Write a short scene involving Dogberry, Verges and the Watch immediatly after the Watch have arrested Borachio and Conrade. Include missundersandings, dramatic irony, malapropisms (otherwise known as dogberryism) and farce.
scene opens, Dogberry and verges are at a table along with members of the Watchmen, Borachio and Conrade are also present, however they are being carried by the watchmen.
Dogberry- Members of the watch, why are you at this place? (to Verges) where are we?
Watchman 1- I've just arrested a villain so I have.
Watchman 2- No I've just arrested a villain.
Watchman 3- No we've arrested two peoples suspected of appropriate activity.
Dogberry- Truly you people are drunk, well masters I think you must go to your homes before those sirs in
fancy cuffs arrest you.
Verges- I think those are the people they've arrested...
Dogberry- What have you done you, you highbrow's!
Watchman 2- we were conducting are busy ness as you sayed and then these two appeared shouting slander at the Princes brother.
Watchman 3- and there was somehting about someones Hero.
Dogberry- so they were slandering the Princes brother by calling him their Hero?
Watchman 1- Yes.
Watchman 3- No.
Watchman 2- Maybe.
Verges- What happend?
Dogberry- Well its simple these idiots arrested the two gentlemen there for calling the Princes brother their hero and that one thinks that it's salimander. Verges unarrest these men and say sorry.
Watchman 3- No thats not what happend.
Watchman 2- And he called you an ass!
Dogberry- He did what?
Watchman 1- The fat one called you an ass constable.
Dogberry- Thats it, lets string em up here.
Verges- But thats against the law sir.
Dogberry- (to Verges) There comes a time, sir when we must take the law into our own hands.
Borachio- Constable if you wouldent mind my interupting.
Dogberry- Yes I would mind your trumpeting.
Borachio- I can't trumpet you ass, just let me speak.
Verges- You will not use the Constables ass as a trumpet.
Conrade- (to Borachio) just let it go they wont hang us, they're too stupid.
Watchman 1- we are not stupid sir.
Dogberry- First you call me an ass, now you call all of us stupid. I was wrong to call you a Gentleman sir, you sir, are a bastard.
Verges- (to dogberry) Sir calm down, we will take him to the court.
Dogberry- Yes i will not lever myself to his level.
Watchman 2- Does that mean we have to carry them there too?
Watchman 1- Yea they're legs are'nt working
Verges- It looks like they do.
Dogberry- Sirs by the grace of god there legs are working now, now get them there.
exeunt
scene opens, Dogberry and verges are at a table along with members of the Watchmen, Borachio and Conrade are also present, however they are being carried by the watchmen.
Dogberry- Members of the watch, why are you at this place? (to Verges) where are we?
Watchman 1- I've just arrested a villain so I have.
Watchman 2- No I've just arrested a villain.
Watchman 3- No we've arrested two peoples suspected of appropriate activity.
Dogberry- Truly you people are drunk, well masters I think you must go to your homes before those sirs in
fancy cuffs arrest you.
Verges- I think those are the people they've arrested...
Dogberry- What have you done you, you highbrow's!
Watchman 2- we were conducting are busy ness as you sayed and then these two appeared shouting slander at the Princes brother.
Watchman 3- and there was somehting about someones Hero.
Dogberry- so they were slandering the Princes brother by calling him their Hero?
Watchman 1- Yes.
Watchman 3- No.
Watchman 2- Maybe.
Verges- What happend?
Dogberry- Well its simple these idiots arrested the two gentlemen there for calling the Princes brother their hero and that one thinks that it's salimander. Verges unarrest these men and say sorry.
Watchman 3- No thats not what happend.
Watchman 2- And he called you an ass!
Dogberry- He did what?
Watchman 1- The fat one called you an ass constable.
Dogberry- Thats it, lets string em up here.
Verges- But thats against the law sir.
Dogberry- (to Verges) There comes a time, sir when we must take the law into our own hands.
Borachio- Constable if you wouldent mind my interupting.
Dogberry- Yes I would mind your trumpeting.
Borachio- I can't trumpet you ass, just let me speak.
Verges- You will not use the Constables ass as a trumpet.
Conrade- (to Borachio) just let it go they wont hang us, they're too stupid.
Watchman 1- we are not stupid sir.
Dogberry- First you call me an ass, now you call all of us stupid. I was wrong to call you a Gentleman sir, you sir, are a bastard.
Verges- (to dogberry) Sir calm down, we will take him to the court.
Dogberry- Yes i will not lever myself to his level.
Watchman 2- Does that mean we have to carry them there too?
Watchman 1- Yea they're legs are'nt working
Verges- It looks like they do.
Dogberry- Sirs by the grace of god there legs are working now, now get them there.
exeunt
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