARET, andURSULA enter.
	HERO Good Ursula, wake my cousin Beatrice and desire her to rise.	HERO Good Ursula, go wake my cousin and ask her to get up.
	URSULA I will, lady.	URSULA I will, lady.
	HERO And bid her come hither.	HERO And request that she come here.
5	URSULA Well.	URSULA Very well.
	Exit	She exits.
	MARGARET Troth, I think your other rebato were better.	MARGARET Really, I think your other ruff is better.
	HERO No, pray thee, good Meg, I’ll wear this.	HERO No, please good Meg, I’ll wear this one.
	MARGARET By my troth, ’s not so good, and I warrant your cousin will say so.	MARGARET Honestly, it’s not as good as the other one, and I’m sure your cousin will agree with me.
10	HERO My cousin’s a fool, and thou art another. I’ll wear none but this.	HERO My cousin’s a fool, and you are too. I’ll wear this one and none other.
	MARGARET I like the new tire within excellently, if the hair were a thought browner; and your gown’s a most rare fashion, i' faith. I saw the Duchess of Milan’s gown that they praise so.	MARGARET I like your new wig and headdress, though I’d like it more if the hair were a shade browner. And your gown is really stylish. You know, I saw the Duchess of Milan’s gown, the one that everyone praises so highly.
15	HERO Oh, that exceeds, they say.	HERO Oh, they say that dress surpasses all others.