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Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.

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1

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Messenger

30

I know none of that name, lady: there was none such
in the army of any sort.

2

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Messenger

43

He hath done good service, lady, in these wars.

3

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Messenger

47

And a good soldier too, lady.

4

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Beatrice

48

And a good soldier to a lady: but what is he to a lord?

5

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Messenger

69

I see, lady, the gentleman is not in your books.

6

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Messenger

79

I will hold friends with you, lady.

7

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Don Pedro

97

You have it full, Benedick: we may guess by this
what you are, being a man. Truly, the lady fathers
herself. Be happy, lady; for you are like an
honourable father.

8

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Benedick

106

What, my dear Lady Disdain! are you yet living?

9

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Claudio

148

Is she not a modest young lady?

10

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Claudio

168

In mine eye she is the sweetest lady that ever I
looked on.

11

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Don Pedro

200

Amen, if you love her; for the lady is very well worthy.

12

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 1]

Don Pedro

475

Lady, will you walk about with your friend?

13

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 1]

Benedick

586

Alas, poor hurt fowl! now will he creep into sedges.
But that my Lady Beatrice should know me, and not
know me! The prince's fool! Ha? It may be I go
under that title because I am merry. Yea, but so I
am apt to do myself wrong; I am not so reputed: it
is the base, though bitter, disposition of Beatrice
that puts the world into her person and so gives me
out. Well, I'll be revenged as I may.

14

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 1]

Benedick

596

Troth, my lord, I have played the part of Lady Fame.
I found him here as melancholy as a lodge in a
warren: I told him, and I think I told him true,
that your grace had got the good will of this young
lady; and I offered him my company to a willow-tree,
either to make him a garland, as being forsaken, or
to bind him up a rod, as being worthy to be whipped.

15

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 1]

Don Pedro

617

The Lady Beatrice hath a quarrel to you: the
gentleman that danced with her told her she is much
wronged by you.

16

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 1]

Benedick

654

O God, sir, here's a dish I love not: I cannot
endure my Lady Tongue.

17

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 1]

Don Pedro

657

Come, lady, come; you have lost the heart of
Signior Benedick.

18

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 1]

Don Pedro

663

You have put him down, lady, you have put him down.

19

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 1]

Don Pedro

674

I' faith, lady, I think your blazon to be true;
though, I'll be sworn, if he be so, his conceit is
false. Here, Claudio, I have wooed in thy name, and
fair Hero is won: I have broke with her father,
and his good will obtained: name the day of
marriage, and God give thee joy!

20

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 1]

Claudio

684

Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were
but little happy, if I could say how much. Lady, as
you are mine, I am yours: I give away myself for
you and dote upon the exchange.