Much Ado About Nothing (1984 TV) Act 4 Scene 1 (lines 196 -

"Much Ado About Nothing" - comedy by William Shakespeare. Act 4 Scene 1 (lines 196- 325)

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Graham Crowden ... Friar Francis
Lee Montague ... Leonato
Robert Lindsay ... Benedick
Cherie Lunghi ... Beatrice

some notes from "A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare" By William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, editor:

"his Liver" That the liver was deemed of old to be the seat of love is familiar enough to every student who remembers his Anacreon and his Horace, if he forget all else. The present passage and others sufficiently prove that sentimental qualities were still attributed, in Shakespeare's days, to the liver, as well as to the heart
---Horace Howard Furness

Leonato:
Being that I flow in greefe,
The finallest twine may lead me

"may lead me" Dr. Johnson: This is one of our author's observations upon life. Men overpowered by distress, eagerly listen to the first offers of relief, close with every scheme, and believe every promise. He that has no longer any confidence in himself is glad to repose his trust in any other that will undertake to guide him


"Come Lady, die to liue, this wedding day
Perhaps is but prolong'd, haue patience & endure." Exit.

Lady Martin; (On Some of Shahespeare' s Female Characters .. Edinburgh, 1891p. 319): Beatrice is no dreamer. The Friar's plan of giving out that Hero is dead, and so awakening Claudio's remorse, will not wipe out the wrong done to her cousin, or the indignity offered to her kin. Therefore she lets her friends retire, lingering behind, to the surprise, possibly, of some who might expect that she would go with them to comfort Hero. She is bent on finding for her a better comfort than lies in words. Benedick, she feels sure, will remain if she does. And he, how could he do otherwise?

This beautiful woman, whom he has hitherto known all joyousness, and seeming indifference to the feelings of others, has revealed herself under a new aspect, and one that has drawn him towards her more than he has ever been drawn before towards woman. He has noted how all through this terrible scene she has been the only one to stand by, to defend, to try to cheer the slandered Hero. Her courage and her tenderness have roused the chivalry of his nature. So deeply is he moved, that I believe, even if he had not been previously influenced by what he had heard of Beatrice's love, he would from that time have been her devoted lover and servant.




Act 4 Scene 1 (lines 196- 325) (SATS 2008)


The aftermath of Hero's denouncement.

'Pause awhile'

to

'dead; and so farewell.'

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[orangecatwoman14]

"I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest."

God. Why don't we speak like this anymore?

[GovernorSlaton]

Lunghi is brilliant in this scene -- cold and unrelenting to Benedick as she has been all along, but with a heartbreaking vulnerability. She is convincing both when confessing her love for Benedick and in demanding Claudio's death. Much as I love Emma Thompson, I feel her Beatrice shows too much warmth in this same scene.

[MrBlondeyboy]

this is going to help me so much in my drama class :) thanx matey

[peteypablo396]

thx for vid, helpful for my theater class

[tashamhishi]

where is scene 2 of this act

[torchofice16]

I am playing Benedict for the Utah Shakespeare Festival this year so this video really helped me with my lines :{D thanks

[lovetwilightsooomuch]

aghh i really need a few lines before!!

[takhar1998]

In this scene that man is funny and i hate those other man

[TnCbINkewl]

@xirawrryoux Hey fuck you.

[mikaelamoretti]

4:58

[luna4ever36]

haha benedick is cute without the beard, I love this production.

[luna4ever36]

@nclysander I know, I was thinking that too!