“So much of my heart that none is left to protest” — William Shakespeare

I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.

Source: Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4, Scene 1
Written: c. 1598

About this quotation

Benedick says this to Beatrice, in the middle of a scene that began with a wedding gone wrong. After a play of mutual insults, it is the first time either says plainly that they love the other. “Protest” here means to declare or swear.

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