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Would be a man for my sake! But manhood is melted into courtesies, valour Gallant surely! O that I were a man for his sake! Or that I had any friend Surely, a princely testimony, a goodly count, Count Comfect a sweet She is wronged, she is slandered, she is undone. Talk with a man out at window! A proper saying! Sweet Hero! Unmitigated rancour, – O, God that I were a man! I would eat his heart in the My kinswoman? O that I were a man! What, bear her in hand until theyĬome to take hands and then, with public accusation, uncovered slander, Is Claudio notĪpproved in the height a villain, that hath slandered, scorned, dishonoured Youĭare easier be friends with me than fight with my enemy. Here: there is no love in you: nay, I pray you, let me go. You may wish to read the original scene for greater context-or even imagine Beatrice is speaking over her true love’s lame attempts to placate her. N.B. As with Hero’s speech, above, this scene is a composite of lines that omit Benedick’s interjections. Having just spoken to Benedick of her feelings towards him, she immediately hits him up for a favour: to murder his friend Claudio as a symbol of his good and just nature. Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice (Act 4 Scene 1)īeatrice and Benedick declare their love for each other! You’d think the play would be over, right? Sadly, Beatrice has just watched her dear cousin Hero humiliated at the altar, after her betrothed Claudio was convinced she’d been untrue to him. If thou dost love, my kindness shall incite theeīelieve it better than reportingly. Stand I condemn’d for pride and scorn so much?Ĭontempt, farewell! and maiden pride, adieu!Īnd, Benedick, love on I will requite thee, What fire is in mine ears? Can this be true? For the usually-headstrong woman, this speech represents an unusual moment of emotional vulnerability. This second monologue is the short, impassioned soliloquy in which Beatrice wrestles with her new-found feelings.

Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice (Act 3 Scene 1) It were a better death than die with mocks. Therefore let Benedick, like cover’d fire, Out of myself, press me to death with wit. She would mock me into air O, she would laugh me So turns she every man the wrong side out.īut who dare tell her so? If I should speak, How wise, how noble, young, how rarely featured, Nor take no shape nor project of affection,

Misprising what they look on, and her witĪll matter else seems weak: she cannot love, I persuaded them, if they loved Benedick,ĭisdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful While Ursula’s interjections aren’t strictly necessary, it is worth reading the original scene to gain a greater understanding of the context.įor look where Beatrice, like a lapwing, runsĬlose by the ground, to hear our conference. N.B.: This monologue is actually a composite of lines taken from Act 1, Scene 3. In this piece, she is talking to her attendant (servant) Ursula. In order to fool her quick-witted cousin, Hero resorts to the classic Shakespearean strategy of talking very loudly about things she hopes Beatrice will overhear. Hero, Beatrice’s cousin and best friend, conspires with some friends to help Beatrice fall in love with her tempestuous frenemy, Benedick. Take your time with these pieces, pull them apart and appreciate their language, and enjoy! Much Ado About Nothing Hero Act 3 Scene 1 For this reason, the witty banter and intelligent dialogue in this play is second to none.īelow are two monologues for the fiery, brilliant Beatrice-one of the Bard’s greatest comic characters, female or otherwise-and a piece delivered by her cousin and best friend Hero.

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One of his most beloved comedies, Much Ado is full of characters who seemingly have little better to do than gossip and argue with one another. That’s when Cooper cut to talking heads of viewers asking her specific questions about herself, only to get answers from Sarah through the words of Trump.This is a collection of some of the best female monologues from Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. So I asked some followers to send in some questions about the real me.” Part of the reason I was so excited to guest-host tonight was because I wanted to show everyone that I’m more than my Trump impressions. “I’ve gotten deep inside Donald Trump’s head and let me tell you, it is lonely in there,” Cooper said at the top of “Kimmel.” “It is just me and a person, woman, man, camera, TV. However, she did try to get through a few minutes’ worth of monologue before her POTUS lip-syncing bit took over. And yes, of course the TikTok star brought along her famous Donald Trump impression. Comedian Sarah Cooper became the latest celeb to take over hosting duties for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday.