Much Ado About Nothing · Act 5, Scene 1
Borachio monologue from Much Ado About Nothing
- Play
- William Shakespeare
- Men
- Playing age 20s–40s
- About 1:00
- Classical
Borachio’s monologue from the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (Act 5, Scene 1). A classical piece for men with a playing age of 20s–40s, running about 1:00.
The full speech. Read it out loud twice before you start working it.
Borachio’s monologue
Sweet prince, let me go no farther to mine answer: do you hear me, and let this count kill me. I have deceived even your very eyes: what your wisdoms could not discover, these shallow fools have brought to light: who in the night overheard me confessing to this man how Don John your brother incensed me to slander the Lady Hero, how you were brought into the orchard and saw me court Margaret in Hero's garments, how you disgraced her, when you should marry her: my villany they have upon record; which I had rather seal with my death than repeat over to my shame. The lady is dead upon mine and my master's false accusation; and, briefly, I desire nothing but the reward of a villain.
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About Much Ado About Nothing
- The play is set in Messina, Sicily.
- Beatrice and Benedick's "merry war" of insults made them one of Shakespeare's best-loved pairs.
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