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The following resources have been found for this character in the Will’s World Registry<\/p>\n

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Title<\/strong>: Eve Best and Charles Edwards as Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare\u2019s Globe | London Theatre and West End Shows from West End Theatre.com<\/a> (Click to view)
Description<\/strong>: Eve Best and Charles Edwards as Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare\u2019s Globe | London Theatre and West End Shows from West End Theatre.com
(credits: The British Library, westendtheatre.com)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title<\/strong>: Much Ado About Nothing, Act V, Scene IV \/ Shakespeare Gallery (small series)<\/a> (Click to view)
Description<\/strong>: Beatrice unmaskes before Benedick in their hour of marriage; after Wheatley; proof state. 1802<\/description> British<\/schools_styles> engraving<\/techniques> etching<\/techniques> British XVIIIc Unmounted Roy<\/location> Prints & Drawings<\/department>
(credits: The British Museum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title<\/strong>: Much Ado About Nothing, Act V, Scene IV \/ Shakespeare Gallery (small series)<\/a> (Click to view)
Description<\/strong>: Beatrice unmaskes before Benedick in their hour of marriage; after Wheatley, etched state. 1802<\/description> British<\/schools_styles> etching<\/techniques> British XVIIIc Unmounted Roy<\/location> Prints & Drawings<\/department>
(credits: The British Museum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title<\/strong>: Mrs. Abington in the character of Beatrice.<\/a> (Click to view)
Description<\/strong>: Inscription Content: Lettered above with 'Act 5. Much Ado About Nothing. Scene last', below with title, artist's name, lines: 'Bene. – which is Beatrice? \/ Beat. I answer to that name, what is your will?.', and publication line: 'Publishd for Bells edition of Shakespeare Jan 19. 1776.'<\/inscriptions> Frontispiece from Bell's Shakespeare; portrait of the actress in the character from 'Much Ado about Nothing'; whole-length, standing, with mask held in front of her in right hand, a fan in her left, in panniered dress and hat with plumes. 1776<\/description> British<\/schools_styles> engraving<\/techniques> etching<\/techniques> Burney I<\/location> Prints & Drawings<\/department>
(credits: The British Museum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title<\/strong>: Miss Farren in the character of Beatrice<\/a> (Click to view)
Description<\/strong>: Inscription Content: Lettered with title, followed by "Much ado about Nothing", and line from the play, "No, Uncle, Ill none; Adam's Sons are my Brethern, and truly I hold it a sin to match in my kindred \/ Act 2d \/ Scene I".<\/inscriptions> Portrait of the actress Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby; in character as Beatrice, in Shakespeare's 'Much ado about Nothing'; whole length, standing, holding mask, looking to the left.<\/description> British<\/schools_styles> engraving<\/techniques> Burney III<\/location> Prints & Drawings<\/department>
(credits: The British Museum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title<\/strong>: Much Ado About Nothing<\/a> (Click to view)
Description<\/strong>: Inscription Content: Lettered in a plaque above the image 'Shakspeare'; in a plaque below 'Much Ado About Nothing.'; below the image 'P.J. Loutherbourg invt. \/ Collyer sculpt. \/ Printed for J. Bell, British Library, Strand, London; Novr. 16th. 1784.'.<\/inscriptions> Illustration from Bell's British Theatre; Hero swooning to right, into the arms of Beatrice and Benedick, gesturing weakly towards her father Leonato, who storms forward angrily, while the friar moves to restrain him; in a roundel with theatrical emblems and a plaque above, another plaque below; state before quotation. 1784<\/description> British<\/schools_styles> engraving<\/techniques> etching<\/techniques> British XVIIIc Unmounted Roy<\/location> Prints & Drawings<\/department>
(credits: The British Museum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title<\/strong>: photograph<\/a> (Click to view)
Description<\/strong>: Beatrice eavesdropping on Hero and Ursula; she stands in the left foreground of a garden and hides behind a arbour; on the right, Hero and Ursula, aware of Beatrice's presence, glance at the young woman; a scene from Shakespeare's 'Much Ado about Nothing', after Schmitz<\/description> German<\/schools_styles> photographic process<\/techniques> German Masters Portfolio<\/location> Prints & Drawings<\/department>
(credits: The British Museum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title<\/strong>: Much Ado About Nothing<\/a> (Click to view)
Description<\/strong>: Illustration from Bell's British Theatre; Hero swooning to right, into the arms of Beatrice and Benedick, gesturing weakly towards her father Leonato, who storms forward angrily, while the friar moves to restrain him; in a roundel with theatrical emblems and a plaque above, another plaque below; unfinished proof before letters. 1784<\/description> British<\/schools_styles> engraving<\/techniques> etching<\/techniques> British XVIIIc Unmounted Roy<\/location> Prints & Drawings<\/department>
(credits: The British Museum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title<\/strong>: Twelve characters from Shakespeare \/ Beatrice<\/a> (Click to view)
Description<\/strong>: Inscription Content: Lettered above image with title and below with two lines from the play "Is it possible disdain should die whilst she hath such…" (Much ado about nothing Act I, Scene 2d) and publication line: "Published March 15, 1776 by J. Mortimer, Norfolk Street, Strand"<\/inscriptions> The character from Shakespeare's 'Much Ado about Nothing', head and shoulders to left in an oval, seen from back with head turned in profile to left and slightly raised, her hair styled with pearls and band, lace collar to dress, her eyes cast into shadow; thin border at edge of plate. 1776<\/description> British<\/schools_styles> etching<\/techniques> British Masters Portfolio<\/location> Prints & Drawings<\/department>
(credits: The British Museum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title<\/strong>: Much Ado About Nothing<\/a> (Click to view)
Description<\/strong>: Interior of a church where Leonato bewails the seeming death of his daughter Hero, who swoons on the right, with Beatrice, Benedick and the Friar gathered around her in consternation, while Claudio walks away to left with Don Pedro, deserting her at the altar in the belief that she has betrayed him; in a frame; after Ryley; illustration to 'Much Ado About Nothing' in Lowndes' edition of Shakespeare's plays; before letters. 1785<\/description> British<\/schools_styles> engraving<\/techniques> etching<\/techniques> British XVIIIc Unmounted Imp<\/location> Prints & Drawings<\/department>
(credits: The British Museum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Beatrice has been played by the actors listed below. The data is taken from the ‘Designing Shakespeare’ project which focuses on performances in London, UK. Details of the relevant performance are given here, and linked to the full record at the Designing Shakespeare site which usually includes images of the production.<\/p>\n