文档介绍：MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING
William Shakespeare
1599
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Dramatis Personae
Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon. Don John, his bastard brother. Claudio,
a young lord of Florence. Benedick, a Young lord of Padua. Leonato,
Governor of Messina. Antonio, an old man, his brother. Balthasar,
attendant on Don Pedro. Borachio, follower of Don John. Conrade,
follower of Don John. Friar Francis. Dogberry, a Constable. Verges, a
Headborough. A Sexton. A Boy. Hero, daughter to Leonato. Beatrice,
niece to Leonato. Margaret, waiting gentlewoman attending on Hero.
Ursula, waiting gentlewoman attending on Hero. Messengers, Watch,
Attendants, etc.
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
ACT I.
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
SCENE I.
An orchard before Leonato's house.
[Enter Leonato (Governor of Messina), Hero (his Daughter), and
Beatrice (his Niece), with a Messenger.]
Leon. I learn in this letter that Don Pedro of es this night
to Messina.
Mess. He is very near by this. He was not three leagues off when I left
him.
Leon. How many gentlemen have you lost in this action?
Mess. But few of any sort, and none of name.
Leon. A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full
numbers. I find here that Don Pedro hath bestowed much honour on a
young Florentine called Claudio.
Mess. Much deserv'd on his part, and equally rememb'red by Don
Pedro. He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing in the
figure of a lamb the feats of a lion. He hath indeed better bett'red
expectation than you must expect of me to tell you how.
Leon. He hath an uncle here in Messina will be very much glad of it.
Mess. I have already delivered him letters, and there appears much joy
in him; even so much that joy could not show itself modest enough
without a badge of bitterness.
Leon. Did he break out into tears?
Mess. In great measure.
Leon. A kind overflow of kindness. There are no faces truer than those
that are so