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Enter DOGBERRY, VERGES , and SEXTON , in gowns; and the Watch, with CONRADE and BORACHIO
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Enter DOGBERRY, VERGES , and SEXTON , in gowns; and the Watch, with CONRADE and BORACHIO
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DOGBERRY Is our whole dissembly appeared?
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DOGBERRY Is our whole dissembly appeared?
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VERGES Oh, a stool and a cushion for the Sexton.
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VERGES Oh, a stool and a cushion for the Sexton.
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A stool is brought in. SEXTON sits
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A stool is brought in. SEXTON sits
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SEXTON Which be the malefactors?
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SEXTON Which be the malefactors?
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DOGBERRY Marry, that am I and my partner.
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DOGBERRY Marry, that am I and my partner.
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VERGES |
VERGES |
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SEXTON But which are the offenders that are to be examined? Let
them come before Master Constable.
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SEXTON But which are the offenders that are to be examined? Let
them come before Master Constable.
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DOGBERRY Yea, marry, let them come before me.
What is your name, friend?
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DOGBERRY Yea, marry, let them come before me.
What is your name, friend?
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BORACHIO and CONRADE come forward
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BORACHIO and CONRADE come forward
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10 What’s your name, friend?
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What’s your name, friend?
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BORACHIO Borachio.
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BORACHIO Borachio.
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DOGBERRY Pray, write down, “Borachio.”—Yours, sirrah?
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DOGBERRY Pray, write down, “Borachio.”—Yours, sirrah?
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CONRADE I am a gentleman, sir, and my name is Conrade.
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CONRADE I am a gentleman, sir, and my name is Conrade.
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DOGBERRY Write down “Master Gentleman Conrade.”—Masters, do
15 you serve God?
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DOGBERRY Write down “Master Gentleman Conrade.”—Masters, do
you serve God?
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CONRADE, BORACHIO Yea, sir, we hope.
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CONRADE, BORACHIO Yea, sir, we hope.
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DOGBERRY Write down that they hope they serve God; and write God
first, for God defend but God should go before such
villains!—Masters, it is proved already that you are little
20 better than false knaves, and it will go near to be thought so
shortly. How answer you for yourselves?
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DOGBERRY Write down that they hope they serve God; and write God
first, for God defend but God should go before such
villains!—Masters, it is proved already that you are little
better than false knaves, and it will go near to be thought so
shortly. How answer you for yourselves?
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CONRADE Marry, sir, we say we are none.
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CONRADE Marry, sir, we say we are none.
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DOGBERRY A marvelous witty fellow, I assure you, but I will go about
with him.—Come you hither, sirrah, a word in your ear.
25 Sir, I say to you it is thought you are false knaves.
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DOGBERRY A marvelous witty fellow, I assure you, but I will go about
with him.—Come you hither, sirrah, a word in your ear.
Sir, I say to you it is thought you are false knaves.
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BORACHIO Sir, I say to you we are none.
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BORACHIO Sir, I say to you we are none.
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DOGBERRY Well, stand aside.—'Fore God, they are both in a ale. Have
you writ down that they are none?
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DOGBERRY Well, stand aside.—'Fore God, they are both in a ale. Have
you writ down that they are none?
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SEXTON Master Constable, you go not the way to examine. You
30 must call forth the watch that are their accusers.
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SEXTON Master Constable, you go not the way to examine. You
must call forth the watch that are their accusers.
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DOGBERRY Yea, marry, that’s the eftest way.—Let the watch come
forth. Masters, I charge you in the Prince’s name, accuse
these men.
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DOGBERRY Yea, marry, that’s the eftest way.—Let the watch come
forth. Masters, I charge you in the Prince’s name, accuse
these men.
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FIRST WATCHMAN This man said, sir, that Don John, the Prince’s brother, was
35 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 Prince John a villain. Why, this is flat perjury,
to call a prince’s brother 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
40 thee.
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DOGBERRY Pray thee, fellow, peace. I do not like thy look, I promise
thee.
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SEXTON (to Watch) What heard you him say else?
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SEXTON (to Watch) What heard you him say else?
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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 Marry, that he had received a thousand ducats of Don John
for accusing the Lady Hero wrongfully.
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DOGBERRY Flat burglary as ever was committed.
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DOGBERRY Flat burglary as ever was committed.
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VERGES 45 Yea, by Mass, that it is.
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VERGES Yea, by Mass, that it is.
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SEXTON What else, fellow?
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SEXTON What else, fellow?
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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 And that Count Claudio did mean upon his words to
disgrace Hero before the whole assembly, and not marry
her.
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DOGBERRY everlasting redemption for this.
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DOGBERRY 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 This is all.
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SEXTON And this is more, masters, than you can deny. Prince John
55 is this morning secretly stolen away. Hero was in this
manner accused, in this very manner refused, and upon the
grief of this, suddenly died.—Master Constable, let these
men be bound and brought to Leonato’s. I will go before
and show him their examination.
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SEXTON And this is more, masters, than you can deny. Prince John
is this morning secretly stolen away. Hero was in this
manner accused, in this very manner refused, and upon the
grief of this, suddenly died.—Master Constable, let these
men be bound and brought to Leonato’s. I will go before
and show him their examination.
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Exit
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Exit
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DOGBERRY 60 Come, let them be opinioned.
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DOGBERRY Come, let them be opinioned.
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VERGES Let them be in the hands—
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VERGES Let them be in the hands—
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CONRADE Off, coxcomb!
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CONRADE Off, coxcomb!
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DOGBERRY God’s my life, where’s the Sexton? Let him write down the
Prince’s officer “coxcomb.” Come, bind them.—Thou
65 naughty varlet!
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DOGBERRY God’s my life, where’s the Sexton? Let him write down the
Prince’s officer “coxcomb.” Come, bind them.—Thou
naughty varlet!
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CONRADE Away! You are an ass, you are an ass!
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CONRADE Away! You are an ass, you are an ass!
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DOGBERRY Dost thou not suspect my place? Dost thou not suspect my
years? Oh, that he were here to write me down an ass! But
masters, remember that I am an ass, though it be not
70 written down, yet forget not that I am an ass.—No, thou
villain, thou art full of piety, as shall be proved upon thee by
good witness. I am a wise fellow and, which is more, an
officer and, which is more, a householder and, which is
more, as pretty a piece of flesh as any is in Messina, and one
75 that knows the law, go to, and a rich fellow enough, go to,
and a fellow that hath had losses, and one that hath two
gowns and everything handsome about him.—Bring him
away.—Oh, that I had been writ down an ass!
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DOGBERRY Dost thou not suspect my place? Dost thou not suspect my
years? Oh, that he were here to write me down an ass! But
masters, remember that I am an ass, though it be not
written down, yet forget not that I am an ass.—No, thou
villain, thou art full of piety, as shall be proved upon thee by
good witness. I am a wise fellow and, which is more, an
officer and, which is more, a householder and, which is
more, as pretty a piece of flesh as any is in Messina, and one
that knows the law, go to, and a rich fellow enough, go to,
and a fellow that hath had losses, and one that hath two
gowns and everything handsome about him.—Bring him
away.—Oh, that I had been writ down an ass!
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Exeunt
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Exeunt
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Original Text |
Modern Text |
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Enter DOGBERRY, VERGES , and SEXTON , in gowns; and the Watch, with CONRADE and BORACHIO
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Enter DOGBERRY, VERGES , and SEXTON , in gowns; and the Watch, with CONRADE and BORACHIO
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DOGBERRY Is our whole dissembly appeared?
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DOGBERRY Is our whole dissembly appeared?
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VERGES Oh, a stool and a cushion for the Sexton.
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VERGES Oh, a stool and a cushion for the Sexton.
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A stool is brought in. SEXTON sits
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A stool is brought in. SEXTON sits
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SEXTON Which be the malefactors?
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SEXTON Which be the malefactors?
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DOGBERRY Marry, that am I and my partner.
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DOGBERRY Marry, that am I and my partner.
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VERGES |
VERGES |
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SEXTON But which are the offenders that are to be examined? Let
them come before Master Constable.
|
SEXTON But which are the offenders that are to be examined? Let
them come before Master Constable.
|
|
DOGBERRY Yea, marry, let them come before me.
What is your name, friend?
|
DOGBERRY Yea, marry, let them come before me.
What is your name, friend?
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BORACHIO and CONRADE come forward
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BORACHIO and CONRADE come forward
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10 What’s your name, friend?
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What’s your name, friend?
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BORACHIO Borachio.
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BORACHIO Borachio.
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DOGBERRY Pray, write down, “Borachio.”—Yours, sirrah?
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DOGBERRY Pray, write down, “Borachio.”—Yours, sirrah?
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CONRADE I am a gentleman, sir, and my name is Conrade.
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CONRADE I am a gentleman, sir, and my name is Conrade.
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DOGBERRY Write down “Master Gentleman Conrade.”—Masters, do
15 you serve God?
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DOGBERRY Write down “Master Gentleman Conrade.”—Masters, do
you serve God?
|
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CONRADE, BORACHIO Yea, sir, we hope.
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CONRADE, BORACHIO Yea, sir, we hope.
|
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DOGBERRY Write down that they hope they serve God; and write God
first, for God defend but God should go before such
villains!—Masters, it is proved already that you are little
20 better than false knaves, and it will go near to be thought so
shortly. How answer you for yourselves?
|
DOGBERRY Write down that they hope they serve God; and write God
first, for God defend but God should go before such
villains!—Masters, it is proved already that you are little
better than false knaves, and it will go near to be thought so
shortly. How answer you for yourselves?
|
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CONRADE Marry, sir, we say we are none.
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CONRADE Marry, sir, we say we are none.
|
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DOGBERRY A marvelous witty fellow, I assure you, but I will go about
with him.—Come you hither, sirrah, a word in your ear.
25 Sir, I say to you it is thought you are false knaves.
|
DOGBERRY A marvelous witty fellow, I assure you, but I will go about
with him.—Come you hither, sirrah, a word in your ear.
Sir, I say to you it is thought you are false knaves.
|
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BORACHIO Sir, I say to you we are none.
|
BORACHIO Sir, I say to you we are none.
|
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DOGBERRY Well, stand aside.—'Fore God, they are both in a ale. Have
you writ down that they are none?
|
DOGBERRY Well, stand aside.—'Fore God, they are both in a ale. Have
you writ down that they are none?
|
|
SEXTON Master Constable, you go not the way to examine. You
30 must call forth the watch that are their accusers.
|
SEXTON Master Constable, you go not the way to examine. You
must call forth the watch that are their accusers.
|
|
DOGBERRY Yea, marry, that’s the eftest way.—Let the watch come
forth. Masters, I charge you in the Prince’s name, accuse
these men.
|
DOGBERRY Yea, marry, that’s the eftest way.—Let the watch come
forth. Masters, I charge you in the Prince’s name, accuse
these men.
|
|
FIRST WATCHMAN This man said, sir, that Don John, the Prince’s brother, was
35 a villain.
|
FIRST WATCHMAN This man said, sir, that Don John, the Prince’s brother, was
a villain.
|
|
DOGBERRY Write down Prince John a villain. Why, this is flat perjury,
to call a prince’s brother villain.
|
DOGBERRY Write down Prince John a villain. Why, this is flat perjury,
to call a prince’s brother 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
40 thee.
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DOGBERRY Pray thee, fellow, peace. I do not like thy look, I promise
thee.
|
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SEXTON (to Watch) What heard you him say else?
|
SEXTON (to Watch) What heard you him say else?
|
|
SECOND WATCHMAN Marry, that he had received a thousand ducats of Don John
for accusing the Lady Hero wrongfully.
|
SECOND WATCHMAN Marry, that he had received a thousand ducats of Don John
for accusing the Lady Hero wrongfully.
|
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DOGBERRY Flat burglary as ever was committed.
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DOGBERRY Flat burglary as ever was committed.
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VERGES 45 Yea, by Mass, that it is.
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VERGES Yea, by Mass, that it is.
|
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SEXTON What else, fellow?
|
SEXTON What else, fellow?
|
|
FIRST WATCHMAN And that Count Claudio did mean upon his words to
disgrace Hero before the whole assembly, and not marry
her.
|
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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DOGBERRY everlasting redemption for this.
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DOGBERRY 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 This is all.
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SEXTON And this is more, masters, than you can deny. Prince John
55 is this morning secretly stolen away. Hero was in this
manner accused, in this very manner refused, and upon the
grief of this, suddenly died.—Master Constable, let these
men be bound and brought to Leonato’s. I will go before
and show him their examination.
|
SEXTON And this is more, masters, than you can deny. Prince John
is this morning secretly stolen away. Hero was in this
manner accused, in this very manner refused, and upon the
grief of this, suddenly died.—Master Constable, let these
men be bound and brought to Leonato’s. I will go before
and show him their examination.
|
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Exit
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Exit
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DOGBERRY 60 Come, let them be opinioned.
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DOGBERRY Come, let them be opinioned.
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VERGES Let them be in the hands—
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VERGES Let them be in the hands—
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|
CONRADE Off, coxcomb!
|
CONRADE Off, coxcomb!
|
|
DOGBERRY God’s my life, where’s the Sexton? Let him write down the
Prince’s officer “coxcomb.” Come, bind them.—Thou
65 naughty varlet!
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DOGBERRY God’s my life, where’s the Sexton? Let him write down the
Prince’s officer “coxcomb.” Come, bind them.—Thou
naughty varlet!
|
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CONRADE Away! You are an ass, you are an ass!
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CONRADE Away! You are an ass, you are an ass!
|
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DOGBERRY Dost thou not suspect my place? Dost thou not suspect my
years? Oh, that he were here to write me down an ass! But
masters, remember that I am an ass, though it be not
70 written down, yet forget not that I am an ass.—No, thou
villain, thou art full of piety, as shall be proved upon thee by
good witness. I am a wise fellow and, which is more, an
officer and, which is more, a householder and, which is
more, as pretty a piece of flesh as any is in Messina, and one
75 that knows the law, go to, and a rich fellow enough, go to,
and a fellow that hath had losses, and one that hath two
gowns and everything handsome about him.—Bring him
away.—Oh, that I had been writ down an ass!
|
DOGBERRY Dost thou not suspect my place? Dost thou not suspect my
years? Oh, that he were here to write me down an ass! But
masters, remember that I am an ass, though it be not
written down, yet forget not that I am an ass.—No, thou
villain, thou art full of piety, as shall be proved upon thee by
good witness. I am a wise fellow and, which is more, an
officer and, which is more, a householder and, which is
more, as pretty a piece of flesh as any is in Messina, and one
that knows the law, go to, and a rich fellow enough, go to,
and a fellow that hath had losses, and one that hath two
gowns and everything handsome about him.—Bring him
away.—Oh, that I had been writ down an ass!
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Exeunt
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Exeunt
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