No Fear Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing
Act 5, Scene 1, Page 14
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DOGBERRY
God save the foundation!
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DOGBERRY
God save the charitable organization!
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LEONATO
Go, I discharge thee of thy prisoner, and I thank thee.
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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.
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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.
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Exeunt DOGBERRY
andVERGES
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DOGBERRY and VERGES
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LEONATO
Until tomorrow morning, lords, farewell.
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LEONATO
I’ll see you tomorrow morning, gentlemen.
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ANTONIO
Farewell, my lords. We look for you tomorrow.
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ANTONIO
Goodbye, gentlemen. We’ll see you tomorrow.
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DON PEDRO
We will not fail.
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DON PEDRO
We’ll be there.
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CLAUDIO
Tonight I’ll mourn with Hero.
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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.
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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.
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Exeunt |
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