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Benedick
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick and Beatrice are one of the most engaging and playful couples in the Shakespeare canon. Their back and forth is fast-paced and hilarious; they spar with the grace of rivals so evenly-matched that the game tumbles quickly from disdain into affection into love. Though Benedick suffers from many of the shortcomings of Shakespeare’s men (over inflated sense of self, ignorance, pride), his love for Beatrice is his saving grace.
You must not, sir, mistake my niece. There is a kind of merry war betwixt Signor Benedick and her. They never meet but there’s a skirmish of wit between them.
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