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Simon Russell Beale on Benedick
Simon Russell Beale chooses Benedick from Much Ado About Nothing.
Benedick is initially against marriage and engages in a "merry war" of words with Beatrice, who he loves really.
The extract is from the 1993 film Much Ado About Nothing, starring Kenneth Branagh (Benedick) and Emma Thompson (Beatrice), available on DVD.
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