No Fear Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing
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Act 4, Scene 2, Page 3
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FIRST WATCHMAN
This man said, sir, that Don John, the Prince’s
brother, was
a villain.
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FIRST WATCHMAN
This man said, sir, that Don John, the Prince’s
brother, was a villain.
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DOGBERRY
Write down Prince John a villain. Why, this is flat perjury,
to call a prince’s brother villain.
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DOGBERRY
Write down that Prince John is a villain. Why, that’s
flat-out perjury—to call a prince’s brother a
villain.
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BORACHIO
Master Constable—
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BORACHIO
Master Constable—
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DOGBERRY
Pray thee, fellow, peace. I do not like thy look, I promise
thee.
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DOGBERRY
Be quiet, you. I swear, I don’t like the look of
you.
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SEXTON
(to Watch) What heard you him say
else?
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SEXTON
(to the watchmen) What else did you
hear him say?
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SECOND WATCHMAN
Marry, that he had received a thousand ducats of Don John
for accusing the Lady Hero wrongfully.
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SECOND WATCHMAN
That Don John had given him a thousand pieces of gold for
wrongfully accusing the Lady Hero.
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DOGBERRY
Flat burglary as ever was committed.
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DOGBERRY
That’s burglary, that is.
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VERGES
Yea, by Mass, that it is.
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VERGES
Yes, by God, that it is.
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SEXTON
What else, fellow?
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SEXTON
What else did you hear?
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FIRST WATCHMAN
And that Count Claudio did mean upon his words to
disgrace Hero before the whole assembly, and not marry
her.
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FIRST WATCHMAN
I heard that Count Claudio meant to disgrace Hero in front of the
whole wedding party and refuse to marry her.
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DOGBERRY
(to
BORACHIO) O villain! Thou wilt be
condemned into
everlasting redemption for this.
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DOGBERRY
(to
BORACHIO) Oh, you villain!
You’ll be condemned to everlasting redemption for this!
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SEXTON
What else?
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SEXTON
What else?
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FIRST WATCHMAN
This is all.
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FIRST WATCHMAN
That’s all.
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