Shakespeare and “Swearing”

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Hi everybody! So, to make a long story short, I am preparing a monologue for an audition for my high school’s production of Hamlet. The monologue. I chose is Benedick’s monologue (Act 2, Scene 3) from Much Ado About Nothing.

I have a question regarding the end of the monologue itself. Benedick says “By this day, she is a fair lady!” Does Benedick saying “By this day” count as swearing by the Lord’s Name? My reasoning, or that of others from the little research I’ve done is that any oath made using anything (in this case, a literal day) is an oath calling upon God as a witness since God has created all things (including the day.) Any (name removed by moderator)ut is greatly appreciated!
 
It’s a euphemism for using the name of the Lord, the Blessed Mother, or a saint.
Playwrights in Shakespeare’s time were discouraged from using oaths with the name of God or other holy folks, so they used things like “By this day”, “By the sun”, etc.

Since you are not using the Lord’s Name, it is not swearing by the Lord’s Name.
 
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