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| Enter Prince, Claudio, Benedicke, and Leonato. | Enter Don Pedro, Claudio, Benedick, and Leonato | | MA III.ii.1 | |
| Prince. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| I doe but stay till your marriage be consummate, | I do but stay till your marriage be consummate, | | MA III.ii.1 | |
| and then go I toward Arragon. | and then go I toward Arragon. | | MA III.ii.2 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| Ile bring you thither my Lord, if you'l vouchsafe | I'll bring you thither, my lord, if you'll vouchsafe | vouchsafe (v.) allow, permit, grant | MA III.ii.3 | |
| | bring (v.)accompany, conduct, escort | | |
| me. | me. | | MA III.ii.4 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Nay, that would be as great a soyle in the new | Nay, that would be as great a soil in the new | soil (n.)blemish, stain, tarnish | MA III.ii.5 | |
| glosse of your marriage, as to shew a childe his new coat | gloss of your marriage as to show a child his new coat | | MA III.ii.6 | |
| and forbid him to weare it, I will onely bee bold with Benedicke | and forbid him to wear it. I will only be bold with Benedick | bold, be / makepresume, venture, take the liberty | MA III.ii.7 | |
| for his companie, for from the crowne of his head, | for his company; for, from the crown of his head | | MA III.ii.8 | |
| to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth, he hath twice or | to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth; he hath twice or | | MA III.ii.9 | |
| thrice cut Cupids bow-string, and the little hang-man | thrice cut Cupid's bowstring and the little hangman | hangman (n.)rascal, rogue, reprobate | MA III.ii.10 | |
| | Cupid (n.)[pron: 'kyoopid] Roman god of love, son of Venus and Mercury; a winged, blindfolded boy with curved bow and arrows | | |
| dare not shoot at him, he hath a heart as sound as a | dare not shoot at him. He hath a heart as sound as a | | MA III.ii.11 | |
| bell, and his tongue is the clapper, for what his heart | bell and his tongue is the clapper, for what his heart | | MA III.ii.12 | |
| thinkes, his tongue speakes. | thinks his tongue speaks. | | MA III.ii.13 | |
| Bene. | BENEDICK | | | |
| Gallants, I am not as I haue bin. | Gallants, I am not as I have been. | gallant (n.)fine gentleman, man of fashion | MA III.ii.14 | |
| Leo. | LEONATO | | | |
| So say I, methinkes you are sadder. | So say I; methinks you are sadder. | methinks(t), methought(s) (v.)it seems / seemed to me | MA III.ii.15 | |
| | sad (adj.)serious, grave, solemn | | |
| Claud. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| I hope he be in loue. | I hope he be in love. | | MA III.ii.16 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Hang him truant, there's no true drop of | Hang him, truant! There's no true drop of | truant (n.)rogue, knave, rascal | MA III.ii.17 | |
| bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, | blood in him to be truly touched with love; if he be sad, | sad (adj.)serious, grave, solemn | MA III.ii.18 | |
| he wants money. | he wants money. | want (v.)fall short [of], be deficient [in] | MA III.ii.19 | |
| Bene. | BENEDICK | | | |
| I haue the tooth-ach. | I have the toothache. | | MA III.ii.20 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Draw it. | Draw it. | | MA III.ii.21 | |
| Bene. | BENEDICK | | | |
| Hang it. | Hang it! | | MA III.ii.22 | |
| Claud. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| You must hang it first, and draw it afterwards. | You must hang it first, and draw it afterwards. | | MA III.ii.23 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| What? sigh for the tooth-ach. | What! Sigh for the toothache? | | MA III.ii.24 | |
| Leon. | LEONATO | | | |
| Where is but a humour or a worme. | Where is but a humour or a worm. | humour (n.)secretion, fluid, juice | MA III.ii.25 | |
| | worm (n.)germ, microbe, bug | | |
| Bene. | BENEDICK | | | |
| Well, euery one cannot master a griefe, but hee that | Well, everyone can master a grief but he that | grief (n.)pain, torment, distress | MA III.ii.26 | |
| has it. | has it. | | MA III.ii.27 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| Yet say I, he is in loue. | Yet say I, he is in love. | | MA III.ii.28 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| There is no appearance of fancie in him, vnlesse | There is no appearance of fancy in him, unless | fancy (n.)love, amorousness, infatuation | MA III.ii.29 | |
| it be a fancy that he hath to strange disguises, as to | it be a fancy that he hath to strange disguises; as to | fancy (n.)whim, inclination, caprice | MA III.ii.30 | |
| bee a Dutchman to day, a Frenchman to morrow: | be a Dutchman today, a Frenchman tomorrow, or in the | | MA III.ii.31 | |
| shape of two countries at once, as, a German from the | | MA III.ii.32 | |
| waist downward, all slops, and a Spaniard from the hip | slop, slops (n.)large loose breeches, baggy trousers | MA III.ii.33 | |
| vnlesse hee haue a fancy to this | upward, no doublet. Unless he have a fancy to this | fancy (n.)whim, inclination, caprice | MA III.ii.34 | |
| | doubletman's close-fitting jacket with short skirt | | |
| foolery, as it appeares hee hath, hee is no foole for fancy, as | foolery, as it appears he hath, he is no fool for fancy, as | fancy (n.)love, amorousness, infatuation | MA III.ii.35 | |
| you would haue it to appeare he is. | you would have it appear he is. | | MA III.ii.36 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| If he be not in loue vvith some woman, there is | If he be not in love with some woman, there is | | MA III.ii.37 | |
| no beleeuing old signes, a brushes his hat a mornings, | no believing old signs. 'A brushes his hat o' mornings; | | MA III.ii.38 | |
| What should that bode? | what should that bode? | bode (v.)forebode, portend, predict, augur | MA III.ii.39 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Hath any man seene him at the Barbers? | Hath any man seen him at the barber's? | | MA III.ii.40 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| No, but the Barbers man hath beene seen with | No, but the barber's man hath been seen with | | MA III.ii.41 | |
| him, and the olde ornament of his cheeke hath alreadie | him and the old ornament of his cheek hath already | | MA III.ii.42 | |
| stuft tennis balls. | stuffed tennis-balls. | | MA III.ii.43 | |
| Leon. | LEONATO | | | |
| Indeed he lookes yonger than hee did, by the | Indeed, he looks younger than he did, by the | | MA III.ii.44 | |
| losse of a beard. | loss of a beard. | | MA III.ii.45 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Nay a rubs himselfe with Ciuit, can you smell | Nay, 'a rubs himself with civet; can you smell | civet (n.)type of musky perfume [obtained form the civet cat] | MA III.ii.46 | |
| him out by that? | him out by that? | | MA III.ii.47 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| That's as much as to say, the sweet youth's in | That's as much as to say, the sweet youth's in | | MA III.ii.48 | |
| loue. | love. | | MA III.ii.49 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| The greatest note of it is his melancholy. | The greatest note of it is his melancholy. | | MA III.ii.50 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| And when was he wont to wash his face? | And when was he wont to wash his face? | wont (v.)be accustomed, used [to], be in the habit of | MA III.ii.51 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Yea, or to paint himselfe? for the which I heare | Yea, or to paint himself? For the which, I hear | | MA III.ii.52 | |
| what they say of him. | what they say of him. | | MA III.ii.53 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| Nay, but his iesting spirit, which is now crept | Nay, but his jesting spirit, which is now crept | | MA III.ii.54 | |
| into a lute-string, and now gouern'd by stops. | into a lute-string and now governed by stops. | stop (n.)means of closing a finger-hole in a wind instrument | MA III.ii.55 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Indeed that tels a heauy tale for him: conclude, | Indeed, that tells a heavy tale for him; conclude, | heavy (adj.)sorrowful, sad, gloomy | MA III.ii.56 | |
| he is in loue. | conclude he is in love. | | MA III.ii.57 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| Nay, but I know who loues him. | Nay, but I know who loves him. | | MA III.ii.58 | |
| Prince. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| That would I know too, I warrant one that | That would I know too; I warrant, one that | warrant (v.)assure, promise, guarantee, confirm | MA III.ii.59 | |
| knowes him not. | knows him not. | | MA III.ii.60 | |
| Cla. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| Yes, and his ill conditions, and in despight of all, | Yes, and his ill conditions; and, in despite of all, | ill (adj.)bad, adverse, unfavourable | MA III.ii.61 | |
| | condition (n.)quality, behaviour, attribute, habit | | |
| dies for him. | dies for him. | die (v.)suffer pain, go through agony | MA III.ii.62 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Shee shall be buried with her face vpwards. | She shall be buried with her face upwards. | | MA III.ii.63 | |
| Bene. | BENEDICK | | | |
| Yet is this no charme for the tooth-ake, old | Yet is this no charm for the toothache. Old | | MA III.ii.64 | |
| signior, walke aside with mee, I haue studied eight or nine | signor, walk aside with me; I have studied eight or nine | | MA III.ii.65 | |
| wise words to speake to you, which these hobby-horses | wise words to speak to you, which these hobby-horses | hobby-horse (n.)buffoon, clown, joker | MA III.ii.66 | |
| must not heare. | must not hear. | | MA III.ii.67 | |
| Exeunt Benedick and Leonato | | MA III.ii.67 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| For my life to breake with him about Beatrice. | For my life, to break with him about Beatrice. | break (v.)broach a matter, speak | MA III.ii.68 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| 'Tis euen so, Hero and Margaret haue by this | 'Tis even so. Hero and Margaret have by this | this, byby this time | MA III.ii.69 | |
| played their parts with Beatrice, and then the two Beares | played their parts with Beatrice, and then the two bears | | MA III.ii.70 | |
| will not bite one another when they meete. | will not bite one another when they meet. | | MA III.ii.71 | |
| Enter Iohn the Bastard. | Enter Don John | | MA III.ii.71 | |
| Bast. | DON JOHN | | | |
| My Lord and brother, God saue you. | My lord and brother, God save you! | | MA III.ii.72 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Good den brother. | Good-e'en, brother. | | MA III.ii.73 | |
| Bast. | DON JOHN | | | |
| If your leisure seru'd, I would speake with you. | If your leisure served, I would speak with you. | | MA III.ii.74 | |
| Prince. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| In priuate? | In private? | | MA III.ii.75 | |
| Bast. | DON JOHN | | | |
| If it please you, yet Count Claudio may heare, | If it please you; yet Count Claudio may hear, | | MA III.ii.76 | |
| for what I would speake of, concernes him. | for what I would speak of concerns him. | | MA III.ii.77 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| What's the matter? | What's the matter? | | MA III.ii.78 | |
| Basta. | DON JOHN | | | |
| (to Claudio) | | MA III.ii.79 | |
| Meanes your Lordship to be | Means your lordship to be | | MA III.ii.79 | |
| married to morrow? | married tomorrow? | | MA III.ii.80 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| You know he does. | You know he does. | | MA III.ii.81 | |
| Bast. | DON JOHN | | | |
| I know not that when he knowes what I know. | I know not that, when he knows what I know. | | MA III.ii.82 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| If there be any impediment, I pray you discouer | If there be any impediment, I pray you discover | discover (v.)reveal, show, make known | MA III.ii.83 | |
| it. | it. | | MA III.ii.84 | |
| Bast. | DON JOHN | | | |
| You may thinke I loue you not, let that appeare | You may think I love you not; let that appear | | MA III.ii.85 | |
| hereafter, and ayme better at me by that I now will | hereafter, and aim better at me by that I now will | aim at (v.)judge, consider, rate | MA III.ii.86 | |
| manifest, for my brother (I thinke, he holds you well, | manifest. For my brother, I think he holds you well, | hold (v.)consider, regard, esteem, value [as] | MA III.ii.87 | |
| and in dearenesse of heart) hath holpe to effect your ensuing | and in dearness of heart hath holp to effect your ensuing | dearness (n.)affection, fondness, warmth | MA III.ii.88 | |
| marriage: surely sute ill spent, and labour ill bestowed. | marriage – surely suit ill spent, and labour ill bestowed! | ill (adv.)badly, adversely, unfavourably | MA III.ii.89 | |
| | suit (n.)wooing, courtship | | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Why, what's the matter? | Why, what's the matter? | | MA III.ii.90 | |
| Bastard. | DON JOHN | | | |
| I came hither to tell you, and circumstances | I came hither to tell you; and, circumstances | circumstance (n.)detail(s), particular(s), specifics | MA III.ii.91 | |
| shortned, (for she hath beene too long a talking of) the | shortened, for she has been too long a talking of, the | shorten (v.)omit, ignore, leave out | MA III.ii.92 | |
| Lady is disloyall. | lady is disloyal. | disloyal (adj.)unfaithful, adulterous, two-timing | MA III.ii.93 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| Who Hero? | Who, Hero? | | MA III.ii.94 | |
| Bast. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| Euen shee, Leonatoes Hero, your Hero, euery | Even she – Leonato's Hero, your Hero, every | | MA III.ii.95 | |
| mans Hero. | man's Hero. | | MA III.ii.96 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| Disloyall? | Disloyal? | | MA III.ii.97 | |
| Bast. | DON JOHN | | | |
| The word is too good to paint out her wickednesse, | The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. | paint out (v.)display, depict fully, portray | MA III.ii.98 | |
| I could say she were worse, thinke you of a worse | I could say she were worse; think you of a worse | | MA III.ii.99 | |
| title, and I will fit her to it: wonder not till further | title, and I will fit her to it. Wonder not till further | wonder (v.)marvel [at], be astonished [at] | MA III.ii.100 | |
| warrant: goe but with mee to night, you shal see her | warrant. Go but with me tonight, you shall see her | warrant (n.)token, sign, evidence, proof | MA III.ii.101 | |
| chamber window entred, euen the night before her | chamber-window entered, even the night before her | | MA III.ii.102 | |
| wedding day, if you loue her, then to morrow wed her: | wedding-day. If you love her then, tomorrow wed her; | | MA III.ii.103 | |
| But it would better fit your honour to change your minde. | but it would better fit your honour to change your mind. | | MA III.ii.104 | |
| Claud. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| May this be so? | May this be so? | | MA III.ii.105 | |
| Princ. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| I will not thinke it. | I will not think it. | | MA III.ii.106 | |
| Bast. | DON JOHN | | | |
| If you dare not trust that you see, confesse not | If you dare not trust that you see, confess not | | MA III.ii.107 | |
| that you know: if you will follow mee, I will shew you | that you know. If you will follow me, I will show you | | MA III.ii.108 | |
| enough, and when you haue seene more, & heard more, | enough; and when you have seen more and heard more, | | MA III.ii.109 | |
| proceed accordingly. | proceed accordingly. | | MA III.ii.110 | |
| Clau. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| If I see any thing to night, why I should not | If I see any thing tonight why I should not | | MA III.ii.111 | |
| marry her to morrow in the congregation, where I | marry her, tomorrow in the congregation, where I | | MA III.ii.112 | |
| shold wedde, there will I shame her. | should wed, there will I shame her. | | MA III.ii.113 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| And as I wooed for thee to obtaine her, I will | And, as I wooed for thee to obtain her, I will | | MA III.ii.114 | |
| ioyne with thee to disgrace her. | join with thee to disgrace her. | | MA III.ii.115 | |
| Bast. | DON JOHN | | | |
| I will disparage her no farther, till you are my | I will disparage her no farther till you are my | | MA III.ii.116 | |
| witnesses, beare it coldly but till night, and let the | witness; bear it coldly but till midnight, and let the | coldly (adv.)calmly, coolly, objectively, rationally | MA III.ii.117 | |
| issue shew it selfe. | issue show itself. | issue (n.)outcome, result, consequence(s) | MA III.ii.118 | |
| Prin. | DON PEDRO | | | |
| O day vntowardly turned! | O day untowardly turned! | turn (v.)change, transform, alter | MA III.ii.119 | |
| | untowardly (adv.)unluckily, unfavourably, wretchedly | | |
| Claud. | CLAUDIO | | | |
| O mischiefe strangelie thwarting! | O mischief strangely thwarting! | strangely (adv.)unaccountably, surprisingly, unusually | MA III.ii.120 | |
| Bastard. | DON JOHN | | | |
| O plague right well preuented! so will you say, | O plague right well prevented! So will you say | | MA III.ii.121 | |
| when you haue seene the sequele. | when you have seen the sequel. | | MA III.ii.122 | |
| Exit. | Exeunt | | MA III.ii.123 | |