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This quote comes as the play draws to a close. Edward has arrived at Justice Clement’s, now married to Mistress Bridget. He thanks Justice Clement for his decisions, which he feels represent “humanity.” That is, Clement is portrayed as being a fair voice of reason. Clement’s ultimate judgment is reserved for Captain Bobadil and Matthew, whose actions he is extremely disparaging about primarily because they have been self-serving and deeply inauthentic. But it’s not inauthenticity per se that so riles Clement: he enjoys hearing about Brainworm’s deceptions, which depended on the servant pretending be something—or various things—that is not. Clement…