My dear Lady Disdain, are you yet living?

Yesterday was my last day of my Shakespeare class. Fortunately I am too excited about going to Japan to be really really sad that it is over. But I am sad it is over. It has been such a fun class to teach.

My students all enjoyed it as well.

As they were leaving, one said to me, "Oh, I just wanted you to know. I liked Much Ado About Nothing so much that I am keeping the book."

High compliment.

So here is our first favorite part of Much Ado: Benedick and Beatrice fall crazy and over the top in love based on a few well-placed rumors.

And here is our second favorite part:

(skip to minute 4:11)