Note to Much Ado About Nothing, 5.2.9-10: "To have no man come over me!"


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Act 5, Scene 2, line 9.
9-10. To have no man come over me! why, shall I always keep below stairs?: —Benedick responds to this by praising Margaret's wit, so she must have made a witticism, but it's another one that I don't get. Margaret seems to have said, "To have no man have sex with me! does that mean I will always stay in the servant's quarters?" I think servants must have had sex, so I don't see how what Margaret says is witty.