{"id":376,"date":"2012-01-29T23:11:02","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T04:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=376"},"modified":"2012-08-16T22:10:44","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T02:10:44","slug":"much-ado-about-nothing-act-ii-scene-iii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=376","title":{"rendered":"Much Ado About Nothing: Act II, Scene iii"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much Ado About Nothing<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 2, Scene 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Benedick<\/strong><\/p>\n

(This text is featured in our interview with John Douglas Thompson<\/a>)<\/p>\n

7\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0I do much wonder that one man, seeing how much
\n8\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0another man is a fool when he dedicates his
\n9\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0behaviors to love, will, after he hath laughed at
\n10\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0such shallow follies in others, become the argument
\n11\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0of his own scorn by failing in love: and such a man
\n12\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0is Claudio. I have known when there was no music
\n13\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0with him but the drum and the fife; and now had he
\n14\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0rather hear the tabour and the pipe: I have known
\n15\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0when he would have walked ten mile a-foot to see a
\n16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0good armour; and now will he lie ten nights awake,
\n17\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0carving the fashion of a new doublet. He was wont to
\n18\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0speak plain and to the purpose, like an honest man
\n19\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0and a soldier; and now is he turned orthography; his
\n20\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0words are a very fantastical banquet, just so many
\n21\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0strange dishes. May I be so converted and see with
\n22\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0these eyes? I cannot tell; I think not: I will not
\n23\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0be sworn, but love may transform me to an oyster; but
\n24\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0I’ll take my oath on it, till he have made an oyster
\n25\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0of me, he shall never make me such a fool. One woman
\n26\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0is fair, yet I am well; another is wise, yet I am
\n27\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0well; another virtuous, yet I am well; but till all
\n28\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in
\n29\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0my grace. Rich she shall be, that’s certain; wise,
\n30\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0or I’ll none; virtuous, or I’ll never cheapen her;
\n31\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0fair, or I’ll never look on her; mild, or come not
\n32\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0near me; noble, or not I for an angel; of good
\n33\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0discourse, an excellent musician, and her hair shall
\n34\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0be of what colour it please God. Ha! the prince and
\n35\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Monsieur Love! I will hide me in the arbour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Much Ado About Nothing\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 2, Scene 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Benedick (This text is featured in our interview with John Douglas Thompson) 7\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0I do much wonder that one man, seeing how much 8\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0another man is a fool when he dedicates his 9\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0behaviors to love, will, after he hath laughed at 10\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-376","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-line-bottom","fix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Much Ado About Nothing: Act II, Scene iii | The State of Shakespeare","description":"Much Ado About Nothing Act 2, Scene 3 Benedick (This text is featured in our interview with John Douglas Thompson) 7 I do much wonder that one man, seeing how much 8 another man is a fool when he dedicates his 9 behaviors to love, will, after he hath laughed at 10","canonical_url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=376","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"google-site-verification":"UA-28965856-1","p:domain_verify":"d36dfa872cf08cb1686a0c207bca81df","miscellaneous":""},"schema":null,"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"The State of Shakespeare","og:type":"website","og:title":"Much Ado About Nothing: Act II, Scene iii | The State of Shakespeare","og:description":"Much Ado About Nothing Act 2, Scene 3 Benedick (This text is featured in our interview with John Douglas Thompson) 7 I do much wonder that one man, seeing how much 8 another man is a fool when he dedicates his 9 behaviors to love, will, after he hath laughed at 10","og:url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=376","fb:admins":"100001614971768","og:image":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg","og:image:width":600,"og:image:height":600,"twitter:card":"summary","twitter:site":"@stateofshakespe","twitter:title":"Much Ado About Nothing: Act II, Scene iii | The State of Shakespeare","twitter:description":"Much Ado About Nothing Act 2, Scene 3 Benedick (This text is featured in our interview with John Douglas Thompson) 7 I do much wonder that one man, seeing how much 8 another man is a fool when he dedicates his 9 behaviors to love, will, after he hath laughed at 10","twitter:image":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"376","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":null,"schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2021-01-04 18:36:21","updated":"2026-04-03 01:40:50","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"

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