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Let every eye negotiate for itself And trust no agent, for beauty is a witch. (A2,S1) After Don John tells Claudio that Don Pedro intends to steal Hero’s affections, Claudio instantly loses all trust, exclaiming that in matters of love every man is for himself.
- “I would my horse had the speed of your tongue.” Benedick (act 1, scene 1)
- “I see, lady, the gentleman is not in your books.” Messenger (act 1, scene 1)
- “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.” Beatrice (act 1, scene 1)
- “Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me.” Don John (act 1, scene 3)
Much Ado About Nothing - Claudio key quotes. Thou thinkest I am in sport. Click the card to flip it 👆. Claudio here reveals his youthful timidity, showing none of the bluster or confidence one might expect of a decorated soldier.
Claudio key quotes. Get a hint. 'he hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age doing in the figure of a lamb the feats of a lion' - Act 1, Scene 1. Click the card to flip it 👆. •'beyond the promise of his age' - maturity. •'lamb' - has connotations of innocence and youth.
Speech text. 1. I,1,146. Benedick, didst thou note the daughter of Signior Leonato? 2. I,1,148. Is she not a modest young lady? 3. I,1,152. No; I pray thee speak in sober judgment. 4. I,1,159. Thou thinkest I am in sport: I pray thee tell me truly how thou likest her. 5. I,1,162. Can the world buy such a jewel? 6. I,1,168.
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About thy thoughts and counsels of thy heart! But fare thee well, most foul, most fair! farewell, Thou pure impiety and impious purity! For thee I'll lock up all the gates of love, And on my eyelids shall conjecture hang, To turn all beauty into thoughts of harm, And never shall it more be gracious. 85. V,1,2116.
