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Can the world buy such a jewel?

But few of any sort, and none of name.

Much deserved on his part, and equally remembered 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. Much Ado About Nothing -2011- Wyndham-s Theatre...

(pulling a crumpled paper from his pocket) I have also written a sonnet for you. It begins: “Beatrice, my dear…”

I have deceived Claudio. Hero is as pure as the driven snow. I am a villain. Can the world buy such a jewel

By this, the two shall be made in love. And then we shall have a merry wedding.

(to LEONATO, but loud enough for BEATRICE) And I pray you now, is Signiorina Beatrice still so unkind to gentlemen? Is it not strange that she’ll none of them? He hath borne himself beyond the promise of

I have suffered hell.

(BENEDICK exits, shaking his head. DON PEDRO approaches CLAUDIO.)

(Enter BEATRICE, unseen by the men, but visible to the audience. She stands behind a pillar, listening.)

Is she not a modest young lady?