No Fear Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing
Act 3, Scene 5, Page 3
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LEONATO
Take their examination yourself and bring it me. I am now
in great haste, as it may appear unto you.
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LEONATO
Examine them yourselves, then bring me your findings. Now
I’m in a great hurry, as I’m sure you can
see.
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DOGBERRY
It shall be suffigance.
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DOGBERRY
That will be suffigance.
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LEONATO
Drink some wine ere you go. Fare you well.
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LEONATO
Have some wine before you go. Goodbye.
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Enter a MESSENGER
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A MESSENGER
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MESSENGER
My lord, they stay for you to give your daughter to her
husband.
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MESSENGER
My lord, they’re waiting for you to give your daughter
away to Claudio.
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LEONATO
I’ll wait upon them. I am ready.
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LEONATO
I’m coming.
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Exeunt LEONATO
andMESSENGER
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LEONATO and
theMESSENGER exit. |
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DOGBERRY
Go, good partner, go, get you to Francis Seacole. Bid him
bring his pen and inkhorn to the jail. We are now to
examination these men.
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DOGBERRY
Go to Francis Seacole, the constable of the watch. Tell him to
bring his pen and his inkwell to the jail. We will now go to examination these men.
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VERGES
And we must do it wisely.
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VERGES
We must do this wisely.
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DOGBERRY
We will spare for no wit, I warrant you. Here’s that
shall
drive some of them to a noncome. Only get the learned
writer to set down our excommunication and meet me at
the jail.
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DOGBERRY
We won’t hold back any of our wisdom. We’ll
drive them to a noncome. Go get the educated writer to record our excommunication,
and I’ll meet you at the jail.
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Exeunt |
They all exit. |






