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There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

— Hamlet, Act II Scene 2

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# Result number	Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.	Character Indicates who said the line. If it's a play or sonnet, the character name is "Poet."	Line Shows where the line falls within the work. The numbering is not keyed to any copyrighted numbering system found in a volume of collected works (Arden, Oxford, etc.) The numbering starts at the beginning of the work, and does not restart for each scene.	Text The line's full text, with keywords highlighted within it, unless highlighting has been disabled by the user.
1	Much Ado about Nothing [I, 1]	Don Pedro	92	You embrace your charge too willingly. I think this is your daughter.
2	Much Ado about Nothing [I, 1]	Don Pedro	187	I charge thee on thy allegiance.
3	Much Ado about Nothing [III, 3]	Verges	1329	Well, give them their charge, neighbour Dogberry.
4	Much Ado about Nothing [III, 3]	Dogberry	1338	You have: I knew it would be your answer. Well, for your favour, sir, why, give God thanks, and make no boast of it; and for your writing and reading, let that appear when there is no need of such vanity. You are thought here to be the most senseless and fit man for the constable of the watch; therefore bear you the lantern. This is your charge: you shall comprehend all vagrom men; you are to bid any man stand, in the prince's name.
5	Much Ado about Nothing [III, 3]	Dogberry	1389	This is the end of the charge:—you, constable, are to present the prince's own person: if you meet the prince in the night, you may stay him.
6	Much Ado about Nothing [III, 3]	Watchman	1403	Well, masters, we hear our charge: let us go sit here upon the church-bench till two, and then all to bed.
7	Much Ado about Nothing [III, 3]	First Watchman	1475	We charge you, in the prince's name, stand!
8	Much Ado about Nothing [III, 3]	First Watchman	1484	Never speak: we charge you let us obey you to go with us.
9	Much Ado about Nothing [IV, 1]	Friar Francis	1652	If either of you know any inward impediment why you should not be conjoined, charge you, on your souls, to utter it.
10	Much Ado about Nothing [IV, 1]	Leonato	1719	I charge thee do so, as thou art my child.
11	Much Ado about Nothing [IV, 2]	Dogberry	2015	Yea, marry, that's the eftest way. Let the watch come forth. Masters, I charge you, in the prince's name, accuse these men.
12	Much Ado about Nothing [V, 1]	Benedick	2212	Sir, I shall meet your wit in the career, and you charge it against me. I pray you choose another subject.
13	Much Ado about Nothing [V, 1]	Don Pedro	2293	First, I ask thee what they have done; thirdly, I ask thee what's their offence; sixth and lastly, why they are committed; and, to conclude, what you lay to their charge.

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