Famous Quotes | Beatrice. Will you go hear this...

Beatrice. Will you go hear this news, signor?
Benedick. I will live in thy heart, die in thy lap and be buried in thy eyes; and moreover, I will go with thee to thy uncle’s.
- William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Beatrice and Benedick, in Much Ado About Nothing, act 5, sc. 2, l. 101-4. Benedick’s witty response to her question plays on “die” as referring to sexual orgasm, a common image in poetry of Shakespeare’s age.

Categories: Dramatist, Love, Sex

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