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Don Pedro Monologue from Much Ado About Nothing

From Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

male · comedic · 1:02 min

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I do but stay till your marriage be consummate, and then go I toward Arragon. (CLAUDIO: I’ll bring you thither, my lord, if you’ll vouchsafe me.) Nay, that would be as great a soil in the new gloss of your marriage, as to show a child his new coat and forbid him to wear it. I will only be bold with Benedick for his company; for, from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth; he hath twice or thrice cut Cupid’s bowstring, and the little hangman dare not shoot at him. He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper; for what his heart thinks, his tongue speaks.

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Don Pedro speaks to his friends about Benedick, highlighting his cheerful nature and the joy of love, while using playful metaphors to convey his thoughts.

30s · joy · love · friendship · identity · humor

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