Key Quotes small Much Ado About Nothing

lamb i.i

claudio is the figure of a lamb and the feats of a lion

disease i.i

benedick will hang upon claudio like a disease

bark i.i

i would rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me

words i.i

i am not of many words

noted i.i

i noted her not but i looken on her

carriage i.iii

it better fits my blood to be disdained of all that to fashion a carriage to rob love from any

villain i.iii

i am a plain-dealing villain

alter i.iii

let me be that i am and seek not to alter me

man ii.i

he that is more than a youth is not for me and he that is less than a man i am not for him

terminations ii.i

if her breath were as terrible as her terminations there were no living near her she would infect the north star

love-gods ii.i

if we can do this cupid is no longer an archer his glory shall be ours for we are the only love-gods

medicinable ii.ii

any bar any cross any impediment will be medicinable to me

dishes ii.iii

claudio would speak plain and to the purpose now his words are a very fantastical banquet just so many strange dishes

infection ii.iii

benedick hath taken the infection

marks ii.iii

i do spy some marks of love in her

prouder iii.i

nature never framed a woman’s heart of prouder stuff than that of beatrice

heart iii.ii

for what benedick’s heart thinks his tongue speaks

every man’s

leonato’s hero your hero every man’s hero

possessed iii.iii

prince claudio and my master planted and placed and possessed by my master don john

devil iii.iii

the devil my master

night-gown iii.iv

but a night-gown in respect of yours yours is worth ten on’t

cold iii.iv

a maid and stuffed theres goodly catching of cold

shame iv.i

death is the fairest cover for her shame that may be wished for

wisdoms

if their wisdoms be misled in this the practice of it lives in john the bastard whose spirits toil in frame of villainies

princes iv.i

your daughter here the princes left for dead

inwardness iv.i

my inwardness and love is very much unto the prince and claudio

market-place iv.i

o god that i were a man i would eat his heart in the market-place

slander v.i

slander hath gone through and through her heart and she lies buried with her ancestors

poison v.i

i have drunk poison while he uttered it

virtuous v.i

margaret always hath been just and virtuous

mistress v.ii

sweet mistress margaret

foul v.ii

foul words is but foul wind and foul wind is but foul breath and foul breath is noisome

defiled v.iv

one hero died defiled but i do live and surely as i live i am a maid

consumption v.iv

i yield partly to save your life for i was told you were in a consumption

stop v.iv

peace i will stop your mouth KISSES HER

wife v.iv

prince thou art sad get thee a wife get thee a wife

punishments v.iv

think not on john till tomorrow ill devise thee brave punishments for him