reading an epitaph scene in Act 5, Scene 3 of Much Ado About Nothing

The British Library

This intriguing engraving, designed by Hubert Gravelot, depicts the epitaph scene in Act 5, Scene 3 of Much Ado About Nothing, when Claudio reads a poem affixed to Hero’s tomb. It is the only image used to illustrate that play in Lewis Theobald’s eight-volume Works of Shakespeare (1740). http://ow.ly/fNNs50nuGYV #ShakespeareWeek

Act 5 Scene 3

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ORIGINAL TEXT	MODERN TEXT
ENTER DON PEDRO, CLAUDIO, THREE OR FOUR LORDS WITH TAPERS, AND MUSICIANS	DON PEDROAND CLAUDIO ENTER WITH THREE OR FOUR LORDS CARRYING CANDLES, AND MUSICIANS.
CLAUDIO Is this the monument of Leonato?	CLAUDIO Is this the family tomb of Leonato?
FIRST LORD It is, my lord.	FIRST LORD It is, my lord.
CLAUDIO (reading an epitaph) Done to death by slanderous tongues 5Was the Hero that here lies. Death, in guerdon of her wrongs, Gives her fame which never dies. So the life that died with shame Lives in death with glorious fame.	CLAUDIO (reading an epitaph) Here lies Hero, The heroic maiden killed by slanderous words. To repay her for her troubles, Death Gives her undying fame. So the life that died with shame Lives on with fame.