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Saturday, April 08, 2006

Much ado about nothing - Benedick's soliloquy

Benedick: I do much wonder that one man, seeing how much another man is a fool when he dedicates his behaviours to love, will, after he hath laughed at such shallow follies in others, become the argument of his own scorn by falling in love: and such a man in Claudio. I have known when there was no music with him but the drum and the fife, and now had he rather hear the tabor and the pipe. I have known when he would have walked ten mile afoot to see a good armour, and now will he lie ten nights away carving the fashion of a new doublet. He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose, like an honest man and a soldier, and now is he turned to orthography - his words are a very fantastical banquet, just so many strange dishes. May I be so converted and see with these eyes? I cannot tell; I think not. I will not be sworn but love may transform me to an oyster, but I'll take my oath on it, till he have made an oyster of me, he shall never make me such a fool. One woman is fair, yet I am well; another is wise, yet I am well; another virtuous, yet I am well; but till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace. Rich she shall be, that's certain; wise, or I'll none; virtuous, or I'll never cheapen her; fair, or I'll never look on her; mild, or come not near me; noble, or not I for an angel; of good discourse, an excellent musician, and her hair shall be... of what colour it please God!

5 comments:

sancie said...

Oh, god, benedick!!!! it's priceless, that's what it is!!!!
and the piece de resistance: "and her hair shall be... of what colour it please God!"

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Tati said...

oooh a personagem do Benedict é tão fofinhoooo!
e o filme...brilhante!

marina said...

ai, ai, ai...nem tnho palavras!! agr fikei com vontade de ver o filme!!!!
LOL


=D ***************

sahara said...

eu quero ver esse filme! :(

pois, foi esta cena que eu vi na tv e estupida como sou nem me apercebi que podia ser o mesmo filme que uma vez tb tinha visto um pedaço na aula da luisinha...enfim fico à espera da vossa generosidade :)

and "what colour it may please God" is the cherry on top of the cake hehe

beijo grande*

joana said...

the cake is loaded with countless cherries, I say