They walk a little closer to Beatrice to make sure she can hear them and then get to work, talking of the "new news" from Claudio and Don Pedro: Benedick is in love with Beatrice. They use the same metaphor the men did, about angling for a fish and getting it to take the bait. Beatrice enters in a sneaky way, but Hero and Ursula see her just the same. She knew his love, lest she’ll make sport at it. Nor take no shape nor project of affection,Īnd therefore certainly it were not good 60 Misprizing what they look on, and her witĪll matter else seems weak. They did entreat me to acquaint her of it,īut I persuaded them, if they loved Benedick,ĭisdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, 40Īnd did they bid you tell her of it, madam? So says the Prince and my new-trothèd lord. That Benedick loves Beatrice so entirely? No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful. Of the false sweet bait that we lay for it. Then go we near her, that her ear lose nothing So angle we for Beatrice, who even now 30 The pleasant’st angling is to see the fishĬut with her golden oars the silver streamĪnd greedily devour the treacherous bait. Of this matterįor look where Beatrice like a lapwing runs 25Ĭlose by the ground, to hear our conference. To praise him more than ever man did merit. Hero plans to praise all of Benedick’s virtues, and insist that Benedick is desperately in love with Beatrice. She asks Margaret to lure Beatrice to the garden by saying that Hero and Ursula are talking about her, and Beatrice should listen in on their secret conference. Hero gets the wheels turning on her part of Don Pedro’s scheme. I’ll make her come, I warrant you, presently. This is thy office.īear thee well in it, and leave us alone. Made proud by princes, that advance their prideđ0Īgainst that power that bred it. Say that thou overheardst us,Īnd bid her steal into the pleachèd bower Walk in the orchard, and our whole discourse 5 Whisper her ear and tell her I and Ursula Enter Hero and two gentlewomen, Margaret and Ursula.
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