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Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.

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1

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Don Pedro

243

Nay, if Cupid have not spent all his quiver in
Venice, thou wilt quake for this shortly.

2

Much Ado about Nothing
[I, 1]

Benedick

255

Nay, mock not, mock not. The body of your
discourse is sometime guarded with fragments, and
the guards are but slightly basted on neither: ere
you flout old ends any further, examine your
conscience: and so I leave you.

3

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 1]

Beatrice

538

Nay, if they lead to any ill, I will leave them at
the next turning.

4

Much Ado about Nothing
[II, 3]

Leonato

1011

Nay, that's impossible: she may wear her heart out first.

5

Much Ado about Nothing
[III, 2]

Don Pedro

1203

Nay, that would be as great a soil in the new gloss
of your marriage as to show a child his new coat
and forbid him to wear it. I will only be bold
with Benedick for his company; for, from the crown
of his head to the sole of his foot, he is all
mirth: he hath twice or thrice cut Cupid's
bow-string and the little hangman dare not shoot at
him; he hath a heart as sound as a bell and his
tongue is the clapper, for what his heart thinks his
tongue speaks.

6

Much Ado about Nothing
[III, 2]

Don Pedro

1244

Nay, a' rubs himself with civet: can you smell him
out by that?

7

Much Ado about Nothing
[III, 2]

Claudio

1251

Nay, but his jesting spirit; which is now crept into
a lute-string and now governed by stops.

8

Much Ado about Nothing
[III, 2]

Claudio

1255

Nay, but I know who loves him.

9

Much Ado about Nothing
[III, 3]

Dogberry

1326

Nay, that were a punishment too good for them, if
they should have any allegiance in them, being
chosen for the prince's watch.

10

Much Ado about Nothing
[III, 3]

Verges

1392

Nay, by'r our lady, that I think a' cannot.

11

Much Ado about Nothing
[III, 4]

Margaret

1559

Moral! no, by my troth, I have no moral meaning; I
meant, plain holy-thistle. You may think perchance
that I think you are in love: nay, by'r lady, I am
not such a fool to think what I list, nor I list
not to think what I can, nor indeed I cannot think,
if I would think my heart out of thinking, that you
are in love or that you will be in love or that you
can be in love. Yet Benedick was such another, and
now is he become a man: he swore he would never
marry, and yet now, in despite of his heart, he eats
his meat without grudging: and how you may be
converted I know not, but methinks you look with
your eyes as other women do.

12

Much Ado about Nothing
[IV, 1]

Beatrice

1944

I am gone, though I am here: there is no love in
you: nay, I pray you, let me go.

13

Much Ado about Nothing
[IV, 1]

Benedick

1960

Nay, but, Beatrice,—

14

Much Ado about Nothing
[IV, 2]

Verges

1988

Nay, that's certain; we have the exhibition to examine.

15

Much Ado about Nothing
[V, 1]

Leonato

2109

There thou speak'st reason: nay, I will do so.
My soul doth tell me Hero is belied;
And that shall Claudio know; so shall the prince
And all of them that thus dishonour her.

16

Much Ado about Nothing
[V, 1]

Don Pedro

2121

Nay, do not quarrel with us, good old man.

17

Much Ado about Nothing
[V, 1]

Leonato

2125

Marry, thou dost wrong me; thou dissembler, thou:—
Nay, never lay thy hand upon thy sword;
I fear thee not.

18

Much Ado about Nothing
[V, 1]

Antonio

2155

He shall kill two of us, and men indeed:
But that's no matter; let him kill one first;
Win me and wear me; let him answer me.
Come, follow me, boy; come, sir boy, come, follow me:
Sir boy, I'll whip you from your foining fence;
Nay, as I am a gentleman, I will.

19

Much Ado about Nothing
[V, 1]

Claudio

2214

Nay, then, give him another staff: this last was
broke cross.

20

Much Ado about Nothing
[V, 1]

Don Pedro

2234

I'll tell thee how Beatrice praised thy wit the
other day. I said, thou hadst a fine wit: 'True,'
said she, 'a fine little one.' 'No,' said I, 'a
great wit:' 'Right,' says she, 'a great gross one.'
'Nay,' said I, 'a good wit:' 'Just,' said she, 'it
hurts nobody.' 'Nay,' said I, 'the gentleman
is wise:' 'Certain,' said she, 'a wise gentleman.'
'Nay,' said I, 'he hath the tongues:' 'That I
believe,' said she, 'for he swore a thing to me on
Monday night, which he forswore on Tuesday morning;
there's a double tongue; there's two tongues.' Thus
did she, an hour together, transshape thy particular
virtues: yet at last she concluded with a sigh, thou
wast the properest man in Italy.