No Fear Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare

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Act 5, Scene 1, Page 14

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DOGBERRY
God save the foundation!
DOGBERRY
God save the charitable organization!

LEONATO
Go, I discharge thee of thy prisoner, and I thank thee.
LEONATO
Go, you’re relieved of your duty. Thank you.


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DOGBERRY
I leave an arrant knave with your Worship, which I beseech
your Worship to correct yourself, for the example of others.
God keep your Worship! I wish your Worship well. God
restore you to health! I humbly give you leave to depart, and
if a merry meeting may be wished, God prohibit it!—
Come, neighbor.
DOGBERRY
I leave a slimy bastard with you, your Worship, for you to punish and make an example of. God bless your Worship! I wish you well. I hope that God restores you to health. I will humbly let you go now, God prohibiting we will meet again in the future.—Come on, man.
Exeunt DOGBERRY andVERGES
DOGBERRY and VERGES exit.

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LEONATO
Until tomorrow morning, lords, farewell.
LEONATO
I’ll see you tomorrow morning, gentlemen.

ANTONIO
Farewell, my lords. We look for you tomorrow.
ANTONIO
Goodbye, gentlemen. We’ll see you tomorrow.

DON PEDRO
We will not fail.
DON PEDRO
We’ll be there.

CLAUDIO
Tonight I’ll mourn with Hero.
CLAUDIO
I will mourn Hero tonight.


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LEONATO
(to the Watch)
Bring you these fellows on.—We’ll talk with Margaret,
How her acquaintance grew with this lewd fellow.
LEONATO
(to the watchmen) Bring these criminals with us. We’ll go talk to Margaret, to see how she got involved with this worthless man.
Exeunt
They all exit.

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