S H A KE S PE A RE S

T R AG E D Y OF

ROMEO AND J UL I E T

E D I T E D, WI T H N OTE S

WI LL I A M J R O L F E
.
,
LITT D . .

F O R M ERLY HE A D M A ST ER O F T H E H I G H SC H L OO

C A M B R I D G E M A SS
,
.

[L L US TR A TE D

N E W YO R K C I N C I NNAT I C H I C AG O

A M E R I CA N BOOK C O M PA NY
 C O R T
PY IG H ,
1 904 , BY

WI LL I AM J . R O LF E O

RO EO
M A ND J ULI ET .

P . I
 P RE FAC E

T H I S ed i t i on of R m nd
o eo fir s t p ub lis hed i n
a

18
79 ,
is n o w th o o u h l
g y r rev is ed on the s a m e genera l
p l an a s i t s p rede c e ss or s i n the n e w s er i e s .

Wh il e I have o m i tted m o s t of the note s on te x t u a l

var i at i on s I have reta i n ed a s u ffi c i ent n u m ber to ill u s
,

trate the c u i o u s and si gn i fi c ant d i ffe en c e s betw een

r r

the fir s t n d s e ond q u a to s A m ong the m an y n e w

a c r .

note s are s o m e c a lli ng attent i on to p ort i o s of the ear ly n

draft of the p l a y — s o m e of the m ver y bad — wh i c h

S hake s p eare l eft u n c han ged w h en he rev is ed i t .

The referen e s to Do w den i n the note s are to h is

c

re ent and va l u a b l e ed i t i on of th e p l a y w h i c h I d i d n o t
c ,

s ee u nt il th is of m i ne w s on the p o nt of go i ng to the
a i

p r i nter . T he q u otat i on on p age 8 8 of the Ap p end i x2

is fro m h is S fi é p ff [Win d n d A t w h i c h b y
'

a s er e : zs a r , ,

th e w ay w as re p r i nted i n th is c o u ntr y at m y s ugge s t i on

, .
 CONT EN TS

P AG E

I N R DU
T O CT I O N TO RO M EO AN D J U L I ET
Th e H is to y r of th e P a l y
T h e S o u rc e s o f th e P lo t
G e n e r al Co m m e nt s on th e P l ay
RO M EO AN D J U L I ET

NOT E S

APP EN D I!

Co n c e rn i n g Art h ur B ro o k e

Co m m e n t s on So m e of th e C h ara c te r s
T h e T m e -a n a i lysis of th e P l ay
L t is of C h ar ac t e r s in th e P l ay
I N DE ! OF WO RD S AN D P H RA E
S S E! P LA NE D
I
FU NER A L OF J U L ET
I
 V ER N A
O

I N T R O D UC T I O N TO RO M EO AND

J UL I E T

T HE H I ST O RY OF THE PL AY
The ear li e s t ed i t i on of R o meo a n d J u liet s o far a s w e
,

kn o w w as a q u arto p r i nte d i n I 5 9 7 th e t i t l e p age of

, ,
-

w h i c h a ss ert s th at i t hath been often (w i th g r eat

a pp l a u s e) p l a i d p ub liq u e ly. A s e c on d q u a r to ap
p e are d i n 1 5 9 9,
de c l ared to be “ n e w ly c orre c ted ,

a ug m ented and a m ended

, .

T w o other q u arto s a p p ea r ed before th e fo li o of 1 6 2 3 ,

o ne in 1 60
9 an d the oth er u ndated ; an d i t is do ubtf u l
w h i c h w as the ear li e r
. The u n dated q u arto is the fir s t
9
I O Ro m eo an d J u li e t
that bear s the na m e of the a u thor ( “ wri tten b y W .

S fi a ée sp e a m
-
b u t th is doe s not o cc u r i n s o m e c o p i e s
of the ed i t i on A fifth q u arto w as p ub lis hed i n 1 6 3 7
. .

The fir s t q u arto is m uc h s horter than the s e c o n d

the for m er hav i ng on ly 2 2 3 2 li ne s i n c l u d i n g the p ro ,

l og u e w h il e the l atte r ha s 3 00 7 li ne s ( Dan i e l) S o m e

, .

ed i tor s b e li eve that the fir s t q u arto g i ve s the a u thor s ’ '

fir s t draft of the p l a y and the s e c ond the fo r m i t too k

,

after he had rev is ed and en l arged i t ; b ut the m aj or i ty

of the be s t c r i t i c s ag ree s ub s tant i a lly i n the o p i n i on
that the fir s t q u arto was a p irated ed i t i on and r e pr e ,

s ent s i n an a bb rev i ated and i m p erfe c t for m the p l a y

s ub s eq u ent ly pr i nted i n fu ll i n the s e c ond The for m er .

w as “ m ade u p p art ly fro m c o p i e s of p o r t i on s of the

or i g i na l p l a y p a r t ly fro m re c o ll e c t i on an d fro m note s
,

taken d u r i ng the p erfor m an c e the l atter w as fro m an

a u thent i c c o py and a c aref u l c o m p ar is on of the te x t
,

w i th the ear li er one s ho w s that i n the m eant i m e the

p l ay re c e i ved s o m e sli ght aug

“
u nder w ent r e v I S I O n ,

m en tat i on and i n s o m e fe w p l a c e s m u s t have b een

,

ent i re ly re w r i tten A m arked i n s tan c e of th is r e

.

w r i t i ng — the on ly one of c on si dera b l e l ength — is i n

ii 6 6 —3 7 where the fir s t q u arto read s th u s (S pe lli ng
. .
,

an d po i nt i ng be i ng m odern i z ed)

ju l . Rom eo .

R om . My J liu l c o m e As do wak i n g e y e s
e t, we .

C l o s e d in N i g h t s m is t s a tte n d th e fr o li ck D ay
’
,

S o Ro m e o h ath e xp e cte d J uli e t ,

An d t h o u ar t c o m e .
 I n tr o d u cti o n I I

I am , if I b e D ay,
C o m e to m y S un s ine fi h f ho rt an d m ak e m e a r .

b . f
R o m A ll e au t e o u s ai rn e ss dw e ll e t h i th i y s n ne e e .

j Z R m
u . f m th i ll b i g h t ss d th is
o eo, ro ne a r ne o ar e .

F i C m
r . w t s m th s t li g h s d p ss
o e, an o n , co e, e ea n o ur o a ,

D fe er emb m ts t ill s m fi tt ti m
r ac e en o e er e .

P t f
ar w h
or ail y s h ll t b l e, ou a no e a o ne

T ill h ly C h
o h h ji d y b t h i urc av e o ne e o n o ne .

R m L d h ly F th
o . ll d l y s m s l
ea ,
o
g a e r, a e a ee on .

j l
u M k
. h s t m k a h s t e th is li ga i g d th we, a e a e, n er n o us ro n
g .

Fo r c onven i ent c o m p ar is on I q u ote the l ater te xt

here :

ju liez
‘
. Good eve n to my g h s tly f ss
o co n e o r.

F r ia r L a u r e n ee . Ro m e o s h ll th k t h
a an ee, dau g te r , h fo r us

b th o .

ju liet As . m uc ht
ls e is h is th an k s t o o m u c h o h im , e .

R o m eo J u li i f. Ah , s u e o f t h y jo y e t, th e m e a r

B e h e ap d li k e m i n e an d th at th y S k ill b e m o re
’

T o b l a n it th e n s w e e te n w i th t h y b re at h
zo ,

T h is n e i g hb o ur air an d le t i c h m u si c s t o n g u e ,
r
’

Un fo l d th e im agin d h appi n e ss th at b o th ’

R e c e i e in e i th e r b y th is de ar e n c o u n te r
v .

C o n ce i t m o r e i c h in m at te r t h an in w o r ds
'

ju lz
‘
ez . , r ,

B rag s o f h is s u b s tan c e n o t o f o r n am e n t , .

T h e y ar e b u t b e ggar s th at c an c un t th e i r w o th ; o r

B ut m y t r u e l o v e is g o w n to s u c h e x c e ss r

I c an n o t su m u p h al f m y sum o f w e al t h .

F i r L u r e n e C o m e c o m e w i t h m e an d w e w ill
ar a c .
, ,
m ak e S h o rt

w o rk ;
F o r, b y y l s y h ll t s t y l o ur e ave ,
ou S a no a a o ne

T ill h ly h oh i p t tw i c u rc n co r o ra e o n o ne .
12 Ro meo an d J u li e t
The o m issi on m u t il at i on or b ot c h i n g” b y wh i ch
, ,

s o m e Ger m an ed i tor s w o u l d e xp l a i n a ll d i ffe ren c e s

b et w een the ea r li er and l ater te xt s w ill not su ffi c e
to a c c o u nt fo r s u c h d i vergen c e a s th is “
The two .

d i a l og u e s do not d i ffer m ere ly i n e x p re ssi vene ss an d

e ffe c t ; the y e m b od y d i fferent c on c e pt i on s of the c har
ac te r s ; and y et w e c annot do ubt that both were
wr i tten b y S hake s p eare .

B ut wh il e the s e c ond q u arto is u nq u e s t i onab ly o u r

”
be s t a u tho r i t y for the te x t of the p l a y i t is c e rta i n ,

that i t “ w as not p r i nted f r o m the a u tho r s m an u s c r i pt ’

,

b u t fro m a tran s c r i p t the w r i t e r of w h i c h w as not on ly

,

c are l e ss b u t tho u ght fit to take u n w ar r anta b l e li b e r t i e s

,

w i th the te x t The fir s t q u arto w i th a ll i t s fa u l t s and

.
,

i m p erfe c t i on s is often u s ef u l i n the dete c t i on an d c o r

,

re c t i on of the s e error s and c orr upt i on s and a ll the ,

m odern ed i tor s have m ade m ore or l e ss u se of i t s

read i ng s .

The th i rd q u arto ( 1 6 09) w as a re p r i nt of the s e c ond ,

fro m wh i c h i t “ d i ffer s b y a fe w c o r re c t i on s an d m ore ,

freq u ent ly b y add i t i ona l error s ” I t is fro m th is ed i t i on

.

that the te x t of th e fir s t fo li o is taken w i th s o m e ,

c hange s ,
a c c i denta l or i ntent i ona l “ a ll genera lly for
,

the wors e ” e xc e pt in the pun c tuati on w h i c h is m ore

, ,

c orre c t,
and the s tage d i re c t i on s wh i c h are m ore ,

c o m p l ete than i n the q uarto

,
.

The date of the fir s t draft of the p l a y ha s been m u c h

dis c uss ed b u t c annot b e s a i d to h ave been s ett l ed
,
.

The m aj or i ty of the ed i tor s b e li eve that it was beg un

 I n tr o d u c t i o n 3

a s ear ly a s 1 5 6 1 b ut I th i n k that m o s t of the m l a y too

,

m u c h s tre ss on the N u r s e s refe r en c e ( i 3 2 2 3 5 ) to

’
,
. .

the “ earthq u a k e ” w h i c h o c c u r red “ e l even y ear s ”

,

ear li e r an d wh i c h the s e c r i t ic s s up p o s e to have b een

,

th e one fe l t i n E ng l and i n 1 5 8 0 .

A si de fro m th is and other atte m p t s to fi x the date b y

e x terna l ev i den c e of a do ubtf u l c hara c te r the i nterna l ,

ev i den c e c onfir m s the O p i n i on th at the traged y w as an

ea r ly work of th e p oet a n d that i t w a s s ub s eq u ent ly
,

“
c orre c ted ,
a ug m ented and a m ended ” There is a
,
.

good dea l of rh y m e and m u c h of i t i n the for m of

,

a l tern ate rh y m e Th e a lli terat i o n th e freq u ent p l a y

.
,

i ng u pon w ord s and the ly r i c a l c hara c ter of m an y

,

p a ss age s a ls o l ead to the s a m e c on c l u si on .

The l ate s t ed i tor s agree s u b s tant i a lly w i th th is v i e w .

H erfo r d s a ys : “ The ev i den c e p o i nt s to 1 5 9 4 — 1 5 9 5 a s

the t i m e at w h i c h the p l a y w as s ub s tant i a lly c o m p o s ed ,

tho ugh i t is to l erab ly c erta i n that s o m e p art s of o u r

p re s ent te x t w e re w r i tten a s l ate a s 1 5 9 6 1 5 9 8 and
—
,

p o ssi b ly that other s are a s ea r ly a s 1 5 9 1 Do w den .

s u m s u p th e m atter th u s : O n the w ho l e we m i ght

“
,

p l a c e R o m eo on gro u n d s of i nterna l ev i den c e ,

near Tue R ap e of L uer eee ; p ort i on s m ay b e ear li er i n

date ; c erta i n p a ss age s of the rev is ed ver si on are ce r
t ain ly l ate r ; b u t I th i nk that 1 5 9 5 m ay s e r ve a s an

a p p ro x i m at i on to a c entra l date and c a n n ot be far

,

a s tra y ”
.

For m ys e l f wh il e agree i ng s u b s tant i a lly w i th the s e

,

a u thor i t i e s I th i n k that a c aref u l c o m p ar is on of wh at

,
14 Ro meo an d J u li e t
are ev i dent ly the ear li e s t p ort i on s of the te xt w i th
si m il ar wo r k in L o ve s L a bou r s [ osz (a p l ay rev is ed li ke
’ ’ ‘

th is b u t reta i n i ng tra c e s of the or i g i na l fo r m ) Tno T wo

, ,

G en flem en of Ve r on a and other p l a ys wh i c h the c r i t i c s

,

genera lly a ssi gn to 1 5 9 1 or 1 5 9 2 p rove s c on c l u si ve ly ,

that p art s of R omeo a n a f u lzez m u s t b e of q u i te a s ear ly

'
’ ‘

a date .

The ear li e s t r efe r en c e to the p l a y i n the li terat u re of

the t i m e is i n a s onnet to S hake s p eare b y J ohn Weeve r ,

w r i tten p roba b ly i n 1 5 9 5 or 1 5 9 6 tho ugh not p u b lis hed ,

u nt il 1 After referr i ng to Ven us a na A aon zs and ’ ’

’

5 99 .

L ucr ece Weeve r add s

,

R o m e o , R ick a r d, m o re w h s o e n am e s I know n o t,

T hi
e r sugr e d to n gu e s an d p o w e r a tt rac t v e i be nt y
h y s i ts ” t
S ay t e are a n , e c .

N o other a ll u si on of ea li e date than the r r

p ub li c at i on
of the fir s t q u arto ha s b een d is c overed .

T H E S O UR C E S OF THE P L OT

G i ro l a m o de ll a C orte i n h is S fo r z a a z Ver on a 1 5 9 4
'

’
'

, , ,

re l ate s the s to ry of the p l a y a s a t r u e event o c c u rr i ng

i n 1 3 03 ; b ut the ear li er ann a lis t s of the c i ty are sil ent
on the s ub j e c t A ta l e ver y si m il a r the s c ene of w h i c h
.
,

is l a i d i n S i ena a ppea r s i n a c o ll e c t i on of n ove ls b y

,

M as ucc io d i S a l e r no p r i nted at N a p l e s i n 1 4 7 6 ; b ut
,

L u i g i da P orto i n h is L a , p ub lis hed a b o u t

1 A t n s l ti n f L G i li with n h is t i c al n d c i ti cal i n t o
‘ ‘
ra a o o a u ez z a , a or a r r

du c ti o n b y m e, w s p b lis h d in B o s t n
a u 893
e o ,
1 .
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5

1 5 3 0, is fir s t to c a ll the l over s R o m eo and J u li et

th e ,

and to m ake the m the c h il dren of the r i va l V erone s e

ho u s e s The s tor y w as reto l d i n Fren c h b y Adr i a n
.

S ev i n abo u t 1 5 4 2 ; and a p oet i c a l ver si on of i t w as

,

p u b lis hed at V e n i c e i n 1 5 5 3 I t is a ls o fo u nd i n .

Ban de ll o s N o velle 1 5 5 4 ; an d five y ear s l ate r P i erre

’
,

Bo iste au t r an sl ated i t w i th s o m e var i at i on s i nto F ren c h

, ,

i n h is fi fzslo z r e a e D eux A m a ns The ear li e s t E ng lis h

' '
’
.

ver si on of the ro m an c e a pp eared i n 1 5 6 2 i n a p oe m b y

A r th u r Brooke fo u nded u p on B o iste au s nove l and ’
,

ent i t l ed R o me us a n a f u lzez A p ro s e tran sl at i on of

’
'
‘
.

B o iste a u s nove l w as g i ven i n P a y nter s P a la ce of

’ ’

P lea s u r e i n 1 5 6 7
,
I t w as u ndo u bted ly fro m th e s e
.

E ng lis h s o u r c e s and c h i efl y fro m the p oe m b y Brooke

, ,

that S h a k e s peare dre w h is m ate r i a l I t is to be n oted .

,

ho wever that Brooke s p eak s of hav i ng s een “ the s a m e

,

arg um ent l ate ly s et forth on s t age ”; an d i t is p o ssi b l e

that th is l o s t p l ay m ay a ls o h ave b een kn o wn to
S ha k e s p eare tho u gh w e h ave no rea s on to s u p p o s e
,

that he m ade an y u se of i t That he fo ll o wed Brooke s .

’

p oe m rather than P a y nter s p ro s e ver si on is ev i dent

’

fro m a c a r ef u l c o m p ar is on of the two w i th th e p l a y .

Grant Wh i te re m ar ks The traged y fo ll o w s the

°

p oe m w i th a fa i thf u l ne ss w h i c h m i ght b e c a ll ed sl av is h ,

w ere i t not that an y var i at i on fro m the c o u r s e of the

o l d s tor y w as ent i re ly u nn e c e ss a r y for the s ake o f
dra m at i c i ntere s t and w ere th ere not S h o w n i n the
,

p rogre ss of the a c t i on i n the m od i fi c at i on of one

,

C h ara c ter and i n the d is p o s a l of anothe r a ll p e c u li ar ,

I 6 Ro m eo an d J u li e t
to the p l a y s e l f r e li ant dra m at i c i nt u i t i on of the h i ghe s t
,
-

o r der F o r the r e s t the r e is n o t a p e r s onage o r a si t u a

.
,
~

t i o n ha rd ly a s p ee c h e ss e n t i a l to Brooke s p oe m w h i c h
, ,
’
,

ha s not i t s c o u nte r p a rt — i t s e x a l ted an d g l or i fied

c o un te r p a r t — in the t r aged y I n br i ef R o meo
.
,

ju lzez o w e s to S hake s p e a r e on ly i t s d r a m at i c for m

'
’ ‘
a na

an d i t s p oet i c de c o r at i on B ut w h at an e x c e p t i on is
.

the l atte r ! I t is to s a y that the ea r th o w e s to the sun

on ly i t s ve r d u re and i t s flo we r s the a i r on ly i t s pe r ,

f u m e an d i t s b a l m the heave n s on ly the i r a z u r e and

,

the i r g l o w Yet th is m u s t not l ead us to forget that

.

the o r i g i na l ta l e is o n e of the m o s t t r u thf u l and to u c h

in g a m ong th e fe w that have entra n c ed the ear an d
s t i r red the heart of the w or l d for age s or that i n ,

S hake s p eare s tra n sfi g u rat io n of i t h is fan c y an d h is

’

y o uthfu l fire had a m uc h l a rger s hare than h is ph i

lo so p h y or h is i m ag i n at i o n .

—
“
The on ly var i at i on s fro m th e s tor y i n th e p l a y are
th e three wh i c h h ave j u s t been a ll uded to : the co m
p r e ssi on of the a c t i on wh i c h in th e s to r y o c cu p i e s fo u r
,

or five m onth s to w i th i n a s m an y days th u s add i ng

, ,

i m p et u o si ty to a p a ssi on wh i c h had on ly de pth and ,

enh an c i ng dra m at i c e ffe c t b y q u i c ken i ng tr uth to v i v i d

ne ss ; the c onver si on of M er c ut i o fro m a m e r e c o urt i er ,

‘
b o l de e m ong the b ash fu ll m ay de s c o u rteo u s of h is ,
’ ‘

s pee ch and p l ea s ant of dev is e i nto that s p l end i d u n i on ,

’

of the k n i ght and th e fine gent l e m an i n p ortra yi n g

.

wh i c h S hake s p eare w i th p ro phet i c e y e p i er c i ng a

,

c ent u r y s ho w s u s the fire of faded c h i va l r y e x p i r i ng

,
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7

i n a fla s h of and the b r i ng i ng in of P ar is (for

wit ; -

gotten in the s to ry after h is b r i da l d is a p p o i n t m ent) to

d i e at J u li et s b i er b y the han d of R o m eo th u s gathe r
’
,

i ng together a ll the thread s of th is l ove entang l e m ent

to be c ut at on c e b y Fate .

GENER A L CO MM EN TS ON THE PL AY
C o l er i dge , i n h is N ot n L c u upon S l é p
es a
’
a e z
‘
r es za es ea r e ,

s ays : The s tage i n S hake s p eare s t i m e w as a n aked ’

roo m w i th a b l anket for a c u rta i n b u t he m ade i t a fie l d ,

for m onar ch s That law of u n i ty w h i c h ha s i t s fo un da

.

t i on s not i n the fa c t i t i o us n e c e ssi t y of c u s to m b ut i

, ,
n

nat u re i t s e l f the u n i ty of fee li ng is ever y w h ere and at

, ,

a ll t i m e s o b s erved b y S ha k e s p eare i n h is p l a ys R ead .

R om o e a ll is y o uth and s p r i ng — y o u th w i th
i t s fo lli e s i t s v i rt ue s i t s p re c i p i tan c i e s ; S p r i ng w i th i t s
, ,

odo u r s i t s flo w er s and i t s tran si en c y I t is one and

, , .

the s a m e fee li ng th at c o m m en c e s goe s thro ugh and , ,

end s the p l a y The o l d m e n the C a p u l et s and the

.
,

M ontag u e s are not c o m m on o l d m e n ; the y have an

,

eagerne ss a heart i ne ss a vehe m en c e the e ffe c t of

, , ,

S p r i ng ; w i th R o m eo h is chan e of , g p a ssi on hissuddep , a

E M
T PE a M
r .
I II e e ffects o f a

y o u th ; w h ils t i n J u li et l ove ha s a ll t h at -

m e l an c h oly n the n i ght i nga l e a ll that is volu ptu ou s i n

i ,

the ro s e w i th Whatever is s w eet i n t h e fre s hne ss of

,

S p r i ng ; b u t i t end s w i th a l ong dee

p si gh lik e the l a s t
bree e of th e I ta li an even i ng ”
z .

R ME —O O 2
I 8 Ro m eo an d J u li e t
The p l a y li ke Toe M e r c/z a m of Ven ice 15 thoro ugh ly
,
‘

I ta li an in at m o s p he r e a n d c o l o u r The s ea s on tho ugh .

,

C o l er i dge refer s to i t fig u rat i ve ly a s s p r i ng is rea lly ,

m i d s um m e r The t i m e is defin i te ly fix ed b y the N u r s e s

.
’

ta l k a b o ut the age of J u li et S h e a s k s L ad y C a pu l et .

h o w l ong i t is to L a m m a s t i de — that is to A u g u s t 1
-
,

and the re p ly is “ A fortn i ght and odd da ys — six

,

teen or s eventeen da ys w e m ay s upp o s e m a ki ng the ,

t i m e of the c onver s at i on not far fro m the m i dd l e of

J u ly Th is is c on fir m ed b y a ll u si on s to the w eather
.

and other nat ura l pheno m ena i n th e p l a y At the .

b eg i nn i ng of ac t iii for i n s tan c e Benvo li o s a ys to h is

, ,

fr i end s
I p ray h
t ee, i o l e t s re t i re
g o o d M e rcu t ,
’

T h e day is p l ts ab ro ad
h o t, th e C a u e ,

An d i f w e m e e t w e s h ll n o t s c ap e a b r aw l
a ,

F o n o w t h e s e h o t days is th e m ad b l o o d s ti rr i n g
r , ,
.

When the N ur s e goe s on the errand to R o m eo ( ii

P eter c arr i e s her fan and s he find s o c c a si on to u se i t
,
.

The n i ght s are on ly s ofter days not m ade for sl ee p , ,

b ut fo r li nger i ng i n m oon li t ga r de n s w he r e the f r u i t ,

tree to p s are t I ppe d w i th sil ver and the n i ght i nga l e

si ngs on the po m egran ate b o ugh ” I t is on ly i n the .

c oo l n e ss of the da w n that F r i ar L a u ren c e goe s forth

to gather her b s ; and i t is

An h o u r
’
bf e o re th e w o rsh ipp d
’
su n

Pe e r d f th th l
g o de n w ind f th e st
’
or e ow o ea ,

that we find R o m eo w ander i ng i n the grove of s ca

y
20 Ro m eo an d J u li e t
Vi e n i a v e de r M o n t e cc hi e Capp e ll e tti ,
M o n al di e F ilipp e sch i, uo m s e n c uraz a ,

lo r is i c o n s o sp e tti
”1
Co gia tr t , e c o sto r .

The p a l a c e of the C a p u l et s is to th is da y p o i nted o ut

in V eron a I t is degraded to p l ebe i an o c c u p a n c y and
.
,

the o n ly m a r k of i t s an c i ent d i gn i ty is the b adge of

th e fa m ily the cap c arved in s tone o n the i nner S i de
,

of the entran c e to the c o u rt w h i c h is of a m p l e S i z e su r , ,

ro u nded b y b u il d i ng s that p ro b ab ly for m ed t h e m a i n

p a r t of the m an si on b u t are n o w d i v i ded i nto m an y
,

tene m ent s The garde n ha s d is a ppeared hav i ng b een

.
,

c overed w i th other b u il d i ng s c ent u r i e s ago .

The so c a ll ed “ to m b of J u li et ”is i n a l e ss d is agree

-

a b l e l o c a li ty b u t is u n q u e s t i onab ly a f r a u d tho u gh i t
, ,

ha s b een e x h i b i ted fo r a c ent u r y or two an d h a s ,

re c e i ved m an y tr i b u te s f r o m c r ed u l o u s and s ent i m enta l

to ur is t s I t is i n the ga r den of an an c i ent c onvent
.
,

and c on sis t s of an o p e n d il ap i dated s tone s ar c o p hag u s

,

( p e r ha p s o n ly an o l d ho rs e tro ugh ) w i tho ut i n s c r i p t i on

-
,

or an y a u thent i c h is to r y I t is ke p t i n a k i nd of s hed
.
,

the w a lls Of wh i c h are h ung w i th faded w reath s and other

m e m entoe s fro m v isi to r s On e p ays t w ent y fi v e c e n te s
.
-

im i ( five c ent s ) for the p r i v il ege of i n s p e c t i ng i t B y ron .

w ent to s ee i t i n 1 8 1 6 and w r i te s ( N ove m b er 6 ) to

,

h is S is ter Aug u s ta : I b r o u ght a wa y fo u r s m a ll p i e c e s

1 Co me s e e th e Ca p u l t s an d M n t
e o ag u e s ,

M o n aldi ,
— Fili
pp e sch i, k l ss
re c e o ne

T hse e no w in fe ar , l dy w t h
a re a re c ed th o s e .

( W ri g h t s sl ti )
’
tra n a o n.
 I n t ro d u c t i o n 2 I

of i t for yo u and the babe s ( at l ea s t the fe m a l e p art

of the m ) an d for Ada and her m other i f s he w ill
, ,

a c c e p t i t fro m yo u I tho ught the si t u at i on m ore ap

.

p r o p r iate to the h is tor y than i f i t had been l e ss b li ghted .

Th is s tr u c k m e m ore th an a ll th e ant i q u i t i e s m ore even ,

than the a m p h i th eatre ” M ar i a L o u is a the Fren c h

.
,

e m p re ss got a p i e c e of i t w h i c h s he had m ade i nto

, ,

heart s and other for m s for bra c e l et s and ne c kl a c e s ;

and m an y oth er s ent i m enta l l ad i e s fo ll o w ed the ro y a l
e x a m p l e before the m ut il at i on of the re li c w as p ro
h ibite d b y i t s g u ard i an s .

To ret urn to th e p l a y — on e w o u l d s u pp o s e that th e

k e y note was s tr uc k w i th s u ffi c i ent c l ea r n e ss i n the p ro
l ogu e to i nd i c ate S ha k e s peare s pu r po s e and the m o r a l ’

l e ss on th at h e m eant to i m p re ss ; b u t m an y of the
c r i t i c s have n everth e l e ss fa il ed to u nder s tan d i t Th e y .

have a ss u m ed t h at the m is fort u ne s of the hero an d

h ero i ne w ere m a i n ly du e to the i r o w n r a s hn e ss or im
p r u den c e i n yi e l d i ng to the i m p u ls e s of p a ssi on i n s tead
of obe yi ng the d i c tate s of rea s on The y th i n k that the .

dra m at is t s p eak s thro ugh F r i ar L a u ren c e w hen h e

w arn s the m aga i n s t ha s te i n the m arr i age (ii 6 9 . .

T h s i l t d li ghts h
e e v o en i l t ds e av e v o e n en ,

A d i th i t i m p h di li k fi
n n e r r u d p wd e, e r e an o e r,

Wh i h c th y k iss
as s m
e th s w t st hco n u e e ee e one y
I l th s m i h is w d li i
s oa o e s ss
n o n e c o u ne ,

A d i th t s t
n n ef ds h pp tit
a e c o n o un t e a e e .

Th f l m d t ly l g l d t h
e re o re ove o e ra e ,
on o ve o so

T s w i ft i s t dy t sl w ”
oo arr v e as ar as oo o .
22 Ro me o an d J u li e t
B ut the venerab l e c e li bate s peak s for h i m s e l f and in
k ee pi ng wi t h the chara cter not fo r Shak e speare
, .

N e i ther doe s the p oet a s s o m e be li eve i ntend to

, ,

read a l e ss on aga i n s t c l ande s t i ne m arr i age and disre

gard for the a uthor i ty or a pp rova l of p arent s i n the
m at c h The Fr i ar even at the fir s t s ugge s t i on of the
.
,

h u rr i ed and s e c ret m arr i age doe s not o ppo s e or d is

,

c o u rage it on an y s u c h gro und s ; nor i n the c l o si ng ,

s cene doe s he b l a m e e i ther the l over s or h i m s e l f on

,

that a cco u nt N o where i n th e p l a y is there the sli ghte s t

.

s ugge s t i on of so c a ll ed “ poet i c j us t i c e ” or retr i b ut i on

-

i n the fate that overta k e s the unha ppy p a i r .

I t is the p arent s not the c h il dren that have si nned

, , ,

and the si n of the p arent s is v isi ted u pon the i r i n no c ent

o ff s p r i ng Th is is the b u rden of the p ro l og ue ; and i t
.

is m o s t e m phat i c a lly re peated at the c l o s e of th e pl ay .

The fe u d of the two ho us eho l d s an d the c i v il s tr i fe

that i t ha s c a u s ed are the fir s t th i ng s to wh i ch the
attent i on of tho s e wh o are to w i tne ss the p l a y is c a ll ed .

N e xt the y are to l d that the ch il dren of the s e two foe s ‘

be c o m e l over s — not foo lis h ra s h i m p r udent l over s

, , ,

not v i c t i m s of d is obed i en c e to the i r p arent s not i n an y ,

way re s p on si b l e for what the y after ward s s uffer — b u t

“
s tar c ro ss d l over s ” The fa u l t is n ot i n the m s e l ve s
-
’
.
,

b ut i n the i r s tar s — in the i r f a le a s the o ff s p r i ng of

the s e ho s t il e p arent s B ut the i r unfort unate and p i te
.

o u s overthro w is the m ean s b y w h i c h the fata l fe u d of

the two fa m ili e s is bro ught to an end The death .

m ark d l ove
’
of the c h il dren l ove a s pu re a s i t w as
 I n t ro d u c ti o n 23

pa ssi on ate l ove tr u e fro m fir s t to l a s t to the d i v i n e law

,

of l ove — w h il e b y an ev il de s t i n y i t b r i ng s death to
the m s e l ve s i nvo l ve s a ls o the death of the l t w h i c h
,
za e

w as the p r i m a l c a u s e of a ll the trag i c c on s eq u en c e s .

Th is is n o l e ss d is t i n c t ly e xp re ss ed i n the l a s t
s p ee che s of the p l a y After hear i ng the F r i ar s s tor y
.
’
,

the P r i n c e s ays °

Wh e re be t hs
i s — C ap u l e t
e e e ne m e M o nt g ue a

S e e w h at s c o urg e is l ai d u p n y u r h at e
a o o ,

T h at h e a e n fi n ds m e a n s to k ill y ur j o ys w i th l o e !
v o v

A n d I fo r w i n k i n g at y o u r dis c o r ds t o o
, ,

H a e l o s t a b rac e o f k i n s m e n ; all a e p un ish d

’
v r .

C p u l t O b r o th e r M o n tag u e g i v e m e th y h an d ;
a e .
,

T h is is m y dau g h t e r s jo i n tu r e fo r n o m o re
’
,

C an I de m an d .

M o n tag u e B u t I c an g i e th e e m o r e
. v

Fo r I w ill ais e h e r s tatu e in p ure g o l d

r ,

T h at w h il e Ve ro n a b y th at n am e is k n o w n
T h e r e s h all n o fi g u r e a t s u c h r ate b e se t
As t h at o f t r u e an d fai thfu l J u li e t .

C p u l t A s r i c h s h all R o m e o b y h is l ady
a e . lie
P o o r s acr i fi c e s o f o u r e n m i ty

It is the p arent s wh o are p u n is hed The s c o u rge is .

l a i d u pon the i r n t and i t w as the l v of the i r ch il dren

a e, o e

b y wh i c h H eaven fo u nd the m ean s to w i e l d that s c o u ge r .

The P r i n c e h i m s e l f ha s a s hare i n the p en a l ty for to l

e at in
r
g the d is c ord s of the fa m ili e s We a ll ” h e .
“
,

s a ys ,
ll are p u n is hed
“
a B u t the good F ia S ho p e
. r r
’
,

e x p re ss ed when he c on s ented to p erfor m th e m ar

r ia
ge ,
24 Ro m eo an d J u li e t
Fo r t h is lli
a an c e m ay so h ppy p a ro v e

T o tu rn y o u r h o u s e h o l ds ’
r an co ur to p ure l o v e ”
,

is no w f u l fi ll ed Both C a p u l et and M ontag u e a s the y

.
,

j o i n hand s i n a m i ty over the dead b od i e s of the i r c h il

dre n a c kno w l edge the de b t the y o we to the s ta r
,

c r o ss d
’
l ove of tho s e p oor s a c r i fi c e s of the i r en m i ty ” .

The y v i e w i th ea c h othe r i n do i ng hono u r to the g u il t

l e ss v i c t i m s of the i r p e r n i c i o u s rage ” M ontagu e w ill .

ra is e the go l den s tat u e to J u li et and C a pu l et p ro m is e s ,

a s r i c h a m on u m ent to R o m eo .

D a P orto and P a y nte r and Broo k e i n li ke m anner , ,

refer to the re c on c ili at i on of the r i va l fa m ili e s a s th e

fo r t u nate r e s u l t of the t r ag i c h is to ry Da P orto s ays .

The i r fathe r s w ee p i ng over the b od i e s of the i r c h il

,

dren an d ove r c o m e b y m u t u a l pi ty e m b ra c ed ea ch ,

othe r ; s o that the l ong en m i ty betw een the m an d the i r

ho u s e s w h i c h ne i ther the p ra y er s of the i r fr i end s nor
, ,

the m ena c e s of the P r i n c e nor even t i m e i t s e l f had ,

b een ab l e to e x t i ng u is h was en ded b y the p i teo u s death

,

of the two l over s ” A s P a y nter p ut s i t “ The M o n

.
,

t e sc h e s an d C a p e ll et s p o u red forth s u c h ab u ndan c e of

tea r s a s w i th the s a m e the y d i d eva c u ate the i r an c i ent
,

gr u dge an d c ho l er w here b y the y w ere then re c on c il ed

,

and the y wh i c h c o u l d not b e b ro ught to atone m ent l

b y an y w is do m or h u m an c o un s e l w e r e i n the end van
1 I n th e or i g in al s n se e o f re c o n c ili ti n ; in R i k [I ] i
a o as c . . .
3 36
.

h d si s t m k
e e re t n m nt
o a e a o e e

B e tw ixt th e D uk e o f G lo s t n d y u b o th
er a s t o r r er ,
e c .
 I n tro d u cti o n 2
5

q u ish e d an d m ade fr i end s b y p i ty . So Broo k e i n h is ,

lu m ber n g ver e i s
Th e straun g e n e s o f th e c h h
au n c e , w en try e d w as th e trut h ,

T h e M o n tag e w e s an d Ca p l t s h th m
e e a o v e d so to r ut h ,

T h at w t i h th i e r e m p ty e d t e are s , th e y r c h l o e r an d th e y r r ag e

Was em p ti e d q it
u e an d th y wh s
e o e w rat h no w is do m co u ld
a ss wage ,

N o r th r e at n in g of p i n c e n e m y u d o f m ur th e rs do nn e
th e r ,

At l e ngth ( so m i gh ty J o v e it w o u l d) b y p ity e th e y ar e w o n n e .

An d then the p oe m li ke the p l a y end s w i th a refer , ,

en c e to the m on um enta l hono u r done to the l over s :

An d l e s t th at l e n gth o f ti m e m i g h t f o m o u m y n de s r e m o ve r r

T h e m e m o y o f so p e r fe c t s o un d an d so app o v e d l o v e
r , , r ,

T h e b o di e s de a d r e m o e d f o m aulte w h e re t h e y did dy e
,
v r v ,

I n s tate ly to m b e o n pill e r s g r e at o f m a b l e r ayse th e y h y e

, r , .

O n e e ry sy de ab e w e e se t an d e k e b e n e ath
v ov r , ,

G re at s to r e o f c u n n i n g E pi t ap h e s in h o n o r o f th e y r de at h , .

A n d e e n at th is d y th e to m b e is to b e s e e n e ;
v a

S o th at am o n g t h e m o n u m e n t e s th at in V e ro n a b e e n ,

T h e r e is n o m o n um e n t m o r e w o rt h y o f th e S i g h t ,

T h e n 15 th e to m b e o f J uli e t an d R o m e u s h e r k n i gh t .
 D R A M A TI S P E R S O/V/ E

E S CA L US L p r in C e o f e r o n a V
AR y g ki m p
.

P IS , a oun n o ble m an , ns an t o t h e rin ce .

MO TA E h d f w h GU
'

ET j
N
CA
o u se s a t v a r ian ce w ith e ac h o th e r
,
ea s o t o .

P UL
f h C p l f m ily
,

A ld mn o an o t e a u et a
RO EO M .

M so n t o o n ta ue
ki m g h p i
‘

fi
.
,
w M E R C UT I O , ns an t o t e r nce an d r e nd to Ro meo
ph w M g ,

fi
.

E
B E N VO L I O , n e e to o n ta u e , an d r e n d to R ome o
ph L dy C p l
.

f
I
‘

ew
“e
Y B ALT ne to a a u et
LA R E E I F i
.
,
”P r
F RIAR U NC
FR AR J O I J HN,
, ”
r a n c sc a n s .

BA T A AR L H R m S s e r v an t to o eo
SA O ,
.

C p l
M PS N,
G RE O R
se rv a n ts to a u et
l
.

G Y,
P ETE R J li
’
s e rv an t to u e t s n u rse
A RA M g ,
.

B M , se r v an t to o n ta ue
A Ap h y
.

n ot e c ar

M
.

T h re e u si c ian s
g g
.

O ffi
P a e t o P ar is ; an o th e r P a e ; an ce r .

“
L MO TA E if M g
AD Y N GU w e to o n ta ue
L A C A ET if C p l
.
,
"
DY P UL w e to a u et
ET d gh C p l
,
.

“
J ULI ,
au te r to a u et .

G
N u rse
r
to J u lie t .

Cit iz e n s of V e ro n a ; K in s f lk
o of b o th h o u se s ; M k
as e rs,

G u a r ds , W a t ch m e n ,
an d A t te n dan t s .

Ch o ru s .

SCE N E : Ve r o n a M a n tu a .
 TH E M EA U RE
S

P RO LO G UE
T wo ho u s eho l d s both a lik e i n d i gn i ty
, ,

I n fa i r V erona w here w e l a y o u r s c en e
,

Fro m an c i ent gr u dge b reak to n e w m u t i n y ,

Whe re c i v il b l ood m ake s c i v il hand s u n c l ean .

F ro m forth th e fata l l o i n s of the s e tw o foe s

A p a i r of s tar c ro ss d IQYe LS take the i r li fe
-
’
,

Who s e m isadv e n tu r d p i teo u s overthro w s

’

D oth w i th the i r de ath b u r y the i r p arent s s tr i fe

’
.

29
30 Ro m eo an d J uliet Act
[ I

The fearf u l p a ss age of the i r death m ark d l ove -

’
,

An d the c ont i n u an c e of the i r p arent s rage ’

,

Wh i c h b ut the i r c h il dren s end no ught c o ul d re m ove

,
’
, ,

I s n o w the tw o ho u r s tra ffi c of o u r s tage

’
,

Th e wh i c h i f yo u wi th p at i ent ear s attend ,

What here s ha ll m iss o ur to il S ha ll s tr i ve to m end , .

AC T I

S C ENE I . Ver o na . A P u blic P lace

E n ter S AM P S O N a na
’
GRE G O R Y of ,
tb e no use f
o Cap u let,
mm smor as ’
ana
’
bu ck ler s

S a mpso n . Gregor y on ,
m y w o r d , w e ’ 11 not c arry
c oa ls .

G r eg ory . N o for then

,
s ho u l d be c o lli er s
we .

S a mpso n I m ean an w e be i n c ho l er w e ll dra w

’
.
, .

G r eg o ry . Ay w h il e yo u li ve dra w y o u r ne c k o ut
, ,

o the c o ll ar
’
.

S a mp son . I s tr ik e q u i c kly be i ng moved , .

G r eg o ry . B ut tho u art not q u i ck ly m oved to s tr ik e .

S a mpson . A dog of the ho u s e of M ontag u e m ove s

me .

G r eg o ry . To m ove is to s t i r and to be va li ant is ,

to s tand ; therefore i f tho u ar t m oved tho u r unn st

, ,
’

aw ay .

S a mpson
A dog of that ho us e s ha ll m ove m e to
.

s tand ; I w ill take the w a ll of an y m an or m a i d of

M ontag u e s ’
.
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G r eg o ry That s ho w s thee a w ea k S l ave ; for th e

.

w eake s t goe s to the w a ll .

S a mpso n Tr u e ; and therefore w o m en be i ng the

.
,

w eake r ve ss e ls are ever thr u s t to th e wa ll

,
There .

fore I w i ll p u s h M ontag u e s m e n fro m the w a ll an d ’

,

thr u s t h is m a i d s to the w a ll .

G r eg o ry Th e q u arre l is bet ween o u r m a s ter s and

.

u s the i r m e n .

S a mp so n T is a ll one I w ill s ho w m ys e l f a t y rant

.
’
,

w hen I h ave fo u ght w i th the m e n I w ill be c r u e l ,

w i th the m a i d s an d c u t o ff th e i r head s .

G r eg o ry D ra w th y too l ; here c o m e s two of the

.

ho u s e of the M ontag u e s .

S a mpson M y na k ed w eap on is o u t ; q u arre l I

.
,

w ill ba c k thee .

G r eg ory H o w ? t u rn th y b a c k an d r u n ?
.

S a mp son Fear m e not

. .

G r eg o ry N o m arr y ; I fear thee !

.
,

S a mp son L e t u s ta k e the law of o u r si de s ; l et

.

the m b eg i n .

G r eg ory I w ill fro wn a s I p a ss b y an d l et the m

.
,
,

take i t a s the y lis t .

S a mpso n N ay a s the y d are

. I w ill b i te m y th um b
, .

at the m w h i c h is a d is gra c e to the m i f the y bear i t

, .

E n ter A B R AM a na
’
BA LT HA SA R
A br a m . b i te y o u r th u m b at
Do yo u u s, si r ?
S a mp son I do b i te m y th u m b si r
.
, .

A br am D o y o u b i te y o u r th u m b at
. u s, si r ?
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[ ]

S a mpson [
A s iae
’
. to G r eg o ry ] I S the - law of o ur

si de i f I s a y
,
a
y
?

S a mpson . do not b i te m y th u m b at yo u
No , s ir , I ,

si r b ut I b i te m y th u m b si r
, , .

G r eg o ry Do y o u q u arre l s ir
.
, .

A br a m Q u arre l s ir ! no S ir
.
, , .

S a mp son I f yo u do si r I am for yo u I s erve a s

.
, ,

good a m an a s yo u .

A br a m N o b etter
. .

S a mpso n We ll sir
'

.
.
,

G r eg ory [As ia e to S a mpson ] S ay better ; here

.
’ ‘ ’

c o m e s one of m y m a s te r s k i n s m en
’
.

S a mpson Ye s b etter si r
.
, , .

A br a m Y o u li e
. .

S a mpson D ra w i f y o u be m e n
. Gregor y re
, .
,

m e m ber th y s w a s h i ng b l o w [Tb ey fig b t . . 60

E n te r BEN V O L I O
B e nvolio . P art , foo ls
P ut up y o u r s wo d s r
yo u kno w not w hat yo u do .

[ clo w n tlz e ir sm o r as
’
B e a ts .

E n ter T YBA L T

b a lt What ar t tho u d r a wn a m ong th e s e hea r t l e ss

.
,

h i nd s
T u rn th ee Ben vo li o l ook u p on th y death
, ,
.

B en vo lio I do b u t kee p the p ea c e ; p u t u p th y

.

s word ,

Or m an age i t to p art the s e m e n w i th m e .

S ce ne 1] R o m eo an d Ju liet 33

b What dra w n and ta l k of p ea c e ! I hate the

a lt .
,

w ord ,

A s I hate h e ll a ll M ontag u e s an d th ee ;
, ,

Have at thee c o ward , [Tb ey fig /z t .

E n ter sever a l of bo tn b o u ses w b o j

o in tb e f r ay ; tb e n
ii s
en te r C t z en , zo itb clu bs

F ir st C itiz e n . C l ub s b ills and p art is an s ! s tr i ke ! b eat

, ,

the m do w n 70
Do wn w i th the C ap u l et s ! do w n w i th the M ontag u e s !

E n ter C A P ULE T in b is g ow n , a nd L ADY C A P ULE T

Cap u le t What no rs e I S th is ?
. G i ve m e m y l ong
s word ho ! ,

l a ay Cap u le t A c r u t c h a c r ut c h ! w h y c a ll yo u for
’
.
,

a s w ord ?
Cap u let M y s w ord I s a y
. O l d M ontag u e is c o m e
, ,

And flo u r is he s h is b l ade i n s p i te of m e .

E n ter M O N T A G UE ADY a na
’
L M O N T A G UE

M o n tag ue . Tho u v ill a i n C a p u l et Ho l d me not l et,

me go .

L aay M o n tag u e
’
. Tho u s ha l t n ot s t i r a foot to s ee k a
foe .

E n te r P RI N CE , z oitb b is tr a in

P r in ce . lli o u s s ub j e c t s ene m i e s to p ea c e
R ebe , ,

P rofaner s of th is ne i ghbo u r s ta i ned s tee l -

,

W ill the y not hear ? What ho yo u m e n yo u bea s t s , , ,

That q u en c h the fire of y o u r p ern i c i o us rage

R ME 3 O O
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[

W i th p urp l e fo unta i n s iss u i ng fro m y o ur ve i n s ,

O n p a i n of to r t u r e f ro m tho s e b l ood y ha n d s
,

Th r o w y o u r m iste m p e r d wea p o n s to th e g ro u nd ’

An d hea r the s ente n c e of y o u r m oved p r i n c e .

Th r ee c i v il b ra w ls b red of an a i ry wo r d , ,

B y thee o l d C a p u l et an d M ontag u e
, , ,

H ave th ri c e distu rb d the q u i et of o ur s treet s’

And m ade V erona s a n c i ent c i t i z en s ’

C a s t b y the i r grave b e s ee m i ng o r na m ent s ,

To w i e l d o l d p a r t is an s i n hand s a s o l d , ,

C an k e r d w i th p ea c e to p a r t y o u r c an k e r d hate
’ ’
.
,

I f ever y o u d is t u rb o u r s treet s ag a i n ,

Yo u r li ve s s ha ll p ay the fo rfe i t of th e p ea c e .

For th is t i m e a ll the r e s t de p a r t a w a y
, .

Y o u C a p u l et s ha ll go a l ong w i th m e
, ,

And M ontag u e c o m e y o u th is afternoon

, , ,

To kno w o u r f u rther p l ea s u r e i n th is c a s e ,

To o l d Freeto w n o u r c o m m on j u dg m ent pl a c e
,
-
.

O n c e m ore on p a i n of death a ll m e n de p a rt
, , .

[E x e u n t a ll bu t M o n tag u e L a ay M on tag u e a n a B en vo lio

’ ’
.
, ,

M o n tag u e Who s et th is an c i ent q u ar r e l n e w abroa c h

.

S p eak ne p he w w e r e y o u b y w hen i t b egan ?

, ,

B en vo lio Here w e r e the s ervant s of y o u r adver s ary

.

And y o ur s c l o s e fight i ng e r e I d i d a pp roa ch .

I d r e w to p art the m ; i n the i n s tant c a m e ,

The fier y T yba l t w i th h is s w o r d pr e par d

,
’
,

Wh i c h a s he b re ath d defian c e to m y ear s

,
’
,

H e s w ung a b o ut h is head and c ut the wi nd s ,

Who noth i n g h u rt w i tha l h iss d h im i n s c orn

, ,
’
.
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And m a k e s h i m s e l f an art i fi c i a l n i ght .

B l a c k and p ortento u s m u s t th is h u m o u r p rove ,

U n l e ss good c o un s e l m ay the c a us e r e m ove 3

1 9 .

B en volio M y no b l e u n c l e do y o u kno w the c a us e

.
,

M o n tag ue I ne i ther kno w i t n o r c an l earn of h im

. .

B en vo lio H ave y o u im p o r tu n d h im b y an y m ean s ?

’
.

M o n tag u e Both b y m ys e l f and m an y other fr i end s ;

.

B ut he h is o wn a ffe c t i on s c o u n s e ll o r
’
, ,

I s to h i m s e l f I w ill not s a y h o w tr u e
B u t to h i m s e l f s o s e c ret and s o C l o s e ,

S o far fro m s o u nd i ng and d is c over y ,

A s is the b u d b i t w i th an env i o u s w or m
E r e he c an s p read h is s weet l eave s to the a i r
Or ded i c ate h is b ea u ty to the sun .

C o u l d w e b ut l earn fro m w hen c e h is s orro ws gro w ,

We wo u l d a s w illi ng ly g i ve c ure a s kno w .

E nterM EO RO

B en volio . See , where he c o m e s ! So p l ea s e yo u , s te p

a si de
I ll kno w h is gr i evan c e or be m u c h den i ed
’
.

M on tag ue I w o u l d tho u w ert s o ha p py b y th y s ta y

.

To hear tr u e s hr i ft C o m e m ada m l et s a w a y
.
, ,
’
.

[E x e u nt M on tag u e a na L a cly
’
.

B e n volio Good m orro w c o u si n

.
,
.

R o m eo . I s the da y s o y o ung ?
B en v o lio B ut n e w s tr u c k n i ne
. .

R om eo . Ay m e ! s ad ho u r s s ee m l ong .

Wa s that m y father that w ent hen c e s o fa s t ?

S ce ne 1] Ro m eo an d J u l ie t 37

B en volio . I t w as . What s adne ss l engthen s R o m eo

’
s
h O llI S 160
’

R omeo . No t hav i ng that wh i c h hav i ng

, ,
ma k e s the m
s hort .

B en vo lio . In l ove
R o m eo . O ut
E en o olio Of l ove
.

R o meo O u t of h er favo u r w here I am i n l ove

. .

B en vo lio A l a s that l ove s o ge nt l e i n h is v i e w

.
, , ,

S ho u l d be s o t y ranno u s and ro u gh i n p roof !

R o meo A l a s that l ove who s e v i e w is m u ffled s t ill
.
, ,

S ho u l d w i tho u t e y e s s ee p ath wa ys to h is w ill !

Where S h a ll w e d i ne — O m e What fray w as here ?
Yet te ll m e not for I have heard i t a ll
, 7 .
1 1

Here s m uc h to do w i th h ate b ut m ore w i th l ove

’
,
.

Wh y then O b ra w li ng l ove
, ,
O l ov i ng hate !
O an y th i ng of noth i n g fir s t c reated
,

O hea vy li ghtne ss s er i o u s van i ty !

M iss h a p en c hao s of w e ll s ee m i ng for m s -

F eather of l ead br i ght s m oke c o l d fire si c k h ea l th !

, , ,

S t ill w a ki ng sl ee p that is not w hat i t is

-
,

Th is l ove fee l I that fee l no l ove i n th is .

D o s t tho u not l a ugh ?

B en volio . N o co z I rather w ee p , , .

R o meo Good heart at w hat ?

.
,

B en volio . At th y good heart s o p p re ssi on ’

R omeo Wh y s u c h is l ove s tran s g re ssi on

’
,
. .

Gr i ef s of m i ne o wn li e heav y i n m y b rea s t ,

Wh i c h tho u w il t p ro p agate to have i t p re s t ,

38 Ro m e o an d J u liet Act
[ I

W i th m ore of th i ne th is l ove that tho u ha s t s ho wn

Doth add m o re g r i ef to too m uc h of m i ne o wn .

L ove is a s m oke r ais d w i th th e f u m e of si gh s ;

’

Be i ng p u rg d a fire s p a r k li n g i n l ove r s e y e s ;
’
,
’

Be i ng v e x d a s ea n o ur ish d w i th l over s tear s

’
,
’ ’
.

What is i t e ls e ? a m adne ss m o s t d is c r eet ,

A C hok i n g ga ll an d a p re s erv i ng s w eet

, .

Fare w e ll m y c o z
,
.

B e n volio . S oft ! I w ill go a l ong ;

An i f y o u l eave m e s o yo u do m e w rong , .

R o m eo T u t I have l o s t m ys e l f I am not here ;

.
, ,

Th is is not R o m eo he S s o m e othe r whe r e ,

’
.

B e n volio Te ll m e i n s adne ss w h o is that y o u l ove

’

. .

R o m eo What s ha ll I groan an d te ll thee ?

.
,

B e n vo lio . Groan ! wh y n o , ,

B ut s ad ly te ll m e w h o .

R om e o B i d a si c k m an i n s adne ss m ake h is w ill ;

.

Ah w o rd ill u rg d to one that is s o ill !

,
’

I n s ad n e ss c o u si n I do l ove a w o m an
, , .

B e n v olio I a im d s o n ear when I su ppo s d y o u

’ ’
.

lo v d
’
.

R o m eo A r i ght good m ark m an And s he s fa i r I l ove

’
-
. .

B e n volio A r i g h t fa i r m ark fa i r c o z is s oone s t h i t

.
, , .

R om eo We ll i n th at h i t y o u m iss S h e 11 not b e h i t
’
.
, .

W i th C u p i d s a r ro w ; s he hath D i an s wit
’ ’
,

And in s trong p roof of c ha s t i ty w e ll a r m d

,
’
,

F r o m L ove s w eak c h il d is h b o w s he li ve s u n h ar m d
’ ’
.

Sh e w ill not s ta y the si ege of l ov i ng ter m s ,

N o r b i de the e n c o u nter of a ss a ili ng e y e s ,

S ce ne I ] Ro meo an d J u li e t 39

N or o pe her lap to s a i nt s ed uc i ng go l d -
.

O s he is r i c h i n bea u ty ! on ly p oor
,

That wh en s h e d i e s w i th b ea u ty d i e s her s tore

, , .

B en vo lio Then s he hath s w orn that s he w ill s t ill

.

li ve c ha s te ?
R omeo S h e hath and i n that s p ar i ng m a k e s h uge
.
,

w a s te
F o r bea u t y starv d w i th her s ever i t y
’

C ut s bea u t y o ff fro m a ll p o s ter i t y .

S h e is too fa i r too w is e w is e ly too fa i r

, , ,

To m er i t b liss b y m ak i ng m e de s p a i r ;
S h e hath for s w orn to l ove and i n that v o w ,

Do I li ve dead that li ve to te ll i t n o w .

B en volio Be r u l d b y m e forget to th i n k of her

’
. .
,

R o meo O tea c h m e h o w I s ho u l d forget to th i n k

.
, .

B e n volio B y g i v i ng li be rt y u nto th i ne e y e s
.

Ex a m i ne other bea u t i e s .

R o meo . T i s the w ay ’

To ca ll her s e x q u isi te i n q u e s t i on m ore

, .

The s e ha p py m a s k s that kiss fa i r l ad i e s bro ws ’

,

Be i ng b l a c k put u s i n m i n d the y h i de th e fa i r
, .

He th at is s tru c ken b li nd c ann ot forget

The p re c i o u s trea s u re of h is e y e si ght l o s t .

S ho w m e a m is tre ss that is p a ssi n g fa i r ,

What doth her bea u ty s erve b ut a s a n ote

Whe r e I m ay read wh o p ass d th at p a ssi ng fa i r ? ’

F are w e l l tho u c an s t not tea c h m e to forget .

B envolio I 11 pay that do c tr i ne or e ls e d i e i n debt

’
. .

[
E x e un t
40 Ro m eo an d J uliet Act
[

S C ENE I I . A S tr eet

E n ter C A P ULE T P A RIS , ana

’
S ervant

Cap u le t . is bo u nd a s w e ll as I
B u t M ontag u e ,

I n p ena l ty a li ke and t is not hard I th i n k

’
, ,

For m e n s o o l d a s w e to kee p the p ea c e .

P i
ar s Of hono u ra b l e re c kon i ng are yo u both
.
,

And p i ty t is y o u liv d at odd s s o l ong

’ ’
.

B u t n o w m y l ord w hat s a y yo u to m y s u i t ?
, ,

C p l t B u t s a yi ng o er what I have s a i d before

’
a u e . .

M y c h il d is y et a s tranger i n the w or l d ;
S h e hath not s een th e c hange o ffo urte e n1 9 3 5 b
1

L e t two m ore s u m m er s w i ther i n t hei r p i de r

E e w e m y th i nk her i p e to b e a br i de
r a r .

P i
ar s Yo u nger than s he are ha pp y m other s m ade
. .

C p u l t And too s oon m a d are tho s e s o ear ly

’
a e . rr

m ade .

The earth hath s wa llo w d a ll m y ho p e s b ut s he

’
,

S h e is the h o p ef u l l ad y of m y earth .

B u t w o o her gent l e P ar is get her heart

, , ,

M y w ill to her c on s ent is b u t a p art ;

An s h e agree w i th i n her s c o p e of c ho i c e
,

L i e s m y c on s ent and fa i r a cc ord i ng vo i c e .

Th is n i ght I ho l d an o l d ac c u sto m d fea s t ’

,

Whereto I have i nv i ted m an y a g u e s t ,

S u c h a s I l ove ; and y o u a m ong the s tore , ,

One m ore m o s t w e l c o m e m ake s m y n u m ber m ore

, ,
.

At m y p oor ho us e l oo k to beho l d th is n i ght

S ce ne I I ] Ro meo an d Ju liet 41

E arth -tread i ng s tar s that m a k e da k heaven li ght r .

S uc h c o m fort a s do l u s t y y o u ng m e n fee l
When w e ll app e ll d A p r il on the hee l
’
'

-
ar

Of li m p i ng w i nter t e ad s even s u c h de li ght

r ,

A m ong fre s h fe m a l e b u d s s ha ll yo u th is n i ght

I nher i t at m y ho u s e H ear a ll a ll s ee
.
, ,

And li ke her m o s t w ho s e m er i t m o s t s ha ll be
Wh i c h on m ore Vi e w of m an y m i ne be i ng on e ,

M ay s ta n d i n n u m ber tho ugh i n re c k on i ng n on e

, .

C o m e go w i th m e
, [To S va nt g iv ing p p ] Go
er ,
a a er ,

si rrah tr udge abo u t

,

Thro ugh fa i r V eron a ; fin d tho s e p er s on s o ut

Who s e n a m e s are w r i tten the re and to the m s a y , ,

M y ho u s e an d w e l c o m e on the i p l ea s u re s ta y r .

[ E x e u n t Cap u le t a n a P a r is
’
.

S er va n t F i nd the m o u t w ho s e na m e s are w r i tten

.

here ! I t is w r i tten that the s hoe m a k er s h o u l d m e d

d l e w i th h is y ard an d the ta il or w i th h is l a s t the 4 0 ,

fi s her w i th h is p en c il and the p a i nter w i th h is n et s ;

b ut I a m s en t to find tho s e p er s on s w ho s e na m e s are
here w r i t and c an never find wh at n a m e s the w r i t i ng
,

p er s on hath here w r i t I m u s t to the l earned

. In .

good t i m e .

E n ter BEN V O L I O a n a R O M E O ’

B e n vo lio . T u t, m an , on e fire b u rn s o ut a n other ’

s
b u rn i ng ,

One p a i n is le sse n d b y another s ang u is h

’ ’

T u rn g i dd y and b e ho l p b y ba c k w a r d t u r n i ng ;
,

One de s p erate gr i ef c u re s wi th another s l ang u is h ’

.
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Ta k e tho u s o m e n e w i n fe c t i on to th y e y e ,

An d th e rank p o is on of the o l d w ill d i e .

R o meo Yo u r p l anta i n l eaf is e x c e ll ent for th at

.
-
.

B e n volio F o r what I p ra y thee ?

.
,

R omeo . F o r y o u r bro k en s h i n .

B e n volio Wh y R o m eo art tho u m ad

.
, ,

R o meo N ot m ad b ut bo u nd m ore than a m ad m an is

.
,

S h ut u p i n p r is on k e p t w i tho u t m y food
, ,

Wh ipp d and tor m ented and — Good den good fe ll o w

’
-
, .

S e r van t God gi good den I p ra y si r c an yo u

’
-
.
.
, ,

read
R omeo Ay m i ne o wn fort une i n m y m is er y
.
, 60 .

S e r va n t P erha p s yo u have l earned i t w i tho ut boo k ;

.

b u t I p ra y c an y o u read an y th i ng yo u s ee ?
, ,

R o meo Ay i f I k no w the l etter s and the l ang uage

.
, .

S er v an t Ye s a y hone s t ly ; re s t y o u m erry !
.

R o m eo S ta y fe ll o w ; I c an read
.
, .

[ R ead s ] S ign io r M a r tin o a na bis w ife a na a a ug b

’ ’ ’

Co un ty A nselm e b is bea u teo us

’
ter s a na s iste r s tb c
laay
’
w idow f
o Vitr u v io S ign ior P lacen tio ana
’
b is
lovely n ieces M er cu tio a na
’
b is br o tb e r Va len tine
Cap ule t, bis w ife a nd aa ug b te r s ; my
’
mine u ncle f a ir 70
Livia S ign io r Va le n tio
’
n iece R osa line a na bis
L u cio tbc lively H ele n a
’ ’
co usin f y balt ; a na .

A fai r ass e m bly wh i ther sho ul d the y o m e ? c

S e r va n t . Up .

R o me o . Wh i ther ?
S e r va n t . To sup per to o ur house .

R o meo . Who se ho us e ?
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S C ENE I I I . A R oo m in Cap u le t s H o use ’

E n te r L ADY C A P ULE T ana

’
Nu rs e

L a ay
’
Cap u let . N ur s e ,
where
’
s my da ughter ? c a ll her
forth to me .

rV urse . by
i denhead at t we l ve y ear o l d
N o w, my m a ,

I b ade her c o m e What l a m b ! what l ad y b i d

.
—
, ,
-
r

God fo b i d — Where s th is g i l
r What J u li et ! ’
r ,

E n ter J UL I E T
ju lie t . H ow no w ! wh o c a lls ?
Yo u r m other .

M ada m , I am here .

What is y o u r w ill ?
L a ay
’
Th is is the m atter : N u r s e g i ve
Cap u let .
,

l eave a w h il e ,

We m us t ta l k i n s e c r et N u r s e c o m e ba c k aga i n ; .
,

I have r e m e m b e r d m e tho u s hear o u r c o u n s e l

’ ’
.
,

Tho u k n o w st m y da u ghter s of a p r et ty age

’ ’
.

N u r se Fa i th I c an te ll her age u nto an ho u r

.
, .

L a ay Cap u le t S he s not fo u rteen

’ ’
. .

I ll l a y fo u r teen of m y teeth
’
,

And y et to m y teen b e i t s p oken I have b ut fo ur

, , ,

S h e is n ot fo u rteen H o w l ong is i t n o w .

To L a m m a s t i de -

L a ay C ap u le t A fortn i ght and odd days

’
. .

jVur se E ven or odd of a ll da ys i n the y ear

.
, ,

C o m e L a m m a s eve at n i ght s ha ll s he b e fo ur teen

-
.
S cene I II ] Ro meo an d J uliet 45

Su s an and s he God re s t a ll C h r is t i an s o u ls
Were of anage ; w e ll S us an is w i th God , ,

S h e w a s too good for m e ; b ut a s I s a i d ,

'

O n L a m m a s eve at n i ght s ha ll S h e be fo u rteen

-

That s ha ll s he m arr y ; I re m e m ber i t w e ll

, .

T is si n c e the earthq u ake n o w e l eve n y ear s

’

And s he w as we an d I never S ha ll forget i t

’
, ,

Of a ll the da ys of the y ear u p on th at da y ,

F o r I had then l a i d w or m w ood to m y dug ,

S i tt i ng i n the s un u n der the dove ho u s e w a ll -

M y l ord and y o u w ere then at M ant u a .

N a y I do bear a bra i n — b ut a s I s a i d
, ,

When i t d i d ta s te the w or m w ood on the n i pp l e

Of m y dug and fe l t i t b i tter p rett y foo l
, , ,

To s ee i t tet c h y an d fa ll o u t w i th the dug

S ha k e q u oth the dove ho u s e ; t w as n o need I tro w
’
-
, ,

To b i d m e tr u dge .

And si n c e that t i m e i t is e l even y ear s ,

For then s he c o u l d s tand a l one ; na y b y the rood , ,

S h e c o u l d have r u n an d w add l ed a ll abo u t .

God m ar k the e to h is gra c e

Tho u w a s t the p rett i e s t babe that e er I n u rs d ; ’ ’

An I m i ght li ve to s ee thee m arr i ed on c e ,

I have m y w is h .

L a ay Cap u let M arr y t h at m arry is the ver y

’
.
,

the m e
I c a m e to ta l k of Te ll m e d a ughter J u li et
.
, ,

H o w s tand s y o u r d is p o si t i on to b e m a r r i ed ?
ju liet I t is an hono u r th at I drea m not of
. .
46 Ro meo an d J uliet Act
[ 1

N u r se .An hono u r w e r e not I th i ne On ly n u r s e ,

I w o u l d s a y tho u had s t s u c k d w is do m f r o m th y teat

’
.

L a ay Cap u let We ll th i n k of m arr i age n o w ; y o u nger

’
.
,

than yo u
Here i n V e r ona l ad i e s of e s tee m
, ,

Ar e m ade a l read y m othe r s B y m y c o u nt .

,

I w as y o u r m other m uc h u p on the s e y ea r s
That yo u are n o w a m a i d Th us then i n br i ef .

The va li ant P ar is s eek s y o u for h is l ove .

N u r se A m an y o u ng l ad y ! l ad y s uc h a m an
.
, ,

AS a ll the wor l d — w h y he s a m an of w ax
’
, .

Lacly Cap ulet V erona s s u mm er hath not s uc h a

’
.

flo wer .

N u r se N a y he s a flo w er ; i n fa i th a ve r y flo w er
.
,
’
, .

L a ay Cap u let What s a y yo u ? c an y o u l ove the gen

’
.

tle m an
Th is n i ght yo u s ha ll beho l d h im at o u r fea s t
R ead o er the vo l u m e of y o u ng P ar is fa c e
’ ’
,

And find de li ght wr i t there w i th b ea u ty s p e n ’

.

E x a m i n e eve ry m arr i ed li n ea m ent

And s ee h o w one another l end s c ontent
An d w hat o b sc u r d i n th is fa i r vo l u m e li e s
’

F i nd w r i tten i n the m a rgent of h is e y e s .

Th is p re c i o u s b ook of l ove th is u nbo und l over , ,

To b ea u t i fy h im on ly l a c k s a c over ;
,

The fi s h li ve s i n the s ea an d t is m u c h p r i de
,
’

For fa i r w i tho ut the fa i r w i th i n to h i de .

That book i n m a n y s e y e s doth s hare the g l or y

’
,

That i n go l d C l a s p s l o c k s in the go l den s tory ;

S ce ne I V] Ro meo an d J u lie t 47

So s h a ll you s hare a ll that he doth p o ss e ss ,

B y hav i ng h im m ak i ng y o ur s e l f n o l e ss .

S p eak b r i efl y c an y o u li ke of P ar is l ove
’
,

ju li t I ll l ook to li ke i f l ook i ng li k i ng m ove ;

’
e .
,

B u t no m ore dee p w ill I enda t m i ne e y e r

Than y o u r c on s ent g i ve s s tre ngth to m ake i t fl y .

E n te r a S ervant

S e r va n t .the g u e s t s are c o m e s u pp er
M ada m , ,

s erved u p yo u c a ll ed m y y o u ng l ad y a s ked for

, , ,

the n u r s e c u r s ed i n the p antr y and ever y th I n g I n 8 ,

0

e x tre m i ty I m u s t hen ce to wa i t ; I b e s ee c h yo u
.
,

fo ll o w s tra i ght .

L a ay Cap u le t We fo ll o w the e — [ E x it S e r va n t ]
’
.

J u li et the c o u nt y s ta ys
, .

N u r se Go g i r l s eek ha ppy n i ght s to ha p py da ys

.
, ,
.

[
E x eu n t

S C ENE I V . A S tr ee t

E nter R O M E O M ER C U T I O BEN V O L I O
, , ,
w itb fi ve or s ix

M a s ker s Tor c h bearer s n ,

-
,
a
’
a o tb e r s

R o meo What s ha ll th is s p ee c h b e s p oke for

.
,
o ur

e xc u s e ?
O r s ha ll we on w i tho ut a p o l ogy ?
B en vo lio The d ate is o u t of s u c h p ro li x i t y
. .

We 11 have n o C u p i d h o o dw in k d w i th a s c a r f
’ ’
,

Bear i ng a Tartar s p a i nted b o w of l ath ’

,

S c ar i ng the l ad i e s li ke a c ro w k ee p er ; -
48 Ro m eo an d J ul iet Act
[ I

N or no w i tho ut boo k p ro l ogue fa i nt ly s p o k e

-
,

After the p ro m pte r fo r o u r entran c e

, .

B ut l et the m m ea s u re us b y what the y w ill ,

We 11 m ea s u re the m a m ea s u re an d b e gone
’
, .

R o meo G i ve m e a tor c h ; I a m n ot for th is a m b li ng

. .

Be i ng b ut heavy I w ill bear the li ght

, .

M er cutio N a y gent l e R o m eo we m u s t have yo u dan c e

.
, , .

R o meo N ot I be li eve m e
.
, Y o u have dan c i ng s hoe s
.

W i th n i m b l e s o l e s I have a s o u l of l ead
8 0 s ta k e s m e to the gro und I c annot m ove .

M er cu tio Y o u are a l over ; borro w C up i d s w i ng s

’ ’
,
.

And s oar wi th the m above a c o m m on bo und .

R om e o I am too s ore e n p ie rce d w i th h is s haft

.

To s oar w i th h is li ght feather s and s o bo und , , ,

I c annot bo und a p i t c h above d ull wo e ;

U nder l ove s heavy b urden do I S i nk
’
.

M ercu tio And to si nk i n i t s ho u l d yo u b urden l ove

.
, ,

Too great O ppre ssi on for a tender th i ng .

R o meo I s l ove a ten der th i ng ? i t is too ro ugh

.
,

Too r ude too bo is tero u s and I t p r i c k s li ke thorn

, , .

M er cutio I f l ove be ro ugh wi th y o u be ro ugh wi th

.
,

l ove ;
P r i c k l ove for p r i cki ng and y o u beat l ove do wn
-
, .

G i ve m e a c a s e to p ut m y v is age i n [ P u tting o n a masb]

A v is or for a v is or ! what c are I 30
Wh at c u r i o u s e y e doth q uote defor m i t i e s ?
Here are the b eet l e bro ws S ha ll b l us h for m e
-
.

B en volio C o m e ,kno c k and enter ; an d no so o n e rI in

.

B ut ever y m an beta k e h im to h is l eg s .
S ce ne I V] R o me o an d J u l i et 49

R o m eo A tor c h for m e l et w anton s li ght of heart

.

T i c k l e th e s en s e l e ss r u s h e s w i th the i r hee ls ,

For I am pro v e rb d w i th a grand si re p hra s e ’

I ll b e a c and l e ho l der and l ook on

’
-
.

The ga m e was n e e r s o fa i r and I am done ’

, .

M er cu tio T ut dun s the m o u s e the c on s tab l e s o wn

.
,
’
,
’

w ord ;
I f tho u art D un w e ll dra w thee fro m the m i re
’
,

Of th is si r reveren c e love where i n tho u s t i c k s t

-
,
’

Up to the ear s “

C o m e w e b u rn da yli ght ho !
.
, ,

R o meo N ay that s n ot s o
’
.
, .

I m ean si r i n de l a y , ,

We w a s te o u r li ght s i n va i n li ke l a m p s b y da y , .

Ta k e o ur good m ean i ng for o u r j u dg m ent si t s ,

F i ve t i m e s i n that ere on c e i n o u r five w i t s .

R o meo And w e m ean w e ll i n go i ng to th is m a sk ;

.

B ut t is no w it to go
’
.

M er cu tio . Wh y m ay one a sk ? ,

R o meo I drea m t a drea m to n i ght

.
-
.

An d s o d i d I 50 .

R o meo We ll w hat w as y o u r s
.
,

That drea m e r s often li e .

R omeo I n bed a sl ee p w h il e the y do drea m th i ng s

.
,

tr ue .

M er cu tio O t hen I s ee Q u een M ab hath been wi th

.
, ,

yo u .

Sh e is the fa i r i e s m i d wi fe an d s h e c o m e s
’
,

In s ha p e no b i gger than an agate s tone -

O n the fore -
fi n ge r of an al der m an ,

RO M EO — 4
50 Ro m eo an d J u li e t Act
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D r a w n w i th a tea m of li tt l e ato m i e s
Ath w art m en s n o s e s a s the y li e a sl ee p ; £52
’

W
3

e of l ong S p i nn er s leg s
’
,

Th e c ove r of the w rn gs of g r a ss ho pp er s ,

The tra ce s of the s m a ll e s t s p i der s w e b ’

,

The c o ll ar s of the m oon s h i n e s w ate ry b ea m s ’

H er wh i p of c r i c ket s bone the l a s h of fi lm

’

, ,

s m a ll gr e y coated gig -

a r o u nd l i tt l e w o r m
“
:

P r ic k d fro m the la z y finger of a m a i d ; 9

’ ‘

H er char i ot is an e m pty ha z e l n u t -

M ade b y the j o i n e r s q u i r re l or o l d g r ub ,

T i m e o u t o m i nd the fa i r i e s co ac h m ak e rs
’ ’
.

And i
l ove ;
O er c o u rt i er s k n e e s thjut d ea m on o u t sie s s tra i ght ;
’ ’

k
r c r
’

O er l a wy e s fi n ge s wh o —tra i ght d e a m on fee s

’
r
’
-
r ,
s r

O er l ad i e s li p s w h o s tra i ght on k iss e s drea m

’ ’
, ,

Wh i c h oft th e angry M b w i th b lis ter s p l ag u e s a

,

Be c a u s e the i r b eath s w i th s w eet m eat s ta i nted a e ;

r r

S o m et i m e s he ga ll o p s o er a c o u rt i e s o s e
’ ’
r n ,

And then ea m s he of s m elli ng o u t a s i t ;

r u

And s o m et i m e c o m e s S h e w i th a t i the p i g s ta il
”

’
-

T i c k li ng a p a s on s no s e a s
M
’
r

Then drea m s he of an othe b e e fi ce r n . s

S o m et i m e sh e d i veth o er a s o l d i e s e c k
’ ’
r r n

W is c u tt i ng fore i gn throats ,

Of b ea c he s a m b u s c adoe s S p an is h b l ad es
r , , ,

Of hea l th s fi e fatho m dee p ; and then anon

v -
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[

S C ENE V A H a ll in Cap u let s H ouse

’
.

M u si c i an s w a iting . E n te r S e rv in g m e n w itb na p b ins

I S er v ing m a n . Whe r e s P o tp an that he he l p s not
’

to take a w a y ? H e s h i ft a t r en c her ! he s c ra p e a
tren c her !
z When good m ann er s s ha ll li e a ll
S er v ing m a n .

i n one or two m en s hand s and the y u n wa s hed too’

t is a fo u l th i ng
’
.

1 S e r v ing m a n A wa y w i th the j o i n t s too ls re m ove

.
-
,

the c o u rt c u pb oard l ook to the p l ate — Good tho u

-
, .
,

s ave m e a p i e c e of m a r ch p ane ; and a s tho u l ove s t ,

m e l et the p o r ter l et i n S u s an Gr i nd s tone and

, 10

N e ll Anton y
. and P o tp an
2 S e r v ing m a n Ay bo y read y .
, , .

1 S er v ing m a n Y o u are l ooked fo r and c a ll ed for

.
,

a s ked for and s o ught for i n the great c ha m b er , .

2 S er v ing m a n We c annot be here and the r e too

. .

C heer ly bo ys ; be br isk a wh il e and the l onger

, ,

li ver take a ll .

E n ter C A P ULET w itb J UL I E T o tb er s f b is b o use ,

’
,
ana o

m ee ting tb e Gue sts a na

’
M a s ker s

Cap u let . We l c o m e gent l e m en , ! l ad i e s that have the i r

toe s
Un p lag u d i th c orn s w ill have a bo u t w i th yo u
’
w .

Ah ha m y m is t e ss e s w h i c h of y o u a ll
,
r

Will n o w de y to dan e s he that m ake s da i nty

n c ,

S h e I ll s w ear hath c orn s ; am I c o m e n e ar y e n o w ?

’
, ,
S ce ne V] Ro m eo an d J uliet 3

We l c o m e gent l e m en I have s een the da y

,

That I have w orn a v is or and c o u l d te ll

A w h is p er i ng ta l e i n a fa i r l ad y s ear ’

S uc h a s w o u l d p l ea s e t is gone t is gone t is gon e

’ ’ ’
, , .

Y o u are w e l c o m e gent l e m en ! C om e m u si c i an s
, , ,

p l ay .

A h a ll a ha ll ! g i ve roo m ! and foot i t g i r ls

, , .

M usic play s
[ ,
a na
’
tb ey
’
a a n ce .

M ore li ght s and t u rn the tab l e s up

yo u k nave ;
, ,

And roo m is gro wn too hot

q u en c h the fi r e , the .

Ah si rrah th is u n lo o k d for s p ort c o m e s we ll

, ,
’
-
.

N a y si t na y si t good c o u si n C a p u l et
, , , , ,

Fo yo u and I are p a s t o u dan c i ng da ys

r r .

H o w l ong is t n o w si n c e l a s t y o u r s e l f and I
’

Were i n a m a sk ?
2 C pul t B y r l ad y th i rty y e ar s ’
a e .
, .

Cap u l t What m an ! t is not s o m u c h t is not s o

’ ’
e .
, ,

m u ch !
’
is si n c e the n up t i a l of L u c ent i o
T ,

C o m e P ente c o s t a s q u i c k ly a s i t w ill ,

S o m e five and t w ent y y ear s an d then w e m ask d ’

.

C p ul t T is m ore t is m ore ! H is s on is e l der

’ ’
2 a e .
, ,

S lI
‘

40
H is s on is th i rty .

Cap u let W ill y o u te ll m e that ?

.

H is s on w as b ut a w ard two y ea r s ago .

R o m eo [ To a S er v ing m a n ] What l ad y is that

.
,
wh i ch
doth enr i c h the han d
O f y onder k n i ght ?
54 Ro me o an d J u li e t Act
[ I

S er v ing m a n .kno w n ot si r
I ,
.

R o m eo . O s he doth tea c h the to r c he s to b u rn

,

h
a u ty Z u po n fhggi e e k of n i ght
‘

L i ke a r i c h j e w e l i n an E th i o p e s ear ;
’

Bea uty too r i c h for u se for ea rth too dea r ,

S o s ho w s a s no wy dove troo p i n g w i th c r o w s
A s y onder l ad y o er her fe ll o ws S ho w s
’
.

The m ea s u r e done I ll w atc h her p l a c e of s tand

,
’
,

And to u ch i n g he r s m a k e b l e ss ed m y r u de ha n d
, , .

D i d m y hea r t l ove t ill n o w ? fo r s wear i t si ght ! ,

For I ne er saw tr u e b ea u ty t ill th is n i ght

’
.

Ty ba lt Th is b y h is vo i c e s ho u l d b e a M ontag u e
.
, , .

Fet c h m e m y ra p i er bo y — What da r e s the sl ave

, .

C o m e h i the r c o v e r d w i th an ant i c fa c e
’
, ,

To fle e r and s c orn at o u r s o l e m n i t y ?
N o w b y the s to c k an d ho n o u r of m y k i n
, ,

To s tr i ke h im dead I h o l d i t not a si n .

Cap u let Wh y h o w n o w k i n s m an
.
,
w herefore s to r m ,

yo u s o
?

Z y ba lt U n c l e th i s is a M ontag u e o u r foe
.
, , ,

A v ill a i n that is h i ther c o m e in S p i te ,

To s c o r n at o ur s o l e m n i ty th is n i ght .

Cap u let Yo u ng R o m eo is i t ?
.

T is he th at v ill a i n R o m eo
’
, .

Cap u let C ontent thee gent l e c o z l et h im a l one

.
, , .

H e b ear s h im li ke a p o r t ly ge n t l e m an
And to s ay t r uth V e r o n a b r ag s of h im
, ,

To b e a v i rt u o u s an d w e ll go v e r n d y o u th -
’
.
S ce ne V] Ro m eo an d Ju l ie t 55

I wo u l d not for the w ea l th of a ll the to wn

He e i n m y ho u s e do h im d is p arage m ent ;
r

Therefore b e p at i ent take no note of h im , .

I t is m y w ill the w h i c h i f tho u re s p e c t

, ,

S ho w a fa i r p re s en c e and p ut o ff the s e fro wn s ,

An ill be s ee m i ng s e m b l an c e fo a fea s t
-
r .

Ty balt I t fit s when suc h a v ill a i n is a gu e s t 3

.

I 11 not
’
end u re h im .

Cap u let He S h a ll be e n dur d ; ’

What good m an bo y I s a y h e s ha ll Go to ;
, .

Am I the m a s ter here or yo u ? go to ,

.

Y o u 11 not end u re h im
’
God s ha ll m end m y s o u l
Y o u 11 m a k e a m ut i n y a m ong m y g u e s t s
’

Y o u w ill s et c o c k a hoo p ! y o u ll be th e m an
- -
’

b alt Wh y u n c l e t is a s ha m e
’
.
, , .

Cap ulet . Go to go to ,

Y o u are a s a u cy bo y I s t s o i nd eed
’
.
,

Th is tr i c k m ay c han c e to s c athe yo u I k no w what , .

Y o u m u s t c ontrar y m e ! m arr y t is t i m e
’
,

We ll s a i d m y heart s ,
Y o u are a p r i n c o x ; go !
Be q u i et o r — M ore li ght m ore li ght
,
F o r s ha m e !
,

I 11 m a k e yo u q u i et What C heer ly m y heart s

’
.
90 ,

fj /ba lt P at i en c e p erfor c e w i th w il f u l c ho l er m eet i ng

M a k e s m y fle s h tre m b l e i n the i r d i fferent greet i ng .

I w ill w i thdra w ; b ut th is i ntr u si on s h a ll ,

N o w s ee m i ng s w eet c on vert to b i tter ga ll

, [E x it .

R o meo [ To f uliet ] I f I p rofane w i th m y u n worth i e s t

.

hand
T h is ho ly s hr i ne the ge nt l e fine is th is
,
56 Ro m eo an d J u li e t
My li p s two b l u s h i ng p ilg i m s read y s tand
,
r ,

To s m ooth that ro ugh to uc h w i th a tender kiss f

,

ju li t Good p il gr i m y o u do w rong y o u r hand

e .

m uc h ,
, to o
w
Wh i c h m anner ly devot i on s ho ws i n th
Fo r s a i nt s have h im s o to u ch
’

An d p
R o m eo . s too ? m er
J u li t Ay p il gr i m li p s that the y m u s t u se i n p ra y er
e .
, , .

R om o O then dear s a i nt l et li p s do w hat hand s d

e .
, ,
o, ,

The y p a y grant tho u L re s t fa i th tu rn to de s p a i r

, , .

juli t S a i nt s do not m ove tho ugh grant for p y e rs b l’

’
e ,
ra

s ake,
R omeoT T h e n m ove not w h il e m y p ra y er s e ffe c t I t
‘
‘

’
,

Th u s fro m my lip b y th i ne m y si n is pu g d [ K i ing b ’

y
r . ss er .

R o m eo . fro m m y li p s
S in O tre s p a ss s weet ly u r
gd
’

G i ve me m y si n aga i n .

k is s b y the boo k You .

N u r se M ada m y o u r m oth er c rave s a word with fi

.
,
u .

R om eo What is her m other

.

M arr y ba c he l or , ,

Her m other is the l ad y of the ho u s e ,

And a good l ady and a wis e and v i rtuo us , .

I n urs d h e r da ughte r that yo u ta l k d wi tha l ;

’ ’

I te ll y o u he that c an l a y ho l d of her
,

S ha ll have the c h i n ks .

R o me o . I s s he a C a p u l et ?
O dear a c c o unt ! m y li fe is m y foe s de b t ’
.
S ce ne V] Ro meo an d J u lie f 57

B en volio A w a y be gone ; the s p ort is at th e be s t

.
, .

R o meo Ay s o I fear
. the m ore is m y u nre s t
, .

Cap u le t N a y gent l e m en p re p are not to b e g one

.
, ,

We have a tr i fl i ng foo lis h b an q u et to w ards f

I s i t e en s o w h y then I than k y o u a ll ;
’
, ,

I than k y o u hone s t gent l e m en

,
good n i ght .

M ore tor c h e s here C o m e on then l et s to bed ,

’
.

Ah si rrah b y m y fa y i t wa x e s l ate ;
, , ,

I 11 to m y re s t [E x e u n t a ll bu t / u lie t a n a N u r se
’ ’
. .

ju liet C o m e h i ther n u r s e Wh at is y ond gent l e m an

.
, .

N u r se Th e s on and h e i r of o l d T i b e r i o
. .

f u liet What s b e that n o w is go i ng o u t of doo r

’
.

N u r se M arr y that I th i nk be y o un g P etr u c h i o

.
, , , .

ju liet What s he th at fo ll o w s there t h at w o u l d not

’
.
,

dan c e ?
N u r se I k n o w n ot
. .

ju lie t Go a s k h is n a m e
.
, I f he be m arr i ed .
,

M y grave is lik e to be m y w edd i ng b ed .

N u r se H is na m e is R o m eo and a M ontag u e
.
, ,

The on ly s on of y o u r great en e m y .

ju liet M y on ly l ove s p r ung fro m m y on ly hate

.

Too ear ly s een u n k no w n and k no w n too l ate ,

P rod i g i o u s b i rth of l ove i t is to m e ,

That I m u s t l ove a l oath e d ene m y .

N u r se Wh at s th is ? w hat s th is ?
’ ’
.

A rh y m e I le ar n d even n o w ’
.

Of on e I dan c d w ith al [O n e ca lls w itb in J u li et

’ ’
. .

Anon a n on ! ,

C o m e l et s a w a y ; the s tranger s a ll are gone [

’
,
E x e un t .
 to h is foe su pp o s d he m u s t c o m pl a i n
’

B ut
,

And s he s tea l l ove s s w eet b a i t fro m fea r f u l hoo ks

’ .

Be i ng h e l d a foe he m ay not have a c c e ss

,

s h vo w s a s l over s use to s wear ;

To breathe u c
And s he a s m u c h i n l ove h er m ean s m u c h l e ss
“

To m eet her n e w be l oved an y wh e re

- .

58
60 Ro meo an d J u li e t Act
[ II

I conj u re thee b y R o s a li ne s b r i ght e y e s ’

,

B y her h i gh fo r ehead and her s c a r l et lip ,

That i n th y li kene ss tho u a ppear to us

B en volio An i f he hear the e tho u w il t anger h im
. 0 , . 2

fil er cu tio Th is c annot a n ger h im ; t w o u l d anger h im

’
.

To ra is e a s p i r i t i n h is m is t r e ss c i r c l e ’

Of s o m e s trange nat u re l ett i ng i t there s tand ,

T ill s he had la i d i t and c o nju r d i t do w n ’

.

That w ere s o m e S p i te m y i nvo c at i on

I s fa i r and hone s t and i n h is m is tre ss na m e
’
,

I c onj u re on ly b u t to r a is e h im u p .

B e n vo lio C o m e he hath h i d h i m s e l f a m ong the s e

.
,

tree s ,

To b e c on s orted w i th the h um oro u s n i ght ;

B li nd is h is l ove and b e s t b efit s the dark .

M e r cu tio I f l ove b e b li nd l ove c annot h i t the m ark

.
, .

R o m eo good n i ght I 11 to m y t r u c k l e bed ;

’
-
, .

Th is fi e ld bed is too c o l d for m e to sl ee p

-
.

C o m e s ha ll w e go
,

B en v olio . Go then fo r t is i n va i n ,
’

To s eek h im here that m ean s not to b e fo u nd [ E x eun t .

S C ENE I I . Cap ulet s ’

O r cb ar a
'

E n ter RO M EO
R omeo . He j e s t s at s c ar s that never fe l t a wo u nd .

[f u liet app e a r s a bo ve a t a w in do w .

B ut , so ft what li ght thro ugh y onde r w i ndo w b re ak s ?

p
 S ce ne I I ] Ro m eo an d J u l iet 01

It is the ea s t and J u li et is the sun

,
.

Ar is e fa i r su n an d k ill the e nv i o us m oon

, , ,

Who is a l read y si c k and p a l e w i th gr ief

That tho u her m a i d art far m ore fa i r than s he .

Be not he r m a i d si n c e s he is en v i o u s
,
.

H er ve s ta l li ver y is b ut si c k and green ,

An d none b ut foo ls do wear i t ; c a s t i t o ff .

I t is m y l ad y O i t is m y l ove !
, ,

O that s h e k ne w s he w ere
,

”Sh e s ea ks y et s he s a ys noth i ng w hat of th at ?

p , ;
Her e y e d is c o u r s e s ; I w ill an s w er it gg f
I am too bo l d t S not to m e s he s p e a ks
’
,
I

T w o of the fa i re s t s tar s i n a ll the heaven ,

H av i ng s o m e b usi ne ss do entreat her e y e s ,

To t wi n kl e i n the i r s phere s t ill the y ret u rn .

What i f her e y e s w ere there the y n h er he ad ? ,

I

Th e br i ghtne ss of her c heek w o u l d s ha m e tho s e s tar s ,

A s da yli ght doth a l a m p f h e e y e s i n heaven r

Wo u l d thro ugh the a i r y eg i on s tre a m s o b igh t

r r r

That b i rd s wo u l d si ng and th i nk i t w ere n ot n i ght .

S e e h o w s he l ean s her c heek up on her ha nd !

,

O that I w ere a g l ove u p on t h at h a nd

, ,

That I m i ght to u ch t h at c hee k ! /

f

Ay m e .

R o m eo . Sh e s p ea ks .

O s p eak aga i n br i ght ange l for tho u art

, ,

A s g l or i o u s to th is n i ght b e i ng o er m y head
,
’
,

A s is a w i nged m e ss enger of heaven

U nto the wh i te upt urned w onder i ng e y e s
-
62 Ro m e o an d J ul iet Act
[ 11

Of m orta ls that fa ll ba c k to gaz

When he b e s tr i de s the l a
And s a ils u p on the b o s o m of the air”
f u lie t O R o m eo R o m eo w he r efore ar t tho u R o m eo
.
,

Den y th y father and r ef u s e th y na m e

O r i f tho u w il t n o t b e b u t s worn m y l ove
, ,

And I ll no l onger b e a C a p u l et
’
.

R o m eo [ A s icle ] S ha ll I hear m ore or s ha ll I s p ea k

.
,

at th is
‘

f u liet T is b u t th y na m e that is m y ene m y ;

’
.

Tho u ar t th ys e l f tho u gh not a M ontag u e

, .

Wh at s M ontag ue ? i t is nor hand nor foot

’
, ,

N or ar m nor fa c e nor an y other p art

, ,

Be l ong i ng to a m an O be s o m e other na m e ! .
,

What s i n a na m e ? That w h i c h we c a ll a ro s e
’

B y an y other na m e w o u l d s m e ll a s s w eet ;
S o R o m eo w o u l d w ere he not R o m eo c all d
’
, ,

R eta i n that dear p er fe c t i on w h i ch he o w e s

W i tho u t that t i t l e R o m eo do ff th y na m e
.
, ,

An d for that n a m e wh i c h is no p art of thee

, ,

Take a ll mys e l f .

R omeo . I ta k e thee at th y w ord .

C a ll m e b ut l ove an d I ll be n e w b ap tiz d
’ ’

Hen c eforth I never w ill be R o m eo .

J u lie t What m an art tho u 1that T h u s b e sc re e n d i n ’

[
.

n i ght
£ 0 stu m b le st on m y c o u n s e l ?

R B y a na m e
I k no w not h o w to te ll thee wh o I am .
S ce ne I I ] Ro meo an d Ju l iet 63

M y n a m e dear s a i nt
,
is hatefu l to m ys e l f
, ,

Be c a u s e i t is an ene m y to thee
H ad I i t wr i tten I w o u l d te ai th e w ord
,
.

ju li t M y ear s have y et n ot dr u n k a h u n dred word s

e .

Of that tong ue s u tteran c e y et I kno w the s o und

’
, .

Art tho u not and a M ontag u e ?

R o m eo
R o meo N e i ther fa i r m a i d i f e i ther thee d islik e
.
, , .

ju lie t H o w c am st tho u h i ther te ll m e and w here

’
.
, ,

fore
The or ch ard w a lls are h i gh and hard to c li m b ,

And the p l a c e death c on si der i ng wh o tho u art

, ,

I f an y of m y ki n s m en find the e here .

R o meo W i th l ove s li ght w i ng s d i d I o e r p er ch

’ ’
-
.

the s e w a lls ,

Fo r s ton y li m i t s c annot ho l d l ove o ut ,

And what l ove c an do that dare s l ove atte m pt

Therefore th y ki n s m en are n o l et to m e .

f u liet I f the y do s ee thee the y w ill m u rther thee 7 0 , .

R o m eo A l a c k there li e s m ore p er il i n th i n e e y e
.
,

Than t wenty of the i r s w ord s l oo k tho u b ut s wee t ,

And I am p roof aga i n s t the i r en m i t y .

f u liet I w o u l d not for the w or l d the y s aw thee here .

R omeo I h ave n i ght s c l oa k to h i de m e fro m the i r

’
.

e ye s ;
An d b ut tho u l ove m e l et the m fi n d m e here
, .

M y li fe w ere better ended b y the i r hate

Than death p rorog u ed w ant i ng of th y l ove , .

J u liet B y who s e d i re c t i on fo u n d st tho u o ut th is

’
.

pl ac e
?
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[ II

R o m eo B y l ove that fir s t d i d p ro m p t m e to i nq u i r e
‘

,
.

H e l ent m e c o un s e l an d I l e n t h im e y e s
, 8 . 1

I a m n o p il o t ; y et w e r t tho u a s far
,

A s that va s t s ho r e w ash d w i th the farthe s t s ea ’

,

I w o u l d adve n tu r e for s u c h m e r c hand is e .

f u lie t Tho u k n o w st the m a s k of n i ght is on m y fa c e

’
,
.

E ls e w o u l d a m a i den b l u s h b e p a i nt m y c heek
For that w h i c h tho u ha s t heard m e s p eak to n i ght -
.

Fa i n w o u l d I d w e ll on for m fa i n fa i n den y , ,

Wh at I have s p oke b ut fare w e ll c o m p li m ent !

D o s t tho u l ove m e ? I kno w tho u w il t s a y ay ,

An d I w ill take th y w ord Yet i f tho u sw e ar st .

,
’
,

Tho u m a ys t p rove fa ls e ; at l ove r s p e rj u r i e s ’

,

The y s a y J ove l a ugh s O gent l e R o m eo

, .
,

I f tho u do s t l ove p r o n o u n c e i t fa i thf u lly ;

,

O r i f tho u th in k st I am too q u i c k ly w o n
’
,

I ll fro w n and b e p e r ve r s e and s a y thee na y

’

S o tho u w il t w o o b u t e ls e not for the wor l d

, .

I n tr u th fa i r M ontag u e I a m too fond ,

, ,

And th erefore tho u m a ys t th i n k m y hav i o u r li ght

B u t tr u s t m e gent l e m an I ll p r ove m ore tr u e
’
, ,

Than tho s e that have m o r e c u n n i n g to b e s t r a n ge .

Y T s ho u l d have b een m ore s t r ange I m u s t c onfe ss , ,

B ut that tho u o v e rh e ar d st e r e I w a s wa r e
’
, ,

M y t r u e l ove s p a ssi on ; the r efore p a r don m e

’
,

A n d not i m p u te th is yi e l d i ng to li ght l ove ,

Wh i c h the dark n i ght hath s o d is c overed .

R o m eo L ad y b y y onder b l e ss ed m oon I s wear

.
,

That t i ps w i th sil ver a ll the s e fr u i t tree to ps -

S ce ne I I ] R o m eo an d Ju liet 65

ju liet O s w ea r not b y the m oon the i n c on s tant

, ,

m oon ,

That m onth ly c ha n ge s i n her c i r c l ed orb ,

L e s t that th y l ove p rove li ke w is e var i ab l e .

R om eo What s ha ll I s w ear b y
.

D o not s w ear at a ll ;
O r i f tho u w il t s w ear b y th y gra c i o u s s e l f
, , ,

Wh i c h is the god of m y i do l atr y ,

And I 11 be li eve thee

’
.

R o m eo . I f m y heart s dear l ove ’

ju liet We ll do n ot s w ea r , A l tho ugh I j o y i n thee

.
,

I have no j o y of th is c ont r a c t to n i ght ; -

I t is too ra s h too u n adv is d too s u dden

’
, , ,

Too lik e the li ghtn i ng wh i c h doth c ea s e to be

,

E r e one c an s a y i t li ghten s S weet good n i ght ! .

,

Th is b u d of l ove b y s u m m er s r i p en i ng b r eath
,
’
,

M ay prove a b ea u teo u s flo w er wh en n e x t w e m eet .

Good n i ght good n i ght ! a s s w eet r e p o s e and re s t

,

C o m e to th y heart a s th at w i th i n m y brea s t
R om eo O w il t tho u l eave m e s o u n s at is fied ?
.
,

ju lie t What s at is fa c t i on c an s t th o u h ave to n i ght ?

.
-

R o meo The e x c hange of th y l ove s fa i thf u l v o w for

’
.

m i ne .

f u liet I gave thee m i n e before tho u d i d s t req u e s t i t ;

.

And y et I w o u l d i t w ere to g i ve aga i n .

R o m eo Wo u l d s t tho u w i thdra w i t ? for w h at p u r p o s e

.
,

l ove 30 1

f u liet B ut to b e frank and g i ve i t thee aga i n ;

And y et I w is h b u t for the th i ng I have .

R O M EO 5
66 Ro m eo an d J uliet Act
[ II

My b o u nty is a s b o u n d l e ss a s the s ea
My l ove a s dee p ; the m ore I g i ve to thee ,

The m ore I h ave ,

fo r both ar e i nfi n i te .

N u r se ca lls w itb in
[ .

I hear s o m e n o is e w i th i n ; dear l ove ad i e u ! ,

Anon good n u r s e — S w eet M ontag ue b e tr u e

, , .

S ta y b u t a li tt l e I w ill c o m e aga i n
, .

R o m eo O b l e ss ed b l e ss ed n i ght ! I a m afeard
.
, ,

Be i ng i n n i ght a ll th is is b u t a drea m
, ,

Too flatte rin g s w eet to be s u b s tant i a l

-
.

R e—en te r J UL I E T ,
a bo ve

ju lie t Th r ee w o rd s dear R o m eo an d good n i ght

.
, ,

i ndeed .

I f that th y b ent of l ove b e hono u r a b l e ,

Th y p u r p o s e m a r r i age s end m e w o r d to m orro w

,
-

B y one that I ll p ro cu r e to c o m e to thee

’
,

Whe r e and w hat t i m e tho u w il t p e rfo r m the r i te ;

An d a ll m y fort u ne s at th y foot I ll l a y ’
,

And fo ll o w thee m y l o r d thro u gho u t the w o r l d .

jVur se [Witb in ] M ada m

.

ju liet I c o m e anon B u t i f tho u m e an st not

’
.
, .

w e ll , 50 1

I do b e s ee c h thee
N u r se [ Witb in ] M ada m !
.

B y and b y I c o m e , .

To c ea s e th y s u i t and l eave m e to m y g r i ef ;
To m o rr o w w ill I s end
-
.

R o meo . S o th r i ve m y s o u l
68 Ro meo an d J u li e t Act
[ II

R om eo . An d I 11 s t ill s tay to have thee s t ill forget

’
, ,

Forgett i ng an y other ho m e b u t th is .

f u liet T is a l m o s t m orn i ng I w o u l d have thee

’
.

gone ,

And y et no farther than a w anton s b i rd ’

,

Who l et s i t h o p a li tt l e fro m her h and ,

L ik e a p oor p r is one r i n h is t wis ted gy ve s ,

An d w i th a sil k thread p l u c k s i t ba c k aga i n ,

S o l ov i ng j ea l o u s of h is li be r t y
-
.

R omeo I w o u l d I w ere th y b i rd
. .

S w eet s o wo u l d I ,

Yet I s ho u l d kill thee wi th m u ch c her is h i ng .

Good n i ght good n i ght ! p art i ng is s u c h s w eet s orro w

,

That I s ha ll s a y good n i ght t ill i t be in o r ro w .

[E x it a bove .

R om eo S l ee p d w e ll u p on th i n e e y e s p ea c e i n th y
.
,

b rea s t !
Wo u l d I were S l ee p and p ea c e s o s w eet to re s t !
,

Hen c e w ill I to m y gho s t ly fathe r s c e ll ’

,

H is he l p to c rave and m y dear h ap to te ll .

S C ENE I I I F r ia r L a u r en ce Cell
’
. s

E n ter FR IAR L AU REN C E ,

w itb a ba sbet

F r ia r L a u r en ce The gre y e y ed m orn s m il e s on the

.
-

f r o w n i ng n i ght ,

C heq u e r i ng the ea s te r n c l o u d s w i th s treak s of li ght ,

And fle c ke d darkne ss li ke a dr u n k ard ree ls

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Fro m fo r th da y s p ath and T i tan s fier y w hee ls ’ ’

N o w ere the su n advan c e h is b ur n i ng e y e

, ,

The da y to c heer and n i ght s dank de w to dr y ’

I m u s t u p fi ll th is o si er c age of o u r s
-

W i th ba l ef u l w eed s an d p re c i o u s j u i c ed flo wer s -
.

The earth that s n at u re s m other is her to m b ; ’ ’

What is her b u r yi ng g r ave that is her w o m b ,

And fro m her w o m b c h il dren of d i ver s ki nd

We s u c ki ng on her nat u ra l bo s o m fi nd ,

M an y for m an y v i rt u e s e x c e ll ent ,

N on e b ut for s o m e an d y et a ll d i fferent , .

O m i c kl e is the o we rfu l ra c e that li e s

I n herbs p l ant s sto n e s an d the i r tr u e qu a
,
a litie s
, ,_
M

Fo r n o u ht s o v il e that on the earth doth li ve

But {of f ha e arth s ome spe c h g i ve ; ,

m
N or a ught s o—g o od b u t str ain d from th at fa i r use
“ at fl
”
,
’
,

R evo l t s from tr u e b i rth St u m b li ng on ab u s e

”m “ w “

, .

Virtue i tself t u r n s vi c e be i ng m a m a ? ,

E—8 0m m
w ‘

AM d i gn i fied
— “ M ‘ A fi
.

W i th i n the i nfant r i nd of th is w eak flo w er

P o is on h ath re si den c e and m ed i c i ne p o w e r ,

F o r th is be i n g s m e l t w i th that p art c hee r s ea ch p art

, , ,

Be i ng ta s ted sl a ys a ll s en s e s w i th the h eart

,
’
.

T w o s u c h o pp o s ed k i ng s en c a m p the m s t ill
I n m an a s w e ll a s her b s gra c e an d r u de w ill ,

And w he r e the w or s er is p redo m i n ant ,

F u ll s oon the c an ker death eat s u p that p l ant .

70 Ro meo . an d J u li e t Act
[ II

E n ter R O M EO
R omeo . Good m orro w , fathe r .

F r ia r L a u r e nce . Bened i c i te
What ear ly tong u e s o s weet s a l uteth m e
Yo u ng s on i t arg u e s a diste m pe r d head
,
’

S o s oon to b i d good m orro w to th y b ed .

C are kee p s h is w at c h i n ever y o l d m an s e y e

’
,

And w here c are l odge s sl ee p w ill neve r li e

B ut w here u nbr u is ed y o u th w i th u n stu ff d bra i n
’

Doth c o u c h h is li m b s the re go l den sl ee p doth re ign

, .

Therefore th y ear li ne ss doth m e a ss u re

Tho u art up ro u s d wi th s o m e d is te m p erat ure ;
-
’

O r i f not s o then here I h i t i t r i ght

, ,

O ur R o m eo hath not been i n bed to n i ght -

.

R o meo That l a s t is tr u e
. the s weete r re s t w as m i ne .

F r ia r L a u r en ce God p ardon si n
. w a s t tho u w i th
R o s a li n e
R omeo W i th R o s a li ne m y gho s t ly father ? n o ;
.
,

I have forgot that n a m e and that na m e s w o e

’
.

F r ia r L a u rence That s m y good s on b ut where

’
.

ha s t tho u been then ,

R omeo I ll te ll thee ere tho u a sk i t m e aga i n

’
.
.
,

I h ave b een fea s t i ng w i th m i ne ene m y ,

Where on a s udden one hath w o unded m e

That s b y m e wo unded b oth o u r re m ed i e s
’

W i th i n thy he l p and ho ly ph ysi c li e s .

I bear no hatred b l e ss ed m an for 10

, , , ,

M y i nter c e ssi on li ke wis e s tead s m y foe .

S ce ne I I I ] Ro m eo an d J u l iet 7 1

F r ia r L a u re n ce . Be p l a i n good s on and ho m e ly i n
, ,

th y dr i ft ;
R i dd li ng c onfe ssi on fin d s b u t r i dd li ng s hr i ft .

R om eo Then p l a i n ly kno w m y h eart s dear l ove is

’
.
,

s et
O n the fa i r da ughter of r i c h C a p u l et .

A s m i ne on her s s o he r s is s et on m i n e ;
,

And a ll c o m b i n d s ave w hat tho u m u s t c o m b i ne

’
,

B y ho ly m arr i age When an d w here an d h o w

.

We m e t we woo d and m ade e xc hange of v o w

,
’
, ,

I ll te ll thee a s w e p a ss b u t th is I p ra y
’
,

That tho u c on s ent to m arr y u s to da y -

.

F r ia r L a u r en ce Ho ly S a i nt Fran c is w hat a C hange

.
,

is here
I s R o s a li ne that tho u d i d s t l ove s o dear
, ,

S o s oon for s a k en ? y o u ng m en s l ove th en li e s

’

N ot tr u ly i n th e i r heart s b u t i n the i r e y e s
, .

J e s u M ar i a w hat a dea l of b r i ne
H ath w a s h d th y s a ll o w c heek s for R o s a li n e
H o w m u c h s a l t w ater thro w n a w a y i n w a s te ,

T 0 s ea s on l ove th at of i t doth n ot ta s te !
The sun not y e t th y si gh s fro m heaven c l ear s ,

Th y o l d g r oan s r i ng y et i n m y an c i ent ear s ;

L o here u p on th y c heek the s ta i n doth si t
,

O f an o l d tear that is n ot w ash d o ff y et ’

.

I f e er tho u w a s t th ys e l f an d t h e s e w oe s th i ne
’
,

Tho u and the s e woe s w ere a ll for R o s a li ne ;

An d art tho u c h an g d ? p rono u n c e th is s enten c e th en
’

Wo m en m ay fa ll when there s no s trength i n m e n ’

.
72 Ro m eo an d Jul iet Act
[ II

R o m eo . Tho u c h idd st oft for l ov i n g R o s a li ne

’
me .

F r ia r L a u r en ce . For dot i ng not for l ov i ng p upil , ,

m ine .

R o m eo . And b ad st m e
’
b u r y l ove .

F r ia r L a u r e nce . N ot i n a grave ,

To l a y one i n another o ut to have

, .

R o meo I p ra y thee c h i de not ;

.
, s he w ho m I l ove
now

D oth gra c e for gra c e and l ove for l ove a ll o w ,

The othe r d i d n ot s o .

F r ia r L a u r en ce O s he kne w w e ll
.

Th y l ove d i d read b y r ote and c o u l d not s p e ll .

B u t c o m e y o u ng w averer c o m e go w i th m e
, , , ,

I n one re s p e c t I ll th y a ssis tant b e

’

For th is a lli an c e m ay s o ha p py p rove

To t u rn y o u r h o us eho l d s ran c o u r to p u re l ove ’
.

R om eo O l et u s hen c e ! I s tand on s u dden ha s te

.
, .

F r ia r L a u r en ce W is e ly and sl o w ; th e y s t u m b l e that
.

r u n fa s t .
[
E x eu n t

S C ENE I V . A S tr ee t

E n ter BEN V O L I O ana

’
M ER C U T I O

M er cu tio Where the dev il s ho u l d th is R o m eo be

.

C a m e he not ho m e to n i ght ? -

B en vo lio N o t to h is father s ; I s p oke w i th h is m an

’
. .

M er cu tio Wh y that s a m e p a l e hard hearted w en c h

.
,
-
,

that R o s a li ne ,

T o rm e n ts h im so that h e will s ur e ru n m ad .
S cene I V] Ro m eo an d J u liet 73

B en volio T y ba l t the k i n s m an of o l d C a p u l et
.
, ,

H ath s ent a l etter to h is father s ho u s e ’

.

fl/ e r cu tio A c ha ll enge on m y li fe
.
, .

B en volio R o m eo w ill an s w er i t
. .

M er cu tio An y m an that c an w r i te m ay an s w er
.

a l etter .

B en volio N a y he w ill an s w er th e l etter s m a s ter

’
.
, ,

h o w he dare s be i ng da r ed
, .

M er cu tio A l a s poor R o m eo ! h e is a l read y dead ;

.
,

s tabbed w i th a wh i te w en c h s b l a c k e y e ; s hot thor ’

o ugh th e ear w i th a l ove s ong ; the ver y p in of h is -

heart c l eft w i th the b li n d b o w bo y s b utt s haft ; and -

’
-

is he a m an to en c o unter T yba l t ?
B en volio Wh y w hat is T y ba l t ?
.
,

M er cu tio M ore than p r i n c e of c at s I c an te ll y o u

.
, .

O he is the c o u rageo u s c a p ta i n of c o m p li m ent s H e

,

fight s a s y o u si ng p r i c k s ong kee p s t i m e d is tan c e

-
, , ,

and p ro p ort i on ; re s t s m e h is m i n i m re s t one two , , ,

and the th i rd i n y o u r bo s o m the ver y b u t c her of a

sil k b utton a d u e llis t a d u e llis t ; a gent l e m an of the
, ,

ver y fir s t ho u s e of the fir s t and s e c on d c a u s e Ah

, .
,

the i m m orta l p a ss ado ! the p u nto rever s o ! th e ha y !

B e n volio The w hat ?
.

M er cu tio The p o x of s u ch ant i c lis p i ng a ffe c t i ng

.
, ,

fanta s t i c oe s the s e n e w t u ner s of a c c ent s ! B y J e s u

, ,

a ver y good b l ade ! a ver y ta ll m an ! Wh y is not ,

th is a l a m entab le th i ng grand si re th at w e s h o u l d be
, ,

th u s a ffl i c ted w i th the s e s trange fl i e s the s e fa s h i on ,

mon ger s the s e pa r a onnez m o is w h o st an d so m uch

,
’ -
,
74 Ro meo an d J u l iet Act
[ II

on the n e w for m tha t the y c annot si t at ea s e on the

o l d ben c h ? O the i r bons the i r bons /
, ,

E n ter R O M EO
B en volio . H ere c o m e s R o m eo here c o m e s R o m eo
, .

M er cu tio W i tho u t h is roe li ke a d r i ed herr i ng O

.
, .

fle s h fle s h h o w art tho u fi sh ifi e d
, ,
N o w is he for the
n u m b er s that P etrar c h flo w ed i n ; L a u r a to h is l ad y 40
w as b ut a k i t c he n w en c h ; m a r r y s he had a b etter
-
,

l ove to b e rh y m e her D i do a do wd y C l eo p atra

-

a gyp sy He l en and Hero h il d i ng s and ha r l ots

Th is be a gre y e y e or s o b ut not to the p u r po se
, .

S i gn i or R o m eo bo n fo u r I the r e s a Fre n c h s a l u ta
’
,

t i on to y o ur F r en c h sl o p Y o u gave us the c o u nter

.

fe i t fa i r ly l a s t n i ght .

R o meo Good m o r ro w to y o u both Wh at c o u nter

. .

fe i t d i d I g i ve y o u ?
M er cu tio The S li p si r the sli p c an y o u not
.
, , 50
c on c e i ve

R o meo P ardon good M er c u t i o m y b u si ne ss w as

.
, ,

great ; and i n s u c h a c a s e a s m i ne a m an m ay s tra i n

c o u r te sy
.

M er cu tio That s a s m uc h a s to s a y s u c h a c a s e
.
’
,

a s y o u r s c on s t r a i n s a m an to b o w i n the ha m s .

R o m eo M ean i ng to c u r t sy
.
, .

M er cu tio Tho u ha s t m o s t k i nd ly h i t i t
. .

R om eo A m o s t c o u r teo u s e xp o si t i on
. .

M er cu tio N ay I a m the ver y p i n k of c o u rte sy

.
,
. 60

R o meo P i nk for flo wer

. .
76 Ro m eo an d Juliet Act
[ II

M er cu tio is not th is better n o w than groan

. Wh y ,

i ng fo l ove ? N o w t tho u s o i a b l e n o w art tho u

r ar c ,

R o m eo ; n o w t tho u what tho u art b y

ar t a s w e ll ,
ar

a s b y n at ure ; for th is d i ve lli ng l ove is li ke a great r

n at u ra l ,

B n o li
e v S to p there s to p th ere
o .
,
.

R om o He e s good ly gear !
’
e . r

E n te r Nur s e ana
’
P ET E R

M er cu tio A s a il a s a il !
.
,

B en vo lio T w o t w o ; a s h i rt and a s m o c k
.
, .

jVur se P ete r !.

P e te r An on !
.

Z Vur se M y fan P eter

. .

M e r cu tio Good P eter to h i de her fa c e ; for her

.
,

fan s the fa i r e r of th e tw o
’
.

N u r se God y e good m or r o w gent l e m en

.
, .

M er cu tio God y e good den fa i r gent l e w o m an

.
, .

N u r se I s i t good den ?
.

M er cu tio T is n o l e ss I te ll y o u for the hand of

’
.
, ,

the d i a l is n o w u p on the p r i c k of noon

jVur se O u t u p on yo u what a m an ar e y o u !
.

R om eo O ne gent l e w o m an that God hath m ade

.
, ,

fo r h i m s e l f to m ar .

N u r se B y m y troth i t is w e ll s a i d ; for h i m s e l f
.
,
‘

to m ar q u oth a
,
’
Gent l e m en c an an y of yo u te ll
’
,

m e w he r e I m ay fin d the y o u n g R o m eo
R o m eo I c an te ll y o u ; b u t y o u ng R o m eo w ill b e
.

o l der whe n y o u have fo u nd h im than he was when

S ce ne I V] Ro meo an d Ju l iet 77

yo u s o ught h im I am the y o unge s t of that na m e

.
,

for fa u l t of a w or s e .

Nu Y o u s a y w e ll
r se . .

M u tio
er c Yea is the w or s t we ll ? ver y we ll too k
.
, ,

i fa i th ; wis e ly w is e ly
’
, .

Nu I f y o u be he si r I de si re s o m e c onfiden c e
r se .
, ,

wi th yo u .

B n v lio S h e w ill i nd i te h im to s o m e s u pp er
e o . .

M r cu tio
ho ! . So
R omeo What ha s t tho u fo u nd ?
.

M er cu tio N o hare si r ; u n l e ss a h are si r i n a

.
, , ,

l enten p ie that is s o m eth i n g s ta l e and hoar ere i t be

,

sp e n t ! R o m eo will yo u c o m e to y o u r father s ?
’
-
.
,
1
30
we ll to d i nner th i ther
’
.

R o meo I w ill fo ll o w y o u
. .

M er cu tio F are w e ll an c i ent l ad y ; fare w e ll [

. sing , ,

ing ] l ad y l ad y l ad y
‘
, ,

[E x e u n t M er cu tio a n a B env olio

’
.

N u rse M arr y far e we ll l — I p ra y y o u S I r w hat

.
, , ,

s a u cy m er c hant was th is that w as s o fu ll of h is ,

ro p er y ?
R o meo A gent l e m an n u r s e that l ove s to h ear
.
, ,

h i m s e l f ta l k and w ill s p ea k m ore i n a m i n ute than

,

he w ill s tand to i n a m onth .

N u r se An a s p ea k an y th i ng aga i n s t m e I 11take
.
’
,
’

h im do w n an a w ere l u s t i er than he is an d t w en t y
’

s u ch J a c k s ; and i f I c annot I ll find tho s e th at ,

’

s ha ll S c u rvy k n ave ! I am none of h is flirt g ills ; I

.
-

am n one of h is s ka i n s m ate s An d tho u m us t s tand

-
78 Ro m e o an d J u liet Act
[ II

b y too and ,
s uffer eve y kn ave to r u se me at h is
p l ea s u r e
?

P e ter . I at h is p l ea s u r e ; i f I
s aw n o m an u se
yo u
had m y w ea p on s ho u l d q u i c k ly have b een o ut I
, ,

w a r ra n t yo u I da r e d r a w a s s oon a s another m an 5 0
.
,
1

i f I s ee o c c a si on i n a good q u arre l and the law on ,

m y S i de .

jVur se N o w afo r e God I am s o ve x ed that eve ry

.
, ,

p a r t a b o u t m e q u iv e r s q S c u r vy kn ave P r a y yo u
i
,

si r a w ord : an d a s I thld yo u m y y o ung l ad y b ade

, ,

m e i nq u i re y o u o u t ; w hat s he b ade m e s a y I w ill ,

kee p to m ys e l f ; b ut fi r s t l et m e te ll y e i f y e s ho u l d ,

l ead her i n a foo l s p arad is e a s the y s ay i t w ere a ’

, ,

ver y g r o ss k i n d of behav i o u r a s the y s ay ; fo r the ,

gent l e w o m an is y o u ng and the r efo r e i f yo u s ho u l d 6 0 , , ,

1

dea l do ub l e w i th her t r u ly i t were an ill th i n g to b e ,

offered to an y gent l e w o m an an d ve ry w ea k dea l ,

i ng .

R om eo N u r s e c o m m en d m e to th y l ad y and m is
.
,

tre ss I p r ote s t u nto thee

.

jVur se Good hea r t and i fa i th I w ill te ll her a s

’
.
, , ,

m uc h L ord L ord s he w ill be a j o y f u l wo m an !

.
, ,

R o m eo What w il t tho u te ll h e r n u r s e ? tho u do s t

.
,

not m a r k m e .

N u r se I w ill te ll h er si r that y o u do p rote s t

.
, , ,

w h i c h a s I take i t is a gent l e m an li ke o ffer

, , 70 . 1

R om eo B i d her dev is e s o m e m ean s to c o m e to S hr i ft

.

Th is afte r noo n ;
And there s h e s ha ll at Fr i ar L a u ren c e c e ll ’
S ce ne I V] Ro m e o an d J u li e t 79

Be sh r iv
’
d an d m a rr i ed
H ere is for th y p a i n s
. .

N u r se . N O t r u ly s ir not a p enn y
, , , .

R o m eo . Go to ; I s a y yo u s ha ll .

N u r se . Th is afternoon si r ? w e ll s h e s ha ll b e there
, ,
'

R o m eo . An d s tay good n u r s e beh i nd the a b be y

,

ll
wa
W i th i n th is ho u r m y m an s ha ll be w i th th ee ,

And b i ng thee c ord s m ade lik e a ta c k l ed s ta i r

r ,

Wh i c h to the h i gh to p ga ll ant o f m y jo y -
,

M u s t b e m y c onvo y i n th e se c e it n igh t r
‘’
.

Fare w e ll b e tr u s t y and I ll q u i t th y p a i n s ,
’
.

F are w e ll c o m m en d m e to th y m is tre ss .

Nu r se N o w God i n h eaven b l e ss thee !

. H ark y o u ,

si r .

R om o What s a y s t tho u m y dear n u r s e

’
e .
,

Nu I s y o ir m an s e c ret ? D i d y o u n e er hear s a y
’
rse . r ,

T w o m ay kee p c o u n s e l p u tt i ng one a w a y ?
R m o I w a ant thee m y m n s a s tr u e a s s tee l
’
o e . rr ,
a .

Nu r se We ll si r m y m is tre ss is the s w eete s t l ady 9

.
,
1 0

— L o d L ord ! when t w as a li tt l e
p rat i ng th i ng
’
r ,

O there is a nob l e m an i n to w n on e P a is that w o u l d

, ,
r ,

fa i n l a y kn i fe aboa d ; b u t s he good s o u l had a s r , ,

li eve s ee a toad a ver y toad a s s ee h im I anger , , .

h er s o m et i m e s an d te ll h er that P ar is is th e p o p erer
,
r

m n ; b u t I ll w ar ant y o u w hen I s a y s o s he l oo ks
a ,
’
r , ,

a s p a l e a s an y c l o ut i n the ver s a l w or l d D oth not .

ro s e m ar y and R o m eo b eg i n b oth w i th a l etter

R o m o Ay n u r s e ; w hat of that ? both w i th an R
e .
, .

Nu r se Ah m o c ker ! that S the dog s na m e ; R is

.
‘

,
’ ’
2 00
80 R o m eo an d J u l i et Act
[ II

for the — N o I kno w i t b eg i n s w i th s o m e other

,

l etter a n d s he hath the p r ett i e s t s ente n t i o u s of i t ,

of yo u and ro s e m a ry that i t wo u l d do y o u good to,

hear i t.

R o m eo C o m m end m e to th y l ad y
. .

jVur se Ay a tho u s and t i m e s — [

.
,
E x it R o meo] P eter ! .

P e te r.Anon .

N u r se Before and a p a c e
.
, [E x eun t .

S C ENE V Cap ulet s Or cb a r a

’ ’
.

E n ter J UL I E T
ju liet . The c l o c k s tr u c k n i ne w hen I d i d s end the
n u rs e ;
I n ha l f an ho u r s he p r o m is d to ret u rn
’
.

P er c han c e s he c a n not m eet h im that s not s o ’

.

O s he is l a m e ! l ove s hera l d s s ho u l d b e tho ught s

,
’
,

Wh i c h ten t i m e s fa s ter g li de than the s u n s b ea m s ’

D r iv i ng ba c k s hado w s over l o w er i ng h ills

Therefore do n i m b l e p in io n d dove s dra w Lo v e-
’
,

An d therefore hath the w i nd s wi ft C upi d w i ng s -

.

N o w is the su n u pon the h i gh m o s t h ill

Of th is da y s j o urne y and fro m n i ne t ill t w e l ve
’
,

I S three l ong ho u r s y et s he is not c o m e ,

.

Had S h e a ffe c t i on s an d w ar m y o uthf u l b l ood ,

S h e w ou l d be a s s w i ft i n m ot i on a s a b a ll
M y w ord s w o u l d b and y her to m y s w eet l ove ,

A n d h is to m e
B u t o l d fo l k s m an y fe i gn a s the y w ere dead
, ,

U n w i e l d y sl o w heavy and p a l e a s l ead

, ,
.
S ce ne V] Ro m eo an d J u liet 81

E n te r N urs e a na
’
P E T ER
m 50 “
O G od s he c o m e s
,
O hone y n u r s e w h at ne w s , .

H a s t tho u m e t w i th h im S en d t h y m a m away -
.

N u r se P eter s ta y at the gate

.
, [
E x it P e ter .
3
.

f u lze t N o w good s w eet n u r s e — O Lo fd wh y lo o k st

’
, , ,

tho u s ad 2 1

Tho u gh ne w s be s ad y et te ll the m m err ily ,

I f good tho u sh am st th e m u si c of s w eet n e ws

,
’

B y p l ayi ng i t to m e w i th s o s o u r a fa c e .

N u r se I am a w ea r y g i ve m e l eave a whil e

m
.
, .

F ie h o w m
, w hat a j a u nt h ave I had !
ju lie t I M . o n e s an d I th y n e w s , .

N a y c o m e I p r a y thee s p eak ; good good n u r s e s p eak

, , , , , .

N u r se J e s u w hat h a s te ? c an y o u not s ta y a w h il e ?
.
,

D o yo u not s ee that I a m o ut of b reath

m
.

m wh en tho u ha s t ,

breath
To s a y to m e that t h o u art o u t of breath ?
The e x c u s e that tho u do s t m ake i n th is de l a y
I s l onger than the ta l e tho u do s t e x c u s e
”

I s th y ne w s good or bad ? an s w er to that ;

S ay e i ther and I ll s ta y the c i r c u m s tan c e
, .

L e t m e be s at is fied is t good o r bad ? ,

’

N u r se We ll y o u have m ade a si m p l e c ho i c e ; yo u
.
,

kno w not h o w to c hoo s e a m an R o m eo ! no n ot .

,

he ; tho ugh h is fa c e be better than an y m an s y et h is 4 0 ’

,

l eg e xc e ls a ll m en s an d for a han d and a foot and

’
, ,

a b od y tho u gh the y b e not to be ta l ked on y et the y

, ,

R O M EO 6
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[ II

ar e s
pa t c o m pa r e is not the flo w er Of c o u te sy
He . r ,

’
s gent l e a s a l a m b Go th y
b ut I ll w a r r a n t h im , a .

wa ys w e
, h ; s erve God What have yo u d i ned at
nc .
,

ho m e ?

f a ltet . no ; b u t a ll th is d i d I kno w b efo r e

No , .

What s a ys he of o u r m a r r i age ? w hat of that ?

N u r se L o r d h o w m y head a c he s ! what a head
.
,

have I !
I t beat s a s i t wo u l d fa l l i n t w ent y p i e c e s .

M y b a c k 0 t other si de — O m y b a c k m y ba c k
’ ’
, ,

Be s h r e w y ou r hea r t
death w i th j a u nt i ng u p and do w n
W T faith I a m s o r r y that tho u a rt not w e ll
'

,
.

S w eet s w eet s w eet n u r s e te ll m e w hat s a ys m y l o ve ?

, , , ,

N u r se Yo u r l ove s a ys li ke an hone s t ge n t l e m an
.
, ,

And a c o u rteo us an d a k i n d and a han d s o m e

, , ,

And I w a r ran t a v i rt u o u s — Where is y o u r m other ?

, , ,

ju lie t Where is m y m other ! w h y s he is w i th i n

.
,

Where s ho u l d s he be H o w odd ly tho u re p li e s t !

‘
Yo u r l ove s ays li ke an hone s t gent l e m an
, ,

Whe r e is y o ur m other
O God s l ad y dear ! ’

Are y o u s o hot ? m arr y c o m e u p I t ro w , ,

I s th is the p o u l t i c e fo r m y a c h i n g b one s ?
Hen c efor w a r d do y o u r m e ss age s y o u r s e l f .

f u liet Here s s u c h a c o il c om e w hat s a ys

’
.
,

R o m eo
N u r se Have y o u got l eave to go to s h r i ft to da y ?
.
-

ju liet I have .
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[ 11

Therefore l ove m oderate ly l ong l ove doth s o , ;

Too s w i ft arr i ve s a s tard y a s too sl o w .

E n ter J UL I E T
Here c o m e s the l ad y O s o li ght a foot .
,

W ill ne er w ea r o ut the eve r l a s t i ng fl i n t !

’

A l over m ay be s tr i de the go ss a m e r
That i d l e s i n the w anton s u m m er a i r ,

An d y et not fa ll s o li ght is va n i ty
,

f u liet Good even to m y gho s t ly c onfe ss or .

F r ia r L a u r en ce R o m e o s ha ll thank thee da u ghter

.
, ,

for u s both .

ju liet A s m u c h to h im e ls e is h is than ks too m u c h

.
, .

R o m eo Ah J u li et i f the m ea s u re of th y j o y
.
, ,

Be h e ap d li ke m i ne and that thy s k ill b e m ore

’

To b l a z o n i t then s w eeten w i th th y b r eath

,

Th is ne i gh b o u r air an d l et r i c h m u si c s tong u e
,
’

U nfo l d the im agin d ha pp i n e ss that b oth

’

R e c e i ve i n e i ther b y th is dear en c o u nter .

f u liet C on c e i t m o r e r i c h i n m atter than i n w ord s

.
, ,

Brag s of h is s ub s tan c e not of orna m e n t , .

The y ar e b u t b egga r s that c an c o u nt the i r w orth

B u t m y t r u e l ove is g r o w n to s u c h e xc e ss
I c annot su m u p h a l f m y su m of w ea l th .

F r ia r L a u r en ce C o m e c o m e w i th m e a n d w e w ill
.
,

m ake s ho r t w o r k ;
F o r b y y o u r leave s yo u S h a ll not s ta y a l on e
, ,

T ill ho ly c h u r c h i n c o r porate two i n one [E x e un t .

 LO G G I A OF C A P U LET S'
HO US E

AC T III

S C ENE I . A P u blic P lace

E nter M ER C U T I O , BEN V O L I O ,
P age , ana
’
S ervant s
B en vo lio . y thee good M er c ut i o l et s ret i re
I p ra , ,
’
.

The da y is hot the C a p u l et s abroad

,

And i f we m eet w e s ha ll not s c a p e a bra wl ;

F o r n o w the s e hot da ys is the m ad b l ood s t i rr i ng
, , .

M c tio Tho u art lik e on e of tho s e fe ll o w s that

er u .

when he enter s the confine s of a tavern c l a p s m e h is

s word u pon the tab l e an d s ays God s end m e n o
,
‘

need of thee ! and b y the o p e rat i on of the s e c on d

’

85
86 Ro m e o an d J uliet Act
[ II I

c updra ws h im on the dra w e r ,

w hen i ndeed there is
no need .

B en volio .li ke s uc h a fe ll o w ?
Am I
M ti C o m e c o m e tho u art a s hot a J a c k i n
e r cu o .
, ,

th y m ood a s an y i n I ta ly and a s s oon m oved to be ,

m ood y an d a s s oon m ood y to be m oved

, .

B en volio . And
to ? w hat
M er cu tio N ay an there w ere two s u c h w e s ho u l d
.
, ,

h ave none s hort ly for on e wo u l d k ill the other

, .

Tho u ! wh y tho u w il t q u arre l wi th a m an that hath

,

a ha i r m ore or a ha i r l e ss i n h is b eard than tho u

, ,

ha s t Tho u w il t q u arre l w i th a m an for c ra c ki ng

.

n u t s h av i n g no other rea s on b u t b e c a u s e tho u ha s t

,

ha z e l e y e s w hat e y e b ut s uc h an e y e w o u l d S py o ut
s uc h a q u arre l ? Th y head is a s f u ll of q uar r e ls a s
an egg is f u ll of m eat and y et th y h ead hath been ,

b eaten a s add l e a s an egg for q u a rr e lli ng Tho u .

ha s t q uarre ll ed w i th a m an fo r c o ugh i ng i n the s t r eet ,

b e c a u s e he hath w akened th y dog that hath l a i n

a sl ee p i n the s un D i d s t tho u not fa ll o u t w i th a
.

ta il or for w ear i ng h is n e w do ub l et befo r e E a s ter ?

w i th another for tyi ng h is n e w s hoe s w i th o l d r i band ?
and y et tho u w il t t u tor m e f r o m q u arre lli ng !
-E en vo lio An I w e re s o a t to q u arre l a s tho u art
.
p ,

an y m an s ho u l d b uy the fee si m p l e of m y li fe for an -

h o u r and a q u arter .

M er cu tio The fee si m p l e ! O si m p l e

.
-

B en vo lio B y m y head here c o m e th e C a p u l et s

.
, .

Al e r cu tio B y m y hee l I c are not

.
, .
 I

Ro m e o an d J ul iet 37
‘

S ce n e 1]

E n ter T YBA L T a n a o tb er s
’

Z y ba lt ll o w m e c l o s e for I w ill s pea k to the m

Fo , .

Gent l e m en good den ; a w ord w i th one of y o u

, .

M er cu ti A d b ut one w ord w i th on e of u s ? 4
o . n 0

c o u p l e i t w i th s o m eth i ng ; m ake i t a word an d a

b low .

Z y ba lt Y o u s h a ll fin d m e apt eno u gh to that S i ,

r,

an yo u w ill g i ve m e o c c a si on .

M cu tio C o u l d y o u not ta k e s o m e o c c a si on w i th
er .

o ut g i v i ng ?

Ty ba lt M er c u t i o tho u c o n so rt st w i th R o m eo
’
, ,

M cu tio C on s ort ! what do s t th o u m ake u s

er .
,

m i n s tre ls ? an tho u m ake m i n s tre ls of u s l ook to ,

hear noth i n g b ut d is c ord s ; here s m y fi ddle stic k 5 ’

,
0

he e s that s ha ll m ake yo u dan c e Z o u nd s c on s ort

r
’
.
,

B n v lio We ta lk here i n the p u b li c h a u nt of m e n

e o . .

E i ther w i thd a w u nto s o m e p r i vate p l a c e

r ,

O r rea s on c o l dly of y o u r gr i evan c e s ,

O r e ls e de p art ; here a ll e y e s ga e on u s z .

M er cu tio M en s e y e s were m ade to l ook an d l et

.
’

the m ga z e
I w ill not b u dge for no m an ’ s p l ea s ure ,
I .

E n ter R O M EO
b a lt . We ll , p ea c e be w i th yo u , si r ; here c o m e s
m y m an .

M er cu tio . B ut I
’
ll be h an g d,
’
si r i f he
,
w ear yo ur
li ve y r .
St Ro m eo an d J ul ie t Act
[ I II

M a r ry ,
go b efore to fie l d h e 11 b e y o u r fo ll o w er ; ,
’

Yo u r w o rs h i p i n that s en s e m ay c a ll h im m an .

Ty ba lt R o m eo the hate I b ear thee c an a ffo r d

,

N 0 b etter ter m than th is — tho u ar t a v ill a i n , .

R o m eo T yb a l t the rea s on that I have to l ove the e

.
,

Doth m u c h e xcu s e the a p p erta i n i ng rage

To s u c h a greet i n g V ill a i n am I none .
,

The r efore fare w e ll ; I s ee tho u k n o w st m e not ’

.

n ba lt Bo y th is s ha ll not e x c u s e the i n j u r i e s
.
,

That tho u ha s t done m e the r efo r e t ur n and dra w .

R om eo I do p rote s t I never inj u r d thee

’
.
, ,

B u t l ove thee b etter than tho u c an s t dev is e

T ill tho u s ha l t kno w th e rea s on of m y l ove
And s o good C a p u l et
,
wh i c h na m e I tender,

A s cl ear ly a s m y o wn — b e s at is fied , .

M er cu tio O c a l m d is hono u rab l e v il e s ub m issi on !

.
, ,

A l a s to c c ata c a r r i e s i t aw a y [D r a ws . .

T y b a l t y o u rat c at c her w ill y o u w a l k ?

,
-
,

b a lt What w o u l d s t tho u have w i th m e ?

.

M ercu tio Good ki ng of c at s noth i ng b u t one of

.
,

y o u r n i ne li ve s ; that I m ean to m ake bo l d w i tha l 80 ,

and a s yo u s ha ll u se m e hereafte r dry b eat the re s t

, ,
-

of the e i ght W ill y o u p l uc k y o u r s w ord o ut of h is

.

p il ch er b y th e ear s
? m ake ha s te l e s t m i ne be a b o u t
,

y o u r ear s ere i t b e o ut .

Ty ba lt I a m for y o u
.
[D r a w ing
.

R o m eo Gent l e M er cu t i o p ut th y r a p i er u p
.
,
.

M e r cu tio C o m e si r y o u r p a ss ado
.
, [Tb ey figb t
, .

R o m eo D ra w Benvo li o beat do wn the i r w ea pon s

.
,
.
 S ce n e I ] Ro meo an d J u li e t 89

Gent l e m en for s ha m e forbear th is o u trage !

, ,

T yb a l t M er c u t i o the p r i n c e e x p re ssly hath

, ,

For b i d th is b and yi ng i n V erona s treet s .

Ho l d T yba l t ! good M er c u t i o !
,

[
E x eun t Ty ba lt a na
’
b is p a r tisans .

I am h u rt .

A p l agu e
both y o ur ho u s e s
0
’
I am s p ed .

Is he gone an d hath noth i ng ?

,

B en volio . What art tho u h u rt ? ,

M e r cutio . Ay , a
y, a s c rat c h a s c rat c h ; m arr y t
, ,
’
is
eno ugh .

Wh ere is m y page Go v illa i n fetc h a

, ,
surgeon .

R o meo . C o u rage , man ;

the h u rt c a n not be m u c h .

M er cu tio N o t is not s o dee p a s a w e ll nor s o

.
,
’
,

wi de a s a c h u r c h door b u t t is eno u gh t w ill s erve ;

’ ’
-
, ,

a sk for m e t o m orro w and y o u s ha ll find m e a grave , 1 00

m an . I am p e p p ered I warrant for th is wor l d — A , , .

! a
— Z o u nd s a dog a rat
p l ag u e 0 both y o u r ho us e s
’
, , ,

a m o u s e a c at to s c rat c h a m an to death ! a brag

, ,

gart a rog u e a v ill a i n that fight s b y the book of

, , ,

ar i th m et i c Wh y the dev il c a m e yo u bet wee n us P

I was h u rt u nder y o u r ar m .

R om eo I tho ught a ll for th e be s t

. .

M e r cu tio He l p m e i nto s o m e ho u s e Benvo li o

.
, ,

O r I S ha ll fa i nt A p l ag u e 0 both y o u r ho u s e s !
.
’

The y have m ade w or m s m eat of m e I have i t ’

.
,

And s o und ly too — y o u r ho u s e s

E x e u n t M er cutio a n a
[
’
B en volio .
90 Ro m e o an d J u liet Act
[ II I

R omeo Th is gent l e m an the p r i n c e s near a lly

.
,
’

M y ver y fr i end hath got h is m orta l h urt

,

I n m y beha l f ; m y re p u tat i on stain d

’

W i th T y ba l t s sl ander
’
T yb a l t that an ho ur
, ,

Hath b ee n m y c o u si n O s weet J u li et ,

Th y bea u ty hath m ade m e e ffe m i nate ,

An d i n m y te m p er so fte n d va l o u r s s tee l ! ’ ’

R e -en ter BEN V O L I O

B en volio . brave M er c u t i o s dead !
O R o m eo , R o m eo , ’

That ga ll ant S p i r i t hath asp ir d the c l o u d s ’

,

Wh i c h too u nt i m e ly here d i d s c orn the earth .

R o meo Th is da y s b l a c k fate on m ore days doth

’
.

de p end ;
Th is b ut beg i n s th e wo e other s m u s t end .

B en volio Here c o m e s the f u r i o u s T y ba l t ba c k aga i n

. .

Re -
en ter T YBA L T
R o meo . A li ve i n tr i um ph ! and M er c u t i o sl a i n !
,

Aw a y to heaven re s p e c t i ve l en i ty
, ,

And fi re e y ed f u ry be m y c ond uc t n o w
-

N o w T y ba l t take the v ill a i n b a c k aga i n

, ,

That l ate tho u gav st m e fo r M erc u t i o s s oul

’ ’

I s b u t a li tt l e w ay a b ove o u r head s ,

S ta yi ng for th i ne to kee p h im c o m p an y ;
E i ther tho u or I or both m u s t go w i th h im
, , ,
.

Ty ba lt Tho u w ret c hed bo y that d i d s t c on s ort

.
, ,

here ,

S ha l t w i th h im hen c e .
92 Ro m eo an d Juliet Act
[ 111

P r in ce Benvo li o wh o b egan th is b l ood y fra y ?

.
,

B en volio T y b a l t here sl a i n w ho m R o m eo s hand

’
.
, ,

d i d sl ay ;
R o m eo that s p oke h im fa i r bade h im beth i n k ,

H o w n i c e the q u a r re l w a s an d u rg d w i tha l ,
’

Yo u r h i gh d is p l ea s u r e A ll th is u tte r ed .
,

W i th gent l e b r eath c a l m l ook knee s h u m b ly b o w d

, ,
’
,

C o u l d n o t take tr u c e w i th the u nr u ly s p l een

Of T yb alt deaf to p ea c e b ut that he t il t s ,

W i th p i er c i ng s tee l at bo l d M er c ut i o s b rea s t ’
,

Who a ll a s hot t u rn s dead ly p o i nt to p o i nt

, , ,

And w i th a m a r t i a l s c orn w i th on e hand b eat s

, ,

C o l d death a si de an d w i th the other s end s

,

I t b a c k to T y ba l t who s e de x ter i t y ,

R eto r t s i t R o m eo he c r i e s a l o u d
.
,

‘
Ho l d fr i end s ! fr i end s p art ! and s w i fter than h is
, ,
’

tong u e ,

H is ag il e ar m b eat s do wn th e i r fata l p o i nt s ,

And t w i x t the m r us he s u n derneath w ho s e ar m

’
,

An env i o u s thr u s t fro m T yb a l t h i t the li fe

Of s to u t M er c u t i o ; and th en T y b a l t fled ,

B ut b y and b y c o m e s b a c k to R o m eo ,

Who had b u t ne wly e n te r tain’ d T év e n ge

'

An d to t the y go li ke li ghtn i n g for ere I

’
, ,

C o u l d dra w to p a r t the m w a s s to u t T y b a l t sl a i n , ,

And a s he fe ll d i d R o m eo t u rn and fl y
, ,
.

Th is is the t r u th or l et Benvo li o d i e ,
.

L a ay Cap u le t H e is a k i n s m an to the M ontag u e ;

’
.

Affe c t i on m ake s h im fa ls e he s peak s not tr u e ,

.
S ce ne 11] Ro m eo an d Ju l ie t 93

Som e tw enty of the m fo u ght i n th is b l a c k s tr i fe ,

And a ll tho s e tw ent y c o u l d b ut k ill on e li fe .

I beg for j u s t i c e w h i c h tho u p r i n c e m u s t g i ve ;

, , ,

R o m eo sl e w T y ba l t R o m eo m u s t not li ve
, .

P r in ce R o m eo sl e w h im he sl e w M er c u t i o ;
.
,

Who n o w the p r i c e of h is dear b l ood doth o we ?

M on tag u e N ot R o m eo p r i n c e he w a s M er c ut i o
.
, ,
’
s
fr i end ;
H is fa u l t c on c l u de s b ut w hat the law s ho u l d end ,

The li fe of T yba l t .

And for that o ffen c e

I m m ed i ate ly w e do e x il e h im hen c e .

I have an i ntere s t i n y o u r hate s p ro c eed i ng

’
,

M y b l ood for y o u r r u de bra w ls doth li e a b l eed i ng ; -

B ut I ll a m er c e y o u w i th s o s trong a fin e
’

That yo u s ha ll a ll re p ent the l o ss of m i ne .

I w ill be deaf to p l ead i ng and e x c u s e s

N or tear s nor p ra y er s s ha ll p u r ch a s e o u t ab u s e s .

Therefore u se none ; l et R o m eo h en c e i n ha s te
E ls e w hen he s fo u nd that ho u r is h is l a s t
’
, , .

Bear hen c e th is bod y and attend o u r w il—l °

M er c y b u t m u rther s p ardon i ng tho s e th at kill

,

S C ENE I I Cap u le t Or cb a r a
’ ’
. s

E n ter J UL I E T
Ga ll o p a p a c e yo u ,
fi e ry footed s teed s
-
,

P h oeb u s l odg i ng ; s u c h a waggoner

’
94 Ro m eo an d Ju liet Act
[ II I

A s P haethon w o u l d wh i p y o u to the w e s t
And b r i ng i n C l o u d y n i ght i m m ed i ate ly .

S p read th y c l o s e c u rta i n l ove p e r for m i ng N i ght

,
-
,

That r u na w ays e y e s m ay w i nk an d R o m eo
’
,

Lea p to the s e ar m s u n ta lk d of and u n s een

’
, .

L over s c an s ee to do the i r a m oro u s r i te s

B y the i r o w n bea u t i e s ; or i f l ove be b li nd
, ,

I t be s t agree s w i th n i ght C o m e c i v il N i ght

.
, ,

Tho u s ober s u i ted m atron a ll i n b l a c k

-
, ,

An d l earn m e h o w to l o s e a w i nn i ng m at c h ,

P lay d for a p a i r of s ta i n l e ss m a i denhood s

’
.

Hood m y un m an n d b l ood bat i ng i n m y c hee ks

’
, ,

W i th th y b l a c k m ant l e t ill s trange l ove gro w n bo l d

,

Th i nk tr u e l ove a c ted si m p l e m ode s ty .

C o m e N i ght c o m e R o m eo c o m e tho u da y i n n i ght

, , , , , ,

F o r tho u w il t li e u pon the w i ng s of N i ght

Wh i ter than n e w s no w on a r aven s ba c k ’
.

C o m e gent l e N i ght c o m e l ov i ng b l a c k b ro w d N i ght

’
-
, , , , ,

G i ve m e m y R o m eo and w hen he s h a ll d i e , ,

Take h im and c ut h im o u t i n li tt l e s tar s ,

And h e w ill m ake the fa c e of heaven s o fine

That a ll the w o r l d w ill be i n l ove w i th n i ght
And p ay no w or s h i p to the gar is h su n .

O I have bo ught the m an si on of a l ove

, ,

B u t not p o sse ss d i t and tho ugh I am s o l d

’
, , ,

N ot y et e njo y d S o ted i o u s is th is day

’
.

A s is the n i ght b efore s o m e fe s t i va l

To an i m p at i ent c h il d that hath n e w robe s
And m ay not wear the m O here c o m e s m y n u r s e
.
, ,
 S ce ne I I ] Ro m eo an d Ju liet 95

And s he br i ng s ne w s ; and ever y tong u e th at s p ea ks

B u t R o m eo s na m e s peak s heaven ly e l oq u en c e
’
.

E n ter N urs e ,
w itb co r /ts

n u r s e what ne w s ? What ha s t tho u ther e ? the

No w , ,

c ord s

That R o m eo b i d thee fet c h ?

Ay ay the c ord s , , .

[
Tb r ow s tb e m aow n
’
.

juliet . Ay m e w hat n e ws wh y do s t tho u w r i ng th y

hand s ?
N u r se Ah w e ll a da y ! he s dead he s dead he
’ ’ ’
.
,
- -
, ,
s

dead !
We are u ndone l ad y w e are u ndon e !
, ,

A l a c k the da y he s gone he s k ill d he s dead

’
,
’ ’
,
’

f u liet C an heaven be s o env i o u s ?

R o m eo c an ,

Tho ugh heaven c annot O R o m eo R o m eo

.
,

Who ever wo u l d have tho u ght i t R o m eo !

f uliet What dev il art tho u that do s t tor m ent
.
,

th u s
Th is tort u re s ho u l d be ro ar d i n d is m a l h e ll f’

H ath R o m eo sl a i n h i m s e l f s a y tho u b ut ay ’
.

And that ba r e vo w e l s ha ll p o is on m ore

Than th e death dart i ng e y e of c o c katr i c e
-
.

I am not I i f the r e b e s u c h an I
, ,

Or tho s e e y e s s h ut that m ake thee an s wer ay .

/ ff he be S l a i n s ay ay ; or i f not n q
, , w
e

Br i ef s o u nd s deter m i ne of m y w e al or wo e .
96 Ro m e o an d J u li e t Act
[ I II

the w o u nd I saw i t w i th m i ne e y e s
-

N u r se . I s aw ,

God s ave the m a rk — here on h is m an ly brea s t ;

A p i teo u s c or s e a b l ood y p i teo u s c o r s e
, ,

P a l e p a l e a s a s he s a ll b e da ub d i n b l ood
’
, , ,

A ll i n gore b l ood ; I s w o unded at the si ght

-
.

ju liet O break m y heart ! p oor ban k r up t brea k at

.
, , ,

To p ris on ne er l ook on li berty !

,
’

V il e earth to earth re si gn ; end m ot i on here

, ,

A n d tho u and R o m eo p re ss one heav y b i er

N u r se O T y b a l t T y b a l t the be s t fr i end I had !
.
, ,

O c o ur teo u s T y b a l t ! hone s t gent l e m an !

That ever I s ho u l d li ve to s ee thee dead !
ju lie t What s tor m is th is that b l o w s s o c ontrar y
.

I s R o m eo s la ugh te r d and is T y ba l t de a fi
d
’ ’
, fi

M y dea r lo v d c o u si n and m y dearer l ord ?

-
’
,

T h e n , dr e adfu l tr u m p et s o und the genera l doo m !

.
,

F o r fih o is li v i ng i f tho s e two are gone ?

f

N u r se T y ba l t is gone and R o m eo ban is hed ;

.
,

R o m eo that kill d h im he is ban is hed

’
, .

f u liet O God ! d i d R o m eo s hand s hed T y ba l t s

’ ’

b l ood
N u r se I t d i d i t d i d a l a s the da y i t d i d !
.
, ,

ju liet O s er p ent heart h i d w i th a flo wer i ng fa c e !

.
,

D i d ever dragon k ee p s o fa i r a c ave ?

Bea ut i f u l ty rant ! fiend an ge lic a ly fi
"

Dove fe ath e r d raven ! w o l v is h —raven i ng l a m b !

-
’

De s p is ed s u b s tan c e of d i v i n e s t S ho w !
J u s t o ppo si te to what tho u j u s t ly se e m st
’
,
 S ce ne I I ] Ro m eo an d .
J u lie t 97

A da m ned s a i nt an hon o u rab l e v ill a i n !

,

O n at u re what had s t tho u to do i n he il

, ,

When tho u d i d s t bo w er the s p i r i t of a fie nd

I n m orta l p arad is e of s u c h s w eet fle s h ?
Wa s ever b ook c n i ng s u c h v il e m atte r
O th at de c e i t s ho u l d d w e ll
,

I n s u c h a gorgeo u s p a l a c e
There s n o tr u s t ’
,

N o fa i th no hone s ty i n m e n a ll p e rju r d
,
’
,

A ll for s w orn a ll na ught a ll d iss e m b l er s

, ,
.

Ah where s m y m an ? g i ve m e s o m e aq u a v i t ae
,
’
.

The s e gr i ef s the s e w oe s the s e s orro w s m a k e m e

, , ,

S ha m e c o m e to R o m eo !
B liste r d be th y tong u e
’

Fo r s uc h a w is h ! h e w as n ot born to s ha m e
U pon h is bro w s ha m e is ash am d to ’

F o r t is a throne w here hono u r m ay e c ro wn d

’ ’

S ol e m onar c h of th e u n i ver s a l earth .

/ 6 w hat a bea s t wa s I to c h i de at h im !
,

N u r se W ill y o u s p ea k w e ll of h im that k ill d y o u r

.
’

c o u si n

f u liet S ha ll I s pe ak ill of h im that is m y h u sb an d} f e

Ah p oor m y l ord what tong u e s ha ll s m ooth th y n a m e

, ,

When I th y three ho u r s w i fe have m ang l ed i t ?

, ,

B ut w he r efore v ill a i n d i d s t tho u k ill m y c o u si n ?

, , ,

That v ill a i n c o u si n w o u l d have kill d m y h u s band ’

.

Ba c k foo lis h tear s ba c k to y o u r nat i ve S p r i ng ;

, ,

Yo u r tr ib utar y dro p s be l ong to w o e ,

Wh i c h y o u m is taki ng o ffer u p to j o y .

R O M EO 7
98 Ro m e o an d J u li e t Act
[ 111

M y h us band li ve s that T yba l t w o ul d have sl a i n

And T y ba l t s dead that wo u l d have sl a i n m y h us band
’
.

A ll th is is c o m fort ; wh e PefoI e wee p I then ? ‘

S o m e w ord there was w or s er than T yb lt s death , a

’
,

That m u th e d m e I w o u l d forget i t fa i n
r r
’
.
,

B u t O i t p re ss e s to m y m e m or y
, , ,

L i ke da m ned g u il t y deed s to si nner s m i nd s ’

T yb a l t is dead and R o m eo — ban is hed ,

That ban is hed that one w ord ban is hed

‘
,
’ ‘

H ath sl a i n ten tho u s an d T yb a l t s T y ba l t 5 death .

Wa s wo e eno ugh i f i t had ended there ; ,

O r i f s o u r w o e de li ght s i n fe ll o w s h i p
,

And need ly w ill be an k d w i th other gr i efs r

’
,

Wh y fo llo w d not when s h e s a i d T y b a l t s dead

’
,
’
,

Th y father or th y m other na y or b oth

, , , ,

Wh i c h m odern l a m entat i on m i ght have m ov d ? ’

B ut w i th a rear ward fo ll o w i ng T y ba l t s d eath

’
,

R o m eo is ban is hed to s p eak that word ,

I s father m other T y ba l t R o m eo J uli et

, , , , ,

A ll sl a i n a ll dead,
R o m eo is ban is hed .

There is no end no li m i t m ea s u re b o u nd , , , ,

I n that w ord s death no word s c an that wo e s o u nd

’
.

Where is m y father and m y m other n u s e ? , ,

r

Nu r seWee p i ng and w a ili ng over T yba l t s c o s e

.
’
r .

W ill y o u go to the m ? I w ill b i ng yo u th i ther r .

J u li t Wa s h the y h is w o u n d s w i th tea s ; m i ne s h ll
e .
r a

be s p ent , 3 1 0

When the i r s are dry for R o m eo s ban is h m ent ,

’
.

Take up tho s e c ord s P oor ro p e s y o u are b e g u il d.

,
’
,
1 00 Ro m eo an d J ul iet Act
[ III

F r ia r L a u r en ce . A gent l er j udg m ent v an ish

’
d fro m
h is li p s ,

N ot b ody s death b ut bod y s ban is h m ent

’
,
’
.

R o m eo H a b an is h m ent
. b e m er c i f u l s a y death
, , ,

For e xil e hath m ore te r r or in h is l ook ,

M u c h m ore than death do n o t s a y b an is h m ent .

F r ia r L a u r ence Hen c e fro m V eron a art tho u ban

.

ish e d
Be i
p at ent , for the w or d l is broad an d w i de .

R o m eo The r e
. is
no wo r l d w i tho ut V erona wa lls ,

B u t p u rgator y tort u re he ll i t s e l f
, , .

Hen c e ban is hed is b an ish d fro m the wor l d ’

,

An d w o l d s e x il e is death Then b an is hed

r
’
.

I s death m iste m d ; c a lli ng death ban is h m ent

’
r

Tho u c u tt st m y head o ff w i th a go l den ax e

’
,

An d sm il st u pon the s t oke that m u the s m e

’
r r r .

F i
r ar L u nc O dead ly si n ! O r u de u nthankf u l
a re e .

ne ss !
Th y fa u l t o u law c a lls death ; b u t the k i nd p r i n c e
r ,

Tak i ng th y p art hath r u s h d a si de the law

,
’
,

And t u n d that b l a c k w o d death to b an is h m ent

r
’
r .

Th is is dear m er c y an d tho u s ee s t i t n ot , .

T is to t u re and not m e c y ; heaven is here

’
R omeo . r ,
r ,

Where J u li et li ve s and e ve ry t and dog , 3 ca 0

And li tt l e m o u s e every u n w o th y th i ng
,
r ,

L i ve here i n heaven an d m y l ook on her a ,

B ut R o m eo m ay not M o e va li d i t y . r ,

M ore hono u ra b l e s tate m ore c o u t s h i p li ve s ,

r

I n c arr i on flie s than R o m eo

-
The y m ay s e i e . z
S ce ne I I I ] Ro m eo an d J ul i et 10 1

O n the w h i te wonder of dear J u li et s hand ’

An d s tea l i m m orta l b l e ssi ng fro m her li p s ,

Who even i n p u re and ve s ta l m ode s t y

, ,

S t ill b l u s h a s th i n ki ng the i r o w n kiss e s si n

,

B u t R o m eo m ay not he is ban is hed , .

Th is m ay fl i e s do when I f r o m th is m u s t fl y ;
,

Th e y ar e fre e m e n b ut I am ba n is hed , .

And s a y s t tho u y et that e x il e is n ot death

’

H ad s t tho u no p o is on m ix d n o s har p gro u nd k n i fe ’

,
-
,

N o s u dden m ean of death tho u gh n e er s o m ean ,

’
,

B u t ban is hed to kill m e

‘
Ban is hed !
O fr i ar the da m n ed u se th at w o rd i n he ll
,
‘

Ho w li ng attend s i t ; h o w ha s t tho u the heart ,

Be i ng a d i v i n e a gho s t ly c onfe ss or
, ,

A si n —ab s o l ve r an d m y fr i end p r o fe ss d
,
’

To m ang l e m e w i th that w ord ban is hed ? ‘ ’

F r ia r L a u r en ce Tho u fond m ad m an hear m e b ut

.
,

s p eak a word .

R om eo O tho u w il t s p ea k aga i n of ban is h m ent

.
, .

F r ia r L a u r en ce I 11 g i ve thee ar m o u r to kee p o ff
’
.

that w ord
Adver si ty s s w eet m il k ph il o s o ph y
’
, ,

To c o m fort thee tho ugh tho u art b an is h e d

, .

R o meo Yet ban is he d ?

.
‘
H an g u p p h il o s o ph y !
’

U n l e ss ph il o s o ph y c an m a k e a J u li et ,

D is p l ant a to w n reve rs e a p r i n c e s doo m

,
’
,

I t he l p s not i t p reva ils not ; ta l k no m ore

, 60 .

F r ia r L a u r en ce O then I s ee that m ad m en h ave

.
,

no ear s .
102 R o m eo an d Ju liet Act
[ I II

R omeo . H ow s ho ul d the y ,
w hen that w is e men have
no e y e s
F r ia r L a u r e nce . Le t m e d is p ute w i th thee of th y
e s tate .

R omeo Tho u c an s t not s p eak of that tho u do s t not

.

fee l .

Wert tho u a s y o ung a s I J u li et th y l ove , ,

An ho u r b u t m arr i ed T yb a l t m u rthered
, ,

Dot i n g li ke m e and li ke m e ban is hed ,

Then m i ght s t tho u s p eak then m i ght s t tho u tear th y ha i r

, ,

And fa ll up on the gro und a s I do n o w ,

Tak i ng the m ea s ure of an u n m ade g r ave 70 .

K nocb ing w itb in

[ .

F r ia r L a u r en ce . Ar is e ; on e k no c k s Good R o m eo
.
,

h i de th ys e l f .

R o meo . n l e ss th e breath of heart si c k groan s

No t I u -

M is t li ke i nfo l d m e fro m the s ear c h of e y e s [

-
K nocb ing .

F r ia r L a u r en ce H ark h o w the y kno c k ! — Who s ’

.
,

there R o m eo ar is e ,

Tho u w il t be ta k en S ta y a wh il e
. S tand u p

R unto m y s t u d y B y and b y ! — God s w ill

.
’
,

What si m p l ene ss is th is I com e I com e [K nocb ing ,

Who kno c k s s o hard when c e c o m e y o u what s y o ur

? ? ’

w ill ?
N u r se .
[I/Vitb in] L e t me c ome i n and yo u s ha ll
k no w m y errand ;
I c o m e fro m L ad y J u li et .

F r ia r L a u r ence . We l c o m e then , .
1 04 Ro m eo an d J ul iet Act
[ I II

R omeo . A s i f that na m e ,

S hot fro m the dead ly l eve l of a g u n ,

D i d m u rther her a s that n a m e s c u r s ed hand

,
’

M u r th e r d h e r k i n s m an
’
O te ll m e fr i ar te ll m e
.
, , , ,

I n wh at v il e p art of th is anato m y
Doth m y na m e l odge ? te ll m e that I m ay s a c k ,

The hatefu l m an si on .
[D r a w ing b is sw o r a
’
.

F r ia r L a u r en ce Ho l d th y de s p erate hand !
.

Art tho u a m an ? th y for m c r i e s o u t tho u art ;

Th y tear s are w o m an is h th y w il d a c t s denot e
,

The u nrea s onab l e f ury of a bea s t .

U n s ee m ly w o m an i n a s ee m i ng m an
Or ill be s ee m i ng bea s t i n s ee m i ng both
-

Tho u ha s t am az d m e b y m y ho ly order
’
,

I tho ught th y d is p o si t i on b etter te m p e r d

’
.

H a s t tho u sl a i n T yba l t ? w il t tho u sl a y th ys e l f ?

And sl a y th y l ad y too that li ve s i n thee ,

B y do i ng da m ned hate u pon th ys e l f P

Wh y r ail st tho u on th y b i rth the heaven and earth P
’
, ,

S i n c e b i rth and heaven an d earth a ll three do m eet 0 ,

12

I n thee at on c e wh i c h tho u at on c e w o u l d s t l o s e
, .

F i e fie tho u sh am st th y s ha p e th y l ove th y wit

, ,
’
, , ,

Wh i c h li ke a u s u rer ab o u n d st i n a ll
, ,
’
,

An d u s e s t none i n that tr u e u se i ndeed

Wh i ch s ho u l d bede c k th y S ha p e th y l ove th y wit , , .

Th y nob l e s ha p e is b u t a for m of w ax ,

D i gre ssi ng fro m the va l o u r of a m an

Th y dear l ove s worn b u t ho ll o w perj u r y
, ,

K illi ng that l ove wh i c h tho u ha s t v o w d to cher is h ;

’
S cen e 111] Ro meo an d J u liet 10
5

Th y that orna m ent to s ha pe and l ove

w it, ,

M iss ha p en i n th e c on d u c t of th e m both ,

L ik e p o w de r I n a s k ill e ss s o l d i er s fla sk ’
,

I s s et a fi r e b y th i ne o wn i gnor an c e
-
,

And tho u dism e m b e r d w i th th i n e o wn defen c e

’
.

What ro u s e thee m an ! th y J u li et is a li ve
, , ,

For who s e dear s ake t ho u w a s t b ut l ate ly dead ;

There art tho u ha p py T y ba l t w o u l d kill thee
’

.
,

B ut tho u s le w st T y ba l t ; there art tho u ha p p y too

’
.

The law that th re ate n d death be c o m e s th y fr i end

’

And t u rn s i t to e x il e there art tho u ha p py .

A p a c k of b l e ssi ng s li ght s up on th y ba c k
H a pp i ne ss c o u rt s thee i n her be s t arra y ;
B ut li ke a m isb e h av d an d s u ll en w en c h
’
, ,

Tho u p o ut st u p on th y fort u ne and th y l ove

’
.

Take heed take heed for s u c h d i e m is erab l e

, , .

Go get thee to th y l ove a s w as de c reed

, , ,

A s c end her c ha m ber hen c e and c o m fort her ;

,

B u t l oo k tho u s ta y not t ill the w at c h be s et ,

F o r then tho u c an s t n ot p a ss to M ant u a ,

Where tho u s ha l t li ve t ill w e c an find a t i m e

To b l a z e y o u r m arr i age re c on c il e y o u r fr i end s
, ,

Beg p ardon of the p r i n c e and c a ll thee ba c k ,

W i th t wenty h u ndred tho u s and t i m e s m ore j o y

Than th o u w e n t st forth i n l a m entat i on
’
.

Go b efo r e n u r s e c o m m end m e to th y l ad y
, , ,

And b i d her ha s ten a ll the ho u s e to bed ,

Wh i c h heav y s o r ro w m a k e s the m apt u nto

R o m eo is c o m i ng .
 1 06 Ro meo an d J u l iet Act
[ I II

N u r se O Lord I c o u l d have stay d here a ll the n i ght

.
,
’

To hear good c o u n s e l ; O w hat l earn i ng is ! 60 , 1

M y l ord I ll te ll m y l ad y yo u w ill c o m e
,
’
.

R o m eo Do s o and b i d m y s w eet p r e p are to c h i de

.
, .

N u r se Here S ir a r i ng s he b i d m e g i ve y o u sir ;
.
, , ,

H i e y o u m ake ha s te for i t g ro ws ve ry l ate

, ,
[E x it .

R o meo H o w w e ll m y c o m fort is r e v iv d b y th is !
.
’

F r ia r L a u r en ce Go hen c e good n i gh t ; and here

.

s tand s a ll yo u r s tate
E i ther b e gone before the w at c h be s et ,

Or b y the b reak of da y disgu is d fro m hen c e ’

.

Soj o u rn i n M ant u a I ll find o u t y o u r m an

’
,

An d he s ha ll si gn i fy fro m t i m e to t i m e
E ver y good h ap to yo u that c h an c e s here .

G i ve m e th y h and t is l ate fare we ll ; good n i ght ’

.

R o meo B ut that a jo y p a s t j o y c a lls o u t on m e

.
,

I t w e r e a gr i ef s o b r i ef to p art w i th thee
, .

Fare we ll .
[E x e un t .

S C ENE I V . A R oo m in Cap ulet ’s H o use

A P ULE T LADY C A P ULE T n P A R I S

E n ter C , ,
a
’
a

Cap u l t Th i ng s h ave fa ll en o ut si r s o u n l uc k ily

e .
, ,

That we have had n o t i m e to m ove o u da ughter r .

L ook y o u s he lo d her k i n s m an T y b a l t dea ly

’
,
v r ,

And s o d i d I — We ll w e w ere b orn to d i e

.
,
.

T is ver y l ate s he 11 n ot c o m e do w n to n i ght ;

’ ’ -
,

I p ro m is e y o u b u t for y o u r c o m p an y
, ,

I wo u l d have been a—bed an ho u r ago .

10 8 Ro m e o an d Juliet Act
[ III

P re p a r e i fe aga i n s t t h is w edd i n g day

her ,
w ,
-
.

Fa e we ll m y l o d — L i ght to m y ha m b e ho !
r ,
r . c r,

Afore m e i t is s o ve y l ate that w e

,
r ,

M y c a ll i t ear ly b y and b y
a Good n i ght [
E x eu n t . . .

S C ENE V f u liet s Cb a m ber

’
.

E n ter RO M EO ana
’
J UL I ET
juliet W il t tho u b e gone ? i t is not y et near da y
. .

I t w as the n i ght i nga l e and n ot the l ark , ,

That p ie r c d the fe arfu h o ll o w of th i ne e ar ;

’ ‘

N i ght ly s he si ng s on y o u p o m egranate tree -

.

Be li eve m e l ove i t w as the n i gh t i nga l e

, , .

R om eo I t w as the l ark the hera l d of the m orn

.
, ,

N o n i ght i nga l e ; l ook l ove what env i ous s treak s, ,

Do l a c e the s eve r i ng c l o u d s i n y onder ea s t .

N i ght s c and l e s are b u r nt o u t and j o c u nd da y

’
,

S tand s t i p toe on the m is t y m o u nta i n to p s .

I m u s t b e gon e and li ve or s ta y an d d i e , .

f a lte t Yon li ght is not da yli ght I kno w i t I , , .

I t is s o m e m eteor that the sun e x ha l e s ,

To b e to thee th is n i ght a tor c h bearer -

And li ght thee on th y w ay to M ant u a ;

Therefore s ta y y et tho u n e e d st not to b e gone
,
’
.

R om eo L e t m e b e ta en l et m e b e p u t to death ;
’
.
,

I am c ontent s o tho u w il t have i t s o

,
.

I 11 s a y y on gre y is n ot the m orn i ng s e y e

’ ’
,

T is b u t the p a l e refle x of C y nth i a s b r o w ;

’ ’

N o r that is n o t the l a r k w ho s e note s do beat ,

S ce ne V] Ro meo an d J ul i e t 09

The va u l ty heaven s o h i gh above o ur h ead s .

I h ave m ore c are to s ta y than w ill to go ;

C o m e death and w e l c o m e ! J u li et w ills i t s o
, , .

H o w is t m y s o u l ? l et s ta l k i t is not da y
’ ’
, , .

f u liet I t is i t is ; h i e hen c e be gone a w a y !

.
, , ,

I t is the l ar k that si ng s s o o u t of t u ne ,

S tra i n i ng har s h d is c ord s and u n p l ea si ng s har p s .

S o m e s a y the l ar k m ake s s w eet d i v isi on

Th is doth not s o for s he d i v i deth u s, .

S o m e s a y the l ar k an d l oathed toad c hange e y e s ;

O n o w I wo u l d the y had ch an g d vo i c e s too
,
’

S i n c e ar m fro m ar m that vo i c e d o th u s a ffra y ,

H u nt i ng thee hen c e w i th h u nt s u p to the da y ’

-
.

O n o w b e gone ; m ore li ght and li ght i t gro w s

, .

R omeo M ore li ght and li ght

. M ore dar k
dark o ur w oe s !

E n te r N ur s e
N u r se . M ada m !
juliet N ur s e ?
N u r se Yo u r l ad y m other is c o m i ng to y o u r c h a m ber
. .

The da y is bro k e ; b e w a r y l oo k abo u t [

,E x it .

ju liet Then w i ndo w l et da y i n and l et li fe o u t

, , 4 , . 1

R o meo F are w e ll fare w e ll ! on e k iss and I ll de s c end

’
.
, ,
.

[
R o m eo a escen a s
’ ’
.

f u liet Art tho u gone s o ? m y l ord m y l ove m y

, ,

fr i end
I m u s t hear fro m th ee ever y da y I n the ho u r ,

For i n a m i n ute there are m an y da ys .

 Ro m eo an d J u li e t Act
[ III

O b y th is c o u nt I s ha ll b e m u ch i n y ea r s
,

E r e I aga i n b eho l d m y R o m eo !
R o m eo Fa r e w e ll ! I w ill o m i t n o o p p o r t u n i t y
.

Th at m ay c onve y m y g r eet i ng s l ove to thee , , .

ju liet O th in k st tho u w e s ha ll ever m eet aga i n ? 5 0

’
,

R o m eo I do u bt i t not ; and a ll the s e w oe s s ha ll s erve

.

F o r s w eet d is c o u r s e s i n o u r t i m e to c o m e .

ju liet O God I have an ill d i v i n i ng s o u l !

.
,
-

é M eth i nk s I s ee the e n o w tho u ar t b e l o w

-
, ,

A s one dead i n the botto m of a to m b ;

E i the r m y e y e si ght fa ils or tho u lo o k st p a l e
’
, .

R o meo And tr u s t m e l ove i n m y e y e s o do y o u ;

.
, ,

D ry s or r o w dr i nk s o u r b l ood Ad i e u ad i e u ! [
E x it
.
,

ju liet O Fort u n e Fort u ne ! a ll m e n c a ll thee fi c k l e ;

.
,

I f tho u art fi c kl e w hat do s t tho u w i th h im

, 60

That is r e n o w n d for fa i th
’
? Be fi c k l e Fo rt u ne ,

For then I ho p e tho u w il t not keep h im l ong

, , ,

B ut s end h im ba c k .

L a ay Cap u let [ I/Vitb in ] Ho da u ghter ! are yo u u p P

’
.
,

ju liet Who is t that c a lls ? is i t m y l ad y m o th e r P

’

I s s he not do w n s o l ate or u p s o ear ly ? ,

What un acc u sto m d c a us e p ro c u re s her h i ther P

’

E n ter L A P ULET ADY C

L a ay Cap u let
’
. Wh y h o w n o w Ju li et !
, ,

not we ll M ada m I am .

L a ay ’
Cap u let E ver m ore w ee p i ng for y o u r c o u si n s
’
.

death
What wil t tho u
,
wa sh h im fro m h is grave w i th tear s ?
1 12 Ro meo an d J u li e t rAct I I I

W i th R o m eo , t ill I b eho l d h im — dead

I s m y p oor hea r t s o fo r a k i n s m an v e x d ’
.

M ada m i f yo u c o u l d find o u t b ut a m an
,

To b ea r a p o is on I wo u l d te m p er i t
, ,

That R o m eo s ho u l d u p on re c e i pt th ereof , ,

S oon sl ee p i n q u i et O h o w m y heart a b hor s

To hear h im n amd and c annot c o m e to h im
.
,

’
, ,

To w reak the l ove I b o r e m y c o u si n

U p on h is b od y that h ath slaugh te r d h im ! ’

L a ay Cap u le t F i nd tho u the m ean s and I ll find

’ ’
,
.

s uc h a m an ; s

B ut n o w I ll te ll thee j o y f u l t i d i ng s g ir l
’
,
e

ju liet And j o y c o m e s w e ll i n s u c h a need y t i m e .

What ar e the y I b e s ee c h y o u r l ad ys h i p ?
,

L a ay Cap u le t We ll w e ll tho u ha s t a c aref u l father

’
.
, , ,

C h il d

O ne wh o to p ut th ee fro m th y heav i ne ss
, ,

Hath s o rte d o u t a s u dden da y of j o y

That tho u e x pe c t st not nor I lo o k d not for
’
,
’
.

f u lie t M ada m i n h a ppy t i m e w hat da y is that ?

.
,
0 ,
11

L aay Cap u let M arry m y c h il d ear ly ne x t Th u r s da y

’
.
, ,

m orn ,

The ga ll ant y o u ng and nob l e gent l e m an

, , ,

The C o u nty P ar is at S a i nt P ete r s C h u r ch

,
’
,

1 ha pp ily m ake thee there a j o y f u l b r i de .

P eter too ,

He s h a ll n ot m ake m e t here a o fu l b r i de
'

he that s ho u l d b e h u s b and c o m e s
'

E re to w o o .
S ce n e V] Ro meo an d J u l ie t 11
3

ll
I pra y y o u , te m y ord and father , m ada m , l
I w ill
not m arry y e t ; and , w hen I do , I Sw ear ,
I t ha b e R o m eo , w ho m y o u kno w I hate ,
s ll

L a ay Cap u let H ere o mes y o u r father ; te ll h im so

’
. c

w
And s ee how he w ill ta k e i t at yo ur h a nd s . ’

A P ULE T n N u r s e
E n ter C a
’
a

C p u l t When the s u n s et s the a i r doth dr i l e de w

a e .
,
z z

B u t for th e s u n s et of m y brother s s on
’

I t ra i n s do w nr i ght .

H o w n o w ! a c ond u i t g i r l ? w hat s t ill in tear s P , ,

E ver m ore s ho w er i ng ? I n one li tt l e bod y

Tho u c o un te rfe it st a b ark a s ea a w i nd
’
, ,

F o s t ill th y e y e s w h i c h I m y c a ll th e s ea
r ,
a ,

Do ebb and flo w w i th tear s th e b ar k th y b od y is ,

S a ili ng i n th is s a l t flood the w i nd s th y si gh s , ,

Who ag i ng w i th th y tear s and the y w i th the m

,
r , ,

W i tho ut a s u dden c a l m w ill over s et ,

Th y te m p e s t to ss ed b od y
-
H o w n o w w i fe ! ,

H ave y o u de liv e r d to h e r o u r de c ree

’
?

L a ay Cap u le t Ay , r ; b ut si s he w ill none s he g i ve s

’
,

y o u t h ank s .

I wo u ld th e foo l w ere m arr i ed to her grave !

Cap ule t . S oft ! take m e w i th y o u take m e ,
w i th yo u
wi fe . 14 0

H ow ! w ill s he n one ? doth s he not g i ve th ank s us ?

Is s he not p ro ud ? doth Sh e not c o u nt her b l e s t ,

R ME 8 O O
1 14 Ro meo an d J ul ie t Act
[ I II

U n worth y a s s he is that w e have w ro u ght ,

S o w orth y a ge n t l e m an to b e her b i degroo m ? r

f u li t N o t p ro u d y o u have b u t thankf u l that

e , yo u
have ;
P ro u d c anneve r b e of what I hate
I ,

B u t thankf u l even fo r hate that is m eant l ove .

Cap u let H o w n o w h o w n o w c ho p l og i c !
.
,
What is ,
-

th is
P ro u d and I thank y o u an d I than k y o u not
‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ’
,

And y et not p ro u d M is tre ss m i n i on y o u , ,

Thank m e no thank i n g s nor p ro u d m e no p ro ud s , ,

B ut fett l e y o u r fin e j o i nt s ga i n s t Th u r s da y n e xt
’
,

To go w i th P a r is to S a i nt P eter s C h u r c h ’
,

O r I w ill drag thee on a h u rd l e th i ther .

O u t y o u g r een si c kne ss c arr i on o ut y o u baggage

,
-
,

Y o u ta ll o w fa c e -

L a ay Cap u let F ie fie ! what are yo u m ad ?

’
.
, ,

ju lie t Good fathe r I be s ee c h y o u on m y knee s

.
, ,

Hear m e w i th p at i en c e b ut to s p eak a w ord .

Cap u le t Hang thee y o u ng b aggage ! d is obed i ent

.
,

w ret c h !
I te ll thee w hat get thee to c h u r c h 0 Th u r s da y
’
,

O r never after l ook m e i n the fa c e .

S p eak not re p ly not do not an s w er m e ;

, ,

M y finge r s i t c h W i fe w e s c ar c e tho u ght u s b l e s t

.
,

That God had l ent u s b ut th is on ly c h il d ,

B ut n o w I s ee th is one is on e too m u c h ,

An d that w e have a c u r s e i n hav i ng her ;

O u t on her h il d i ng ! ,
1 16 Ro me o an d J u li e t Act
[ III

An yo u b e m i ne I 11 g i ve y o u to m y fr i en d;
,
’

An y o u b e not ha n g b eg s tarve d i e i n the s treet s

, , , , ,

For b y m y s o u l I ll ne er a c kno w l edge thee

, ,
’ ’
,

N o r what is m i ne s ha ll never do thee good .

Tr u s t to t b eth i n k y o u I 11 not b e for s worn

’
,
’
.

ju liet I s the r e n o p i t y S i tt i ng i n the c l o u d s ,

That s ee s i nto the botto m of m y gr i ef ?

O s weet m y m other c a s t m e not a w a y !
, ,

D e l a y th is m arr i age for a m onth a w eek ; ,

O r i f yo u do not m ake the b r i da l bed

, ,

I n that dim m on u m ent w here T y ba l t li e s .

L a ay Cap u let Ta l k not to m e for I ll not s p ea k a

’ ’
.
,

w ord ;
D o a s tho u w il t for I have done w i th thee
, [
E x it .

f u liet O God — O n u r s e h o w S ha ll th is be p re
.
,

vented ?
M y h u s band is o u earth m y fa i th i n heaven ; ,

H o w s ha ll that fa i th ret u rn aga i n to earth ,

U n l e ss that h us ban d s end i t m e fro m heaven

B y l eav i ng earth ? c o m fort m e c o u n s e l m e ,
.

A l a c k a l a c k that heave n s ho u l d p ra c t is e s tratage m s

, ,

U pon s o s oft a s ubj e c t a s m ys e l f

What s a y s t tho u ? ha s t tho u not a word of j o y ?
’

S o m e c o m fort n u r s e , .

F a i th here t is R o m eo
’
.

, .

I s ban is hed and a ll the w or l d to noth i ng

,

That he dare s n e er c o m e ba c k to c ha ll enge y o u ;

’

O r i f he do i t need s m u s t be b y s tea l th
, ,
.

Then si n c e the c a s e s o s tand s a s n o w i t doth

, ,
S ce ne V] R o m eo an d J u l ie t I 7

I th i n k i t be s t y o u m arr i ed w i th t h e c o u nt y .

O he s a l ove ly gent l e m an
,
’

R o m eo s a d is h c l o u t to h im ; an eag l e m ada m
’
, ,

H ath not s o green S O q u i c k s o fa i r an e y e , ,

A s P ar is hath Be s hre w m y ver y heart

.
,

I th i n k y o u are h a ppy i n th is s e c ond m at c h

F o r i t e x c e ls y o u r fir s t or i f i t d i d n o t ,

Yo u r fir s t is dead or t w ere a s good he w ere ,

’

A s li v i ng here and yo u no u se of h im .

ju liet S p ea k e s t tho u fro m th y heart

.

And fro m m y s o u l
O r e ls e be s hre w the m both .

A m en !
VVh at ?

J u lie tWe ll tho u ha s t c o m forted m e m arve ll o u s

.
,

m uc h .

Go i n and te ll m y l ad y I am go n e
, ,

H av i ng disp le as d m y father to L a u ren c e c e ll

’
,
’
,

To m a k e c onfe ssi on and to be ab so lv d ’

.

N u r se M arr y I w ill an d th is is w is e ly don e [

.
,
E x it .

ju liet An c i ent da m n at i on ! O m o s t w i c ked fiend !

.

I s i t m ore si n to w is h m e th u s for s w orn ,

O r to d is p ra is e m y l ord w i th that s a m e to n g u e
Wh i c h s he hath p rais d h im w i th above c o m p are ’

S o m an y tho u s and t i m e s P — G o c o u n s e ll or ,

Tho u and m y bo s o m hen c eforth s ha ll be t wa i n .

I 11 to the fr i a r to kno w h is re m ed y ;
’
,

I f a ll e ls e fa il m ys e l f have p o we r to d i e
, .
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[

P a r is s o u l th y fa c e is m u c h b us d w i th tear s
. P oor , a
’
.

juli t The tea s have go t s m a ll v i c tor y b y that

e r 3 ,
0

F o i t w as b ad eno u gh b efore the i r s p i te

r .

P i Tho u w o n g st i t m ore than tear s w i th that

ar s . r
’

re p ort .

ju liet That is n o sl ander S ir w h i c h is a tr uth ; , ,

And what I s p a k e I s p ake i t to m y fa c e , .

P a r is Th y fa c e is m i ne an d tho u h a s t slan de r d i t
’
.
, .

ju liet I t m ay b e s o for i t is not m i n e o w n

.
, .

Are y o u at l e is u re ho ly father n o w , , ,

O r s ha ll I c o m e to y o u at even i ng m a ss P
F r ia r L a u r en ce M y l e is u r e s erve s m e
.
p en si ve ,

da u ghter n o w ,
.

M y l o rd w e m u s t entrea t the t i m e a l on e
, .

P a r is God s h i e l d I s ho u l d d is t u rb devot i on
.

J u li et o n Th u r s da y ear ly w ill I ro u s e y e ;
,

T ill then ad i e u an d k ee p th is ho ly k iss

,
, , .

fi u liet O s h u t th e door ! and when tho u ha s t done s o

, ,

C o m e w ee p w i th m e p a s t ho p e p a s t c u r e p a s t h e lp , ,

F r ia r L a u r en ce Ah J u li et I a l read y kno w th y gr i ef
.
, ,

I t s t r a i n s m e p a s t the c o m p a ss of m y w i t s .

I hear tho u m u s t and noth i ng m ay p r o r og u e i t

, ,

O n Th u r s da y ne x t be m a r r i ed to th is c o u nty .

f u liet Te ll m e not fr i ar that tho u hear s t of th is 5

’
,
0
.
, ,

U n l e ss tho u te ll m e h o w I m ay p reve n t i t ‘

I f i n th y w is do m tho u c a n s t g i ve n o he l p ,

D o tho u b ut c a ll m y r e s o l u t i o n w is e ,

An d w i th th is kn i fe I ll he l p i t p r e s e n t ly
’
.

God jo in d m y heart and R o m eo s tho u o ur hand s

’ ’
,
S ce ne 1] Ro m eo an d J u l iet 12 1

And ere th is han d b y thee to R o m eo se al d

,
’
,

S ha ll be the l abe l to another deed ,

O r m y tr u e h eart w i th trea c hero u s revo l t

T u rn to an other th is s ha ll sl a y the m both
, .

T he refore o u t of th y l ong e xp e r ie n c d t i m e
,
-
’

G i ve m e s o m e p re s ent c o u n s e l or beho l d , ,

’
T wi x t m y e x tre m e s and m e th is b l ood y k n i fe
S ha ll p l a y the u m p i re a r b i trat i ng th at
,

Wh i c h the c o m m issi on of th y y e ar s and art

C o u l d to no iss u e of tr u e hono u r br i ng
Be n ot s o l ong to s p ea k ; I l ong to d i e
’

I f w h at tho u s p e ak st s p ea k n ot of r e m ed y
’
.

F r ia r L a u r en ce H o l d da u ghter ! I do spy a
.
, ki nd
of ho p e ,

Wh i c h c rave s a s de s p erate an e x e c ut i on
A s that is de s p erate wh i c h we w o u l d p r event .

I f rather than to m arr y C o u nt y P ar is

, ,

Tho u ha s t th e s trength of w ill to sl a y th ys e l f ,

Then is i t li ke ly tho u w il t u n derta k e

A th i ng lik e death to c h i de a w a y th is s ha m e
Th at co p st w i th death h i m s e l f to s c a p e fro m i t ;
’

And i f tho u dar s t I 11 g i ve thee re m ed y

,
’

,
’
.

f u lie t O b i d m e l ea p rat h er th an m arr y P ar is

.
, ,

Fro m o ff the batt l e m ent s of y onder to w er ;

O r w a lk i n th i ev is h w a ys

Or s h ut n i gh tly i n a c h ar n e l—ho u s e
me ,

O e r c o v e r d q u i te w i th dead m en s ratt li ng fi
”
’ ’ ’
-
es?

W i th reeky s han ks and ye ll o w c ha p l e ss s k u lls

 22 Ro m eo an d J u li e t Act
[ IV

O r b i d m e go i nto a n e w m ade g r ave N -

And h i de m e w i th a dead m an i n h is s hro ud Lu P , ,

d
’

Th i ng s that to hear the m to l d have m ade m e tre m b l e

, , ,

And I will do i t w i tho u t fear o r do ub t 3 , L

T o li ve an u n stain d w i fe to m y s w eet l ove I

’ '

.
,

\ F r ia r L a u r e n ce Ho l d then go ho m e be m err y
.
, , ,

g i ve c on s ent ( 3 3
0
.

To m arry P ar is Wedne s day 15 to m orro w

.
-
.

To m orro w n i ght l ook that tho u li e a l one

‘

L e t not th y n u r s e li e w i th thee i n th y c ha m ber .

fll ak e tho u th is v i a l be i ng then i n bed

‘

, ,

And th is d is t ill ed li q uor d r i nk tho u o ff

When p re s ent ly thro ugh a ll th y ve i n s s ha ll r un
A c o l d and dro w sy h u m o u r for no p u ls e ,

S ha ll kee p h is n at i ve p rogre ss b ut s u r c ea s e .

R N O w ar m th no b reath s h a ll te s t i f y tho u li ve s t ;
, ,

The ro s e s i n th y li p s an d cheek s s ha ll fade

To p a ly a s he s th y e y e s w in do ws I fall
,
’
/
,

L i ke death w hen h e s h u t s up th e da y of li fe ;
E a c h p art de p r iv d of s u pp l e govern m ent
’
, ,

S ha ll s t i ff and s ta r k a n d c o l d a pp ea r li ke death
, ,

And i n th is b o rro w d li kene ss of s hr u nk death

’

Tho u s h a l t c ont i n u e two and forty ho u r s ,

A n d then a w ake a s fro m a p l ea s a n t sl ee p .

No w w hen the b r i degroo m i n th e m orn i ng c o m e s

,

To ro u s e thee fro m th y b ed the r e art tho u dead , .

Then a s the m ann e r of o u r c o u nt ry is

, ,

I n th y be s t ro b e s u n co v e r d on the b i er
’

T ho u s ha l t b e b orn e to that s am e an ci ent va u l t

1 24 Ro meo an d Ju l iet Act I V
[

li k h is o wn fingers there fore he that c annot li k h is

c c

fingers goe s not wi th m e .

Cap u let Go b e gon e

.
, [
E x it S er va nt
. .

We s ha ll be m uc h u n fu rn ish d for th is t i m e 0
’
. 1

What is m y da ughter gone to F r i ar L a u ren c e ?

,

N u r se Ay for s ooth
.
, .

Cap ulet We ll h e m ay c han c e to do s o m e good

.
,

on her ;
A p eev is h s e l f w ill d har l ot r y i t is
’
-
.

N u r se S e e w here s he c o m e s fro m s hr i ft w i th m erry

.

l oo k .

E n ter J UL I E T

Cap u let . H ow no w, my head s trong ! where have yo u

been gadd i ng
ju liet Where I h ave le ar n d m e to re p ent the si n
’

Of d is obed i ent o p p o si t i on
To yo u and y o u r b ehe s t s and am e njo in d ,
’

B y ho ly L a u ren c e to fa ll p ro s trate here

An d b eg y o u r p ardon P ardon I be s ee c h yo u ! .
,

H en c efo rw ard I am ever r u l d b y yo u ’

.

Cap u let S en d for the c o u nt y ; go te ll h im of th is

. .

I 11 have th is k not kn i t u p to m orro w m orn i ng

’
-
.

ju lie t I m e t the y o u thf u l l ord at L a u ren c e c e ll

’
.
,

And gave h im wh at be c o m ed l ove I m i ght ,

N ot s te p pi ng o er the bo u nd s of m ode s ty
’
.

Cap u le t Why I am g l ad on t th is is w e ll — s tand

’
.
, ,

up .

Th is is a s t s ho ul d be Le t m e s ee the c ounty ;
’
.

Ay, marry go I s ay an d fet c h h im h i ther

, , ,
.
S ce ne 111] Ro m eo an d J uliet 12
5

No w , afore God ! th is reverend ho ly fr i ar

A ll o u r w ho l e c i ty is m u c h bo u nd to h im .

ju liet N u r s e w ill y o u go w i th m e i nto m y C l o s et

.
, ,

To he l p m e s ort s uc h needf u l orna m ent s

A s yo u th i nk fit to f u rn is h m e to m orro w ? -

L a cly Cap u let N o not t ill Th u r s da y ; there is t i m e

.
,

eno u gh .

Cap ule t Go n u r s e go w i th h er ; w e ll to c h u r c h
’
.
, ,

to m orro w -
[ E x e u n t / a lie t a n zt N ur se .

L a ay C ap u le t W e s ha ll be s hort i n o u r p rov isi on

’
.

T is n o w near n i ght
’
.

Cap u le t . T us h I w ill s t i r abo u t , ,

And a ll th i ng s s ha ll be w e ll I w arrant thee w i fe , , .

Go tho u to J u li et h e l p to de c k up her , .

I 11 not to bed to —n i ght ; l et m e a l one

’
,

I 11 p l a y the ho u s e w i fe for th is on c e — What ho

’
,

The y are a ll forth We ll I w ill w a l k m ys e l f .

,

To C o u nty P ar is to p re p are h im up ,

Aga i n s t to m orro w M y heart is w ondro u s li ght

-
.
,

S i n c e th i s s a m e w a y ward g i r l is s o r e c laim d [
’
E x eun t . .

S C ENE I I I ju liet s Cb a m ber

’
.

E n ter J UL I E T and N ur s e
J u lie t th o s e att i re s are be s t ; b u t ge ntle n u r s e
Ay , ,
"

I p ra y thee l eave m e to m ys e l f to n i ght

,
-
,

For I have need of m an y or is on s

To m ove the heaven s to s m il e u pon m y s tate ,

Wh i ch we ll t h o u k n o w st is c ro ss and f u ll of si n
,
’
, .
126 Ro m eo an d J u li e t Act I V
[

4
E n ter L ADY
A P ULE T C

L a ay Cap u let What are yo u b usy ho ? need

’
.
, , yo u
my he l p
ju lie t . have c u ll d s u c h ne c e ss ar i e s
N o , m ada m ; w e
’

A s are b ehovef u l for o u r s ta te to m o rr o w -

.

S o p l ea s e yo u l et m e n o w b e l eft a l one
, ,

An d l et the n u r s e th is n i ght si t u p w i th yo u ;
For I am s u re y o u have y o u r hand s f u ll a ll
, ,

I n th is s o s u dden b u si ne ss .

L a ay Cap u let Good n ight ;

’

Get thee to bed and re s t for tho u ha s t need , .

E x e u n t L a ay Cap u le t a n a N u r se
[
’ ’
.

ju liet Fare w e ll !— God kno w s when w e s ha ll m eet

aga i n .

I 11 c a
’
ll the m b a c k aga i n to c o m fo t m e r .

N u s e — What s ho u l d s he do here ?
r

M y d is m a l s c ene I need s m u s t ac t a l one .

C o m e vi a l, .

What i f th is m i x t u re do not w or k at a ll ?
S ha ll I b e m ar i ed then to m o ro w m orn i ng ?
r -
r

N o no ! — th is s ha ll fo b i d i t — L ie tho u there
,
r . .

[L ay ing do w n a
What i f i t be a p o is on w h i c h the fr i a r ,

S u b t ly hath m in iste r d to have m e dead

’
,

L e s t i n th is m a rr i age he s ho u l d be dis h o n o u r d
’

Be c a u s e he m arr i ed m e before to R o m eo ?
12 8 Ro m eo an d J uliet Act I V
[

Up on a ra p i er s p o i nt S ta y T yba l t s ta y !
’
.
, ,

R o m eo , I c o m e ! th is do I d i k to thee r n .

[
S be tb r o w s b e r self tb c bea
’
on .

S C ENE I V H a ll in C ap ule t H o use

’
. s

E n te r L ADY C A P ULE T a nd Nu r s e

L a ay Cap u le t Ho l d take the s e ke ys an d fetc h m ore

’
.
,

s pi ce s n urs e , .

A u r se The y c a ll for date s and q u i n c e s i n the p a s tr y

'

. .

E n ter C A P ULE T
Cap ule t . Come, st i r s ti s ti
,
r, r ! th e s e c ond c o ck
ro w d
c
’
,

The c ur fe w be ll hath r ung t is three o c l o c k

-
,
’ ’
.

Look to the b ak d m eat s good Ange li c a ;

’
,

S p are not for c o s t .

Go y o u c o t—q u ean go , , ,

Get yo u to bed ; fa i th y o u ll b e si c k to —m orro w ,

’

For th is n i ght s wat c h i ng ’

.

Cap ule t N o n ot a w h i t
. What ! I have watch d
, .
’

ere n o w
A ll n i ght for l e ss er c a u s e and ne er b een si c k ’

L a ay C apule t Ay y o u have b een a m o u s e h u nt i n

’
-
.
,

your ti m e ,

B ut I w i ll w at c h y o u f r o m s u c h w at ch i ng n o w .

[E x e u n t L a ay C ap u le t a n a ’ ’
N u rse .

C apule t . A j ea l o u s hood a j ea l o u s hood

-
,
-
S ce n e V] Ro m eo an d J u li e t

E n te r tb r ee or fo u r S e r v in g m e n , w itb spits ,
logs , a nd

ba sbe ts
No w , fe ll o w ,

What ’
s there ?

1 S e r va n t . Th i ng s for the c oo k ,
S ir , b ut I kno w not
w h at .

Cap u le t ha s te m ake ha s te
. M ake [
E x it S e r va n t ] ,
.

S i rrah fet c h dr i er l og s ;
,

C a ll P eter he w ill s ho w th ee w here the y are

,
.

2 S e r va n t I have a he ad si r that w ill find o u t l og s

.
, , ,

An d n ever t r o u b l e P ete r for the m atter [E x it .

C ap u le t M a ss and w e ll s a i d ; a m err y w hore s o n ha

.
, ,

Tho u s ha l t be l ogger he ad Good fa i th t is da y ;

-
.
,
’

The c o u nt y w ill be here wi th m u si c s tra i ght ,

Fo r s o he s a i d he w o u l d I hear h im near . .

[M u sic w itb in .

N urs e — W i fe — What ho ,
What n u r s e I s a y !
, ,

Re -
e n te r N ur s e
Go k en J u li et go and t i m her u p
wa ,
r

I 11 go and ch at w i th P ar is — H i e m a k e ha s te
’
.
, ,

M ake h a s te ; th e b r i degroo m he is c o m e a l read y ;

M a k e ha s te I s a y , [Ex eu nt .

S C ENE V ju lie t Cb a m be r
’
. s

E n te r Nu rs e

N u rse . M is t r e ss ! w hat , m is tre s s ! J u li et ! Fa s t ,

I
w arrant her ,
s he .

R MEO O 9
13 0 Ro m eo an d Juliet Act I V
[

Wh y l a m b ! w h y l ad y ! fie y o u S l ug a b ed !
, , ,
- -

Wh y l ove I s a y ! m ada m ! s w eet hea r t ! wh y br i de

, ,
-
, !
What n ot a word ?,
H o w s o und is S h e a sl ee p !
I need s m u s t w a k e her — M ada m m ada m m ada m ! , ,

Ay l et the c o u nt y ta k e y o u i n y o u r bed ;
,

H e 11 fr i ght yo u up i fa i th — W ill i t not be

’
,
’
.

[Una r a w s tb c cu r ta ins
’
.

What dre ss d ! and i n y o u r c l othe s ! and do w n aga i n

,
’

I m u s t need s w a k e y o u L ad y ! l ad y ! l ad y ! .

Alas al as ,
He l p he l p ! m y l ad y s dead ! ,
’

O w e ll a da y that ever I w as born !

,
- -
,

S o m e aq ua v i t ae ho M y l ord m y l ad y ! ,

E ADY C A P ULE T
n te r L

L a ay Cap ule t What no is e is here ?

’
.

O l a m entab l e da y !
L a ay Cap ule t What is the m atter
’
.
?

L ook , l ook ! O heav y day !

L a ay Cap ule t
O me O me ! M y c h il d m y on ly li fe
’
.
, , ,

R ev i ve l ook up or I w ill d i e w i th thee

, , !
He l p he l p ! C a ll he l p
, .

E A P ULE T
n te r C
Cap u le t . Fo r s ha m e b r i ng J u li et forth ;
,
h er l ord is
c om e .

N u r se , She
’
s dead ,
de c e as d,
’
s he ’
s dead ; a la c k the
da y !
L a ay C ap ule t
A l a c k the da y s he s he s
’
’
.
,
s dead ,
’

dead she s dead !,

’
20
132 Ro m eo an d J u li e t Act I V
[

But one th i ng to rej o i c e an d s o l a c e i n ,

And c r u e l death h ath c atc h d i t fro m m y si ght ! ’

N u rse O w o e ! O w of u l w of u l w of u l day !
.
, ,

M o s t l a m entab l e da y m o s t wo ful day , ,

That ever ever I d i d y et b eho l d !

, ,

O day ! O day ! O da y ! O hatef u l da y !

N ever was s een s o b l a c k a da y a s th is
O wof u l da y O wofu l da y
,

P a r is B e g u il d d i vor c ed wronged s p i ted S l a i n !

’
.
, , , ,

M o s t dete s tab l e Death b y thee b e g u il d

’
, ,

B y c r u e l c r u e l thee q u i te ove rthro w n !

O l ove ! O li fe ! not li fe b ut l ove i n death ,

Cap u le t D e sp is d d is tre ss ed hated m artyr d k ill d !

’ ’ ’
.
, , , ,

U n co m fortab l e t i m e wh y c am st tho u n o w ,
’

To m u rthe r m u rther o u r s o l e m n i ty ?
,

O c h il d ! O c h il d ! m y s o u l and not m y c h il d ! ,

D ead art tho u ! A l a c k ! m y c h il d is dead ;

An d w i th m y c h il d m y j o ys are b u r i ed 6 . 0

F r ia r L a u r e n ce P ea c e ho for s ha m e ! c onf u si on s
’
.
, ,

c u re li ve s n o t

I n the s e c onf u si on s Heaven and y o ur s e l f

.

Had p a r t i n th is fa i r m a i d ; n o w heaven hath a ll ,

And a ll the b etter is i t for the m a i d .

Yo u r p art i n h e r yo u c o u l d not kee p f ro m death ,

B u t heaven kee p s h is p art i n eterna l li fe .

The m o s t y o u s o ught was her p ro m ot i on ,

F o r t w as y o ur heaven s he s ho u l d b e a dv an c d ;
’ ’

And w ee p y e n o w s ee i n g s he is adv an c d
,
’

Above the c l o ud s a s h i gh a s heaven i t s e l f P

,
S ce ne V] Ro m eo an d Juliet 1 33

O i n th is l ove yo u l ove y o u r c h il d s o ill

,

That yo u ru n m ad s ee i ng that s he is w e ll ;
S h e s n o t w e ll m arr i ed that li ve s m arr i ed l ong
’
,

B u t s he s b e s t m ar r i ed that d i e s m arr i ed y o u ng
’
.

D r y u p y o u r tear s and s t i c k y o u r r o s e m ar y
,

On th is fa i r c or s e and a s the c u s to m is
, , ,

I n a ll her be s t arra y bear her to c h u r c h

For tho ugh fond nat u re b i d s u s a ll l a m ent ,

Yet nat u re s tear s are rea s on s m err i m ent

’ ’
.

C ap ule t A ll t h i ng s that w e orda i ned fe s t i va l

.

T u rn fro m th e i r o ffi c e to b l a c k fu n era l
O ur i n s tr u m ent s to m e l an c ho ly b e lls ,

O u r w edd i ng c h ee r to a s ad b u r i a l fea s t ,

O u r s o l e m n h y m n s to s u ll e n d i rge s C ha n ge ,

O u r b r i da l flo w er s s e r ve for a b u r i ed c or s e ,

And a ll th i ng s c h ange the m to th e c ontrar y .

F r ia r L a u r e n ce S ir go y o u i n . and m ada m go
, , , ,

w i th h im ;
And go S ir P ar is,
ever y on e p re p are
To fo ll o w th is fa i r c or s e u nto her grave .
’

The heaven s do l o w er u p on y o u for s o m e ill ;

M ove the m no m ore b y c ro ssi ng the i r h i gh w ill .

[
E x e unt Cap u le t, L a ay C ap u le t, P a r is,
’
F r ia r
’
a na

1 M usicia n . Fa i th ,
w e m ay p u t u
p o ur p pe i s an d be
,

gone .

N u r se Hone s t good fe ll o w s ah p u t up p ut u p
.
, , ,

F o r w e ll yo u kno w th is is a p i t i f u l c a s e
, , [
E x it .

1 M us icia n A
y b y m y troth the c a s e m ay be a m ended
.
, , .
13 4 Ro meo an d J u li e t Act I V
[

E n ter P E T ER

P eter . M u si c i an s , O ,
mu si c i an s Heart s ea s e
,
‘ ’
,

Heart s ea s e ’ ’
; O an, y ou w ill have m e li ve p l a y ,

‘
Heart s ea s e ’
.

I Wh y Heart s ea s e ?
M usicia n .
’ ’

P eter O m u si c i an s be c a u s e m y heart i t s e l f p l a ys
.
, ,

M y heart is f u ll of wo e O p l ay m e s o m e m e rry .
’
,

d u m p to c o m fort m e
,
.

1 M us icia n N ot a d um p we ; t is no t i m e to
.
’

pl ay n o w .

P e te r Y o u w ill not th en P
.
,

1 Zl/ us icia n . No .

P e te r ill then g i ve i t yo u s o u nd ly
. I w .

M u ici n What w ill yo u g i ve u s ?

1 s a .

P t N o m one y on m y fa i th b u t the g l ee k ; I
e er .
, ,

will g i ve yo u the m i n s tre l .

M u ician Then w ill I g i ve y o u the s erv i ng

1 s .

c reat u re .

P eterThen w ill I l a y th e s erv i ng c r eat u re s

.
-
’

dagger on y o u r p ate I w ill c arr y no c rot c het s I 11 .

’

re y o u I ll fa y o u do y o u n ote m e
,
’

1 M usicia n An yo u re u s and fa u s yo u note

.
,

2 M usicia n . P ra y yo u , p ut up yo u r dagger ,

p ut o ut y o u r w it .

Th en have at yo u w i th m y w it
P e ter . ! I
drybeat yo u Wi th an i ron w it an d p ut up ,
my
dagger An s wer m e li ke m e n
.
 TO MB OF TH E S C A LI G E R S , V E R NA
O

AC T V
S C ENE I . A S tr eet

E n ter R O M EO
R omeo . I f I m ay tr u s t the flatter i ng tr uth of slee p ,

M y d r ea m s p r e s age s o m e j o yf u l ne w s at hand .

M y b o s o m s l ord S i t s li ght ly i n h is t h rone

’
,

And a ll th is da y an u n ac c usto m d s p i r i t
’

L i ft s m e a b ove the gro u nd w i th c heerf u l tho ught s .

S ce ne 1] Ro m e o an d J u liet 1
37

And b re ath d s u c h li fe w i th kiss e s i n m y li p s

’

Th at I r e v iv d and w a s an e m p eror
’
.

Ah m e ! h o w s w eet is l ove i t s e l f p o sse ss d ’

,

When b ut l ove s s hado w s are s o r i c h i n j o y !

’

E n fer BA LT H ASA R
N e w s fro m Veron a Ba l tha s ar ! — H ow no w,

D o s t tho u not br i n g m e letter s f r o m th e fr i a r

H o w doth m y l ad y ? I s m y father w e ll ?
H o w fare s m y J u li et ? that I a s k aga i n
F o r noth i ng c an b e ill i f s he be w e ll .

B o lifi o m r Then s he is w e ll and n oth i n g

.
, c an

ill
He r bod y sl ee p s i n C a p e l s m on u m ent ’

And her i m m orta l p a t w i th a ge ls li ve s r n .

I s w her l a i d lo w i n her k i n d ed s va u l t
’
a r

And p re s e t ly too k p o s t to te ll i t y o u
n .

O p ardon m e fo b r i ng i ng the s e ill n e w s

,
r ,

S i n c e y o u d i d l eave i t fo m y o ffi c e si r r , .

R o m o I s i t eve n s o ? then I defy y o u s tar s

e .
,

Tho u k n o w st m y l odg i ng ; get m e i nk and p a p er

’
,

And h i re p o s t hor s e s I w ill hen c e to n ight

-
.
-
.

B /tfi o I do be s ee h y o u si r h ave p at i en c e ;
o so r . c , ,

Yo u r l ook s are p a l e and w il d an d do i m p ort ,

S o m e m is advent u re .

R m o eo . T u s h tho u t de c e i d ,
ar v
’

L eave m e and do the th i g I b i d thee do n .

H a s t tho u n o l ette s to m e fro m the fr i ar ? r

B o ltfi am N 0 m y good l ord

r .
, .
1
38 Ro m eo an d J ul ie t Act V
[

R o m eo . N o m atter thee gone ; g et

And h i re tho s e hor s e s . I
’
ll be w i th thee s tra i ght .

[E x z f B a lflz asa r
'

We ll J u li et I will li e w i th thee to n i ght

, ,
-
.

L e t s s ee for m ean s O m is ch i ef tho u art s w i ft

’
.
,

To enter i n the tho ught s of de s p erate m e n

I do re m e m ber an a p othe c ar y ,

And herea b o u t s he d w e lls — wh i c h l ate I noted ,

I n t atte r d w eed s w i th over w he l m i ng bro w s

’
, ,

C u lli ng of si m p l e s M eagre we r e h is l ook s

.
,

S har p m is er y had w or n h im to the bone s ;

And i n h is need y s ho p a torto is e h ung ,

An a lli gator stuff d and other s k i n s

’
,

Of ill sh ap d fi s he s and abo u t h is s he l ve s

-
’

A begga r ly a c c o u nt of e m p t y box e s ,

Green earthen p ot s b l adder s and m u s ty s eed s

, ,

R e m nant s of p a c kthread and o l d c ake s of ro s e s ,

Were th i n ly sc atte r d to m a k e u p a s ho w
’
, .

N ot i ng th is p en u ry to m ys e l f I s a i d
, ,

An i f a m an d i d need a p o is on n o w ,

Who s e s a l e is p re s ent death i n M ant u a ,

Here li ve s a c a i t i ff w ret c h w o u l d s e ll i t h im .

0 th is s a m e tho ught d i d b u t forer u n m y need

, ,

And th is s a m e need y m an m u s t s e ll i t m e 1
A s I re m e m ber th is s ho u l d b e the ho u s e
,
.

Be i ng ho li da y the b eggar s s ho p is s h u t
,
’
.

What ho ! a p othe c ar y !
,
14 0 Ro m eo an d J u li e t Act V
[

Do i ng m ore m u rther s i n th is l oath s o m e wo r l d

Than the s e p oor c o m p o u nd s that tho u m a ys t not s e ll .

I s e ll thee p o is o n tho u ha s t s o l d m e none

, .

Fare w e ll ; b uy food and get th ys e l f i n fle s h

, .

C o m e c ord i a l and not p o is on go w i th m e

, ,

To J u li et s grave for the r e m u s t I use thee

’
, [
E x eu n t . .

S C ENE I I F m o r L o zz r efzee Cell

’
’
. s

E m‘er FR I A R J O H N
F r ia r / M 7 2 . Ho ly Fran c is c an fr i ar ! b rother ho ! ,

E m er
‘
FR I A R A UREN C E
L

F r ia r L a m '
e fz ee . Th is s a m e s ho u l d b e the vo i c e
Fr i a r J ohn .

We l c o m e fro m M ant u a ; what s a ys R o m eo ?

O r i f h is m i nd b e w r i t g i ve m e h is l etter
, , .

F m o r jo/ m Go i n g to find a b arefoot brother o ut

’

One of o u r order to a ss o c i ate m e

, ,

H e r e i n th is c i ty v isi t i ng the si c k ,

And find i ng h im the s ea r c her s of the to w n

, ,

S u s p e c t i ng that w e b oth w ere i n a ho u s e

Where the i nfe c t i o u s p e s t il e n c e d i d re i gn ,

S e al d u p th e doo r s and w o u l d not l et u s forth

’
,

S o that m y s p eed to M ant u a the r e w as stay d

’
.

F m o r L a u r ezzee Who b are m y l etter then

’

.
, ,

R o m eo
F m o r f o/ m I c o u l d not s end it — here i t is aga i n
’

.
, ,
S ce ne I I I ] Ro m eo an d Juliet 14 1

N or get a ss enger to br i ng i t thee

me ,

S o fearf u l w ere the y of i nfe c t i on .

F i L u nc
r ar aU nha pp y fort u n e ! b y
re e . my brother
hood ,

Th e l ette r w as not n i c e b u t f u ll of c h arge ,

Of dear i m p ort an d the neg l e c t i ng i t ,

M ay do m uc h danger Fr i ar J ohn go hen c e ; .

,

Get m e an i ron c ro w and br i ng i t s tra i ght

U nto m y c e ll .

F r ia r f onn Brother I 11go an d br i ng i t thee [ E x it

’
.
,
.

F r z o r L a n r en ee N o w m u s t I to the m on u m ent a l one

’ ‘

W i th i n th is th ree ho u r s w ill fa i r J u li et w a k e .

S h e w ill be s hre w m e m u c h that R o m eo

H ath had no n ot i c e of the s e a c c i dent s ;
B u t I w ill w r i te aga i n to M ant u a ,

A n d kee p h e r at m y c e ll t ill R o m eo c o m e .

P oor li v i ng c or s e c lo s d i n a dead m an s to m b ! [
’ ’
, E x it

S C ENE III . A Cnn r eny o r o’ in it a To m o belong ing ‘

zo

me Cap u lez‘s

E n zer P
‘
ARIS ,
an d My P age bea r ing flo w er s a n d a z or en
‘

G i ve m e th y tor c h bo y ; hen c e and s tand

'

P a ms .
, ,

a l oof ;
Yet p ut i t o ut for I wo u l d not be s een
, .

U nder y ond ye w tree s l a y thee a ll a l ong -

,

Ho l d i n g th i ne ear c l o s e to the ho ll o w gro u nd ;

S o s h a ll no foot up on the c h u r c h y ard t r ead ,
14 2 Ro meo an d J uliet Act V
[

Be i n g l oo s e u n fi r m w i th d i gg i n g u p of g ra ve s
, , ,

B u t tho u s ha l t h ear i t ; w h is t l e the n to m e

A s si gna l that t h o u hea r s t s o m eth i ng a pproa c h ’
.

G i ve m e th o s e flo w er s Do a s I b i d thee go .
, .

P ag e [ As ide ] I a m a l m o s t af ra i d to s tand a l one

.

H e r e i n the c h u r c h y a r d y et I w ill advent u r e [ , R e tir ea .

P a r is S w eet flo wer w i th flo w er s th y b r i da l bed I

.
,

str e v
v
.

O w o e th y c ano py is d u s t an d s ton e s ,

Wh i c h w i th s weet w ater n i gh tly I w ill de w ,

O r w ant i ng that w i th tea r s distill d b y m oan s ;

, ,
’

The ob s eq u i e s that I for thee w ill kee p

N i ght ly s ha ll be to s tre w th y g r ave and w ee p .

[Tne P ag e zo nisttes
'

The bo y g i ve s w arn i ng s o m eth i n g doth a pp roa c h .

What c u r s ed foot w ander s th is w ay to n i ght -

,

To c r o ss m y ob s eq u i e s and t r u e l ove s r i te ? ’

What w i th a tor c h
,
m u ffle m e n i ght a w h il e , , .

E n ter R O M E O na B A L T H A S A R mm to n m tto é t
a
’
,
a re ,
a e ,
e e .

R o m eo . G i ve m e that m atto c k and the w ren c h i ng

i ron .

Ho l d take th is l etter ; ear ly in the m orn i ng

,

S e e tho u de li ver i t to m y l o r d a n d fathe r .

G i ve m e th e li ght U p o n m y li fe I c harge thee

.
,

Whate er tho u hea r s t or s ee st s ta n d a ll a l oof

’ ’
,

And do not i nte rr u p t m e in m y c o u r s e .

Wh y I de s c e n d i nto th is b ed of death
14 4 Ro meo an d J u li e t Act V
[

S top th y u n h allo w d to il v il e M ontag u e ! ’

,

C an vengean c e b e p u r s u ed f u r the r tha n de ath

C onde m n ed v ill a i n I do ap pre h e n d th e e , .

M e and go w i th i ng fo r tho u m u s t d i e
'

, , .

R o m eo I m u s t i ndeed and the r efo r e c a m e I h i the r

l!
.
, .

Good g e n tle y o u th t e m Pt n o t a de s Pe r ate m an a Y (f

F ly hen c e an d l eave m e ; th i n k u p on the s e go n e ,
, 60
’

L e t t he m a ff r i ght thee
_
I b e s ee c h thee y o u th .
, ,
J
P u t not an other si n u p on m y head ( AM
fl
Q ,

B y u rg i ng m e to fu ry N) be gone ,

B y heaven I l ove thee b ette r tha n m ys e l f ;

,

For I c o m e h i the r ar m d aga i n s t m ys e l f ’

.

S ta y not b e go n e ; ,
hereafte r s a y
A m ad m an s m er c y b ade thee r u n a w a y
’
.

P a r is I do defy th y c o n j u r at i on s
.

w
An d a pp r ehe n d the e fo r a fe l o n here 69 .

R o m eo W il t tho u p r ovoke m e ? then have at thee

.
,

b oy at

P ag e O L ord t h e y fight ! I w ill go c a ll the w at c h

.
, .

[E x it
P a r is O , I am sl a i n 1 I f tho u b e m er c i f u l
'

-
.
,

O p en the to m b l a y m e w i th J u li et , [ D ieen .

p e r u s e th is fa c e
R o m eo I n .
— Le t m e

M er c u t i o s k i n s m an n o b l e C o u nty P a r is !
i A

’
w
,

What s a i d m y m an w he n m y b
D i d not atte n d h im a s w e r ode th i n k
H e to l d m e P a r is s ho u l d have m a r r i ed J u li et ;
S a i d he not s o ? o r d i d I d r ea m i t s o ?
O r am I m ad hea r i n g h im ta l k of J u li et
, ,
S ce ne I I I ] R o m eo an d J ul iet 47

F r ia r L a u r ence . Who is i t ?
E a tt/i a sa r . R o m eo .

F r ia r L a u r en ce . H ow l ong h ath he been the re

E a ttlz a sa r . F u ll ha l f an ho u r .

F r ia r L a ur e n ce . Go w i th m e to the va u l t .

B a ltnasa r . I dare not si r ; ,

M y m a s ter k no ws not b ut I am gone h en c e ,

An d fearf u lly d i d m ena c e m e w i th death

If I d i d s ta y to l oo k on h is i ntent s .

S ta y the n ; I 11 go a l one
i

F ia r L u n F ear
’
r a re ce .
, .

c o m e s u p on m e

O m u ch I fear s o m e ill u n lu c k y th i n g !
,

E a ttna sa r . d dj le e pm ndE L t hs
m
ew a
txe e h e r e ,
f

I drea m t m ma s ter and a

Aei tbfi my mfi t st
m w
si.
e m
F r ia r L a u r en ce . R o m eo
A l a c k a l a c k wh at b l ood is th is w h i c h s ta i n s
, , ,

The s ton y entran c e of th is s e p u l c hre

What m ean the s e m a s ter l e ss an d gor y s w ord s
To li e disc o lo u r d b y th is p l a c e of p ea c e
’

[
E n ter s th e tom b .

Ro m eo ! O p a l e — Who e ls e ? wh at P ar is too ?
, ,

And ste e p d i n b l ood — Ah w hat an u nk i nd h o u r

’
,

I s g u il t y of th is l a m entab l e c han c e !
The l ad y s t i r s .
[f u tie t w ak es .

ju lie t O c o m fortab l e fr i a r ! w here is m y l ord ?

.

I do re m e m ber w e ll w here I s ho u l d be ,

And there I am Where is m y R o m eo ? [. N o ise

mmin
14 8 Ro m eo an d J u li e t Act V
[

F r ia r L a u r en ce . I hear s o m e no is e .
— L ad y c ome
,

fro m that ne s t
Of death c ontag i on and u nn at u ra l sl ee p ;
, ,

A greater p o w er than w e c an c ontrad i c t

H ath th warted o u r i ntent s C o m e c o m e a w a y .
, .

Th y h u s b and i n th y bo s o m there li e s dead ,

And P ar is too C o m e I ll d is p o s e of thee

.
,
’

A m ong a sis te r hood of ho ly n un s .

S ta y not to q u e s t i on for the w at c h is c o m i ng ; ,

C o m e go good J u li et : [
, ,
N o ise a 5 a in J I dare n o ,
(f

l onger s ta y .

ju liet Go get th ee hen c e for I w ill n o t a w a y

.
, 60 , . 1

[ E x it F r ia r L a u r en ce
What s here a c up c lo s d l n m y tr u e l ove 5 hand ?
.

’ ’
? ’
,

P o is on I s ee hath b een h is t i m e less end

, , .

O c h u r l ! dr u nk a ll and l eft n o fr i end ly dro p,

To he l p m e after I w ill kiss th y li p s ;

H a p ly s o m e p o is on y et doth h ang on the m ,

To m a k e m e d i e w i th a re s torat i ve [ K isses b im . .

Th y li p s are w ar m .

I Wa tc/z : [Wi tbin J Le ad bo y ; w h i c h wa y ? -

ju liet Yea no is e ? t h en I ll be b r i ef — O ha ppy

’
.
.
,

dagge r [ S n a tcb ing R o m eo s a ag er

’ ’
G
g
.

Th is is th y s heath [ S ta bs b er se if J the r e re s t and l et ,

me [
’ ’
F a lls o n R om eo s bo ay a n a a ies
’ ’
, .

E n ter Watc h ,
w itb tb e P age f PA RI S o

R ag
we . Th is is the p l a c e ; there wh ere the tor c h doth
,

b urn . 17 1
1
50 Ro m eo an d J u l ie t Act V
[

E n ter C A P ULE T L ADY C A ULE T n o t/

,
P ,
a a
’
z er s

Cap u le t . What s ho u l d i t b e that the y s o s hr i e k

a b r oad 1 90

L a ay Cap u let The p eo p l e i n the s treet c ry R o m eo

’
.

S o m e J u li et and s o m e P ar is and a ll r un
, ,

W i th o p en o utc ry to w ard o u r m on u m ent .

P r in ce What fear is th is w h i c h s ta r t l e s i n o u r ear s ?

.

Wa tc/z S o ve r e i gn here li e s the C o u nty P ar is sl a i n

'

I .
,

An d R o m eo dead ; and J u li et dead b efore , ,

War m an d n e w k ill d ’
.

P r in ce S ear c h s eek an d k no w h o w th is fo u l m u r
.
, ,

ther c o m e s .

I Wa tcb Here is a fr i ar and slaugh te r d R o m eo s

.
,
’ ’

m an ,
W i th i n s tr u m ent s u p on the m fit to o p en
The s e dead m en s to m b s ’
.

Cap u le t O heaven
. O w i fe l ook h o w o ur da ughte r ,

b l eed s
Th is dagger hath m ista e n for 10 h is ho u s e ’
, , ,

I s e m p t y o n the b a c k of M ontag u e ,

And is m is s heathed i n m y da u ghte r s b o s o m

-
’

L a ay Cap u le t O m e ! th is si ght of death is a s a

’
.

be ll
That w arn s m y o ld age to a s e pu l chre .

E n te r M O N T AG UE a na
’
o tb er s

P r ince . tho u art ear ly

C o m e , M ontag u e fo r up ,

To s ee th y s on and he i r m ore ear ly do w n .

S ce ne I I I ] Ro meo an d J u liet I
5I

M on tag ue . Al as ,
my li ege ,
my w i fe is dead to
n i ght 2 10

Gr i ef of m y s on s e x il e h ath sto pp d he r breath

’ ’
.

What f u rther w o e c on s p i re s aga i n s t m i ne age ?

P r in ce L oo k an d tho u s ha l t s ee
.
, .

M on tag ue O tho u u nta ught ! w hat m an ner s is i n

.

th is ,

To p re ss before th y father to a grave ?

P r in ce S ea l u p the m o u th of o u trage for a w h il e
.
,

T ill w e c an c l ear the s e a m b i g u i t i e s ,

An d kno w the i r S p r i ng the i r head the i r tr u e de s c ent ;

, ,

An d then w ill I be gen era l of y o u r woe s

And l ead y o u eve n to death M eant i m e forbear .
,

And l et m is c han c e be sl ave to p at i en c e .

Br i ng fo r th the p art i e s of s u s p i c i on .

F r ia r L a u r en ce I am the greate s t ab l e to do l ea s t
.
, ,

Yet m o s t s u s p e c ted a s the t i m e and p l a c e

,

D oth m a k e aga i n s t m e of th is d i ref u l m u rther ;

,

And here I s tand both to i m p ea c h an d p u rge

,

M ys e l f c onde m n ed and m ys e l f e x c u s d ’
.

P r ince The n s a y at on c e w h at tho u do s t kn o w i n th is

. .

F r ia r L a u r en ce I w ill be br i ef for m y s hort date of

.
,

breath
I s not s o l ong a s is a ted i o u s ta l e .

R o m eo there dead w as h u s band to th at J u li et ;

,

And s he there dead that R o m eo s fa i th fu l w i fe

, ,
’
.

I m arr i ed th e m ; and the i r s to l en m arr i age da y -

Wa s T y ba l t s doo m s da y w ho s e u n t i m e ly death
’
,

Ban ish d th e n e w m ade br i degroo m fro m th is c i t y

’
-
,
1
52 Ro meo an d J ul ie t Act V
[

Fo r who m , and not for T yba l t J u li et p i n d ,

’
.

Y o u to re m ove that si ege of gr i ef fro m her

, ,

B e tro th d and w o u l d have m arr i ed her p e r for c e

’

To C o u nty P ar is ; then c o m e s s he to m e ,

And w i th w il d l ook s b i d m e dev is e s o m e m ean s

To r id her f r o m th is s e c ond m arr i age ,

Or i n m y c e ll there w o u l d s he k ill her s e l f .

Then gave I h e r s o tu to r d b y m y art

,
’
,

A sl ee p i ng p ot i on wh i c h s o took e ffe c t
,

A s I i ntended for i t w ro ught on her

,

The for m of death ; m eant i m e I w r i t to R o m eo

That he s ho u l d h i ther c o m e a s th is d i re n i ght ,

To he l p to take her fro m her b o rro w d grave ’

Be i ng the t i m e the p ot i on s fo r c e s ho u l d c ea s e
’
.

B u t he w h i c h b ore m y l etter Fr i ar J ohn , ,

Wa s stay d b y a cc i dent a d y e s tern i ght

’

R e tu rn d m y l etter b a c k Then a ll a l on e
’ ‘

.
,

At the p refi x ed ho u r of her w ak i ng ,

C a m e I to take her fro m her k i ndred s va u l t

’
,

M ean i ng to kee p her c l o s e ly at m y c e ll

T ill I c onven i ent ly c o u l d s en d to R o m eo ;
B ut w hen I c a m e s o m e m i n u te ere the t i m e
,

Of her a wak i ng here u nt i m e ly l a y

,

Th e no b l e P ar is an d tr u e R o m eo dead .

Sh e w ake s and I ent r eated her c o m e forth

,

And bear th is w o r k of heaven w i th p at i en c e

B u t then a n o is e d i d s c are m e fro m the to m b ,

And s he too de s p erate w o u l d not go w i th m e ,

But a s it s e e m s did v i o l e n c e o n he r s e l f
, ,
.
1
54 Ro m eo an d J u l iet Act
[

Where be the s e en e m i e s C a p u l et M ontag u e

S e e w hat a s c o u rge is l a i d u p on y o u r h ate
, ,

That heaven find s m ean s to k ill y o u r j o ys wi th l ove !

And I for w i nk i ng at y o u r d is c ord s too
, ,

H ave l o s t a b ra c e of k i n s m en a ll are p un ish d ’

.

Cap u le t O brother M ontag u e g i ve m e th y hand ;

.
,

Th is is m y da u ghter s j o i nt u re for no m ore

’
,

C an I de m and .

M o n tag u e . B u t I c an g i ve thee m ore ;

For I w ill r ai s e her s tat u e i n p ure go l d ,

That wh il e V e ron a b y th at na m e is kno wn

There s ha ll no fig u re at s u c h rate be s et
A s that of tr ue and fa i thf u l J u li et .

Cap u let A s r i c h s ha ll R o m eo b y h is l ad y li e
.
,

P oo r s a c r i fi c e s of o u r en m i t y !
P r in ce A g l oo m i ng p ea c e th is m or n i ng w i th i t br i ng s
.

The su n for s orro w w ill not s ho w h is head .

Go h en c e to h ave m ore ta l k of the s e s ad th i ng s ;

,

S o m e s ha ll be p ar do n d and s o m e p u n is hed ;
’

F o r never w as a s tor y of m ore w o e

Th an th is of J uli et and her R o m eo .
NOT ES
 1
58 N o te s

t rate d by th e s e c o n d li n e
p ro l o g ue to th e p re s e nt pl ay of th e

I n fai r Ve ro n a w h e r e w e lay u r s ce n e ,
o .

T h is li n e it w ill b s e e n c n sis t s f t e n syll ab l e s w i th th e e e n

,
e ,
o o , v

syll ab l e s ( 2 d 4 th oth 8 th an d l o th ) ac c n te d th e o dd syll ab l e s

, , , , e ,

( I st 3d e tc ) b e i n g un acc e n te d T h e o e t i cally it is m ade up o f

, ,
. . r ,

fi e fe t o f t w o syll ab l e s e ach w i t h th e ac c e n t o n th e s e c o n d syll a

v e ,

ble . S u c h a fo o t is c all e d an i m bu s ( pl u ral i m bu ses o r t h e a , a ,

Lati n i m bi) an d th e fo r m o f e rs e is c all e d i m bi

a ,
v a c .

T h is fu n dam e n tal law o f S h ak e sp e a re s e rs e is s u bj e c t to c e rtai n

’
v

m o di fi c ati o n s th e m o s t i m p o ta n t o f w h i c h a e as fo ll o ws
,
r r

1 .A fte r th e te n th syll ab l e an u n ac c n te d syll ab l e ( o r e e n tw o e v

s u ch syll b l e s ) m ay b e add d fo rm i ng w h at is s o m e ti m e s c all e d a

a e ,

jem ie li n e as in th e I o 3 d li n e o f th e fi s t s c n e H e e w e e th e
'

a r e r r

s e an ts o f y o u r ad e s ary
rv T h e r h y th m is c o m pl e te w i th th e th i r d
v r .

syll ab l e o f dv er s ry th e fo u th b e i ng an e xt a e l e e n th syll ab l e
a a ,
r r v .

3 2 5 6 w e h av e t wo e x t a syll ab l e s
I n iv 3 2 7 an d
. . v. .
— th e l as t r ,

tw o o f R m e in b o th li n e s
o o .

2 .T h e a c c e n t in a n y p a t o f th e e s e m ay b e s h i ft e d fro m an r v r

e ve n to a n o dd syll a b l e as i n li n e 3 o f t h e p ro l gu e F m an c i e n t o , ro
”
gru dg e b e ak t n w m uti n y
r w h e th e a c c e n t is s h i fte d fro m th e
o e ,
er

six th t o th e fifth syll b l e S e e als o i I 9 2 aC an k r d wi t h p e ac e

. . . e
’
,

to p a t y o u r c a n k e d h ate w h e e th e a c c e n t is s h i fte d fr m th e
’
r r r o

s e c n d t o th e fi s t syll b l e T h is ch ng e c u s v e ry rare ly in th e
o r a . a oc r

te n t h syll ab l e a n d s e l do m in th e fo u th
,
an d it is n o t all o w ab l e in r

tw s u cc e ssi e a cce n te d syll ab l e s

o v .

3 A n e x t a u n ac c e n te d syll ab l e m ay o c c ur in an y p a t o f th e
. r r

li n e ; as in li n e 7 o f th e p ro l o g u e w h e re th e s c o n d syll ab l e o f ,
e

pite u is s u p e r fl u o u s
o s I n i I 6 4 th e t h i r d syll ab l e o f B e n v li
. . . o o,

an d in li n e 7 1 b e l o w t e s e co n d syll ab l e o f C p u lets an d th e s e co n d
h a

tb c a b o th s u p fl u o u s
re er .

4 A n y u n a c e n t e d syll ab l e o c curri n g in an e e n pl ace im m e di

. c ,
v

ate ly b e fo e o r a fte r an e e n syll ab l e w h i c h is p ro p e rly a cce n te d is

r v ,

r e c k o n e d as ac c e n t e d fo r th e p u p o s e s o f th e s e a s f i n s t an c e r ver ,
or ,

i li n e s
n I 3 a d 7 o th p o l o g u e
n ,
f ,
e r In I t e l as t syll ab l e o f d gn ity
h . i
 N o te s 1
59

an d in 3 th e l as t o f m u tiny are m e tr i cally e u i v al e n t t o ac ce n t e d q

syll a bl e s I n 7 th e s am e is t rue o f th e rs t syll a l e o f m isa dv e n tu r ’ d
. fi b
an d th e t hi d r o f o ve r t/cr o w s . I n iv . 2 . 18 O f dis o b die ent o pp o si
t io n ly two re g ul ar acc e nts o c c u b ut w e h av e a m e tr i c al a c c e n t
on r,

o n th e fi s t syll ab l e o f dis b di n t r an d n t h e fi s t an d th e l s t o e e ,
o r a

syll ab l e s o f opp ositio n w h i c h w o r d h as m e t i cally fiv e syll ab l e s I n

,
r .

dis be die n t th e r e is an e x tra u n a c c e n t d syll ab l e

o e .

5 I n m an y i n s tan c e s in S h ak e sp e ar e w o rds m u s t b e l ng tb en ea
’
. e

in o r de r to fi ll o ut t h e r h y th m

( ) I n a l arg e c l ass o f w o rds in w h i ch e o r i is fo ll o w e d b y

a

an o th e r v o w e l th e e o r i is m a de a s e p , at e syll ab l e as e n ar oc a ,

op in io n so ldi r
p ti n e p a r t i l m r i g e t c
,
e , a Fo e i s ce
n ta nc ,
a ,
a r a e, . r ,

iii 5 2 9 S o m e s y t h e l ark m ak e s s w e e t di visi o n

. . a app e a s t o r

h e o n ly n i n e syll ab l e s b ut di i i n is a q u ad isyll ab l e an d so is
av ,
v s o r

”
d o tio n in iv I 4 1
ev
“
G o d s h i e l d I s h o u l d dis tu r b de o t i o n !
. . v

[M r i g e is a tr isyll ab l e in iv 1 I I an d als o in v 3 2 4 1
ar a a n d th e . .
,
.
,

s am e is tru e o f p tie n e in v 1 2 7 v 3 2 2 1 an d 2 6 1 T h is l e ng th
a c . .
, . . .

e n ing o c c u s m o s t f e q u e n tly at t h e e n d o f t h e li n e
r r .

( b) M any m o n syll ab l e s e n di n g m r so es p re ce de d b y a r , e, r , r ,

lo n g v o w e l o r dip h t h o n g ar e o fte n m ade dissyll ab l e s ; as f f ,

a r e, ea r ,

d a r fi r e ba i b ur y u I n iii I 1 9 8 E ls e w h e n h e s
’
e , e tc
,
r, o ,
o r , . . . : ,

”
fo und th at h o u r is h is l as t l u r i s a dissyll ab l e I f th e w o rd is zo
, , .

r e p e at e d in a v e r s e it is o ft e n b o t h m o n o syll ab l e a n d dissyll a b l e ; as

in M of V iii 2 2 0 . A n d so th o ug h y o u r s n o t y urs
. . . :
“
P ro it , ,
o . ve

so
” w h e r e e i th e r y o u s ( p r e fe rab ly t h e fi rs t ) is a dissyll ab l e t h e
'

r
, ,

o th e r b e i n
g a m o n o syll ab l e C iii I 1 7 2 As fire dr i v e s
“
In . . . . :

fir e so pi ty pi ty ” th e fi rs t fi r e is a dissyll ab l e
, , , .

( ) W ds co ntai n i n g 1 o r r p re c e de d b y an th e r c o n s o n ant are

c or ,
o ,

o fte n p ro n o u n ce d as i f a v o w e l c am e b e tw e e n t h c n s o n an ts ; as in e o

i 4 8 Afte r th e p ro m p te r at o ur e n tran c e ”
. . : See ,

als o T o S ii I 1 8 Wh il e sh e did c all m e a s c al fi ddl e r [ ”

f 5 . . . . : fid r
”
d ( e ) le rJ ; A ll s Well iii 5 4 3 : “
I f y o u w ill t ry h o ly pil g i m
’
, . . ar ,
r

C f E v I 3 60 T h e s e ar e th e p ar n t s o f th e s e
. o . . . :
“
e

c h il dre n
”
( ch ilde re n th e o ri g i n al fo rm o f th e w o rd) ; W T i
, . . v.
 1 60 N o te s

4 .
76 :
“
G race an d r e m e m b r an c e
[ ( )
r e m e m b e r an c e
J b e to yo u
b th !
o e tc . Se e a ls o on ii .
4 . 1 84 a n d iii . 1 . 89 bl e ow .

( d) M o n o syll a
i s ( y 0 y n y b il tc ) an d bi x l c e c am at o n a , ,
ea , a ,
a ,
e .

m o n o syll ab l e s th w is e e m p h asi e d si m il a ly l e ngt h e n d ; als o

o er z a re r e

c e t ai n l o n g r w
r ds ; a s m m n d m n t in M of V i
e or 1 44 2 ; co a e e . . v . .

sa fety ( t isyll ab l e ) in H m i 3 2 1 ; bu sin e ( t isyll bl as o i g i

r a . . . ss r a e, r

n ally p o n u n c e d ) in ] n a n d s w e at u n de r
“
r C i 1 22
o T g . . v . . : o ro a

th e b u si n e ss
”
( so in s e al t h e p ss ag e s ) ; an d th e w o rds ev r o r a o r

m e n ti o n d in th e n te s t t h e pl ys in w h i c h th y o cc u
e o o a e r.

6 Wo rds a e als o
. nt t d f m e t i c al e as n s li k e pl u als
r co r ac e or r r o , r

an d p o ss e ssi v e s e n di n g in si b il an t s b l n b (f l s a , a a a ce , o r se or z o r se

an d b
) p in ( pl u al an d p ss e ssi )
’
s s or n e m i g
,
r cess , se se , ar r a e r o ve ,

im g S p it in t g t i
i un l n t st an d th r w ds
’ ’
atc e, e .
p o s r , er a or es, e a sa ,
o e or

m e n ti n e d in t h n o t s n t h e pl ys
o e e o a .

7 Th e . nt f w ds is ls a cce i e d in m an y i n s t n c e s fo r m e t
o or a o v ar a

r i al e a s o n s
c T h u s w e fi n d b th e n u an d
r . en u in th e fi rs t o r ve e r ev e

s c e n e f th e M Z V D ( li n e s 6 n d
o ob u an d b u
.
p ur
. a sc re o sc r e,

s u e a n d p u sue o n t y ( se e n t
o er n iii 2, 6 4)ca n d n t i y
r ar o . . co rc r ,

co n t a t ( s e o n ii 2 1 1 7 ) an d on t
r c e t e tc . . c r ac , .

T h e s e i n s tan c e s o f a i ab l e a cc e n t m u s t n o t b c o n fo u n de d w i th v r e

th o s e in w h i c h w o r ds w e uni f m ly ac c e n t e d di ffe e n tly in th e re or r

tim e f S h ak e sp e a e ; li k e
o
pe t i mpo tu n e ( se e o n i 1 r as c ,
r . .

p e r sev e r ( never
p e r sev er e ) p ,
er seve r a n ce , r /z e u/ na tic, e tc.

8 . A lex a n dr i n es, l syll b l e s w i th six ac ce n ts

o r ver e s s of tw e ve a , ,

o c c ur h e e n d t h e re a s in th e i n s c ip t i o n s
r a n th e c ask ts in M f r o e . o

V an d o c casi o n ally in th is pl ay
.
,
T h e y m u s t n o t b e c n fo u n d d . o e

w i t h fe m al e li n e s w i th tw x tra syll ab l e s ( s e o n 1 b o e ) o w i t h
'

o e e a v r

o th e r li n e s in w h i h t w o e x t a u n a c c n t e d syll b l e s m y o c c u
c r e a a r.

9 I n mp l t v e s e s o f o n e o r m e syll ab l e s are s c tt re d
. co e e r ,
or ,
a e

th ro ugh th e pl ays S e e i 1 6 1 6 9 1 6 2 1 6 3 1 6 4 1 9 8 e tc . . .
, , , , , , .

10 D gg l m e s u e is u s d in th e
. o er e y e a li s t m e di e s
a r e ver r e co

i p i l ) i h m uth s f c m ic h a
( L L L an d C f E
. . n . a t c u a n t . o . r r e o o o c r

ac t s b ut n w h e
er ,
ls e in th s pl ays an d n e r any wh e re afte r
o re e o e , ve

159 7 o r 15 98 T h e re is n o i n s t an c e o f it in th is pl ay
. .
162 N o te s

is dis t i n ctly p o e ti cal an d p ro s e fo r w h at is n o t p o e t i cal T h e dis

, .

t i n c ti o n h o w , is n t so l e a ly m a k e d in th e e a li e r as in th e
e ve r, o c r r r

l ate pl ays T h e s e n d s c e n f th e 111 f V f i n s tan c is in

r . co e o . o .
,
or e,

p s e b e c u s P ti n d N e iss a a e tal k i n g b o u t t h e s ui to rs in a
ro ,
a e or a a r r a

f m ili ar an d pl ay fu l w ay b ut in th e T G f V wh e J uli a n d
a . . o .
, er a

Lu c e tta a dis c u ssi n g th e s u i to s o f t h e fo m e in m u c h th e s am e

re r r r

f s h i n th e s e n is in e s e D w de n c o m m e n ti ng n R i l I L
a o ,
c e v r . o , o e i .
,

re m ks ar H ad Sh ak e sp are w i tte n t h e pl y a fe w y e a s l ate r w e

: e r a r ,

m y b e c e t i n th t th e g a de n
a r a a n d h is s e a a n ts
( iii 4 ) w o u l d r er rv .

n t h a e u tt
o ve d s t t e ly sp e e h e s in
er s b u t w ul d h a sp o k e n
a c ver e, o ve

h o m e ly p o s e an d th at h um o u r w o ul d h a e m i ngl e d w ith th e
r ,
v

p at h s f th e s c e n e T h e s am e m a k m ay be m ade w i t h re fe
o o . re r r

e n e t o th e s ub s e q u e n t s c e n e (
c
5 ) in w h i c h h is g o m v isi t s th e v. ro

d th n e d k i n g in t h e T o
e ro w
” C o m i c c h a a t s an d th o s e in er . r c er

lo w li fe g e n lly sp e k in p s e in th e l te pl ays as D w de n
e ra a ro a r ,
o

i n ti m at s b u t in th e v e y e a li e s t o n e s do gge r e l v e rs e is m uc h u s e d
e ,
r r

i n ste ad S e e o n 10 ab o e
. v .

Th e c h an g e fro m p o s e to v e s e is w ll ill u s tr at e d in t h e th i r d r r e

s c e n e o f t h M f V I t b g i n s w i t h pl i n p o s ai c t al k ab o u t a
e o . e a r

b u si n ss m atte ; b u t w h e n An to n i e n t e rs it is e s at o n c e t o th e
e r o ,
r

h i gh e r l e l o f p e t y T h e si gh t o f An t n i o r e m i n ds S hyl o ck o f
ve o r . o

h is h tre d o f th e M e ch n t an d th e p assi n e xp r e ss e s i ts e l f in
a r a ,
o

v e rs e th e ,
e n a ul a t n g u v r f p o try cWe h a e a si m il ar c h an g e
r o e o e . v

in th e fi s t s c e n e f ] r C w h e e a ft e t h e q u i bb li n g
o c h aff
” f th e r r o
. .
, ,

m e c h a n i c s ab o u t th i t a de s t h e m n ti n f P m p e y e m i n ds th e
e r r , e o o o r

T r i b un e o f th e i r pl e b e i n fick le n e ss an d h is s c o r n an d i n di gn ti o n
a ,
a

fl am o ut in m o st e l o qu n t v e s e
e e r .

T h e e a s o n s f r t h e c h i e o f p r o s e o r v e rs e a e n o t al w ays so
r o o c r

cl e a r as in th e s e i n s t an c e s W e a e s e l do m p u l d t o e xpl i n th e . r zz e a

p o s e b ut n o t u nf e q u e n tly w e m e t w i th
r , rs e w h e w e m i gh t e ver er

e xp e ct p r s e A s P ro f ss o C o r s o n e m a k s ( I n t du ti n t S n ke
o . e r r r ro c o o a

sp ea r e , S h ak e sp a e ado p t e d v e r s e as t h g e n e al t e n r f e r e r o o

h is l an gu ag e an d t he r fo e e xp re ss e d m uch in v e rs e th at is w i th i n
,
e r

th e c a p ab ili ti e s o f p ro s e ; in o th e r w o rds h is v e rs e c o n s tan tly ,

 N o te s 16
3

e n c ro ac hs pe u on p ro s e b ut h is p r o s e can n e v e r b e
th e do m a in of , ,

s ai d to n cro ac h u p o n th e do m ai n f e s e
e I f in r ar e i n s tan c e s o v r .
’

w e th i nk w e fin d e x c e p t i o n s t o t h is l atte r s tat m e n t an d p ro s e e ,

ac t ua lly s e e m s t o u s u p th e pl a ce o f r s e I b e li e e th a t c ar e fu l
r ve , v

stu yd o f th e p ass g e w ill p

a r o ve th e s u pp o s e d e x ce p ti o n to b e
app ar e n t ath e r t h an r e al
r .

S O M E B O O K S FO R T EA C HE R S AND S T UD EN T S — A fe w o u t o f
th e m an y b k s th at m i g h t b e o m m e n de d t o th e t e a c h e an d th e
oo c r

c i t i c al
r s tude nt are th e fo ll o w i n g H alli w e ll Ph illip ps s Ou tlin s : -
’
e

of tb e L if of S na k esp e e ( 7 t h e d
e S i dn e y L e e s L ife f
ar .
’
o

S b b sp e r ( 1 89 8 ; fo r o r di n ary s t u de n ts th e ab i dg e d e d
a e a e f 18 99 r . o

is p re fe ab l e ) ; S c h m i dt s S n kesp e r L x i n ( 3 d e d
r
’
a a e e co .

Little dale s e d o f D y c e s G lossa y ( 1 9 0 2 ) B a tl tt s Co n o d n ce

’ ’ ’
. r r e c r a

A bb o tt s Sb b esp ea i n G m m r ( 187
’
t S b be p a
o a s e re a r a ra a

”
F u rn e ss s N e w Va i o r um “
e d o f R om e d ju iet ( 1 8 7 1 ; e n
l
’
r n . o a

c y c l p ae di c a n d e x h au s t i v e ) ; D o w de n s S b a b p er H is M in d n d
’
o s e a

A r t ( Am e i c an e d H u ds o n s L if A t n d C/
’
r . t f e, r ,
a z a r a c er s o

e ( re is e d e d 1 88 2 ) M s J am e s n s Cb a t i ti s f ’
Sb a b p es ea r v . r . o ar c er s c o

W m e n ( s e e r al e ds s o m e w it h th e ti tl e S b besp ea e H in e ) ;
o v .
, ,
a r er o s

T e n B r i n k s F iv e L e tu r es o n S / a b p r e ( 1 89 5 ) B o as s Sb ab e
’ ’
c z es ea

n d H is P e de esso r s D y e r s F lk l r e f S b a be
’
p
-
s ea r e a r c o o o

s ea e (
p r A m e r i c a n e d G e in u s s S b b p e r Co m m e n ta i s
. rv
’
a es a e r e

( B un n e tt s t ran sl ati o n
’
Wo rdsw o rt h s S b be p r e s K n w l
,
’
a s ea
’
o

f tb e B ibl ( 3 d e d E ls o n s S b a bespea r e i n M u sic

’
ed e o
g e .

So m e of th e a b
b k s w ill b s f l t ll d s w h r
ove oo e u e u o a re a er o a e

i n te r e s t d i sp i l s b j ts i g
e n l i ti is m f S h k sp
ec a u ec or n e n e ra cr c o a e e ar e .

Am o n g th s wh i h ob tt s it d t th
e c ds f di y ar e e er u e o e nee o or n ar

r e a de r s d s t d ts th f ll w i g m y b m t i d M b i s
an u en , e o o n a e en o ne : a e
’

Willia m S /z a b esp ea r e P o et, D r a m a tist, and M an Ph in

’
s

Cy clop x dia an d G lossa ry p a ct an d f

o Sb a b esp e a r e ( 1 902 m o re co m

c h e ap e t h an D y c e ) ; D o w de n s S b bsp e e P r ime r ( 1 8 7 7 s m all ’

r a r

b u t i n al u b l e )
v R l fe s S b a besp e
a tb B y ( 1 8 9 6 ; tre at i ng o f t h e
o
’
ar e e o
g
h o m e an d s ch o o l li fe th e gam e s an d sp o rts th e m an n e rs cus to m s
, , , ,
I 64 N o te s
an d f lk l
o p o e t s ti m e ) ; G u e rb e r s My tbs of G r ee e n d
- o re o f th e
’ ’
c a

R m ( f r y o un g s tu de n ts w h o m ay n e e d i n fo rm
o e o at i o n o n m yt h o

l o gi c al all usi n s n o t xpl ai n e d in th e n o t e s )

o e .

B l ack s ju dit/ S/ b sp n o e l b u t a c a e fu l s tu dy
’
e
( 1 8 84 z za e ea r a v , r

o f th e s c e n e an d th e t i m e
) is a b o o k t h at I al w ays c o m m e n d to
y o ung p e o pl e an d th e i e l de s w ill als o e n jo y it T h e L am b s
, r r .
’

T l f m S/ b p e
a es ro is a cl assi c fo r b e gi n n e rs in th e s tu dy o f
za es ar e

th e d m at is t ; an d in R o l fe s e d t h e pl n f t h e a ut h o rs is c ar i e d
’
ra . a o r

o u t in th e N o t s b y c o pi o u s ill u s trat i e q u tati o n s f o m th e pl ays

e v o r .

M s C w d n Cl a k e s G i l/ d f S na k p
r . o e -
H r in e ( s e
’
al r z oo o es ea r e s
’
er o s ve r

e ds ) w ill p a ti c u l a ly i n te e s t
.
g i ls ; an d
r b oth g i ls a nr b
d o ys w ill r r r

fin d B n n e tt s M et S by l b ( 1 8 9 7 )
’
n d I m o g e n Cl a k s
a s er Will ar a r
’

S / ab p L ittle L d ( 1 8 9 7 ) e q u ally e n t e r tai n i n g an d i n s t u c ti

’
z es ea r e s a r ve .

H Sn o w de n V
Var d s S /z a b esp e a r e and T im es (2d ed )
’ ’
. s Tow n . 1 9 03

an d J o h
yl an d s S / b p a C u n t y ( e n l ge d e d 1 903 ) a e
n Le
’
za es e re o r ar . r

c o pi u sly ill u s t
o t d b o k s ( y e t i n e xp e n si e ) w h i c h m ay b e p a tic u
ra e o v r

larly c m m e n d d fo r s c h o o l li b a i e s
o e r r .

AB B REV I AT I O N S I N T H E N OT E S — T h e abb re i ati o n s o f th e n am e s . v

o f S h ak e sp e a e s pl ays w ill b e r e a dily u n d s t d ; as T A7 f r

’ ‘

r er oo . . o

Tw e ljt/c N igb t, Cor fo r Co r io la n u s, 3 H e n . . V] . fo r l e T/z ir d

P a r t of R ing H e n ry t/z e S ix tb , e tc
’

P P re . . . f ster o T/z e P assio n a te

P ilg r im ; V A to Ve n u s A do n is ; Co m
’
. and . a nd L . C to L over
. s

an d S o n n t o th e S o n n ets
pla in t ; . .

Ot h
bb i ti s th t h dly d xpl ti
er a re v a Cf ( f on a ar nee e an a o n ar e co n e r ,

co mp ) F l ( f ll w i g ) 1d ( id m t h s m )
ar e , o . d P l (p o o n , . e ,
e a e ,
an ro . ro

l g ) Th
o ue m b s f th li
. s i th f
e nu s ( x pt f th er o e ne n e re e r e n c e e ce or e

p s t pl y )
re e n th s f th G l b ” di ti
a ( t ha reh p st d o e o e
“
o e e on e c ea e an

b s t di ti f S / b p
e e ion o mp t l m ) w h i h is w za es ea r e n one co ac vo u e ,
c no

g lly
e n e ra p t d th s t d d f li ac c e mb s i w ks f e f as e an ar or ne -n u
er n or o re

( S h m i dt s L i A bb tt s G mm D wd s P im
’ ’ ’
e re n c e c ex co n , o ra ar , o en r er ,

th p b li t i s f th N w S h k sp
e u ca S i tyon E y
o e e a e re oc e ,
v er

te ach d ry er i t i l s
an t d t s h l d h eve it t h d f cr ca u en ou av e a an or

f
re e r e n ce . a
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[ I

fo rc e o f th e si n g ul ar , n am e ly ,
w h e re th e s e n s e is co ll e cti v e , as in
o ve r tb r o w s h e re . Cf . v. 1 .
70 bl e o w.

12 . T w o li o u r s . Cf H en . . VI I ] . p ol
r . 13 : m ay se e aw a y t hi
e r

s h illi n g R i ch ly in tw o s h o r t h o ur s .
”

ACT I

SC ENE I — . 1 . Ca r ry co a ls . E n dur e affro n t s ( J o h ns o n ) .

A c co r d i ng t N are s th e p h ras e g o t t h is m e an i n g f o m th e fact th at

o , r

th e c a r i e s o f w o o d an d c o als w e
r r e s t e e m e d th e e y lowest f re v r o

m e n i ls
a C f H n V iii 2 4 9 wh e r e th e e is a pl ay u p o n th e
. . e . . . .
, r

e xp e ssi o n
r S t e e e n s q u o t e s N as h H
. ev Wit/z Y u e tc We ,
av o ,
“

w ill b e a r n o c o l e s I w a rr a n t y o u ; M a r s t,o n A n t n i a n d M el , o o

lid a, p art ii H e h as h ad w ro n gs ; an d i f I w e r e h e I w o ul d
“

r
”
b e a n o c l e s e tc D y c e cit e s Co t gra e F D i t [l du f u
o v r c
“
a e
,
.
, . .

en l a teste H e e is e y c h o lle rick e fu i o u s o r c o u ag io u s

. v r he ,
r ,
r

w ill carri e n o c o ale s

” H e m i g h t h av e a dde d fro m S h e w o o d s
. r
’

E n glis h F r e n c h s u ppl e m e n t t o C o tg rav e ( e d

-
T h at w ill .
“

c arr i e n o co ale s B v
” ra e
, .

3 Collie s T h e p r e c e di n g n t e e xpl ai n s h o w
. r . lli s c am e to b e o co er

a t e m o f ab us e
r T h e N w E ng D i t a dds th at it m ay h a e b e n
. e . c . v e

du e to th e e il r e p u te f th e c o lli e r fo r c h e at i n g
“
v
” St e e ve n s c o m
o .

p are s T M iii 4 1 30 h an g h im fo ul c o lli e r

. . . : ,

4. C/ o l r z F o th e pl ay u p o n t h e w o r d c f J o n s o n E v ery M a n
e . r , .
,

in b is [f u m u n iii 2 o . :

C k W hy h w n w C b
as . wh t m o
,
s th e to th is ch o l r h a
o o , o a ve e a ,

C b C o ll
o . m st T h o m as
ar , I s o n y u a o ll
er I i ; I m c r o r c ar , s r a

n n f y u o a t h s th o ugh I a y an d d w w t
e o o r c r -
or e, c rr ra a er .

15 . T be tb c w ll Cl ai m th e i gh t o f p assi n g n e x t th e w all w h e n
a a . r

m e e ti n g a p e s o n o n th e s tre e t ; a ri g h t v al u e d in o ld f s h i o n e d
r -
a

s tre e t s w i t h n ar o w si de w al k s o r n o n e at all T o g iv e tbc w ll w as

r . a

an act o f c o u rte sy t o ta be t/z e w ll m i g h t b e a n i n s u l t a .

S ce ne I ] N o te s 67

17 . Tb e w ea best g oes to tb e w a ll f m ili p b . A a ar ro v e r .

28 . H er e co m es tw o , t e c H lli w ll P h illipps
. m k s th t th
a e -
re ar a e

p ar t is an s of th e M o n ta g s w ue t k i th i h t s t dis ti
o re a o en n e r a o n

gu t is h h e m f ro m th e C a p l ts ; h
u e th gh t th pl y th y
e nce ro u ou e a e are

k n o wn at a is
d tan c e . C f G as c o i g n e , D ev ise
. o
f a M a squ e, w r itte n
f or Visco u n t M o n ta c u te, 1
575

A n d fo r a f h p
u rt er r o o fe , he sh e we d in h ys h at

T y hs k to en wh i h h c t e M o u n ta c utes did b e a re alw a ie s , fo r t h at

T e hy c o ve t to b e k n o w n e f
ro m Cap e ls , w h h y p ss
e re t e a ,

Fo r an c e n t i g r u tc h wh y h l c o ng ag o
’
tw e e n e t h s w h s sw e e t o ou e as .

39 . [ w ill bite my tb u m b at tb e m . An i s l t xpl i d b y C

n u e a ne ot
“
gr av e , F r D ict ( e d 1 6 3 2 )
. . . N igu e , f a ir e la n iou e, t o t h r e at e n or

de fie , b y p t ti u ng th e th u m b e na il e i n to t h e m o ut h ,
an d w t i h a ie rk e
”
(f ro m th pp e r t e e th ) m ak e it to k n o ck e
’
u .

44 . Of o u r side . On o ur si de ( on o
f; as o ft en
) .

55 . H er e co m es o n e , e t c .G r e g o ry m ay m e an T y al t, w h o b e nte r s
d i re c tly a fte r B e n v o li o , b u t o n a di ffe r e n t p ar t o f th e s t ag e
The .

e y e s o f t h e s e r an t m ay b e di r e c te d th e w ay h e s e e s T y b al t c o m i n g
v ,

a n d in th e m e an t i m e B e n v o li o e n te rs o n th e o pp o si t e si de ”

( S te e ve n s) .

60 . S w a sb ing blo w . A das hi ng s m as h i n g b l o w ( S ch m i dt )

or

Cf J o n s o n S t p l f N ew s v 1
.
, a e o , . I do c o n fe ss a s w as h i n g b l o w .

Cf als o sw sb
. b ully b l us te r
a , as in A Y L i 3 12 2 . I 11 h a e
. . . . :
’
v

a m a ti al an d a s w a s h i n
”
r
g o u tsi de .

63 . A r t t/z o u dr a w n C f T emp
. . 11 . 1 .
308 :
“
Wh y ar e yo u draw n ?
H ea r tless c o w ar d ly spi ri tl e ss
, as in R .
f
o L 4 7 1, . 1 39 2 .

69 . H a ve at C f iv 5 1 1 9 e l o w ; als o C of E iii 1 5 1 , e t c
tb e e . . . . b . . . . .

70 . Clu bs . T h e c ry o f Clu bs in a s tr e e t a fr ay is o f E n glis f h

or i gi n , as th e bite my tb u m b is o f I tali an I t w as t h e r allyi n g- c r y .

of th e L o n do npp r e nti ce s Cf H e n VI Z ] v 4 5 3 A Y L v 2
a . . . . . .
, . . . . .

4 4 e tc
, B ills w e e th e pi k e s o r h al b e r ds f rm e rly c arr i e d b y th e
. r o

E n glis h i n f n t ry n d a ft rw a ds b y w at c h m e n
a a T h e p a r t i n w ase r . sa

a sh a p tw e dg e d s w o r d pl ace d o n th e s u m m i t o f a s ta ff f r th e
r o -
o
168 N o te s Act
[ 1

de fe n ce o f f o o t- o s l di e rs ag ai n st c a al y ” ( Fairh o lt) v r . Cf H a m . . i . 1 .

14 0 : S h ll I
a s t i k at it w i th m y p art is an
r e

71 . E n ter C A U LE
P iii 4 6 1
T i n lz is g o w n . Cf H a m. .
( q u arto ) . .

E nt t/ g/ ert in l i n ig / t g w n e
ze z os t h at is h is d e ssi n g g w n
z s z o , r -
o .

S e e als M b ii y n i gh tg w n l e s t o cc asi o n “
o 2 7 0 G t
ac o n o. u r . . : e o ,

c all u s An d S h o w u s t o b w at c h e r s ; I ha e “
an d I d 1
5 e . v. . : v

s e e n h e is e fro m h e b d th r w h e r n i gh tg o wn u p o n h
r r e tc
r e ,
o e r, .

I t is e ly m o n i n g
ar n d C ap ul e t c o m e s o u t b e fo r e h e is dre ss d
r ,
a e .

7 2 L ng w d. T h e w p n u s e d in a c ti e w fa e
o s or . a li gh t e r ea o v ar r

an d s h o t e r ne be i g w
rn n fo r
o n am e n t
( s e A W ii 1 3 2 no or or e . . . .

s w o d w o n B ut o n e to dan c e
r r C f M W ii 1 2 3 6 w it h . . . . . :

m y l o n g s w r d I w o ul d h a e m a de y o u fo u r t all fe ll o w s s k ip li k e
o v

r at s
” .

73 A .nt n u t /z
er T h e l ady s s n e e r at h e r ag e d h us b an d
e , a cr c
’
.

F o r h e o w n ag r se e n i 3 5 1 be lo w e, o . . .

I n p it I s n ful de fi n c e Cf 3 H e n VI i 3 1 5 8
75 . n c o s e . r a . . . . . .
,

Cy m b iv 1 1 6 , e tc
. . . .

7 9 N e igb bo u r sta i n ed
.
-
s e u s e d in c i il s t i fe
. B e c au v r .

84 M iste mp e r d T e m p e e d t an ill e n d ( S c h m i dt )
’
. . r o . S te e v e n s
e xpl ai n s it as an g r y T h e wo d o cc u s agai n in K
. r r .
jolz n , v . 1.

12 : T h is i n u n da t o n o f i m iste m p e r d
’
h um o ur .
”

85 . M ov ed . T h t is a ,
“
m o v d t o w rat
’
h ”( T . A . i . 1 . Cf .

L L L
. . . v . 2 . 6 94 , j C iv 3 5 8 , e t c. . . . .

89 . A n ci e n t . N o t o f n e c e t o ld in ssi y y e ar s b ut l o n g s e ttl e d ,

t h e r e a n d a cc u s to m e d t p e o ac e an d o r d r
( D e li u s ) e .

90 . G r ave bese e m ing . G rav e a n d b e c o m i ng Cf H a m iv . . . .

7 79
f y uth l ss b m s or o no e e co e

T he li gh t n d l ss li y th t it w a c a re e ve r a e ar s ,

T h n s ttl d g h is s b l s n d h is w
a e e a e a e a eed s ,

I m p ti ng h lth n d g
or ss ea a r av e n e .

Ca n b e r d w itb p e a ce, Ca n b e r d c o rr o de d
) is
’ ’
e tc
92 . . ap

pli li
ed te r a lly
t o th e art a n p is s l o n g dis u s e d, a n d fig i ly t th e i r
u r at v e o

o w n e rs Cf K ii A c an k e r d gr a n da m s w ill
” ’
jo/z n
’
. . .
, . 1 . 19 4 : .
1
70 N o te s Act
[ 1

even w h en b y h i m s l f ” ( C lli ) e o er . So m e ed i t o s fo ll o w P p e
r o in
i (f m t q Th t s b u si e d w h e n th y
“
t ) mo t
’
r e ad n g ro 1s u ar o a are e re

mo t s l
a o ne .
”

12 7 . Wb o H im w h o ;
. th e an te c e de n t o m i tte d ,
as o ft en w h en

it is ea sily s u ppli e d .

13 1 . A ll so so o n . A ll is o ft en u ed s in th is i n t n si e w ay “
e v .

1 34 . H e a vy . S . is fo nd of pl ayi n g o n l y an d lig/ t z ea v z . Cf .

R . o
f L . 1
5 74 , T G . . o
f V . i . 2 . 8 4 , Ill . o
f V . v . 1 . 1
30, e tc .

14 2 . I mp or tu n d
’
. A c c e n te d on th e s e co n d syll ab l e ,
a s r e g u ar l ly
in S .

14 8 . Wit/z . By as o ft en of th e ag e n t o r c au e s .

Sun ly e ds ll h a e s m e
Th e ” Th e e m e n dat o n i is
1
50 . . e ar . a v a .

du e t o T h eo b al d an d is l m o s t u n i e s ally d p te d a v r a o .

1
56 . To b A to h e r
ea r c o m m o n e llipsis
. s a a .

1
57 . I s tb e day so
y o u ng
? I s it no t ye t no on G oo d m o r r o w or

good si de e d p r p e r o n ly b e fo e n o o n aft e r w h i ch g d
day w as co n r o r ,
oo

d n w as t h e u s ual s l u tati o n
e Cf i 2 5 7 b e l w a . . . . o .

15 8 N w O ft e n u s e d b y S in th is ad e b i l w ay
. e .
j st l at e ly . v r a z u , .

Cf v 3 1 9 7 b e l w
. . F o r Ay m e
. s n ii 1 10 o . ee o . . .

166 I n l is v i w . I n pp e a n c e ; o pp s e d t o p
z f e pe i e . a ra o r oo : x r

e nce Cf H a m iii 2 1 7 9
. Wh at m y l o e is p ro o f h ath m ade
. . . .
“
v ,

y ou k n o w , ” e tc .

1 68 . A la s, t/z a t lov e, w /z ose v iew , e tc . Al a s “

t htl a o ve, h
t o ug h
b li df l d n o e d, s h o ul d se e h w o to re ac h th l e o ve r
’
s h e art ( D o w de n ) .

Vi w h e e re si g h t o r e y s ,
e .

17 2 . H er e s th at th e f ay h as m uch
’
s m u c/z , e t c . R o m e o m e an r

t o do w i th th e h at e b e tw e e n th i al h o u s s y e t affe cts h im m o re e r v e , ,

i n as m u ch as h is R o s ali n e is o f th e Cap u l t fam ily e .

1 7 3— 1 7 8 0 br w li ng l e tc
. Cf iii 2 7 3 fo l b e l o w a ov e . . . . . .

18 7 R i d The a di n g o f t h e 1 st q u a to a do p t e d b y th e
’
. a s . re r ,

m aj o i ty o f e di t o s
r T h e o t h e r e a ly e ds h av e m ade r . r . .

1 88 Pu g d T h t is fr o m s m o k e
’
. r . a , .

19 1 A b ob ing g ll e tc
. T h at is
c l o e k ills an d k e e ps ali e a , .
,
“
v v ,

”
is a b an e an d an an t i do t e ( D o w de n ) .
S ce n e I ] N o te s I
7 I

19
5 . S ome o tb er w lce r e . Cf . C . o
f E . iv . 1 .
30 :
“
H ow i f y o ur
h sbu an d st a rt so m e ot h er w h e re

196 . S a dn ess . Se r i o u s n e ss . Cf A . . W . iv .
3 . 2 30 : In go o d
s adn e ss I do n o t k n o w,
” e tc So sa dl j st b l
u e ow s e r i o u sly as
, .
y ,

in M u cb A do, ii .
3 . 2 29 .

2 03 . M ark man - . Th e 3d an d 4 th f li s h
o o av e
“
m ark s -
m an .

S . u e s s th e w o r d now h e re e ls e .

2 06 . D ia n
’
s w it . H e r w ay of t hi ki n n g, h er s e n t i m e n ts . S h as
.

m an y a ll u si o n s to D i an a s ’
c h s ti ty
a ,
an d a ls o to h e r c o n n e ct o n i w t i h
th e m o o n .

2 07 . P r oo f Us e d t e c h n i c ally o f ar m o u r . Cf R ic/z I I
. . . i .
3 73.

A dd p r o f un to m i n e arm o u r w i t h
o th y p ay e r s
r H am . ii . 2 .
5 12
M ar s s arm u fo g d f r p o o f e te
’
o r r
’
o r rn e , e tc.

2 09 . l e sie e, e t c .
g Cf . V . and A 4 23
.

R e m o ve y o ur si
fr o m m y u n e ld n g
ege
'

yi i h e art ;
To l o ve
’
s a lar m it w l n o t o p e th e g ate
"
il .

Se e als o R . o
f L . 2 2 1, A . W iii . .
7 . 1 8, Cy m b 4 1 3 7 , e tc . iii . . .

2 13 . Tb a t w b e n s/z e dies, e tc. Sb e is r ic/z i n bea u ty , an d onl

y
p o o r in bi e ng s u bje c t t o th e lo t of h u m an i ty , t h at b e r sto r e, or r c i hs e ,

ca n s h all b y th e s am e b l
be destr oy e d by de a t/z , w h o p ut an ,
o w, e nd

to b y ” ( Jo hnso n )
e au t s M s o n p u ts it sh e is p o o r b e c au s e o r, a a ,

sh e l e av e s n o p a t o f h e r s t o re b e h i n d h e r
” H er to r e m a m e an
r y . s

b e auty s s to r ” as D o w de n s ugg s ts Cf V a n d A 10 19 “ F o r
’
e, e . . . . :

h e b e i n g de ad w i th h im is b e a ut y sl a i n
, , .

“
21
5 . I n tb a t sp a r i ng m a b es b ug e w a ste Cf S o n n . . . 1 . 12 An d,
te n de r h l
c u r , m ak e w a te in n gg ar d n g
” s s i i .

2 16 . S ta r v d
’
. The e ar ly e ds .
( xc pt
e e th e 4 th f li ) h o o av e

ste rv
’
d ”t h e
, o ld f o rm o f th e w o r d, f o un d in se v e ra l th p ss g s
o er a a e

in th e f lio o
(M . o
f V iv . . 1 . 1 38, Co r . iv . 2 .
5 1, e t )
c . d hym i g an r n

w t i hd eser v e in Co r . ii .
3 . 120 . Cf S p e n s e r, F
. .
Q iv . . 1 .
4 :

Un ti ll su c h im t e as n o b e l B r to m art i
Re l s ea ed h e r, t h t ls w
a e e as li k e to st e r ve

T h ro u g h c ru e ll k n i f th t h e a er de are h e ar t did k e rv e .
 I 72 N o te s Act
[ 1

T h e re it m e an s to die ( its or i g i n al s e n s e ) ,
as in H e n . VI I . v .
3 .

132 .

226 . To ca ll b e r s, ex
q u is ite T . h t is a , to ca ll h s er , w hi h c is
e x q u isi te , th e m o re i n to m y re m e m b ra n c e an d c o n te m pl at i o n ”
( H e at h ) p ll l d b y th e s ubj
“
; or to m ak e h e r un a ra e e e aut m o re e ct

h ht s i ” M al o n e
of t o ug an d c o nv e r a t o n ( ) . F o r q u est io n c o nv e r

s ati o n , cf . A . Y L . . iii .
3 9, v 4
4 . . . 1 6 7 , e tc . B u t w h y m ay no t
q u es
t io n r e p e at th e i de a B e n o li o s ays E x am i n e o th e r o f ex a m i n e v ,
“

b e auti e s R o m e o re pli e s in s ub s tan ce th at th e e s ult o f th e e x , ,

r

a m i n at i o n w ill n ly b e t o p ro v e h e r b e aut y s u p e ri r to t h e i r s an d
o o

t h e e fo e th e m o r e e x t a
r r di n ar y r or .

227 T/ ese n ppy m /1s

. S t e e v e n s to o k th is to r e fe r t o
z a th e as 3 .
“

m as k s w o rn b y f m al e sp e ctato r s o f th e pl ay ; b u t it is p r o b
e

ab ly t h e m ask s w o r n n o w adays T h e y a e c all d b appy as b e i ng . r e

p r i vil e g e d to to uch th e s w e e t c o u n te n n ce s b n at h ” ( Cl ark e ) a e e .

2 29 S t u b en. T h e e a rly e ds h avr s t u ck e n o r s tro o k e n

c . . e r .

S ls o u s e s t u b ( o r t
. a b ) an d st i /é n a s th e p a ti c ipl e
s r c s r oo r c e r .

231 P ssing . O fte n u s e d ad e r b i ally b u t o n ly b e fo re adj

a . e c ti e s v v

an d a dv e b s C f L L L i 3 103 M u cl A do ii 1 8 4 e tc
r . . . . . v . .
, i , . .
, .

23
5 P y t/ a t d t in e
. G i e t h at i n s t u c ti o n
a z Cf L L L iv oc r . v r . . . . . .

w o e n s y e s th is d t ri e
m “
I de i ve ; A a nd C
’
3 35 . 0 F o m : e o
r c n r . .

v . 2 .
31
I h ly l
our e ar n

A do ctr in e of o b e d e n ce , i e tc .

SC ENE I I .
— 4
s i i o n e p utat i o n . R eck o n ing : E t m at ,
r .

9 F u t n ye s I n B ro k e s p o e m h r fath e s ays “ S carce

’
. o r ee ar . o e r ,

saw sh e y e t full xv i y e r e s a n d in P ay n te s n o v e l as y e t s h e e is
’
. r

n o t attay n d to t h e ag e f x iii y e are se o v . .

T h e I st q u a to h as ” h i h is f ll
M de o o w e d by
“
13 . a m a ie d. w c r r ,

s o m e e di t o s T he an ti th sis o f m be an d m is a v e y c m m o n
r . e a ar r o

on in S
e C f ii 4 1 10 b e l o w . th at G o d h at h m a de fo r h i m s e l f
. . .
“

t o m ar
” S e e als o L L L i 3 1 9 1 M IV D i 2 39 A Y L . v.
.
. . .
, . . . .
, . . .

i 1 34 T f S i 3 9 7 M b ii 3 3 6 Ot/
. .
, . o 1 4 e tc . O n th e v . .
,
ac . . .
,
c . v . .
, .

o th e r h an d e x am pl e s o f t h e o pp o si ti o n o f m
, ied a n d m r r d ar r a e
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74 N o te s Act
[ 1

b e th e o ne, we ll an d go o d H e h as a r e ad to d P ar
. t at sh e l y l is h
s h all b e h is i f h e c an i l
g a n h e r o v e , b ut d c r e e t y u gg e t t at h e is l s ss h
l o o k m o re c are fully at th e “
f sh f
re ema e l b u ds
” o f Ve ro na bf e o re

pl u c k i n g o n e to w e ar o n h is h t e ar .

36 . Wr itten tb er e . C f B ro o k e ’
. s po em
N o Lad yf y a re o r fo w l e wa s in V e ro n a to wn e
N o n ig k h t o r g e n t le m a n o f
g o r o we r e no w n e hi h l
B u t C ap ile t h im se lfe at h y d v n to h is e a t f s
h h
Or by n am e in h is
ap e r p s
e n t , ap p o y n t e d a s a g e a t s .

46 . On e fire ,
e tc . All u di n g t o t h e ld p o v e b th at fi re d i e s o r r r v
” Cf iii I 1 7 1 As fi r e d i e s o u t fi “
pi ty
o ut fire .
f . . C . . . : s r v re , o

pi ty ; Co r . iv 7 5 4. . : O n e fire dr i v e s o ut o n e fi r e ; o n e n ail o n e ,

n ail
” e tc
, .

48 . H o lp . Us e d by S . o ft e ne r h
t an b elp ed, fo r b tho th e p as t
te n se an d th e p a ti c ipl e
r .

49 . Cu r e s w it/z . Is cur e d by . S do e s
. no t e ls e w h e re u se cu r e

i nt ran si t i e ly v . L a ng u isb o c c ur s ag a n i as a n o un in A . and C. v .

2
“
T h at i ds do g s of l an g uis h ” O n th e p ass ag e c f.
.
42 : r o ur .

B ro o k e
E re l o ng ill s o t
th e to w nish e da m e st o ge t h er w re r

S m on f b w ty f
e o h p n d o f l ly p te
e o e , av o u r , S a e, a so o ve or

W i th f st fi x d y p h p s th u m ys t b h ld
so a e e e, er a o a e o e

T h t th o u s h alt q u i te f g t th y l u
a n d p ssi n s p s t o f o l de or e o e, a a o a .

>l< >l
< >l
< >l<

T h e p ro ve rb e s aith n m in d d v e o ft a re hy h
t e t at a r e v n se e n e .

An d as o u t o f a pl n k m yl a e a a e a ma yl e do th dr i ve :

So no ve ll l l
o ve o i ut f th m i n d
o e e th e a u n c ie n t o u e do th r v e .

52 Y u .
p l n t in le ] : T h e c o m m o n pl n t ai n ( P l n t g
o r a a -
a a a a o

m j ) o r
a w h i c h s t ill h o l ds a pl ac e in th e d m e s ti c m ter ia m edi a
,
o a c .

F o r its u se in h ali n g b u is e s c f L L L iii 1 7 4 e r , . . . . . .

[M t/ A w n d
o z . m st h o s ta d b k n i s h i n
e r, a er e re
’
5 a co r ro e n a .

a: >1
< >1
< >1
<

Costar d . O sir , pl n t i n a a ,
a plai n p lan t i n a no s l
a ve , sir, b ut a

plant in a
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Ste e v e n s q ts uo e i l e af I v e
A lbu m a z a r :
“
Br i ng a f s h pl
re an ta n ,
’

b ro k e n my sh i
”
A b ken k i n li k e a b ok n b d ( M W i 1 2 5 ro s r e ea
.
, . .
,

T IV
. 1 .1 7 8 e t c ) is o n e th a t is b r u is e d so th at t h
v. .
, . bl o d un s ,
e o r ,

n o t o n e th at is f ac t u r e d T h e pl an t ai n w as s u pp o s e d to h a e o th e r
r . v

v i t ue s
r H lli w e ll P h illipps q u o te s With als L ittle D i ti n a ie f r
. a -
,
c o r o

Ck ildr n 1 5 8 6 e T h e t de b e i n g s m i tte n o f th e sp yde in figh t e an d

,
“
o r ,

m ade to s w e ll w i t h h ir p o ys o n r e c o v e re th h im se lfe w i th pl n tain e ,

a .

5 5 N t m d bu t b u n d e tc
. o A n all u si o n t o th e o ld ti m e t e at
a ,
o , .
-
r

m e n t o f th e i n s an e Cf C f E i 4 9 7 T h e y m us t b e b o un d
. . . o . v . .
“

a n d l a i d in s o m e da k r o o m an d A Y L iii 2 4 2 0 r L o e is . . . . . v

m e r e ly a m adn e ss an d I te ll y o u de s e rv e s as w e ll a dark h o u s e
, , ,

an d a w h ip as m adm e n do .

57 G d d n. P r i n te d
oo g o dde n
-
e an d .
“
g o o de n I n th e e arly
“

e ds an d a c u p ti o n o f d v e n i ng
go d G d gi g d
’ ’
.
, en o r g
o rr o e ,
oo e . o oo

de n n th e n e x t li n is p i n t e d
1 G o dg ig o de n in th e q u a t o s an d
e r
“
r

fi rs t th re e fo li o s G o d gi G o o d e e n in th e 4 th fo li o T h is s al uta
,
’
- ’
.

ti o n w as u s e d as s o o n as n o o n w as p as t S e e o n i 1 1 5 7 ab o v e . . .
,

a n d c f ii 4 1 05 fo l b e l o w
. . . . .

6 4 R est y o u m e ry !
. F o r th e fu ll fo rm G od r est y o u m e ry !
r ,
r

( 2 G o d k e e p y o u m e rry ) c f A Y L v 1 6 5 e t c I t was a , . . . . . .
, .

c o m m o n f r m o f s al utati o n a t m e e ti n g
o an d o ft e n e r at p a t i n g ,
r .

H e re th e s e r an t is ab o ut t o l e av e th i n k i n g t h at R o m e o is m e re ly
v ,

j e s ti n g w i th h im Cf 7 9 b e l o w . . .

—
6 6 9 S gn i r M
6 . ti n o e tc
i P r o b ab ly m e an t to b e p r o s e
o ar , .
,

b ut s m e e di t o r s m ak e b a d e s e o f it
o v r .

6 9 M er u tio
. M e r c u ti o h e r e fi g ur e s am o n g th e i n i te d g u e s ts
c . v ,

al t h ug h w e fin d h im al w ays ass o c i ati n g w i th th e y o u n g m e n o f t h e

o

M o n tag u e fam ily H e is th e p i n e s k i n s m an ” a n d a pp ar e n tly

’
. r c ,

o n te r m s o f ac q u ai n ta n c e w i th b o th t h e i al h o u s e s th o ugh m o r e r v ,

i n ti m ate w i th t h e M n tague s th an w i th th e Cap ul e t s o .

7 1 R sa lin
. T h is s h o w s th at R o s ali n e is a Cap ul e t
o e . .

74 Up
. D o w de n pl au si b ly p r i n ts
. Up a ss u m i n g t h at
R o m e o e ag e rly i n te rr up ts th e s e rv an t wh o w o u l d h a e s ai d Up , v

to o ur h o u s e
’
.
17 6 N o te s Act
[ 1

82 . Cr u s/z a cu
p ,
e tc . A c o mm o n e xp re ssi o n in th e o ld pl ays .

We s till say c ra c k a b ttl

o e .
”

87 . Un a tta in ted . Un p re j di u c e d, i m p arti al ; u eds by S . on ly

h e re .

9 1 . F i r es . Th e e ar ly e ds . h av e
“
fir e , ” w hi h
c Wh i t e r e ta n i s as

an adm issi b l e r hym e in S h ak e sp e are s day ’

.

92 . W/z o o ft en dr o w n ’ d, e tc A ll u di n g
. to th e o ld n o t o n i t h at

i f a w i tc h w e re th r o w n i n to th e w ate r S h e w o u l d n o t si nk Ki n g .

J am e s in h is D wni n l gy s ays
, I t ap p e ar e s th at G o d h th
o o o ,
:
“
a

a pp o i n te d f a s u p e n atuor
r al si gn e o f th e m n s t o us im pie t ie
r f o r o

w i tc h e s t h at th e w te s h all r e fu s to e c e i v e t h e m in h e b o s m
, a r e r r o

th at h a e s h ak e n o ff th e m t h e s ac r e d w ate r o f b a p t is m an d w il fu lly
v ,

r e fus e d th e b e n e fi t t h re o f e .

98 Tb t y t l
. ls
a T h e e adi n g o f t h e e arly e ds ch an ge d
cr s a sca e . r .
,

b y s m e to “ th o s e ” e t c b ut l m ay b e u s e d fo r th e e n tire
o , sca es

m ch i n e
a D y c s ays it w as ft e n so u s e d b y w ri te s o f th e ti m e
. e o r .

9 9 L dy . l e a S o m e s u b s ti t ut
’
s ov l ady l e ”w h i ch S do e s n o t
. e -
ov , .

u se e ls e w h e e C l a k e s u gg e s ts th at y u r l dy l e m ay m e a n
’
r . r o a s ov

“
th e li ttl e l o e R o s ali n e b e ar s y o u
v
” w e i g h e d ag ai n s t t h at o f s o m e ,

p o ssi b l e m i d a .

10 1 S nt . N t e ls e w h e re u s e d adv e rb i ally b y S
ca . o S c n tly . a

o c c u r s o n ly in A n d C iii 4 6 . a . . . .

SC ENE I II . 1 . O n th e c h aract e r of th e Nurs e M rs . J am e s o n

s ays
“
Sh e is draw n w t i h
is cr i m i n a
t h e m o t w o n de r u s flp o we r an d d
ti o n .I n th p s ai c h o m e li n e ss o f th e o utli n e an d th e m agi cal
e ro ,

ill u si n o f th e c o l o u i n g sh re m i n ds u s o f s o m e o f th e m arv e ll o us
o r ,
e

D ut h p i n ti n g s f o m w h i h w i t h all th e i r co a s e n e ss w e s t a t
c a ,
r c ,
r ,
r

b ack as fro m a r e ali ty H e r lo w h u m o u h e r s h all o w g arru li ty . r, ,

m ix e d w i t h th e do tag e an d p e t u l an c e o f g e — h e r s ub s rv i e n c y a e ,

he r s e c cy an d h e r t tal wan t o f e l e at e d p i n cipl e o r e v e n

re ,
o v r ,

c o m m o n h o n e s ty ar e b ro ug h t b e fo re u s li k e a li v i ng an d p alp a

ble tr u t h .
17 8 N o te s Act
[ 1

as a te r m of e n de ar m e n t ; b u t, re co ll e cti ng its a ppli c at o n i to a

w o m an o f lo o se li fe , c h
li n g s h o ul d e ck s h s lf er e G o d f or bid h e r dar
p ro v e s uch o n e ! D y c e e xpl ai n s it G o d f b i d th at any acc i
a : or

de n t s h o u l d k e e p h a w ay ! T h is s e e m s t o m e m p o b ab l e
er o re r .

7 G iv le ve w k il
. L a e us al o n e ; a c o u te o u s fo m o f dis
e a a e . e v r r

m iss al C f T G of V iii 1 I
. .S ir T h u i o g iv e u s l e a e I p ray
. . . . . r ,
v , ,

aw h il e ; M W ii 2 1 6 5 Gi u s l e a e d aw e
. . e tc . . : ve v ,
r r, .

9 I / . m mb dm
zave r e F o th e e fl e xi v u s e cf 1 H n I V er
’
e . r r e e, . e . .

ii 4 4 68
. . an d n o w I em e m b e
:
“
m e h is n m e is F ls t aff ” e tc r r ,
a a , .

Tk o n s C f Le r i 6 24 6 T h e e a ly e ds h a e th o u se
“ ’
’
. . a ,
v. . . r . v

m o s t m o de rn o n e s s u b s t i tu te th u s h al t
” “
o .

12 L y Wag e r Cf L L L i 1 3 10 T a n d C iii 1 9 5 e tc
. a . . . . . . . .
,
. . . .
, .

13 T n . S o r o w ; u s e d h e re fo r th e pl ay n f u t n
ee . r Cf o o r ee . .

V n .d A
a 8 8
0
“
M y f c e is
. f u ll o f s h a m e m y:h t f t e
e n ; a ,
e ar o

T e mp i 2 6 4 th e t e n I h a e tu r n d y o u t ; L L L i ’
. . . :
3 e v o . . . v . .

” e tc
1 64 O f si gh s an d g ro an s o f s o r w an d o f te e n
: ,
r o , .

15 L mm . tide T h e I st f A u g u s t
a as T id -
t i m e as in ev en
. o . e ,

tide sp ingtide e tc
,
r Cf If jok n iii 1 8 6 , . . .
, . . :

W h at h ath t h is d y d a e se r v
'
d w h h th i
at a t do n e ,
T h it in g o de n e tte r
at l
o u ld b e se t l s sh
A m o n g th e hi
g h t de in th e c a e n dar ? i s l
Se e apl ay u p o n th e w o rd in T of A i 2 5 7 “ Fl o w th is
ls o th e . . . . :

w ay ! A b rav e fe ll w ! h e k e e ps h is t i d s w e ll o e .

23 Tb e e /k gu ke
. T y rw h i tt s u gge s t e d th at th is m ay r f
ar a to . e er

th e e ar thq uak e fe l t in E n gl a n d n th e 6 th o f A p il 1 5 80 M al o n e o r , .

n te s th at i f th e e a t hq u ak e h app e n e d o n th e day w h e n J u li e t w as
o r

w ea n e d ( p re s u m ab ly w h e n sh e w as a y e a o ld) sh e c o u l d n o t w ll r ,
e

b e m o e t h an tw e lv e y e ar s o ld n o w ; b ut th e N u s e m ak e s h e al m s t
r r r o

f u t e n as h r fath e r ( i 2 9 ) an d h e r m t h e r ( i 3 1 2 ) als o d
o r e e . . o . . o.

26 Wo m w o d H alli w e ll Ph illipps ci te s Caw dray T a u i

. r o .
-
, re s r e

or St e/ o u se o
f S im ili s 1 6 00
or z i f t h e m o th e r p u t w o r m e w o o d e ,
“ -

r m u s ta d u p o n th e b r e as t t h e c h il d s uc k i n
o r
g it an d fe e li n g th e , ,

b itte n e sse h e q ui te fo rs ak e th it w i th o u t s u ck i n g an y m o re ” e tc
r , , ,
.
S ce ne 111] N o te s I
79

27 . S itting in tb c su n , e tc . C f D am e
.
Quick ly s
’
i
c r c um s tant i al
re m n i is c e n c e s ,
2 H en . IV . ii . 1 .
9 3 fo l T h ou dd t i s s w e ar to

m e, ”e tc .

29 . B ea r a br a in . H av e a b i ra n , t h t is
a , a go o d m e m o r y .

3 1 P r etty . f o o l. On f oo l a s a t e rm o f e n de ar m e n t or pi t y , c f.

A Y L ii 1
. . . . . 2 2, L ea r , v . 2 .
308, e tc .

32 . T etcky . T o uc h y f tf l ,
re u Cf R ick I I I iv 4
. . . . . 16 8 : T e tch y
an d y
w a w ar d w as th y i f y n an c .

33 . S k a ke , ou o tk tbe dov e k o u se T h e do v e - -
. h s sh ou e o ok . It re

f s
er o f c o u r e to th e e fe ct s o f t h e e art u ak e f s hq . D an i e l ( in Dow
de n s e d ) qu o te s P e e l e Old Wiv es T l
’
. B o u n c e q u o th t h e ,
’
a e
“
,

gu n s ; an d H e y w o o d F a ir M id of tb West “ R o u s e q uo t h ,
a e ,

”
t h e s h ip .

3 6 By tk e r oo d
. T h at is b y th e cr o ss ; as in H a m iii 4 1 4
.
, . . .
,

R i k I II iii 2 7 7 e t c
c . . Fo r .l n th e I st an d 2 d q u a t o s h
.
, .e a o e r av

“ ”
h i gh l o n e w h i ch H e rfo rd D o w de n an d s o m e o th e s ad p t I t
-
r o
, , , .

is an al te rati o n f a l n e o f o b s c ure o ri gi n ” ( N ew E ng D ict )

o o , . .

fo un d in M a s to n M i ddl e t n an d o th e r w ri te rs o f th e ti m e I n
r ,
o ,
.

G e o rg e Was h i n g to n s D ia ry ( 1 7 6 0) it is u s e d o f m e s A cco rd
’
ar .

ing t o th e de s crip t i o n h e r e J u li e t c u l d n o t h a e b e e n m u ch m o r e ,
o v

th an a y e a r o ld a t th e ti m e S e e o n 2 3 ab o e . v .

38 M . k A pp o i n t e l e ct
ar .Cf T A i 1 1 2 5 T o th is y o u r , . . . . . . :
“

so n is m ark d an d die h e m u s t
’
, .

4 0 T o see tk ee m r ied n e
. O n c e se e th e e m ar i e da r o c . r .

5 1 M u ck up n tl es y ea r s N e ar ly at t h e s a m e ag e Cf M f o r
. o z e . . . .

M i 1 17. v. m u ch u p o n th is t i m e
. :
“
Ri / III 3 70 M u ch ci . . v . . :

ab o ut c o ck s h u t ti m e
” e tc-
A s J u li e t is fo u t n L a dy C ap ul e t r ee
,
.
,

w u l d b e ab u t tw e n ty e i gh t w h il e h e r h u s b an d h a i n g do n e m as k
o o -
, ,
v

in g fo r s m e th i rty y e a s ( se e i 5 3 5
o m us t b e at l e as t six ty r . . .

S e e als o o n 3 2 07 b l o w v . . e .

5 5 A m a n of w x
. As p r e tty as i f h e h ad b e e n m o de ll e d in
a .
“

”
( S c h m i dt) St e e n s q u o te s W ily E g u i l d Wh y h e s a ’
w ax . ev e e : ,

m an as o n e s h o u l d pi c tu e h im in w a W h i te a dds f o m Lyly r x . r ,

E upk u es a n d k is E ng la n d : so e x q u isi te th t fo s h ap e h e m u s t b e a r
1 80 N o te s Act
[ 1

fr am e d in w ax , an d r e e r f s to iii .
3 . 12 6 bl e ow . D y ce c ite s F a ir e
Em

A we e t s f ace , an e x c e e d ng i dain tie h an d

A bo d y ,
w e re it f
ra m e d o f wax
By a ll th e c u nn ng a r t i is ts f th w l d o e or

It co u ld n ot b e tte r b p p o ti o n d
e ro r e .

60. R ea d o
’
er tk e v o lu m e , e tc . H e re o n e q u i bb l e l e ads to an o th e r
b y th p e ower o f a ss c i ati o n
o .
“
T h e v lu m o f y o u n g P aris s fa c e
o e
’

s ugge s ts th b u ty pen w h i ch h ath w it th e T h n th e o b scu i

e ea
’
s ,
r er . e r

t i e s o f th fai o l u m e a e w i tte n in tb
e r v m g i n f b i y s as c o m r r e ar o s e e

m e n ts o f an c i e n t b o o k s a e al w ays p i n t e d in th e m a g i n L as tly r r r .
,

th is bo o k f l l a ck s
o ve r ; t h e g o lde n story m u s t b e l o ck e d w i th
ov e a co

g lde n l ps ( K ni gh t )
o c as .

62 M
. ri d Th
ar e di n g o f 2 d q u art o ; t h e o th e r e arly e ds
e . e r a .

”
h ave se v e all w h i h s o m e e di to s d p t M i d cl o s e ly
“
r c r a o arr e z z
“
, .

jo i n e d an d h e n c e
, o n c o r dan t h a m n i o us ( S ch m i dt) Cf Tc ,
r o . .

a nd C i T h e u n i ty a n d m arr i e d c al m o f s tate s ;
“
3 100 :
. . . an d

S o nn 8 6 . . :

ll tu n e d s o un ds
I f th e tru e co n co r d o f we -

By u n i o n s m i d do ff n d th in a ar r e , o e e e r.

S e e als o M ilto n L A ll 1 3 7 : M arr i e d to i m m o rtal v e rs e

’
, . .

6 5 M a ge n t
. M al o n e q u o t e s R f L 1 02
r . . o . :

B u t h th t n p d w i th s t nge y s ’
s e a eve r co ra r e e

n i ng f m th i p ti n g l o o k s
’

C u ld p i k m o c no ea ro e r ar ,

N d th s u b tl s h i n i n g s
o r re a i s e e e c re c e

W i t in th g l ssy m a g nt o f s u h b o o k s
r e a r e c .

S e e als o H m 2 16 2 a . v . . .

67 . C e A q u i bb l e o n th e law p h ras e fo r a m a r i e d w o m an
ov r . r ,

wh o is s t e d a fe m m e
yl u ve r te [ fem e cover t] in law F re n c h ” co

( M as o n ) .

6 8 L iv es i n tb e se
. I s n o t y e t c au g h t T h e b i de h as n o t y t
a. . r e

b e e n w n F arm e r th o ught it an all usi o n to fish sk i n as us e d fo r

o .
-

b i n di ng b o o k s .
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[ 1

me ss e n ge r b e fo r e t o m ak e an ap o l o gy fo r h is i n trusi o n T h is w as .

a c us t o m o b s e d b y th o s e w h o c m e u n i n i t d w i t h a de si e to
e rv a v e , r

c o n c e al th e m s e l s f th e s ak e o f i n t i g u ve t o e njy t h e g e a te r
or r e, o r o r

f e e do m f c o n e s ati o n T h e i e n t y o n th s e o c casi ns w as al
r o v r . r r e o

ways p e f c e d b y s m e sp e e c h in p ais e o f t h e b e au ty o f th e l di s
r a o r a e

o r th e g n e si ty o f th e n te tai n e ; n d t o th e p olix ity o f s u c h

e ro e r r a r

i n t du ct i o n s I b li e e R m e o is m ade t o ll u d S o in H ist i
ro e v o a e . r o

m ti as 1 6 1 0 a m an
x, xp e ss e s h is w n de r th at th e m as k e s e n te
,
e r o r r

w i th u t a n y c o m pli m e n t
o Wh t c o m e th e y in so b l u n t w i th o ut :
‘
a , ,

de i c ? I n th e a c u n t s o f m an y e n t e tai n m e n ts g i e n in re i g n s
’
v e c o r v

an t e ce de n t t o th at o f E li ab t h I fi n d th is c u s t o m p e s e v e d Of z e ,
r r .

t h e s am e k i n d o f m as q u e r a di n g se e a sp e c i m e n in T of A [ i . . .

w h e e C u pi d p r c e de s a t o p o f l adi e s w i t h a Sp e e c h
r e
” C o lli e r ro .

co m p a e s L L L r 2
5
1 8 fo l
. . . v . . .

T h e T art ar b o w s r e s e m b l e d in f m th e o ld
5 B .ow
f l tk o a . or

R m an o C u pi d s h w s u c h as w e se e o n m e d ls an d b a li e fs
’
o r o , a s- re

w h il e th e E n g lis h b o w h a d th e s h ap f th e s e gm n t f ci cl e e o e o a r .

6 C ow ke p
. r O i g i n ally a b o y s tat i n e d in a fi l d t o d i ve
-
e er . r o e r

th e b i rds aw ay ( as in L e T h t fe ll o w h ndl e s h is b o w “
i 6 88 ar , v . . : a a

li k e a w k e e p e c ro a ft e w ar ds appli e d
- s he e t
r w h at w e c all r ,
a r ,
o

a sca r ecr o w T h e l att e r w as o ft e n a s tu ffe d fi g ur e w i th a b o w in h is

.

h an d .

7, 8 . T h s li s
e e ne ar e f o un d o n ly in t h e I st q u ar to , a n d w e re fi str

i ns e r te d x b y P o p e Wh i t e b e li e v e s th t t h y w e e p u r
in th e te t . a e r

p o se ly o m i t te d b ut o n ly o n ac co u n t o f th e i r disp a g e m e n t f t h e
,
ra o

p o l gu sp e k e s o n th e s tag e P o l o gu e s an d e pil o g u e s w e e
r o e- a r . r r

o fte n p r e p are d n o t b y t h e a u t h o r o f th ,
pl ay b ut b y s m e th e r e ,
o o

p rs o n ; an d th is w as p ro b ab ly th e c as e w i th s m o f th e p o l o g u e s
e o e r

in a w e ak m e ch an i al w ay
”
n d e pil o g u e s in
“
a S F in tly . a : c

( Ulric i) E n t n e is a t isyll ab l e as in M cb i 5 4 0
. ra c r ,
a .
_
. . .

10 A m a u. A fo r m al c o u tly dan c e
e s reC f M u k A do 11 1
. r . . c , . .

80 as a m as u e fu ll o f s t at e a n d an c i e n t ry
e r a n d f r th e pl ay
,
o

o n th e w o d I d ii 1
7 4 L L L iv 3 3 8 4 an d R i k I I iii 4 7
r , . . .
, . . . . .
, c . . . . .

11 A to k . M as k e s w e e e g ul a ly atte n de d b y to r ch b e are rs
re . r r r r -
.
S ce ne I V] N o te s 18
3

Th e ill us trati o n s o f th is fro m o th e r auth o rs

co m m e n t at o r s q uo t e ,

b u t d n t r fe r t o M of V ii 4 5
o o
“
W e h av e n o t sp o k e u s y e t
e . . . . :

o f t o rc h b e ar r s an d 2 1 j u s t b e l o w
-
e

W ill p p y u f th is m s q u
yo u re a re o or a e i
t o -n g t h
I am p i d d o f to h b e e
ro v e a rc -
ar r

Se e ls o I d
a . 11. 6 4 0 fo l
. F o r th e c o n te m p tu o u s . u se o f a m blin
g, se e

Ha m iii 1 . . . 1 1 , 1 H e n I V in 2 6 0, e t c
5 . . . . .

Fo r th e po et s ’
f q re pl ayi n g o n t h e di ffe e nt
u ent r

on i . 1 . 1 34 a b ov e C f ii 2 105 b e l o w
. . . . .

1
5 . S o ul . F o r th e pl ay on th e w o r d c f M of V ii 4 6 8 i
, . . . . .
,
v .

1 . 1 2 3 , an d ] . C . i . 1 . 1
5 .

19 . E n
p ier ced . Us e d by S . n ow h e re e ls e .

20 . B ou n d . F o r th e q i bb l
u e, St e e v e n s co m p are s M il to n , P L . .

iv . 1 80 :

in o n t m p t c e

sligh t b o un d h igh
At l p d all b o un d
o ne o ver ea
’

O f h ill h igh s t w l l t or e a ,
e c .

29 G iv e m e a c se
. P e h ps M e rc u ti o th i nk s h e w ill w e ar a
a . r a

m as k n d th e n c h a n g e s h is m i n d
, a Litt le d le s ugg e s t s p o i n t i n g . a
“
v is ag in I t is p ssi b l e h o w e e r th at li n e s 30—3 2 re fe r to a
e o , v ,

m as k th t is h an de d t h im a n d w h i c h h e de c i de s to w e ar th o ugh
a o , ,

it is a n u gly o n e O n t h e w h l e I p e fe t h is e xpl an ati o n

. o , r r .

3 1 Qu ote .N o t e o b s e rv e C f H a m ii 1 1 1 2
.
, . . . . .

I m s y th t wi th b tt h d an d ju dg m n t
“
a o rr a e er ee e

I h ad not q u o te d h im .

32 . B eetle br o w s -
. Pro m i n e nt or over h an g n g i b ro w s . Cf . th e
ve r b beetle in H a m . i .
4 .
71 .

36 . i ntro du cti o n o f car p e ts

R u sk es . Be f o re th e fl o or s w ere
s tre wn w i th ru s h e s Cf 1 H en I V iii 1 2 14 “ o n . . . . . . : th e w anto n
r us h e s la Cy m b ii 2 1 3
y y o u do w n . . .

O u T q i n th u s r ar u

Did s o ftly p ss th us h e s e tc re e r , .
 N o te s
Se e a ls o R f L 3 1 8 T of S i
. o .
, . . v . 1 .
4 8, an d 2 H en . I V . v .
5 . 1 .

Th e s tag e w as lik e w is s t e w n e r w t i h s h e s S te e e ns q u o te s
ru . v

D e kk e r , G u ls I I or n bo ok :
“
on th e ver y u s h e s w h e e th e co m e dy
r r
”
ist o dau n c e .

I am
p r o v er b d T h e o ld p o v e b fits m y c as e t c
’
37 . e tc , .
T r r e, . o

k o ld tk e ca n dle is a ver y c o m m o n p h as e f b e i n g n idl p t t r or a e s e c a or .

R ay s p e r b s is A g o o d can dl e h o l de p o e s a go o d
“
Am o ng
’
ro v -
r r v
” S te e ve n s
s
g am e t e r ( ) .

39 Tk e g a m e , e tc
. . An o ld p ro v e b i l s ayi ng ad is e s t g i e
r a v o v

over w h en t h e g am e is at th e fai re s t ; an d R m e o als o all ude s to o

t h is .

D un tk e m o u se A pp ar e n tly p s t ill ;
’
40 . s . kee but n o o ne h as
s atis fa c to r ily e x pl i n e d a th e or i gi n o f th e p h ras e . M al o n e q uo te s
P a tie n t G r isse l, 1 6 03 : th e is m o us e s till ; ”
y e t do n , lie an d

S te e v e n s a dd s Tk e Tw o IlI e r ry Ill ilk m a ids, 16 20

“
Wh y t h en
’
tis do n e , an d du n
’
s th e m o u s e an d u n do n e all th e co u r ti r s
e .

4 1 . If tk o u art D un, e tc . D o uce q u o te s C h au c e r, C . T . 1 6 936

T h g an o u r
er hs o te fo r to jap e an d p l ya ,

A n d say de ,
‘
si s
re ,
w h at ? D un is in th e m y re .
’

G i ffo r d xpl ai n s th e e xp e ssi o n th u s

e D u n i n tk m i e is C hris t
r
“
e r a

m as g am b l at wh i h I h a o , ft n pl ay e d A l g f w o d is b ught
c ve o e . o o o ro

i n t th e m i ds t o f th e
o m t h is is D u n ( t h e c a t h o s e ) a n d
ro o
y r -
r , a cr

is ais e d t h t h e is tu k in tk m i
r a T w o f th e c m p a n y a d a n c e
s c e re . o o v ,

e i th r w i t h o r w i t h u t ro p e s
e t d w h im o ut o A fte r r e p e t e d ,
o ra . a

atte m p ts th e y fi n d th e m s e l e s u n ab l
,
t o do it a n d c all fo m o re v e , r

a ssis ta n c e T h e g m . c o n ti n u e s t ill all thae c m p aen y t ak e p a t in o r

it w h n D u n is
,
e x t i c t e d f c urs e ; an d th e m e i m e nt a is e s
e r a o o rr r

f o m th e awk w a d n d ffe cte d e ffo ts o f th e usti cs t li ft th e lo g

r r a a r r o ,

an d f o m s u n d y
r ch n t i an c e s t o l t th e e n ds o f it f ll o n o n e
r ar co r v e a

an o t h e r s t o e s T h is w ill n t b e th o u g h t v e y e x q u isi t am u s e
’
. o a r e

m e n t ; an d y e t I h e s e e n m u ch h n s t m i th a t it av
” H alli w e ll o e r .

P h illipps q u o te s W tw d H 1 6 07 I se e I m b o n s t ill t o “ ’
es ar oe, : r

draw du n o ut 0 th m i r e fo r yo u th at w is e b e as t w ill I b an d
’ ’
e
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[ 1

fiyq
a r -
ue e n h as b een is co d v e r e d, b ut S . no do u t b l e ar n e d it f ro m

th f lk le o -
o re o f h is o w n ti m e . I ts de r i v at o n i is i
u n c e r ta n .

54 . Tk e fi a r ies m idw zf e
’
. N o t m i dw i f e to t h e fai i e s b ut th e r ,

f i y w h s d p tm t it w t d li th
a r o e e ar en as o e ve r e fan ci e s o f sl e e pi ng
m en f th i d m s th s
o k ild f e r idl b i ( Stre a ) ,
o e c r en o an e ra n e evens .

T W t. b li s h w
ar o n ll d b s h s t ls w b
e ev e S e as so ca e e c au e S e ea ne -
o rn

i f ts
n an d l s h g li gs (
, an M I V D ii 3 t )
e av e
“
c an e n se e . . . . I . 2 , e c .

i th i pl
n e r a ce .

5 5 N bigg . t T h t is o b i gg th th fi g s t i
er , e c . a ,
no er an e ur e ou n

s h uc g t C f I l[ k A d iii
an a 65 If l w
a e .
g t y .
/
uc o, . 1 . :
“
o , an a a e ver

il e ly c ut
” R i n gs w e re s o m e t i m e s w o rn on th e tk u m b S te e v e ns
v . .

q u o te s G lapth o rn e , Wit in a Co n sta ble, 1 6 39 :

“
a n d an a l de r m an

as I m ay say to y o u , h e h as n o m o r e w it t h an th e re st 0 ’
th e b e nc h;
an d t h t li s i h is t h m b i
a e n u -
r n
”
g .

57 . A to m ies . A to m s ,
s as m i n ute as at o m s Cf A or c re atu r e . . .

Y L iii 2 2 4 5
. . to c o u n t a to m i e s ;
. . an d I d iii
:
5 13 Wh o . . . :
“

c
”
s h u t th e i r o w a d gate s o n ato m i e s I n 2 H en I V 4 33 M rs
r v
. . . . .
, .

Q ui ck ly c o n fo un ds th e w o r d w i th a n to my S u s e s it o n ly in t h e s e a . .

fo u p ass ag e s to m n o t at all
r ,
a .

5 9 Sp i n n s
. L n g l e gg e d spi de s m e n ti o n e d als o in M IV
er . o -
r ,
. .

D ii 2 2 1
. . H e n c e y o u l o n g le gg d spi n n e s h e n c e !
.
,
-
’
r ,

65 Wo m N a e s s ays u n d idl w m : W m s b re d in
. r . r ,
er e or s
“
or

i dl e ne ss I t w as s upp o s e d an d th e n o ti o n w as p ro b ab ly e n c o u rag e d
.
,

for th e s ak e o f p m o ti n g i n dus t y t h at w h e n m ai ds w e e i dl e w m s
ro r ,
r ,
or

b e d in th e i fi nge rs an d h e ci te s Be au m o nt an d Fl e t ch e r Wo m n
r r , a

H a ter iii I , .

K e e p th y an d in th y m u f h s f an d war m th e d i le
W o rm in th y ng e r e n d
s fi s ’
s .

6 7 —6 9 H er i e l p ut s th e s e li n e s
k a r io t co a ck m a ke r s D an
’

. c .

b e fo re 5 9 L e ttso m s ays I t is p re p o s te ro us t o sp e ak o f th e p a ts
. :
“
r

o f a c h a i t ( s u h as th e w agg n sp k e s a n d c o
r o c ) bef e me n o -
o ver or

”
ti n ing t h e c h ar i o t i ts e l f
o But k i t h e e as th e de s cri pti o n . c ar o r ,
S ce ne I V] N o te s I 87

s h o w s m e an s
, on ly th e bo dy of th e ve hi l c e , an d is t h f
e re o re o n e o f

th e p art s ” .

76 . S w ee tm ea ts . T h t is k issi
a ,
n g - c o m fits . T hs e e art i fi c i al ai ds
to p e r fu m e th e b re at h
i o n e d b y F als taff in M W 5 2 2
are m e nt , . . v . . .

7 7 A co u r ti s
. er a r e p e t i t i n P o p e s u b s t i t u te d
’
n ose . As t h is is o ,

“ ”
l aw y e r s ( f o m I st q u a t ) , b ut th is w o u l d als o b e a re p e ti ti n
’
r r o o .

O th e s ug g e s ti n s are t a il o r s c o u n s e ll o r s b u t th e c a e ’
an d
’
r o r

l e ss n e ss o f th e de s crip ti o n is in p e rfe ct k e e pi n g w i th th e h aracte r c .

S e e th e c o m m e nts o n t h e sp e c h p 2 90 b e l o w e . .

7 9 S o m tim e
. Us e d b y S i n te c h an g e ab ly w i th so m etim es
e . . r .

84 A. m bu s d es A m b u s cade s
ca o u se d by S
. o n ly h e r e Th e . .

Sp n isk bl de o f T o l e do w e r e fam o u s fo r th e i r q u ali ty

a a s .

8 5 H ltk s e tc
. ea M al o n e q u o t e s Westw r d H e 1 6 07
, . t o th a o , : r ,

sir m, y m as te r an d si G o sli n are gu li n g ; th e y ar e dabb li n g t

r zz o

g e th e fath o m de ep
r T h e k n i gh t h as d un k so m u c h h al th to th e
. r e

g e n tl e m an y o n de r u p o n h is k n e e s th at h e h ath al m o s t l o s t th e u se
, ,

o f h is l e g s
” Cf 2 H n I V v
.
3 57
. e . . . . :

Fill th e c u p , an d le t it co me ;
’
I ll p l e dg e yo u a m il e to th e b o tto m .

89 . P la ts tk e m a n es, e tc .
“
T h is ll a ude s to a ver y si n gul ar s up er
st itio n not ye t f
s o m e p a t s o f th e c
o rg o tt e n in r o u nt y I t w as b e
r .

lie e d t h at c e tai n m ali g n ant spi ri ts w h o s e de li gh t w as to w an de r

v r ,

in g o e s an d pl e as an t pl ace s ass u m e d o cc asi o n ally t h li k e n e ss o f

r v ,
e

w o m e n c l o th d in w h i t e ; th at in t h is c h ar act e th e y s o m e ti m e s
e r

h au n t e d s tab l e s in th e n i gh t t i m e c arryi n g in th i r h an ds tap e s o f -

, e r

wa x, w h i c h th e y dro pp e d o n th e h o r s e s m an e s th e re b y pl i ti n g ’
, a

th m in i n e x tr i c ab l e k n o ts t o t h e g re a t an n o y an c e o f t h e p o o r
e ,

an i m als a n d v e x at i o n o f th e i r m as t e s T h e s e h ag s a e m e n ti n e d r . r o

in th e w o rk s o f Willi am o f A u e g n e b is h o p o f P aris in th e 1 3 th v r ,

c e n t u ry
” D o uce
( ) .

9 0 .E l
f lo k s - H ai r m atte d o r c l o tt e d e i th e r fro m n e g l e ct o r
c .
,

fro m th e dis e as e k n o w n as th e P li a P l n i a C f L ii 3 1 0 c o o c . . ea r , . .
188 N o te s Act
[ 1

e lf all my hi a r in k n o ts ; an d L o dg e , Wit s ’
I lI iser ie , 1
596
H is hi s a re are c u rld an d u ll f o f e vel s lo k s c .

91 Wk ick , e tc T h e
. . l s ubje ct
re a of bo des is w k i ck o n ce un

ta ng le d : th e u n ta n g n g li o f whi h c .

97 . Wk o . F o r w k ick , as o ft enhe e p ; b ut r , er h ps a , on ac co un t

of th e p e rs o n i fi cati o n . Cf . 2 H en I V iii 1 2 2. . . .

th wi n ds
“
e ,

Who tak e th e t ufli n b ill w s b y th t

a o e op .

103 . O n e o f m an y ill us t rat i o n s o f

M y m in d m isg iv es,
e tc .

S h ak e sp e ar e s ’
f
ss fo r p e s e nti m e n ts C f ii 2 1 16 iii 5 5 3
o n dn e r . . . .
, . .
,

57 , e tc be low
S e ls o 5 0 ab e
.
, . e a ov .

10
5 D t P e ri o d du ati n ; as o fte n in S
. a e . Cf R f L 9 3 5 ,
r o . . . o .

T o e n dl e ss da te o f n e e e n di n g w e s ; S nn An d v r -
o o

s um m e s l e s e h th all to o S h o t a d t ; I ”I V D iii 2 3 7 3
.

’
r a a r a e . . . . .

Wi th l e ag u e w h o s d t till de a th s h ll n e n d ” e tc e a e a ev r e , .

1 06 E xp i T h e o n ly i n s tan c e o f th e t n si ti
. r e. u se in S Cf ra ve . .

S p e n s e r F Q iv 1 5 4 , T ill ti m e th e t y all
. . f h e r t uth
. .
“
r o r

e x py re d .

10 7 .l o s e d s h u t u p Cf v 2
Clos d
’
. En c , . . . .
30 bl e ow clo s
’
d
in a de ad m an s to m b ” S e e als o R f L 7 6 1 iii
’
. . o ,
IlI a c b 99 , . . 1 . e tc .

111 I n th e e a ly e ds th e s tag e di e ct i n is
. r .
-
r o Tk ey m a r ck a bo u t
tk o S tag e, a nd S er u i ng m e n co m e
fo r tk w itk [
or w itk tk e ir ] I Va
k in s ” T h is s h w s th t th s
. w s pp s d t b i m m di t ly
o a e ce n e as u o e o e e a e

ch g d t th h ll f C p l t s h s
an e o e a o a u e
’
ou e .

S ENE V — C S k if t t k . T h s [w d pl t s ]
2 . a r en c er .
“
re n c er oo en a e

w s t
e reill s d b y p s s f g d f
u e s h i i th s ti m I er on o oo a on n o ur a u or
’
e . n

t h e H o u sek o ld B o o k o
f tk e E a r ls o
f N or tk u m ber la n a
’
,
com pil e d at th e
b gi i
e n n ng o f th e s am e c e n tu r y it a pp e a s th at th e y w e
,
r re co m m o n

t o th e t a b l s f th fi s t
e o e r no b ili ty ” ( Pe cy ) T o k ift r . s a tr e n ck e r

w as a t h i lt m F
ec n ca er . o r scr a pe a tr e n ck e r , cf . T e mp . ii . 2 . 18 7

“
No r s p t
cr a h e re n c e r, n o r wa s h dis h ” .

j o i n t-stoo ls A k ind o f fo l di n g ch ai r - Cf 1 H en I V ii 4
7 . . . . . . . .

4 1 8, 2 H en . I V . ii .
4 . 2 6 9, e tc .
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16 . Ck eer ly . C h ily b isk ly

i 1 6 2 9 e tc
eer ,
r . Cf T e mp
. . . .
, , .

16 Tk l ng
. li e t k e ll
o A p r e b i al e xp r e ssi n
er v er a a . ov r o .

18 T
. P o p e th ug h t it n e c e ss ary to c h an g t h is t o
oes . o fe e t e
“
.

M al o n e m a k s th at th e w o d u n do u b te dly did n o t a pp e a
“
e r r in r r

de li c ate t o t e a di
h u n ce f S h a e sp e ar e s ti m e t h u gh p e rh a ps it
k e o
’
, o

w o u l d n o t b e e n du re d at th is day
” W e s m il e
t th is w h e n w e . a

r e c o ll e c t s o m e o f th e w o r ds th at w e r e e n dure d th e n b ut it s h o w s
‘

h o w f s h i o n s ch a n g e in t h e s e m att e rs
a .

21 D e ny
. R e fu s e C f L L L v 2 2 2 8 “ I f y o u de ny to
. . . . . . . . :

dan c e ; T of S ii I 1 80 “ I f sh e de ny to w e d ” e t c
. . . M a kes
. : , .

da in ty affe ct s c o y n e ss Cf K jok n iii 4 1 3 8 . . .

, . .

An d h e t h t st a an d s u p o n slipp y p lac a er e

Ma ks ie n ce o f n o v il h o l d t s t y h im u p
e o a .

22 . Am I co m e n ea r ye n ow ? D o I t o uc h y o u, or h it y o u,
n ow Cf . 1 H en I V . i . 2 . 14 :
“
I n de e d, y o u c o m e n e ar me n o w,

H al ” . h
S c m i dt is l
c e ar ly w ro ng in g v n g i i T . N . ii .
5 . 29 as

an o t h er e x am pl e of th e p h r as e in th is s e n s e . H e m ig t h h av e g i ven

T IV . . iii .
71 4 . .

23 . Welco m e, ge n tlem e n Addre ss e d t o th e m as k e d fi

r e nd s of

Ro m e o .

28 . A b a ll, a k a ll ! T h is x l e c am at o n i o c c ur s f qre ue nt ly in th e
o ld c o m e d e i s ,
an d is m ak e ro o m . Cf D o cto r D o dyp o ll,
. 1 6 00
“
h ll ! h ll ” J o ns Tub :
Ro o m ! ro o m ! a a a a ! an d o n, T a le f
o a

T h e n c ry , a h ll ! h ll !
a a a

29 . T u r n tk e ta bles u p . T h e ta b l s i th e n at day w e r e flat le a e s v

hi nge d to g e t h e r an d pl ace d o n tre s tl s ; w he en re m o v e d th e y w e re

t h e re f o re t u rn e d u
p ( St e ev e n s) .

30 Tb e fi r e
. . S . a pp e ars to h av e f o rg o tte n t h at i
t h e t m e w as in

s u mm e r S e e p . .19 a o v e b .

32 . Co u sin p u l e t ” o f i 2 7 0 T h e w o r d w as
. Th e “ unc l e Ca . . .

o fte n u s d l o s e ly k i n s m a n in S
e o Cf iii 1 14 3 b e lo w : Ty b al t . . . .
,

m y c o usi n ! O m y b ro th e s c h il d !
’
r
S ce ne V] N o te s 9I

37 . N uptia l . The re g u ar l fo rm in S . I n th e I st f li
o o nu p
t ia ls o ccur s on3 80 ly in P e r . v . . .

43 . Wk a t la dy is tk u t, e t c C f B ro o k e ’ s . . p o em
h h w m y d i gh f y f p f s h p
A t le ng t e sa a a , r t a re o e r e ct a e

W hi h T h s s P is w
c ld h h s e hi p eu , or ar ou aue c o en to t e r ra e.

Wh m s h o s w f ll h p l d h im m s
er t e n e ue r a e, o a s e e as e o t

W i h i h im lf h
t y d h h i ly m ys h b s
n se e e sa to e r, t ou u st a t t ee o te .

O f p fi sh p s er d B t i s s di g p y a e re n o u n e , an e au t e o un n ra se

W h s li k o h h eh lb s li hi
e ne d y s at ,
ne s a e e ene , n e ne t n o ur a e .

A d wh il
n h fi d h h is p i l] p d y
e st e x on er art a e rc e e e,

Hi f m s l f wh i h f l
or h er dy w dy o ue , or c o ate e re a as to e,

Is n o we a s q it u e fo rg o tte ,
as it h a d ne ue r been .

4 7 H e r bea u ty k a ng s
. T h e r e a d n g o f th e ate r o o , a do t e d . i l f li s p
by y i s
m an e d to r T h e u ar to a n d I st o o f li h av e
“
I t se e m e s sh e
. q s
”
h s
an g pl As Ve r an ck r e m ar k , it
. q i p b bl h
u te ro a e t at th e c o r s is
i
r e c t o n w as t h e p s
o et
’
b i f s
o w n , o ta n e d ro m h l
o m e o t e r M S a te r e d .

d i g t h p t s li f
ur n it is b si d s
e oe fi m d b y th p ti ti f
’
e e e co n r e e re e on o

b ea uty i 4 9 D li s w h
n t i s it
. m th i k s th t th b l d ss
e u ,
o re a n see s, n a e o ne

o f th si m il l d t h
e p t t i t d e it i t h t w y ; b t it is
e e oe o n ro u ce n a a u

R m o wh
eo is sp k i g d th si m il is t
o b l d f h im
ea n ,
an e e no o ve r -
o or .

Th mm
e co t t s ft i l k i
en a o r g t t h t x t f m th st d o e n e rr n oo n a e e ro e an

p i t
o n f th i ti th t h th t f th h
o e cr t c ra er an a o e c ar a c e r .

4 8 E tk i p
. F th si m il f S
o
’
e s 7 Wh i h
ea r . or e e, c . on n . 2 . 11 :
“
c

e e
”
li k jw l h g i gh s tly i gh t t H l t Wh i t q t s Lyly
e a un n a n e c o e uo e
, .
,

E pk u A f i p
u es : li M i a r e ar n a o r a n s e ar .
’

55 . I
’
n e e r sa w , e tc . Cf H e n. . VI I I . i .
4 .
75

T h e fa i s t h an d I
re ever to u ch d !
’
O b e aut y ,

T ill n o w I n e ve r k new t h ee

57 . Wk a t da r es, e tc . H o w dar e s , or w h y dar e s ,

e tc . Cf .

2 H en I V . . i . 2 . 129 Wh at te ll yo u m e o f it b e it as it is
A . and C . v . 2 .
3 16 Wh at s h o u l d I s tay e tc .

58 . A n tic fa ce . Re f ie rr n g to R o m e o
’
s ma k s . Cf . 11 .
4 . 29 bl e ow .

59 . Fleer . S n e e r , m o ck ; as in M u ck A do , v . 1 .
5 8, e tc . Fo r
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sco r n a t, c f. iii 5 1 3 1 If jok n i 1 2 2 8 e tc We fin d

A . Y L . . . .
, .
, . .
, .

sco r n ih p p o si ti o n in L L L i 3 14 7
w t o ut th e H o w w ill h e re . . . v . .

s co n S o l m n ity h e e e xp ss e s o n ly t h e i d a o f c e e m o n y o r
r e r re e r ,

fo m l o b s e an c e Cf th e u se f l m n c e e m o n i o us fo m al
r a rv . . o so e r , r

a s in [M b iii 1 1 4 T o n i gh t w e h l d
ac . s o l e m n s u pp e si ;
. . .
“ - o a r, r

T f S iii 2 103
. o o u r s o l e m n fe s ti al
. .
” e tc H un te r q u o te s : v
.
, .

H a i ng to n A i st
rr ,
r o o

No r n e ve r did y o ung la d yb ra v e an d br g t i h
L ik e dan c i n g b tt e er on a s l o e m n day .

64 . In s
p ite I n m a ce ; . li o r, as h
S c m i dt e xpl ai n s it, “
on ly to
fy ”
de an d p r o v o k e us Cf . . i . 1. 75 a b o ve .

67 . Co n te n t tk e e . Co m po s e yo u s e l f r ,
kee p y o ur te m p er
( S c h m i dt) . Cf M . u ck Ado , v . 1 . 87, T . o
f S . i . I .
9 0, 2 03 , ii . 1 .
3 4 3,
e tc . S o be co n te n te d ; as in I ll . LV . iii .
3 . 1
7 7 , Lea r , iii 4 1 1 5 t . .
,
e c .

68 . h s ms t
P or tly . The w o rd e re ee o m e an si m ply w ll “
e

e
”
b h d w ll b d th gh ls w h it h
av e e -
re ou e e e re as th e m o de n s e n s e ; r
, ,

i M W i 3 69 m y p tly b lly ;
’

n I V ii 4 4 6 4
“
as n . . . . or e 1 He . . . .

“
A g dly p tly m i f i th doo p l or an ,
’
a ,
an a co r u e n t, e tc .

72 . D o k i m disp a r ag e m e n t . D o h im i nju y r . Cf .
“
do da n g e r
ii “
y l o ss ” H en V iv “
(j . C . . 1 . do o ur co u ntr ( . . .
3 . do
s h am e ”
h im (R .
f
o L .
59 7, S on n .
36 . 10, L L L iv 3
. . . . . e tc .

Se e als o iii .
3 . 1 18 bl e ow .

77 . It fi ts Cf A
. . . W . 11. 1 . 14 7 : w h e re h p is o e co l de s t , an d
”
de sp ai r m o s t fits, e tc .

“
81 . G od sk a ll m e n d my so u l
!
Cf A . . Y L iv
. . . 1 . 19 3 By m y
t ro t h di ,
an n g o o d e ar n e t , s a n d so G o d m en d m e , an d by all p r e tt y
th s th t ar e n o t dan g e r o u s ” e tc Se e ls o H en I V iii
oa a ,
. a 1 . . . 1 . 2
55 .

”
83 . Co ck -
a k oop
-
.
“
O f do u t bfl u or ig i n ( N ew . E ng .

th o ug h th e m e an i n g is c l e ar . S et coc k -
a -
k o op pl ay th e b lly u .

S . u e s s th e w o r d o n ly h e e r .

86 . S ca tk e . I nj
ure . S . u e s s th e ve r b now h e re e ls e but cf . th e

n o un in K .
jok n , ii . 1 .
75
“
T o do o ffe n c e a n d s cat h e in C h ist
r en
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[ 1

10
5 . J uli e t h as s ai d th at p al m to p al m is h o ly
L et lip s do, e tc .

p al m e rs k iss S h e afte rw ards s ays th at p al m e rs h a e lips t h t th e y

’
. v a

m us t u se in p ay e r R o m e o e pli e s th at th e p ay e r o f h is lips is
r . r r

th at th e y m ay do w h at h an ds do t h at is th at t h e y m ay k iss , , .

109 A s M al o n e r e m a k s k issi n g in
. p ub li c ass e m b ly was n o t r , a

th e n t h o ug h t i n de c o o us C f H n VI I I i 4 2 8 r . . e . . . . .

W h i te e m a k s I h av e n e e r s e e n a J u li e t n t h e s tage w h o
r r
“
v o

a pp e are d to a pp e c i at e th e ar c h n e ss o f th e di al o g u e w i t h R o m e o in
r

t h is s ce n e T h e y g o t h u gh it s l e m n ly
. r t b e s t w i t h s tai d p ro o ,
o a ro

p r ie ty T h e y re ply li t e ally to all R m e o s sp e e c h e s ab o ut s ai n t s

’
. r o

a n d p al m e r s B ut it s h o ul d b e n o ti ce d th at t h u gh th is is t h e fi s t
. o r

i nte r i e w o f th e l o e rs w e d n o t h e ar th e m sp e k u n t il t h e cl s
v v ,
o a o e

o f th e i r di al o g u e in w h i c h th e y h av e arr i e d at a p e tt y th o o u gh
, v r r

u n de r s t an di n g o f th e i r m u tu al fe e li n g J uli e t m ak e s fe i n t o f . a

p ar yi n g R o m e o s ad an ce s bu t do e s it a h ly an d k n o w s th at h e
r
’
v ,
rc ,

is to h a e t h e k iss h e s ue s fo r H e as k s H a e n t s ai n ts lips
v .
,
‘
v o ,

an d h o ly p l m e s t o o T h e s t g e J uli e t an s w e s w i th li t al s
a r a r er o

le m n ity B u t it w as n o t a c o n e n t i c l e at o ld C p l e t s J uli e t w s ’
. v a u . a

n o t h l di n g fo th
o H o w de m u e is h e e al a n s w e
r . Ay pil g i m r r r r , r ,

lips th at th y m us t u se in p ay e ! A n d w h n R o m e o f i ly
— e r r
’
e a r

g e t s h e i n t o th e c n e r t w ar ds w h i c h sh e h as b e e n c o n t i i n g t o
r or ,
o r v

b e d i e n an d h
r v s ays T h u s f o m m y lips b y th i n e m y sin is
,
e ,
‘
r , ,

pu g d an d do e s p u t t h e m t t h t p u gati n h o w slyly th e p e tty

’ ’
r , o a r o ,
r

p u ss g i e s h im th e pp o tu n i t y t r e p e t th e p n an c e b y r e pl yi ng
v o r o a e ,

‘
T h e n h a e m y lips t h e S in t h at th e y h a e t o o k
v v

1 14 Wk t Wh ; as o fte n C f 1 30 b e l w
. a . o . . o .

1 19 S k ll k
. tk e k i n ks
a T h is s e e m s m u c h li k
ave m o de n c . e r

sl an g S u s e s it n ly h e e ; b ut T u ss e ( H u b n d y 1 5 7 3 ) h as
. . o r r s a r ,

b o th k in k n d k in k in t h is s e n s e an d t h e w o d is fo u n d
c a c s ,
r

als oin F l o i o C o tgrav e H o li n s h e d S tan ih u st an d o th e r o ld

r , , ,
r ,

w i t e rs
r .

120 I ldy life e tc

. H e m e an s th t as b e ft o f J uli e t h e s h o ul d
, . a ,
re

die h is e xis t e n c e is at t h e m e rcy o f h is e n e m y Cap u l e t ” ( S taun

, ,

to n ) . C f B ro o k e
. :
S ce ne V] N o te s I
95

So h h h l dh at m d ke w h h is
e ar n
g er n a e , an no t s e no
’

e a st .

H f h w
er C p ilat d m s
er f h f s
as a a e t, a n a te r o t e ea t .

T h s h h h is f
u i h y at g h im ly f d h oe n c o se to eue e or e at

Th ly h is w l b s k p i h l ly b
at s c arse f l i c an o u re t ee e n t e ue re a t h .

124 . F o olisk . A m e re p e ti ti o n
re of th e a p o l o g e ti c tr ifling .

B a n gu et s o m e ti m e s m e an t a de ss e r t ,
as h ere an d in T .
f
o S . v.

2 .
9 :

M y b an q uet is t o c ol s e o ur s to m ach s up ,

A ft e r o ur
g r e at go o d c h eer .

N are s q uo t e s M assi ng e r, Un n a tu r a l Co m bat :

We ’
ll d in e in th e g re at ro o m b u t le t th e m u ,
si c

An d b an q uet p p
b e r e ar e d e re ; h
an d T ayl o r, P e n n ilesse P ilg r im o ur r s t an d fi s e c o nd c o ur e s be
h
in g t r e e s c o r e dis e s at o n e o o r d, an d a te r th b f h at alw ay e s a b an
q ue t .T ow a r ds r e ady , at an d
( S t e e v e n s) h . So to w a r d ; as in
M . IV D . . iii . 1 . 81 Wh at ,
a pl y a to w a r d !

12
5 . I s it
’
e e n so Th e I st q t h h
u ar o as e re th es tag e di r e ct i o n -

Tk ey w k isp e r in k is ca r e
”t h t is w h isp
a er th e r e a s o n o f th e i r
; ,

de p art ure .

128 . By my fay T at . h is b y m y f i th ,
a . Cf H a m. . ii . 2 . 2
7 1, e t c.

1 30 . m
Co e k itk er , n u r se, e tc . C f B ro o k e
.

As c are fu l l w th as e m a de w y h at way w e re b e t de n s is e
To le arn e h is n m a e, h
t at in te r ta in d h e r in so g e nt e w e l is .

O f wh o m e h e r h a rt r e c e iu e d so de e p e ,
so y
w de a w o u n d,
An a u c ie nt da m e sh e c a ld e to h e r , an d in h e r e a re g an ro un de .
1

T his o ld da m e in h e r y o u t h ,
h ad n u r st h er w t ih h e r m y lk e ,
W i th s le n de r n e dle ta u gh t h e r so w a n d h o w to s p i n w i th silk e ,
.

W h at tway n e are th o s e ( q u o th sh e ) wh i c h p re a s e v nto th e do o re ,

W h o s e p ag e s in th e y r h an d do e b e are two to o rc h e s li g h t b e fo re , .

An d h
t e n as e c h e of th e m h ad of h is h s h l d ou e o n am e ,

So sh e h im n am de y e t o n c e a g ayn e th e o n g y an d w l y y dam e .

An d te ll m e wh o is
h e w t v y s o r in ih
h an d h is
1 T h at is ,
w h isp e r. Cf . W . T. i . 2 . 2 17 , K .
7 ok n ,
ii . 1 .
566 ,
e tc .
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[ 11

T h y at e n de r do t hi n ma k s i ng w e e de b e sy de th e w i ndo w s tand .

H is n am e is Ro m e u s ( sa id sh ) ee a M o n te g e w e .

W h o s e fath e rs p yd fi st
r e r sty rd th e s t if r e w hi h b h y
c ot o ur h o u se h o lde s
re w e .

136 . If k e be m a r r ie d, e tc . Utte r e d t o h s l f wh il th
er e e e N ur s e
m ak e s i n q ui ry ( D o w de n ) . I kl a r r ied is h e re a t isyll b l r a e .

14 2 . P r o digio u s . P o rt e n t o u s . Cf M . . IV D . . v. 1. 4 19 , K .
jok u ,

iii . 1 .
4 6 , R ick [I ] . . i . 2 . 2 3 , e tc .

A CT I I

E n ter Ck o r us . h is is g
T lly p t t th d f e n e ra u a e en o ac t i , b ut,
. as

it re er f st o th e f h th th p s t it m y b
u tur e , r at er an e a , a e re g arde d as a

p r l o gue
o to ac t ii T h is
. di isi f ts s e re no v on o ac or ce n e s in th e
e arly e ds .

2 . G ap es . Ru sht o n q u o te s Sw i n b u rn , B r ie f e T r e a tise o
f T esta
m e n ts and L ast Willes ,
1
5 90 :
“
s u c h p e s o n n e s as do g ap e f rr o

g re ate r b q s ts ;
e ue an d ag a n : i “
It is an i m p u de nt p art s till to
ga pe p o n th e te s tato r
an d c r e u i .

3 O n th r e p e t i t i o n o f f r c f A IV i 2 2 9
. e B ut o n u s b t h o , . . . . . : o

did h aggis h ag e s te al o n ; Co ii 1 1 8 “
I n w h at e n o rm i ty is r . . . :

M arc i u s p o o r in ? ” e tc F a ir fai r o n e ; as in M IV D i 1 .
2 . . . .

1 8 2 , e tc .

10 . Use . Are acc u s to m e d . We s till u se th e p as t te n se of th e

v erb i th is s s b t t th p s t Cf T mp ii
n en e, u no e re en . . e . . 1 . 1
75
t h y l w ys t l gh t th i g ; T IV ii 5 i h
“ “
e a a 4 u se o au a no n . . . . 10 : w t
wh i h h cs st s l; A s d C ii 5 3
e u e w T o ea . an . . . 2
“
e u se o say th e

de ad ar e we ll ” e tc
,
. Se e a ls o M il to n , Ly cidas, 6 7 :
“
We re it no t

b e tt e r do n e , as o t h s er u se ,
” e tc .

14 . E x tr e m ities . T h t is xt
a , e re m e di f fi l ti s d g s
cu e or an er .

SC ENE I . 2 . D u ll ea r tk . Ro m e o
’
s pi th t f h is s m ll w l d
e e or a or

hli p ti h i ms l f ” Cl ark e
of m an , th e e ar t er or on of e
( ) . Cf S o n n
. . 14 6 .

1 Po o r s ulo th e ce n tre o f m y si f l n u e art h .

”
,
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Act 11

te n c e of l un acy . l m o st c e r
H er f
o rd s ays t h at
“
A dam is m ade a

tai n b y IlI u k A d i 1 2 60 ; b u t it is b y n o m e an s c e rtai n t h at

c o, . .

th e all u si o n th e e is t o A dam B e ll s h e a ss u m e s
r ,
a .

T imr T h e e adi g f I st q u a t
. n t h e o th e a ly e ds
r ha e o r o er r . v
” T at th e o rm e r
tru e . h f is th e i gh t w o rd is e v i de n t f m r ro

th e b all ad o f K ing Copk tu n d tke B

gg a M a id ( se e P e rcy s
’
e a a e r-

R eliou es) in w h i c h w e r e ad
, :

The b li n d ed b o y th at s h o tso so tr im
F ro m h e ave n do wn did h ie ,
H e dre w a dart an d S h o t at h im ,
In place wh e re h e did lie .

Fo r ot h er a ll usi o ns t o th e b ll a ad, se e L L L iv
. . . . 1 . 66 an d 2 H en .

I V . v .
3 1 06
. .

16 . Ap e As M a . lo ne n o te s , a
pe lik fool ( se e o n i 3
,
e . .
31 a b ove
) ,

was s o m e t i m e s us e d as a te r m o f C f 2 H en e n de ar m en t o r pi t y . . .

I V ii 4 2 34
. . . A l as p o r ap e h o w th u sw e at e st
: , o , o

22 .Cir cle All udi n g t o th e . i n g draw n b y m agi ci an s Cf r . .

A Y L ii 5 6 2 a G re e k i nv o c ati o n to c all fo o ls i n t o a c i rcl e

“
. . . . .
, .

S e e als o H e n V v 2 3 2 0 . . . . .

2
5 Sp ite
. Ve x ati o n Cf i 5 6 4 ab o v e
. . . . . .

29 .H u m or o u s H um i d D li u s ( li k e S c h m i dt) s e e s a q u i bb l e
. . e

in th e w o r d m o ist an d ap i io u full f s u ch h um o u rs as c h ar c r c s, o

a ct e i e l o e r s an d a s w h s e p e r s o n i fic t i n M e
r z v ,
ut i h ad j u s t c o n o a o rc o
”
ju r e d R o m e o u n de r t h e c ll e c ti e n a m kum u s o v e o r .

T u k l b d T un dl e b e d ; o ne m ade t o r un u n de r a
3 2 e- r -
. re c .

“
s tan di n g be d as it was call e d Cf M W iv 5 7
-
,
h is . . . . .

-
e
”
st an di ng b d an d t u ck l e b e d Th e fo rm e r was fo th e m as te r r -
r
.
,

th e l atte fo r th e s e r an t
r M e rc ut i o u s e s th e t e m in sp o t an dv . r r ,

a dd s a q u i bb l e on
fi eld be w h i c h w as a cam p b e d o r a be d o n
d -
,
-
,

th e gr o u n d .

SC ENE II . 1 . He jests ,
e tc . Re f i
e rr n g to M e r cu ti o , w h om he
h as over h e ar d, as th e r h ym e in f o u n d an d wou nd i n d c ate i s . Th e
S ce ne 11] N o te s 1
99

C am b i dg r e ed . s ugge s ts t h at in th e o ld ar rang e m e nt of th e s ce n e
th e w a ll m ay h av e b e e n r e p e s e n t e d as div i di ng th e s tag e so th at r ,

th e au di e n c e co u l d se e R o m e o o n o n e si de an d M e r c u ti o o n th e
o th e r M r F A M a s h all th i n k s th at R o m e o m e r e ly s te pp e d t o
. . . . r

t h e b ack o f th e s t g e a t th e b e g i n n i n g f th e s ce n e an d w as sup
a o ,

p o s e d to b e c o n c e al e d f o m th o th e rs n o t c m i n g u t till th e y r e ,
o o

h ad g o n e J u li t w u l d app e ar o n t h e u pp e r s t g e [th e b l c o n y
. e o a
’
a

at th e b ack f th e E li ab e th an s tag e ] w h i c h did duty in th e o ld

o z ,

pl ays fo r so m an y p urp o s e s ” .

7 B e n ot k
. m a id B e n o t a v o tary t o th e m o o n o r D i an a
er .
,

J o hns n) M V i I 73
( G fo I D . . . . . . . .

8 Si k T h e I st q u a to h as p al
”w h i c h is ado p t e b y s o e
. c . d m r e,

e di to s r I t h as b e e n b j
. e ct d th t si k a n d
g n is a s t an g e o e a c r ee r

c o m b i n ati o n o f o l u s in a ll e y b ut it is r ath e t h e fi t o f th e f
c o r v r r e ec

c o l o u r s t h at is m e n t Cf T N ii 4 1 1 6 w i th a g e e n an d
a . . . . . . r

y e ll o w m e l an ch o ly ” P e rh aps a s D o w de n e m a ks th e w o r d r r
, ,

g r ee n si k n ess
-
( s e 111
c
5 55)
1 s u gg e s t e d t h e e pi thee t s . . .

Wk ite uptu n ed S o T h e b al d an d m o s t o f t h e e di t o r s
'

29 .
-
r . o .

” w h i c h M ar s h all p r e fe r s as
T h e e ar ly e ds h a e w h i t u p tu n e d . v
“
e, r ,

b e tte r e xp re ssi n g th e app e aran ce o f an u p tu n e d e ye b y m o n “

r o

li gh t ” .

39 Tk o u a r t tky selfi e t c
. T h at is y o u w o u l d b e y o u rs e l f o r .
, ,

w h at y o u n o w a e e e n i f y o u w e e n t a M n t g u e ; j u s t
“
r ,
as a
v r o o a

r o s e is a ro s e — h as ll its c h a a c t r is ti s w e e tn e ss an d b e a uty a r e c

” Wh i t
th o u g h it b e n t c all d a r s e ( ) T h e t h o ug h t is r e p e ate d
o e o e .

b l o w in S o R o m w o u ld
e tk u t titl T h e p ass ag e w o ul d n o t
eo e .

c all f r e xpl a n at i n i f c r i ti c s h a d n o t b e e n p u
o l e d b y it
o zz .

46 Ow s
. P ss e ss s ; a s v e ry o ft e n
e . Cf M I V D 11 2 7 9
o e . . . . . . .
,

M a cb i 3 7 6 i 4 10 iii 4 1 1 3 e tc
. . .
, . .
, . .
, .

5 2 B s r ee n d Us e d b y S o n ly h e re
’
. e c . . .

5 8 Yet n t
. A c m m o n tr an sp o si ti o n
o . Cf H e n V iii 3 4 6 o . . . . . .

h is p o w e rs are ye t n o t re ady ; H en VI I I ii 4 2 04 “ full . . . .

si ck an d ye t n o t w e ll ; Cor i 5 1 8 : M y w o rk h ath y e t n o t
,
. . .
“

arm
’ ”
d m e , e tc
w
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61 . D islike . D ispl e as e . C f Otk . . 11. 3 49 .

“
I ’ ll do ’ t ; b u t it
Hislilr e s me ” S o lik e pl e as e as in H a m 2 276
“
T h is
.
; . v. .

li k e s m e we ll ” e tc
, .

62 . Wk er efor e . F o r th e a c ce n t o n th e l as t syll ab l e , cf . M IV D . . .

iii . 2 . 2 72 :
“
H ate me Wh e re fo r e ? O me ! w h at new s , my
lo ve

66 . O
’
er -
p e r ck . Us e d by S . n ow h e re e ls e .

69 . L et . H i n dran c e as in R . o
f L 330, 6 4 6 ,
. an d Hen . V . v . 2 .

65 . Cf th e . ver bi n H am . i .
4 . 85, e tc .

78 .
'

l ay e d ; s in i 1 4 8 b e l o w O n w n ting
P r o r og u e d . De a v . . . a

cf . v . 1 .
40 bl
C ulli n g f si m pl e s e ow o .

8 3 A tk t . t k s e tc P ssi b ly s ugg s t e d as s o m e h a e
a v as s o r e, . o e ,
v

th u g h t b y th
o y g s o f D k n d o t h xpl e s to Am e i ca
,
e vo a e ra e a er e or r r

ab o ut th e ti m e w h e n S w as w i ti n g . r .

8 4 Adv n tu . Ve n t u e t y th e c h an c e
e re Cf Cy m b iii 4
. r ,
r . . . . .

15 6

O fo r s uc hm e an s
T h o ug h p il er to m y m o de t sy ,
no t deat h on
'
t,
I wou d l a dv e n tu re .

89 . F a r e w e ll co m
p lim e n t ! Aw ay w i t h f o rm a li ty Th e e ar ly
e ds h c o m pl e m e n t
” co m pl e m e n ts ” in ii 19 bl e ow
. av e or ,
as .
4 .

an d e ls e w h e r e .

9 3 A t lov e r s p e rju r ies, e t c

.
’
. D o uc e r e m a rk s t h at S . f o u nd t hi s

in O v d’ A r t of L ov e —
i s er a p h ps i n M ar l o w e ’
s sl t i o n
tr a n a :

Fo r h i m lf si s i h
J o ve se t n t e a z u re s ki s e ,

A d l gh s b l w l s p j i s
'
n au e o at o ve r e r ur e .

Cf G r e e n e , M e
. t m pk i
a Wh t ! E ip h il J
or os s : a r a, o ve l a u gh s at th e

u r ie o f o v e r l s ”
p e rj .

9 9 H a v io u r
. . No t “ ’
h i av o u r , as o ft en p ri n t e d . It is f o un d

in N o rt hs ’
P lu ta r ck an d o th p s er ro e.

10 1 . T o be str a ng e . To pp ar c
a e o
y or shy . Cf . iii . 2 . 15 bl e ow

st lo ” t h t is
ra n
ge ve
( a ,
co
y l e
) ov .

10
3 . Wa r e . Se e on i . 1 . 12 1 a b o ve .
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[ II

an d Lea r , iii .
4 . 20 :
“
Yo ur o ld k in d f tha e r, w h s fo e ran k h e art

all
”
g av e .

139 . A f e a r d. Us e d by S i . n t e rc h an
ge a b ly wi th f a r a id
(v .
3 . 10

bl e ow ) .

14 1 . S u bsta n tia l . M e t ri c ally a q

isyll ab l e
u a dr .

Tk r ee w o r ds, Cf B ro o k e s p o e m
’
14 2 . e tc . . :

I n fe w wo o ds y u h i dd n m y d nf ld
v n fa in e d r o r e u v o e,

T h y o u p l s nt f
at a s I y h t I m y b h o lde
se e r ea a ac e , o ur e ar a e .

F i f y do i n t n d y h
or mou n t d fil e e e o or o e e :

In s h ll yo w n d s ti ll y u h u d n th is wh yl
e r ro r a u a er ,
as o a e o e e,

B t if yu th gh t b h st nd h
o ur n t oug un d e c a e, a au e o v e r ue ro ,

I f w dl k b th e nd oc nd m k wh i h y d si h th f
e e e e e a ar e c o ur e re a o un d

O b di n e t si d e t my p
c e se nt s d w a e , vu o ar e e e e :

h
T h e q u a re ll e k e t at lo n g ag o e b e tw e n e o u r h o u sh o lde s gr e w e
B o th m e a n d m n e I w ll a ll w o le to y o u b e ta e y i h k
An d f l l wi
o o ng yo u w h e re so yo u go e , my f th s h s f s k
a er ou e or a e .

14 3 . B en t . I nc li n ati o n ; as in j . C . 11. 1 . 2 10 :
“
I c an g i ve h is
”
h um o ur th e tr u e b e n t, e tc .

14 4 . S en d m e w o r d to m o r r ow , -
e tc T h is s e e m s ath e r s u dd n . r e

at fi s t gl
r an c e , b ut h e r de si re fo i m m e di ate m ar i ag e is du p a ti ally
r r e, r

at l e as t t ,
o w h at sh e h as j u s t l e arn e d ( i 3 ) o f th e pl an t m a y h e r . o rr

to P isar .

15 1 . M a da m T h is f m s p or no ar t o f th e s
v e r e , an d m i g t w e ll h
e n o ug h sep be
ro i 5 4 5 ab o e
ar at e d f m it li k , e th e ju liet in . . 1 v .

By and p e s e n tly ; as in iii 1 1 7 3 an d iii 3 7 6 b e l o w

by r . . . . .

T h e e a di n g o f 4 th ( s u t 5 th q u art o s
“
15 2 . S u it . an d r th e e

o th e e a ly e ds h a e st i f T h e e xp e ssi n T o ce as e y o u r “
r r . v r e . r o

s ut e o ccurs in B o o k e s p o m a fe w li n e s b e l o w t h e p ass ag e ju s t
r
’
e ,

q u o t e d.

1
53 . T o -m o r r o w . pl ac e s b e fo r e
I n th e a l te r n at v e i w hi h c sh e

h r l o e r w i t h s u c h a c h a m i n g m ix t u
e v o f c o n s c i o u s de li c c y a n dr re a

gi rlis h si m pli c i ty t h e re is th t jal o u sy o f f m al e h o n o ur wh i ch p e

,
a e e r

c p t an d
e du c ti o n h a e i n fu s e d i n to h e m i n d w i t h o ut o n e e al
e a v r ,
r

do ub t o f h is t u th o r th e sli gh te s t h e si tati n in h e r s el f ab and n

r ,
o - o
S ce ne 11] N o te s 20
3

m e n t ; fo r sh e do e s n o t e ve n w a t to i h e ar h is ss a e v e rat o n i s ( M rs .

J am s o n ) e .

15 7 . T ow a r d sck ool, e tc . Cf A . . Y L
. . ii .
7 . 14
5
And t h i i s en th e w h n n g c h lb y w i h h i s h l
oo o ,
t s atc e

An n g m n i ng f
d sh i i n or a c e , c r e e p ng i li k s n il e a

Unwil li ng ly t s h o l o c o .

1 60 . T a ssel-g e n tle . T h e ta ssel g e n tle -

or ter ce l-g e n tle is th e m a le
h aw k . D y ce q uo t e s C o tg rav e , F r D ict . .
“
T ie r c e e t. l Th e T a ss e ll
or ma le o f an y i n d o f H awk e
ks h e is c o n , so te a rm e d, b e c au e ,
r

m o n ly a ,
th i rd p a t l e ss t h an t h e
fe m al e nd H lm e s A
r de my a o ,
ca

o
f A mo y r Ti ll T r ll o r T ss ll is th e g e n e l n m e fo
r e r ce ,
e ce ,
a e ra a r

th e M l e f all l a g e H w k s ” M al o n e s ays th t t h e ti
a o r l g n tl a . a e r ce -
e e

w as th e sp e c i s o f h w k a pp r o p r i at e d to th e p i n ce
e n d th i n k s t h a t
a r ,
a

o n th at a c c o u n t J u li t a ppli e s it to R o m e o We fin d te l in T e . r ce .

and C iii 2 5 6 Th. fal co n as th e t e ce l ” T h e h awk w as

. . :
“
e r .

t ra i n e d to k n o w an d o b e y tk e f l o n er s v o i e C f T of S
’
a c c . . . .

iv . 1 . 19 6

An o t h er w ay I h av e to m an m y ag gar d h ,

T o m ak e h e r co me an d n o w h er ee er k k p s ll ’
ca .

F o r k agg a r d : il
w d h aw k , s e e M u ck A do , iii . 1 .
3 6 , T IV . . iii . 1 .
7 1,
e tc .

163 . A iry to ng u e . C f M il to n , Co m us,

. 2 08 :
“
An d a r i y to ngu e s ,

t h t syll b l
a a e m en
’
s n am e s
”e c t
, .

166 . S ilv e r -
sw eet . C f P er . . v . 1 . 111 :
“
As sil e r Se e v

ls o iv bl
e ow :
“
T h mu si c w t i h h e r sil v e r s o u d
” tc
a .
5 . 124 en n e , .

Th e fig ur e is a ver y co mm o n o n e .

16 7 . A tte n ding . At te n ti v e . Cf T A . . . v .
3 82 . :
“
To l o v e si ck
D i do ’
s sad atte n d n g i e ar
” .

17 1 . I ka v e
g o t w ky I did ca ll tk ee ba ck f or . We k n o w, an d sh e

h
k n e w , t at it w as o n ly to c a h im ack , art ll b p i ng was s uch s w e e t
so r ro w .

1 78 . A w a n to n ’ s bir d . H e r e w a n to n m e an s si m ply a pl ay fu l
g il
r . It is o ft en u eds in s u c h i n n o ce n t s e n s e (c f i 4 3 5 ab o e )
. . . v ,
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an d is s o m e ti m e s ma s culi n e , as in R
'

.
jok n ,
v. - 1 .
70 an d R ick I I . .

ii .
3 . 16 4 .

18 1 . P lu ck s it ba ck . Cf S on n . . 126 . 6 : As t h g o e t o nw ar d ,
ou s s
s till w ill pl uck th b ” Se e ls W
ee ac k . a o . T iv . .
4 4 7 6 , 7 6 2 an d A
. .

a nd C i 2 13 1 . . . . P lu ck is a f a vo u i te w o
r rd w t i hS .

18 2 . L o v ing -jea lo u s . Co m po u n d ad e ct v e j i s ar e m uc h s u ed by
S . Cf . i . 1 .
7 9, 1
7 6, 1
7 8, i . 2 . 2
5 ,
i .
4 .
7, 100, e t c .
, a b o ve .

19 0 . D ea r k ap
‘

. Good f o r tu n e . Th e I st q uar to h as “
go o d
”w hi h s in iii 3 bl
h ap , c o cc u r . . 17 1 e ow .

1 89 . G k ostly . S pi i tu al ; r as in ii .
3 4 5, . ii . 6 . 2 1, an d iii .

bl e ow .

SC ENE I II — . 1 . G r ey —
e ed
y . D e li u s s ays t h at
g r ey e re an d in h
M u ck A do , is “
b i gh t b l ” D c e de n ey it as fi s
3 v . . 27 : r ue , an d
”
“
b
l u e , az ure ; b ut t e re is n o r e as o n w h y th e w o r d h sh l dou no t

h av e its o r di n ary m e an i n g T h e g r ey , as in M IV D . . . . iii . 2 .

4 1 9,
f . ii 1 103 an d iii 5 19 b e l w is th e fam ili ar p o e ti c g y
C . . .
, . . o ,
re o f th e

e ar ly m o n i ng b f e s un is e W h e th e r as c ri b d s h e t o th e
r e or r . e , a re ,

e y e s o f th e M o n a s in M il to n s Ly id s t o h e s an dals do e s ’
r , o r, c a ,
r ,

n o t m atte S e e als o n iii 5 8 b e l w

r . o . . o .

3 F l ke d
. S p o tt e d dappl e d ; u s e d b y S n o wh re e ls e
ec .
, . e .

4 . Fr om fo r tk . C f IV
I . . W iv 4 5 3 :
. . .
“
Let t e m h fro m f thor a

saw pit ru sh at o n ce , e tc . F o r T ita n a s th e su n -g o d, c f. V . a nd A .

17 7, T . and C . v . 10 . 2
5 , Cy m b . iii .
4 . 1 6 6 , e tc .

7 . Osie r ca
ge . Ba k e t s . D o w de n s ugg s ts e t h at o
f our s is “
po s
sibly n o t m e re fo r t h e ly r hym s s e
’
ak e , bu t b e c au e s t h e F ran c is c an
h ad n o e r o n a ro e r t p s lp p y .

8 . p r e p are s u s fo r t h e p a t
P r e c io u s ju iced flow e r s -
. S . h e re r

w h i ch th F i is aft e w ards t s us t i n H a i ng th us a ly fo u n d
e r ar r o a . v e r

h im t b e a h e m is t w a e n t s u p is e d a t h is fu n is h i ng th e
o c , e r o r r r

sl e e pi ng d augh t fo J uli e t Cf B ro o k e s p o e m
- r r . .
’

W h at fo rc e th e st o ne s ,
th e pl an t s ,
an d m e ta ls h au e to w o o rk e ,

An d d in s er o h
t e r th in g e s t a t in th e h b o we ls o f e a rt h do lo o r k e ,
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th e I st q u ar to ; b ut w itk ky is so co m m o n in S t - . h at th e r e ad n i g
o f all th e o t h e r e ar ly e ds . m ay b e acc e p te d . Se e on i . 1 . 1 4 8 an d i .

2 .
49 a b o ve . D iste m per a t u r e z diso r de r . Cf . C . o
f E . v. 1 . 82
Of p al e d te m is pe rat u r e s an d f s t li f
oe o e .

4 1, 42 . Or if n o t so , e tc . M s h ll ar a do u t b s w h th e er S w ro t e .

t h s li s e e ne . Of co ur e, s t hybl e e o ng to th e fi s t d ft
r ra of th e pl ay .

51 . B o tk ou r r e m edies . Th e h li ea ng o f b th o o f us . Cf A . . W
i “
b th h s ”z th e m o t h of b th o f us
.
3 . 169 : o o ur m ot er er o . Se e
a ls o H am . iii . 1 .
4 2 , Cy m b . ii .
4 .
5 6, e tc .

52 . L ies . Cf V . . a nd A . 1 12 8

She li fts th e c o tte r- li ds th at c lo s e h is e ye s ,

W h e re 10 ! tw o l m ps b u
a rnt o ut in dar k ss li s
ne e .

Se e a ls o R ick . iii .
3 . 1 6 8 an d Cy m b 3 . ii . . 24 .

54 . S tea ds . Bene t fi s h lps ,

e . Cf T e mp. . i . 2 . 16 5
“
Wh i ch si n ce
h av e s t e ad ed m uc h M . o
f V 3 7 . i . . : M ay y o u s te ad me e tc .

55 . H o m ely in tky dr ift . S i m pl e in w h at

yo u h av e to say . Cf .

iv . 1 . 1 14 bl e ow .

56 . R iddling . Cf M . . N D . . 11. 2 .
53 :
“
L ys an de r r i ddl e s ve r y
p re ttily an d 1 H en V] ii i ddli n g m e rch an t
”
; . . .
3 57 . : a r .

61 . Wk e n and w k er e and k ow , e tc . An i n s tan c e f th e so o -

ca ll e d
c h i s ti
s t ru ct i n f w h i h S w as fo n d Cf M A7 D
a c co n o o c . . . . . . iii I. .

1 1 3 1 14 H m iii ,
1 9 A a n d C iii 2
5 ,
1 5 —1 8 e t c
a . .
, . . . .
, .

7 3 S igks C o m p re d t o ap o u rs w h i c h th e s u n disp e ls
. . a v .

72 T a n lo . A fav u i t e m e tap h o r w i th S th o ugh a

o se so ve . o r .
,

h o m e ly o n e ; tak e n fro m th e u se o f s al t in p re s e r i ng m e at Fo r v .

t h e r e fe e n c e to s a l t t e ars c f A W i 1 5 5 T A7 i 1 30 R af L
r , . . . . .
, . . . .
, . .

1 8 , e tc
7 96, L . C . .

74 . A n c ie n t . A ge d as in ii .
4 . 1 33 bl e ow . Se e a ls o L ea r , 11.

2 . 6 7 , Cy m k v 3 1 5 , e t c . . . .

88 D id r e a d ky r ote, e t c
.
“
Co n . p h ras e s l e a n e d b y
sis te d of r

h e art, b ut k n e w n o t n g o f th e t r u e c hi h aracte s f l o ” ( Sch m i dt) r o ve .

93 . [ sta n d o n su dde n k a ste . I m us t be in h s te C f th e i m p e r a . .

so n al u se o f sta n d o n o r u p on it c o n ce rn s it is i m p o rtant to as ,
S cene I V] N o te s 20
7

in C . o
f E . iv . 1 . 68 :
“
C o n si de r h o w it s tan ds up o n my cre d it
R ick I ] . . ii .
3 . 138 :
“
It s tan ds y o ur g ra c e u
po n t o do h im r igh t ”
( th at is ,
it is y o ur du t y) , e tc . Cf . ii .
4 .
34 bl e o w.

SC ENE IV — . 2 . T o -n ig k t . La t s n i gh t . Se e on i .
4 .
50 a b ove .

13 . H o w k e da r es . F o r th e pl ay o n da re v e n tu re , a n d da r e
c h lla e n ge , cf . 2 H en . V] . iii . 2 . 2 03 . T h e re is als o a pl ay on

a n sw er .

1
5 . A wk ite w e n ck
’
s kla ck ey e . Cf L L L . . . . iii . 1 . 1 08

ih l t br w
A w h i ly w te an to n w t a v e ve o ,

A n d tw pi t h b alls s tu c k in h f ce f y s o c -
er a or e e

an d R o s ali n d s r e fe r e n ce t th e b ugl e e y e b alls ” o f P h e b e in A

’
o
“
.

Y L iii 5 4 7 w h i c h th e s h e p h e rde ss r e c alls as a s n e e r

. . .
, , H e s ai d
m i n e e y e s w e re b l a ck ” e tc , .

Tk o r o ug k T h o ug h C f M IV D ii I 3 5 W T iii 2 1 7 2
. r . . . . . .
, , . . . .
,

j C iii I 1 3 6
. . 1 1 10 e t
. .
, v . .
,
c .

16 Tk e very p in e tc
. T h e all u si o n is t o ar c h e ry T h e lo u t , . . c

( c f L L L iv 1
. . o r w h i te m ark at w h i c h th e arro w s w e re
. . . .

aim e d w as fas te n e d b y a b l ack C f M arl o w e

, p in in th e c e n tre . .
,

T a m ku r la n e, 1 5 90
y m an s h o ts at
Fo r k i ng s a re c o u t l s th at e ve r o ,

s k t l ave
O ur cro w n th e p in t h h s at t o u an d se e o c e .

17 B u tt sk aft A k i n d o f arr o w u s e d fo r s h o o ti n g at
.
-
. b tts ;
u

fo rm e d w i th ut a b arb so s to b e e asily e xt rac te d ( Nare s )

o , a .

20 . P r i n ce o
f ca ts . Ty ke r t is t h e n am e o f t h e c at in R ey n a r d
tk e F o x . St e e v e n s q uo t e s
D e k k e r , S a tir o m a stix , 1 6 02 “
th o y o u
’

l o n g t ail d p ri n e o f c at s
w e re T yb e rt, t h e a n d H v e w itk Yo u -
’
c a ,

tc n o t T ib lt p i n ce o f c ats
” T ike t T b r t n d T b lt ar e a a
e
y y a , r . r , e ,

f m s o f th e an ci e n t n am e Tk ika u lt Cf iii 1 7 7 b e l o w
or . . . . .

20 C p ta i n of o mp lim e n ts
. A c o m pl e te m as te r o f e ti q u e tte
a c . .

Cf L L L i 1 1 6 9
. . . . . . .

A m n f m p li m n ts wh o m i gh t n d w o ng a o co e ,
r a r

Ha h s u m pi f th i m ti ny ve c o e as re o e r u .
 208 N o te s Act
[ 11

A s S c m i dt h r e m ark s , th e m o de r n d t is i n cti o n o f comp lim e n t an d

co m
p le m e n t is u nk n o wn to t h e or th o g ap h y o f t he o ld e ds
r Se e o n .

ii . 2 . 89 a b o ve .

22 . n
g M u si c s u n g f o m n t e s ( S ch m i dt ) ; so c all e d
P r ick -
so . r o

f ro m p o i n t s r d t s w i t h wh i c h it is e xp e ss d S u s e s th e
th e o o r e . .

w o d o n ly h e
r Wh e n o pp o s e d t pl in s ng it m e a nt c u n te r
er . o a -
o ,
o

p o i n t as dis ti n g uis h d f o m m e e m e l o dy H e re as E ls o n s h ws e r r .
, o ,

th e re is a e f r n c e to ma k i n g t h e ti m e
r e e by t ppi ng th e f t in r
“
a oo

t i m w i th th e m u si
e o in o re f e q u e n t ly n d m o e r tis t i c ally b y
c, r, r a r a ,

w a i n g th e h an d as th e c o n du ct o
v f an o r c h e s tra w a e s h is b at n r o v o .

” cf
th i c a l dati e j C i 2 2 70
“ “
23 lif .F r th e e. o Hee v ,
. . . . . :
”
.

pl uck e d m e o pe h is do ub l e t e tc , .

25 B u tt n . St e e e n s q u o te s Tk e R etu n f o m P ar n assu s
o . v r r ,

1 6 06
“
S t i k e s h is p i n ado at a b u tt o n s b adt h ” S taun t n
’
: r o re . o

c i te s G e g e S il e s P d x e f D fe n S i g n i o r R oc c
’
or v
5
1 99r ar a o s o e ce, : o,

th u th at tak e s t u p n t h e e t o h it an i e E n g lis h m an w i th a
o o

t h us t u p n
r n i e b u tt n
o e tc a D u e ls w e r e f e q u e n t in E n gl an d
o ,
. r

in t h t i m e o f S e T h m atte r h a d b e n e du ce d to a s c i e n ce an d
. e e r ,

its l w s l ai d d w n in b o k s
a Th e o us o f q u a r e l h a d b e e n d ly
o . ca es r u

g ra d ed n d c l a ssi fi e d as T u h s to n
a e xpl a i n s in A Y L , 4 6 3 fo l o c e . . . v . . .

26 Of ik v e y k t k
. s e O f th e fi s t r n k m o n g du e llis ts
r
-
rs ou e . r a a .

27 P s do . A m o ti o n fo w a ds a n d th u s t in fe n c i n g
a sa .
“
r r r

( S ch m i dt ) C f L L L i 2 1 84 . . th p ass ado h e r e sp e ct s
. . . . . e

not
” Th e p u n to
. r w as a b ack h an de d s t k e r eo e We h ave so -
ro .

h s W ii h p ss ”
y p un t
“
p t (
un t ru
o t ) inz Ill 3 2 6 t o s e e t e e th . . . . : a o .

T h k y w as a h m t h us t ; f o m t h e I t ali a n k i
e a o th u h s t it
e- r r a : o a

”
( n t h e h as it as S h m i dt an d t h s e xpl i n it) J h n s o n
“
o ,
c o er a . o

g i e s it c o e c tly T h e k y is t h w d k i y u k ve it u s d “
v rr : a e or a ,
o a ,
e

when t h u s t e c h s t h e an tag o is t f m w h i c h o u r fe n c e rs o n
a r n r a e ,
ro ,

th e s m e c asi n w i t h o u t k n o w i n g I s u pp o s e a n y r e as n fo r it
a o c o , , ,
o ,

c ry o ut h a!

30 . F a n ta stico es . S te e v e n s q u o te s D e k k e r, Old F o r t u n a tu s I
h av e da n c e d w t i hq ue e n s , da lli ed w t i h l di s a e , w o rn s t an g e
r a tt i r e s ,

seen f an ta t c o esi s , e tc .
2IO N o te s Act
[ 11

in p ro o f th at bl
y e s w e re ac c o u nte d gly ; b ut th e r e f e n c e
ue e u er

t h e e as in A Y L iii 2 3 9 3 ( a b l seems “
r , .
y e an d
. . . . ue e

to b e to a b l u is h c i l ab ut th e e y e s I t is c u i o u s th t th e s e a e
rc e o . r a r

th e n ly sp c i fi c al lu si o n s to b l u e e y e s in S
o e I n W T i 2 13 6 . . . . .

s o m e m ak e w l i y e k n
” b l u e e y e b ut it is m o p o b b ly
e e re r a

h e av e n ly e ye a S ch m i dt gi e s it I n V n d A 4 8 2 ( H e r two
,
s v . . a .
“

b l u e w i n do w s f i ntly sh e u ph e a e th th y e li ds n t th e e y e s are
a v e e ,
o ,

m e an t o n a cc o u n t o f t h e i r b l u e v e i n s
, ( R of L C f Cy m b . . . .

ii 2 2 1
. .

w o u ld u n d p p h li ds e r- ee er ,

To s th n l s d lig h ts n w ee n pi d e e c o e ,
o ca o e

Un d th s w i d ws w h i t
’
der u la d e e n o ,
e an az re c

W i th b l u f h n s w n ti n t e o e av e
’
o c .

M al o n e c it e s b th th is l s t p ss
o a a ag e a n d V . and A 4 8 2 as r e e r ri n g
. f
to bl ue e ye s b ut th e az u re la e
’
d ”o u h
g t to s e t tl e th e q u e stio n in ‘

r e g ar d to th e f o rm e r, an d w i n do ws ev id
ly h s th s am e ent a e

m e an i n g in b th
o . I f th e “
bl ue w i n do w s we b l u e e y s M al o n e
re e ,

l
w o u d m ak e o ut h is ca e, s fo r in V . and A 14 0 th e g dd ss s ays
. o e

“
Min e eyes ar e y an d b ri g h t
” B u t w h y s h o u l d t h e p o e t c all
gre .

th em o n e pl ac e an d
élu e in t h e g y in th e o th e r w h e n t h e fo m e r re ,
r

wo rd wo u d l s u i t th e e s e q u lly w e ll in b th I n m y pi n i o n
v r e a o o ,

w h e n h e s ays élu e h e m an s b l u e a n d w h e n h e s ays g y h e m e an s e ,

re

g y re S e o f ii 3 1 ab o
. e rT h e N w E ng D i t do e s n t r e c o g
. . ve. e . c . o

n i e b l u e as a m an i n g
z fg y It s e ms ho we e
e f m c e tai n o re . e , v r, ro r

p ass ag e s in w i t s f th e t i m e th at th e w d w as s m e ti m e s
r er o or o :

b l uis h g e y o r b l u ish b ut n e e b i gh t b l ue ( as D e li us de fi n e s
r v r r

it ) o r c l e ar b l u e Dyc n d o t h e s a ss u m e
,
as e a r .

46 Sl p .Fo r l p o l g l o o s e b re e ch e s ) se e M u k Ado iii

. s o s ar e , c , .

2 3 6 e tc
. C , u tk e
. u n t f it a z/ epl ay e d a tri k o n u s Co u n
s co er e c .

te fe it is u s e d f
r t h e s ak e f th e c o m i n g pl ay n lip w h i c h s o m
or o o s ,
e

t i m e s m e an t c un t f i t c o i n Cf G e n Tk i F lling O ut
a o er e . . re e, ezz es a ,

e t c co u n t e fe i t pi e ce s o f m o n e y b e i n g b
r ss an d c o e re d r ,
ra e, v o ve

” T h e e is a ls o a
w i th sil e w h i h th v c o m m n p e o pl e c all slips
r, c e o . r
S ce ne I V] N o te s 2 II

pl ay up o n th e w o rd in th e on ly o th e r i n s tan ce in w hi h c S . s s
u e it,
V . an d A 5 15 .

W hi ch p u h s if th rc a e ou m ak e fo r fe a r
,
of slips
S e t th y s l m n u l ea -
a a on m y wax -
re d lips .

58 . K i n dly . Th e w o r d li te rally m e an s n at u rally ,

in a m an n e r
s u i t e d to t h e c h arac te r or o c c asi o n ( S ch m i dt) ; h e nce a p tly ,

p e r ti n e n tly .

63 . Tk e n is my p u mp , e t c . i de a s e e m s to b e m y s h o e o r
Th e ,

p um p , e nbig p in k e d o r u n c p h e d w i th h o l e s is w e ll fl w r ed Cf ,
o e .

p in ke d in T 5 iv 136 A n d G ab r i e l s p u m ps w e r e all
“ ’
un . o
f . . 1 .

u n p in k
’
d i ’
th e h l ee .

68 . S ing le -
so le d . h a ing
“
With a q i bb l
u e on so le an d so u l : v

b ut s o l e an d silly c o nte
o ne e, (S c h m i dt ) S t e e v e n s gi,
s m p ti b l . ve

se e ral e x am pl e s o f s i ng le so l d
v m e an c o n te m p ti b l e S ing l n ss -
e :
, . e e

h e re si m pli ci ty silli n e ss , .

74 Wild g e k a e A k i n d o f h o r s e rac e e s e m b li n g th e
.
-
oos c s .
-
,
r

fli gh t o f w il d g e e s e T w o h o rs e s w e r e s tart e d t o g e th e ; an d i f o n e
-
. r

g t th e l e a d th o th e r w as o b li g e d to fo ll o w o e r w h at e e g ro u n d
o e v v r

th e fo r e m s t i de r ch s e to t ak e ( H o l t W h i t e )
o r o .

77 W s w itk y u e tc Was I v e n w i th y o u h a e I p ai d y o u
. a o , . e ,
v

o ff as p e h aps in T o W h at do yo u g u m b l e ?
, f S i 1 170 r , . . v. . : , r

I ll b e w i th y o u s tr ai gh t ! F o r th e all u si o n to fi ve w its se e o n i 4
’
. .

47 a b o ve .

80 . I w ill kite tk ee ky tk e e a r A . pl ay ful e xp re ssi o n o f e n de ar

m e n t, co m m o n in th e o ld dr am at t is s .

81 G oo d g o ose, kite
. n ot . A p ro v e rb i al p h ras e fo u n d in R ay s ,
’

P r o ve r ks .

82 . S w e eting . A kind
sw e e t appl e T h e w o r d is s till u s e d in of .

t h is s e n s e at l e as t in N e w E n gl an d S t e e e n s q u o te s S u m n e r s ’
, . v

L a st W ill a n d T est m e n t 1 6 00 as w e ll c r a b s as s w e e t i n g s fo r
“
a ,

h is s um m e r fruits ” T h e r was als o a v ari e ty k n o w n as th e kitte

. e r

sw t eeC f F a ir E m
. A n d l e ft m e s u c h a b i tte s w e e t t o gn aw
.
“
r

up o n .
2 12 N o te s Act
[ 11

84 . A n d is it n ot w e ll se r ve d in , e tc . W h i te re m ark s t h at th e “

p ass ag e ill u s t ate s th e an ti q u ity f th at dis h so m u ch

r o e st e m d by
e e

all b ys on d m an y m e n — g o s
a a n d a ppl s au c e ” o e e- . C f th e all u
.

si n s t m utt n an d c ap e s in T A7 i 3 1 2 9 an d t o b e e f and
o o o r . . . .
,

m u s tard in M N D iii 1 1 9 7 n d T f 5 i 3 2 3. . . . . . a . o . v . . .

8 6 Ck . il S o ft k id l e at h e r fo r g l o v e s p ro e rb i ally e l as ti c
eo e r .
, v .

C f H e n VI I ] ii 3 3 2
. . . . . .

w h i h g i fts c ,

S av i ng yo u m i n i n g th p ity r c ,
e ca ac

O f y u s ft h o ilr s i n w o u ld re ce i
o c e ver co n c e ce ve ,

I f yo u m ig h t p l s t
"
t t h it ea e o s re c .

See a ls o h il gl
T A7
‘

. . iii . 1 . I 3
“
a c e ver ove, e tc .

9 A k
0 d
.
g s tis f t y xpl
r oa o o se. No a ac o r e a n at o n i of t h is q i bb l u e

h b gi
as S h m i dt d fi
een s k dh
ve n . c e ne r oa e r e as
“
pl ai n e v i de n t
” .
,

D wd o s gg s ts th t th
en is pl y
u b e a e re a a on r oo d
g o ose, w
-
hi h c o cc u r s
i Fl t h
n H m e c Li t er t ii u or o u s eu en a n , . 1
“
T e hyh
av e no m o re
b d th
ur b d g s ( b di g g s
en an a ro o - oo e re e n oo e
) .

95 . N a tu r a l . Fo o l i di o t
, . Cf . T e mp . iii . 2 .
37 an d A . Y L
. . i .

97 . G ea r . M atte r , b si ss u ne . Cf T . . and C . i . 1 . 6 Will t h is

g e ar ne er
’
b e m e n de d 2 H en . V] . i .
4 . 17
“
To t h is g e ar th e
so o ne b ”
r th e e tt e r, e tc .

99 . Tw o , tw o , h is is gi t M ti i m s t e tc . T ve n o e rc u o n o of th e e ar ly
e ds , . an d Wh i t d b ts w h t h it b l gs t th s b
e ou e er e on o e o er B e n vo li o
b ut h e is t i p b l f f
no Cf
n ca
5 b l w a e o un . . 12 e o .

1 02 . r
’
lly fa n ,
P e ter . C f L L L iv
. . . . . 1 . 14 7
“
To se e h im w al k
bf e o re a l a dy n d to h e ar a h e r fan '
Th e f s an of th e t m e i of S .

w ere la ge and h e a y
r v .

10
5 . G o dy e g o o d m o r r ow . T h t is
a , G o d g i ve y e , e tc . F o r g o od
den , se e o n i . 2 .
57 a b o ve .

109 . P r ick o
f n oo n P o nt o f
. i no on . C f 3 H en . . V] . i .
4 .
34
“
i pi ” ls
at th e n o o n t de r ck Se e a . o R .
f L 781
o . .

12 3 . Co n de n ce fi . Pro b b ly m
a e an t fo r co n e r e n ce f . C f M u ck A do,
.
2 14 N o te s Act
[ 11

S c m dth i de fi s ne it as me ss m te s an d N a e s as p b ab l y
a , r ro
“
r o ar n i g or s w gg i a e r ng co m p ni o ns a V i o u s o th e r e xpl n a
. ar a

ti ns
o h av e b ee n s u gg e s t ed b ut t h e e is p r b ab ly s o m e c r u p ti o n
r o o r

in th e fi st p
r art o f th e co m p o un d .

15 3 . A for e . No t a m e re vu l
g ar m It is . is u s e d b y Cap ul e t in
iii .
4 .
34 an d iv . 2 .
31 bl e ow . C f T e mp iv
. . . 1 .
7
h e r e a o re f H e av e n ,

I rat i fy th is my r c i h gif t, e tc .

1
58 . [n a f ool s
’
p a r a dise . M al o n e c i ti e s A k a n af u ll f
o P le a sa n z
D elzgktes, 1
5 84
W he n th e y se e h y m y h wi
t e a er n,

T h yl e e av e th e n wh h y did b gi e re t e e n

T h p ey r ate , a n d ma k e th e m atte r n i ce ,

An d le av e h e r in fo o le s p ar a d is e.

an d B ar n a b y Ri h s F c
’
a r e w e ll K n o w i n g th e f sh i
a on of
yo u m e n
to b e s h ucby p i y ,
as ra s n g o ur b e au tie , yo u t hi nk to bi r ng i n to a

fo o le s p ar a diz e .

16 2 Wea k . xpl ai n e d b y S ch m i dt as s tupi d ” Cl a k e t h i nk s

. E . r

th t sh e i n t e n ds t o u e a m s t fo rc i b l e e xp e ssi o n a n d b l u n de s
“
a s o r ,
r

u p o n a m o s t fe e b l e ne
” o .

17 7 A n d t y e tc
. T h e p o i n ti n g is VVh it e s
s a ,
M o s t e di to rs
.
’
.

f ll o w th e e ly e ds an d e ad A n d stay go d n urs e b e h in d th e
o ar . r
“
,
o ,

abb y w ll e t ce a , .

1 80 A t kl d st ir
. T h at is a o p e l adde r
ac e Cf l addera .
,
r - . .
“

t a ck l e
” in P e i 1 61 r . v . . .

18 1 H gk t p g ll n t
. z T h e t p g all an t m as t ; fi g ur ati e ly f r
o -
a a . o - v o

su it
mm c li m ax S te e e n s q u o t s M a k h m E ng li k A a di
or . v e r a ,
s rc a,

1 6 07 th h i gh to p g all an t f h is al u r
“
e S us e s th e -
o v o .

te m o n ly h
r e re .

183 Q it R e q u i t e e w a d Cf H m
. u . 2 6 8 2 80 e t c , r r . . a . v . .
, , .

1 84 M i t es . A t isyll ab l e h e e
s r s . r r .

1 88 Tw m y k p . un lo T h at is k e e p
a s e cre t Cf T A
ee co se .
,
a . . . .

T w o m ay k e e p c o u n s e l w h e n th e th i r d s aw ay
“ ’
iv 2 1 44
. . : .
S ce ne V] N o te s 2I
5
19 1 . L o r d, e tc . Cf B ro o k e ’ s
. po em :

A p ty b re h n it w s yo ng
ab e ( q u o d sh e ) it w as w e a

l d fu ll p t ly h u p t d w i th it [its] t ng
L o rd h o w it co u re e a e ra e o .

19 4 L iev e
. O ft e n u s e d fo r lic/”i n th e o ld e ds
. I t is s o m e ti m e s .

f un d in go o d write rs o f re ce nt da te M at n e r qu o te s S h e ri dan
o . z

I h ad as li e e b e s h o t
” v .

19 5 P p er e r
. H an ds o m e r
ro Cf A Y L i 2 12 9 iii 5 5 1
. . . . . . . .
, . .
,

e tc . S e e als o H kr e w xi 2 3 e s, . .

19
7 P le a s ny clo u t
. a A c o m m o n si m il e o f w h i c h D o w de n
a .

c i t e s e x am pl e s fro m B u n y an an d o th e rs Ve r sa l is a v ul gar is m f r . o

u n iv e r sa l .

19 8 . A letter . One l e tte r . Cf H a m

. . v . 2 . 2 76 :
“
T h s f ils
e e o

h av e all a l e ngth ”e tc Fo r r ose m a r as th e sy m b o l of re m e m

, .
y
b r an c e , se e H a m iv 5 . . . 175 .

2 00 . Tk e dog s n a m e R w as c a
’
. ll e d th e do g s l e tte r ”
“ ’
. Cf .

Jo nso n , is
E ng G r a m “
. R th e do g
’
th e s l e tte r an d h ur e th in r

s o un d ” F arm e c i te s B ar c l ay Sk ip of F ools 1 5 7 8
. r , , :

T h is m n m li c i o u s w h i h t ub l d is w i th w tha a c ro e ra ,

N u g h t ls s o u n d th b u t th b s l tt R '

o e e e o or e e er .

T h u g h all b w ll y t h n o n o u w h th e e ,
e e e a ns e re a
”
S th d gg s l tt g l w m in g w i th n
av e n e o e e er o ar , ar .

D y c e re m ark s E e n in th e days o f th e R o m a n s R w as call d tk e

: v ,
e
”
dog s lett r fro m it s re s e m b l an c e in s o u n d t o th e s n arli n g o f a do g
’
e ,
.

2 08 B fo r e
. n d ap ce e G o b e fo r e an d q ui ck ly
,
a Fo r p e cf a .
, . a ac ,
.

iii 2 1 b e l o w
. . .

SC ENE V .
7 . L ove . T h t is a , Ve n u s . Cf T e mp iv
. . . 1 .

I m e t h e r de t iy
C u tt in g th e c lo u d st o w ard s P ap h s
o ,
an d her so n

D o ve -
draw n w t ihh er

an d V . a nd A . 1 190

T h sw y
u e ar of th e w o r d , l aw a y sh e h i e s ,

An d y k s
o e h er sil ve r do v e s”
.
2 16 N ot e s Act
[ 11

9 . H zgk m ost . Cf S on n. .
7 9 . :
“
B ut w h en f ro m h igh m st pi t h o c ,

w t i hw y e ar c ar , e tc . W e s till u se k i n dm ost, top m ost, e tc .

11 . H ou r s . A d issyll ab l e ; as m 111 1 1 9 8 . . .

14 . B a n dy . A m t pho e a r fro m te n n is . Cf L . . L . L . v . 2 . 29

We ll b an d e d i b th se t o f w it w e ll ” iii
p lay d, e tc Se e
’
o a . on . 1 .

9 1 bl e ow .

18 . H o n ey n u r se . Cf L L L . . . . v . 2 .
5 30 my f i sw
a r, e e t, h o ne y
m o n ar c h T iv 3 5 2 : my h y lo ”e tc
. o
f S . . . o ne ve, .

22 . Tk em . S m ak e n ew s
. s b th o si n g ul ar an d pl ural . F o r th e
l atte r, cf . M u ck A do, i . 2 4 . .

25 . G ive m e lea ve . Le t m e l
a one, le t m e re st . Se e on i .
3 7 .

a b o ve .

26 . A ek e . Sp e l t ak e in th e f li b th h
o o o e r e an d in 4 9 bl e ow .

T h is i di n cat e s th e p r on u n c i ati o n o f th b Th e ver . e n o un w as p r o

n o u n c e d a itck , an d t h e pl u r al w s a dissyll b l ;
a a e as in T e mp . i . 2 .

3 7 0, T . o
f A . i . 1 . 2
57, e tc .

36 . S tay tk e c i r c u m sta n ce . Wai t fo r th e p art i c u l ars . Cf A . . Y L . .

”
iii . 2 . 221 :
“
le t m e s t ay th e g ro w t h f h is b d o e ar ,
e tc . On c ir

18 1 bl “
wi h i m st ”
c u m sta n ce , c f . v .
3 . e o w t t ou c rc u an c e
( z w ith
o ut f th p
ur er a rt ic u l s)
ar . S ee a ls o V . and A 84 4 , H
. am . v. 2 . 2 , e tc .

38 . S i mp le . S illy ; as o te n f . Cf . iii . 1 .
35 b l e o w, an d simple n ess
in iii .
3 77. .

43 . P a st co m
par e . Cf . iii .
5 . 2 36 bl e ow a b ov e co m p ar e ,
e tc .

50 . As . As if ; a co m m o n e llipsis .

0 t o tk er . O n th e h C f i 1 4 4 ab o e of u r si de
’ ’
ot
51 . er . . . . v o .

5 2 . B esk r e w . A m il d fo rm o f i m p re c ati n ft n u s e d pl y fully o ,

o e a .

Cf . iii .
5 . 2 2 1, 2 2 7 bl e ow .

5 6 58
— . Yo u r lo v e, e tc . Pr i n te d as p ro s e by th e Cam b i dg
r e

ed i to s r ,
D an i l e ,
an d s om e o t h er s .

66 Co il A do , “
f ss ” Se e M u ck A do, iii 100, 117 N D
[
. . u . .
3 . . .

iii . 2 .
3 39 , e tc .

72 . S tr a igk t at a n
y n ew s . C ap e ll expl i n s it a , at s uc h t lk a (of
l o ve an d Ro m e o ) , a ny ht ta k l of t a k ind ” Pe . r h a ps ,
as D o w de n
sugg e t ss , th e m e an i g is I t is th i w
n , e r a
y to re dde n at an y s urpris e ” .
2 18 N o te s Act
[ 111

now k n o w n to b e th e w e bs o f c e r ta n i sp e c i e s ofs pi de rs .C f L ea r , .

iv 6 “
Ha ds t th b e en ht b ut g o ss a m e r f h
e at e r s , a ir
”
. .
49 : ou au g , .

S . s s
u e th e w o rd on ly tw i ce .

20 . Va n ity i i al p u s u i t v ai n de li gh t
. H e re u eds fo r ‘
tr v r ,
’ ‘
.
’

Th e w o d w m u c h u s e d in t h is s n s e b y di i n e s in S h ak e sp e e s
r as e v ar
’

t i m e an d w i th m u c h p o p i e ty is so p u t i n to th e g o o d o ld F i a s
’

,
r r r r

m o ut h ” ( C l a k e ) r .

21 C nfe . F r th e c c e n t o n th e fi s t syll ab l e c f M f r M
o ssor . o a r , . o .

iv 3 1 33
. . O n e o f o u c e n t n d h is c o n fe ss o r ;
:
“
an d H n r ov a e .

VI I ] i 2 14 9 . H is c o n f ss o w h
. . fe d h im e v e ry m i nu te ” e t c
:
“
e r, o , .

S e e als iii 3 4 9 b e l o w o . . .

25 A n d tk t
. An d if T h is u se o f tk a t ( in pl ac e o f a p re ce di n g
a . .

co nj u n cti o n ) is c m m n in S Cf L L L 2 8 13 o T n d C ii o . . . . . v. .
, . a . .

2 . 1 7 9 , e tc .

26 . B la z o n it . S e t it f thor . Cf Otk . . 11 . 1 . 63 : “
On e t h at e x c e ls
q i ks of bl i pe ns ” e tc
th e u r az o n n g , .

29 . E n co u n ter . M e e ti n g . It is o ft en u e d, s as h e re , of th e

m e et ing of lo ver s . Cf M . u ck A do, iii .

3 . 1 6 1, iv . 1 . ]
9 4 , [P . W .

iii .
5 74,
. e tc .

30 Co n ce it
. p i o n i m agi n ati o n Cf H m iii 4 1 14
C o n ce t .
, . . a . . .

i
C o n c e t in w e ak e t o d
e o n g e s t w o rk s
” e tc So n e ited s b i s st r co c
, .

i m agi n ati in R of L 1 3 7 1 th e c n ce i t e d p ai n t
ve
” e tc . o e r, .
.

32 Tk ey . bu t k gg e tc Cf A are nd C i 1 1
5 T h e re s e a r s, . . . a . . . :
“ ’

r
”
b e gga y in th l o e th t can b e e ck o n d W tk w e al th
e v a r
’
or
. .

36 L . T h e pl u a l is u s e d b e c au s e t h e e f r e n c e is to m o r e
e a v es . r r e

t h an n e p e s o n ; a c m m o n c o n s tr u cti o n in S
o r Cf R ick H iv 1 o . . . . . .

”
y u si gh ts e tc
“
3 14 : o r ,
.

A CT I I I

SC EN E I .
-
2 . Tk e day is k ot It o e rv e d t at in I ta . is bs h ly
a l m o st ss assi
all a n at o n i s
a r e c o m m tt e d dur n g th e e at o f sum i i h
”
mer ( J h ns o n )
o .
S ce ne I ] N o te s 2 I
9

3 . S cope s c ap e as o fte n p ri n te d
. No t ’
, . T h e w o rd is us e d in
p r o s e as in M f V ii 2 1 7 4 e tc o . . .
, .

6 Me . S e e o n ii 4 2 3 ab o v e
. We h av e . . . th e s am e co n str ucti o n
in k im tw li n e s b e l o w w h e re s o m e e ds
,
o , . h av e
“
it ” ( fro m I st

q u ar to ) .

8 . Op e r a tio n . f
E fe ct . Cf . 2 He n . T V iv . .
3 . 1 04 A go o d
s h e rris s -
f l d p ti i it ” t
a ck b at h a tw o o o e ra on n , e c .

11 Am . t T h q i t ss f th is t t w i th t h sli g h t b t
e c .
“
e u e ne o re o r ,
e u

si g i fi t m p h sis w h i h w i m g i th w p th I dm i b ly
n ca n e a c e a ne ro n u on e ,
a ra

g i s p i t t th h m s ff t f M ti s l i g B li ’
ve o n o t e u o ro u e ec o e r cu o e c ur n e nv o o

th s d t e dp e m ki g B
a e an li dl t d by M ti
e ac e -
a n e nvo o , an e c ure e rc u o,

o f ll p pl
a — f th eo i fqe ls m ss ( Cl k ) or e s n o u a rr e o ene ar e .

12 j k .S iiac4 7 .b ee on . . 12 a ove .

1
4 M dy. A g y Cf
oo H V i .
4 39 B t b i g
n r . . 2 en . . v. . u ,
e n

m o o dy, g i v e h im li n e an d sco p e ,
e tc .

31 T u to r m e
. f r om . T e ac hm e to av o id .

39 . G o o d de n . Se e on i . 2 .
57 a b o ve .

Ap t e n ou
g k to . R e ad y e n u gh fo r Cf iii 3 15 7 b e l o w
o . . . . .

47 . Co n so r t st
’
w itk . K ee p e s t o m p an y w i th Cf V a n d A 104 1
c . . . .
,

M . .
/V . D . iii . 2 .
38 7 , T . a nd C . v .
3 9,. e tc .

48 . Co n so r t . T h e w o rd ( w t ih ac c e n t o n fi st syll b l ) s
r a e om et im e s
m e an t a co m p an y of m u si c i an s . Cf T . . G .
f
o V . iii . 2 . 84

V isi t b y n igh t y u l dy s ch o r a
’
a m b e r-w n do w i
W i th s o m s w t n t ; t e ee co so r o t e h i i st r n ru m e n t s
T u n a d pl i g d m p
e t e or n u ,
e c .

Se e ls o 2 H e n
a . V] . iii . 2 .
32 7 . In t h s p ss
e e a ag e s th e m o de rn e ds .

”
g e n e rally re ad c o n c e rt . M il to n h as co n so r t in th e s am e s e n s e in
th e Ode at a S olem n M u sick , 2 7

O m ay w e
,
s
o o n ag a n re n e w t at i h s ng o ,

A nd k eep in tu n e w t H e a v e n t ih ill G o d ,
e re lo ng
To h is l s i l ce e t a co ns t u ni t
or us e,

To li wi h h im
ve t ,
an d si ng in n dl ss m e e o rn o f ligh t !
 220 N o te s Act
[ 111

C f Ode . on N a tiv . 1 32 : M ak e f ll s t t th u
p u co n o r o e an g e li c sym
p h o ny ; [l P e n s . 14
5 :
“
Wi h s h
t s t th y uc co n o r as e ke e p ” e tc
, .

Th e co n so r ts o f S .
’
s i
t m e w e re n o t on ly c o n c e rt e d mu si c, b ut g e n
e rally c o m p s e d o f s u ch i n s t um e n ts as b e l o ng e d t o n f ily
o r o e am I f, .

fo r e x am pl o n ly v i o ls w re e m pl o y e d th e o n s o t w as c all e d w k l
e, e , c r o e,

b u t i f v i g i n al l u t e r fl u te c am e i n to th e c o m b i n at i n it w s a
r , , o o , a
” E ls o n
k ok n
r n o r t o r kr ok e n m u i
e co s( ) Cf A Y L i 2 150
,
s c . . . . . . .
,

e tc .

51 . Z o u n ds . L ke i ’
( se e H a m 11 2
sw o u n ds an o at co n . . . h
tr a c te d f ro m God
’
s w o u n ds !
” a n d g e n e ra lly o m i tt e d o r c a n e d h
g
in t h e foli o in de f e r e n ce t o th e s tat ut e of J am e s 1 . ag a n i st th e u se

of th e n a m e stag e H e e th e fo li h as C m e ”
of God on th e . r o o .

5 4 Re n ldly
. T al k c o o lly o r disp assi o n a te ly
a so co Cf M f V . . . . o .

ii 8 2 7 I e aso n d w i th a F n c h m an y e s t day ;
“
a n d M u ik
’
. . : r re er

A do iii 2 1 3 2 .
”
b e ar it co l dly b ut t ill m i dn igh t e tc
:
,
.
, .

Be n o li p s nts a t ipl e al t n ati e e i th e to w i th d aw to a

e v o r e r er v : r r

p i te pl ac e o r to dis cu ss th e m atte q u i e tly w h e re th e y w e e r

r va ,
r r ,
o

e ls e to p a t c o m p an y an d it is s u p e m e ly in c h a cte r th at o n s u c h
r r ra

a n o c c asi o n h e s h o u l d p e c e i e a n d s u gg e s t all t h e s e m e t h o ds o f r v

a o i di n g p u b li c s c an dal
” Wh i te
v
( ) .

55 D p rt . P e h aps e p a t Cf 3 H en V] 1 6
a . r
“
A r . . . . 1 . .

de a dly g o a n li k e li fe a n d de ath s de p ar ti ng
r
” e tc S o dep t w itk
’
ar
, , .

p art w i th ; as in K j k n ii 1 5 6 3 . o , . .

J h o n , to s to p A th u s ti tl in th wh o l r r
’
e e e,

th w illi ng ly d p t d wi th pa t t "
Ha e ar e a r ,
e c .

I n th e M arr i age C e re m o n y “
t ill de at h us do p ar t w as o i g nally r i

us de p a r t
” T h e w o rd is u s e d in th e s am e s n s e in Wi cli f s Bi b l e
e
’
.
,

M a ttk ew , xix . 6 . On th e ot h h
er a n d,
p ar t o fte n de p a t ; as in r

T N . v . 1 .
3 9 4 , Cor v 6 7 3 a T of A iv 2 2 1 , e tc . . . . . . . .

57 . I . T h e r e p e t i ti o n o f th e p ro n o u n at t h e e n d of th e s e n te n c e
is co m m o n in S . Cf T G . . .
f
o V . v .
4 . 132 : I ca r e n o t fo r h e r, I
R ick . iii . 2 .
78 :
“
I do not li k e t hs s e e e v e ra l co u n c ils I ; ,
222 N o te s Act
[ 111

81 . D ry - bea t . B e at s o u n dly . Cf L L L . . . . v. 2 . 2 63 :
“
all dry
b e at e n w t i h pu e r s c o ff ” S e e . a ls o iv .
5 . 1 20 bl e ow . S . u e s s th e
w o rd o n ly th e e t i m e s ; b ut w e h dry b as ti n g
” in C ii
r av e . o
f E . .

2 . 64 .

83 . P ilck er . S ca bb ar d ; b ut no ot h er e x am pl e of th e w o r d in
t h is s s en e h as b een f o un d . P ilck or p ilck e m e an t a l ath e rn
e c o at,

an d th e w o r d i ti e o f it m ay h a e b e e n
or a de r va th e v v appli e d to

l e ath e n s h e th o f a a pi e
r a r r.

87 P s d . S e e n ii 4 2 7 ab o e
a sa o . o . . v .

8 9 Ou t g . A t isyll ab l e h e e
ra e. Cf e n tr a n e in i 4 8
r r . . c . . .

9 1 B n d
. i
y g n Ca o n t e n di n g C f 1 H n
. VI i 1 190 Th is . . e . . v. . :
“

a
”
facti o us b n dyi n g o f t h e i r fav u i te s F o r th e lite al s e n s e se e o n o r r
.
,

ii 5 14 ab o e
. . v .

9 2 T h e I st q uarto h as h e e t h e s tag e di r e c ti o n Tiba lt v n d r r -

.
, e

R o m eos m e tk u ts M e cu tio in a n d fly
ar r s w h i h s o m e m o de n
r es c r

e ds r e t
. i n s u b s t a nat i a lly .

9 3 Sp d .D isp tc h e d e . do n e fo r ” C f M f V 1 9 7 2
a So , . . . o . 1 . .

b e go n y u e sp e d ; T f S 2 18 5 We th e ar m a
e o ar . o . v . . re e r
”
r i e d b u t y o u tw
,
a e sp e d e tc S e e als o M il t n Ly id s 1 2 2
o r , . o ,
c a ,

” th at is p o i de d fo r
Wh at n e e d th e y Th y e sp e d ( ) e ar ,
r v .

100 G a . F a rm re r c i
vet e s .L d
y g te
a s l
E gy n Ck u : My ’
e o a ce r
“

m as te r Ch a u ce n o w is g r an d S te e e n s re m a k s th at w e h a e
r av e v r v

th s am e q ui bb l e in Tk o R e ng
e T g dy 1 6 0 8 w h e r Vi n di c e ve er s
’
ra e , ,
e

d e ss s up a l a dy s s k ull an d s ays sh e h as a s o m e w h at g ra e l k
’
r e v oo

w i th h e r
” C f J h n o f G au n t s pl ay o n h is n am e w h e n o n h is
. . o
’

de ath b e d ( R i k I I ii 1- c . . . .

1 04 F igk t by tk e book of a itk m ti

. s Cf 11 4 2 2 ab o v e k e e ps r e c . . . .

ti m e dis tan c e ,
e tc , .

111 Y u k o u ses !
. o
“
T h e b ro k e n e x c l am at i o n o f a dyi ng m an
r ,

w h o h as n o t b e at h t o r e p e at h is fo rm e r an at h e m a A pl ag ue 0 ‘ ’
r ,

b o th y o u r h o u s e s ( M ar s h all ) .

1 13 My v e y f ie n d C f T G f V iii 2 4 1
. r
r
h is v e ry
. . . . o . . .

f i e n d M f V iii 2 2 2 6 m y v e ry f i e n ds and co unt y m e n

r o . . . r r ,

e tc .
S ce ne I ] N o te s 23

1 16 . Co u si n i to rs ado p t t h e k i n s m a n o f I st q ua to
. So m e ed r

b ut co u sin w as o ft e n k i n s m an S e e o n i 5 3 2 ab o e . . . v .

1 20 A pi d
. N o t e ls e w h e e u s e d t a n si t i ly b y S
s r
’
. C f C h ap r r ve . .

m an I lia d ix a n d asp i d th e g o ds e t
“
n al s e at s ; M a lo w e ’ ’
, ,
r er r ,

o u r s o u ls a spi re e l e s t i al t h o n e s
”
T m bu r la i n e
a e tc c r , .

12 1 Un tim e ly
. O fte n u s e d a dv e rb i ally ( li k e m an y adj
. e c ti v e s

in ly ) ; as i M a
- n b 8 1 6 H m iv 1 4 0 e t cc . e ls
S e a o v 3
v. .
,
a . . .
, . . .

2 5 8 b e lo w .

12 2 D epe n d
. I m p e n d ( S c h m i dt ) i . R f L 16 15 In m e . . o .
“

m o e w o e s th an w o r ds ar e n o w de p e n di ng ; an d Cy m b iv
3 23 . . .

o u r j e al o u sy D o t h y e t de p e n d .

126 R esp e ti
. C o n si de r at e C f M of V v 1 1 5 6
c ve . Yo u . . . . . . :
“

s h o ul d h a e b e e n r e sp e cti e ” e tc
v v , .

12
7 Co n du t
. C o n du cto r gu i de c Cf T e mp v 1 2 4 4
.
, . . . . .

An d h
t e re is in th is b sin ss m o u e re h
t an n atu re

W as e v e r c o n du c t o f

R ick I I I. . i . 1 .
45
“
T h is c o n du c t to co n v e y m e t o t h e T o w e r,
e tc . Se e a ls o v. 3 . 11 6 b l e ow .

1 29 . F o r M e r c u ti o ’
s so u l, e t c . Th e p ass ag e ca lls to m in d o ne

si m il ar ye t v e ry di ffe r e n t in H e n V iv 6 . . . . 1
5 fo l

An d i s lo u d T y d
cr e u si n S u ffo l k
a ,
a rr ,
e ar c o

M y s o u l s h ll k p th i n m p ny t h a n ee e co a o e av e

T y s w t s ul f m i n th n fl y b s t
ar r , ee o ,
or e, e a re a ,

A s in th is glo i u s n d w ll f g h t n fi l d r o a e - ou e e

W k e p t t g th in u h i al y
e o e er o r c v r

133 . Co n so r t . A cco m p an y . Cf C . .
f
o E . i . 2 . 28
“
An d a ft er

w ar d co n o rt s yo u t e dt m e ; ill b i C . v. 1 . 83 Wh o to P h ilippi
h e re c o n s o r te d u s,
” e tc F o r th e i n tran si ti v e u se of th e w o r d, se e
.

on 43 ab o ve .

137 . D o o m tk ee dea tk . Cf R ick I I I

. . . 11 1 102 to do o m m y

b th s
ro er
’
de at h; T . A . iv . 2 . 1 14 : Th e em p e ro r , in h is
2 24 N o te s Act
[ 111

r ag e , w ill do o m h e r de a t h” . A ma z ed : b w il d e e r e d, stu e fie d
p ; as

o ft en .

139 . F o r tu n e
’
s f o ol . M ade a f l oo o f by f o r tu n e , th e sp o rt o f fo r
tu n e . C f L e a r , iv
. . 6 . 19
5
“
Th e n atu r a l f l
oo o f fo rt u n e .
”
Se e
a ls o H am . i .
4 .
54 we f ls
oo o f n at u r e ; an d c f . M fo r M . iii .

1 . 1 1, M a cb . ii . 1 .
44 , e tc .

14
5 . D isco ve r . Un c o v e r , re v e a lS e e o n ii 2
. . . 1 06 a b o ve .

i ngi n g ab ”
M a n ag e ( h S c m i dt
“
14 6 .
) ; o r w e m ay say
. Br o ut

th at ll tb c m n g is si m ply
a th e w h o l c o u r s e
a T h e w o rd m e an s
a e e .

m an ag e m e n t a dm i n is t ati o n in T mp i 2 7 0
, th e m an ag e f m y r , e . . . o

s tate ; I II f V iii 4 2 5 Th h us b an dry an d m an age f m y

. o . . .
“
e o

h o us e tc I t is e sp e ci ally us e d o f h o rs e s ; as in A Y L i 1
e, . . . . . .

1 3, e tc .

1
56 . S p o k e g e n tly t o h im
Sp oke k im C f I II IV D ii 1fi a r . . . . . . . .

19 9 D o I e n ti c e y o u do I sp e ak yo u ai r M of V iv 1 f . . .

ay h o w I lo v d y o u , sp e ak m e a i r in de at
” t at is sp e ak f h h
S (
’
27
5 ,

we ll o f m e a te r I am de a d) , e t c f .

1
57 . N ice . P e tt y , tr i i al
v . Cf R ick I I I
. . . iii7 . . 17
5 i
n ce an d

i i l; iv 3 8 y n i ce ff ”e tc Se e als o
tr v a j C . . . . e ve r o e n ce , . v. 2 .

18 b e l w o .

1 60 . T a k e tr u ce . M ak e p e ac e. Cf . V . a nd A . 82 T ill he
t ak e tr u c e w t i h h e r c o n t e n di n g te a s ; r R jok u , 111
'

. . 1 . 17 Wi th
my spi i ts I c ann t tak e t u c e ” etc S le h im
d
’
v ex r o a r , .
p en 2 e at,

p e tu o sity . Cf K . .
/ ok n ,
iv 3 9 7 . .
“
th y h s ty spl ;
a e en R ick I I I . .

v .
3 350
. I n spi re ih usspl w t th e een o ffi y d g s er ra on e tc .

16 7 Re to r ts . T . h ws b k ; i
ro ac as n T . and C . iii .
3 . 10 1

H e at t hm dhy t e ,
an t e re o r t t ath h e at aga n i
T o th e fi st gi r ve r , e tc .

17 1 . E n v io u s . M ali c i o u s ; as o ft en .

17 3 by . By and . Pre s e n tly . Se e o n ii . 2 . 1

51 a b o v e , an d cf . iii .

3 7 6
. a n d v 3 2 84 e o w . . bl .

180 Afi ect io n m a k es k im
. fl a se.
“
The c h ar g e , t h o ug hp ro du c e d

at h az ard, is ver y j us t . The au t h o r, wh o seems to i n te n d th e c h ar

226 N o te s Act
[ 111

um e li k e t h is
s u m m ary o f th e c o m m e nts u p o n it
. Th e co n de n e d s
fi lls tw e n ty e igh t o t o p age s f fin e p ri nt in Fu n e ss to w h i c h
.

- c av o r ,

I m u s t e fe t h c u i o u s r e a de r
r r T h e e a ly e ds h a e
e r r un n a . r . v
“

” ” ” ” T ho se wh o
w ay e s u n aw y e s
,
r un aw a ie s
r -o u n aw ays
a ,
-
, r r -
.

r e t ai n t h is s p ss e ssi e si ng ul a e fe it
a a i o u sly to P h oeb us
o v r r r v ar ,

P h a t h o n Cu pi d N i g h t th e sun t h e m o n R m o an d J uli e t ;
e , , , , o , o e ,

th o s e w h m ak e it a p o ss e ssi
o pl u al g n e ally u n de s tan d it t o ve r e r r

m e n p e s o n s u n n i n g ab o u t t h e s t e e t s a t n i g h t
a r r N o o n e o f th e r .

fo m lis t f i n t p e tati o n s is at a s atis f c to y P e s o n ally I am

r er o ll er r a r . r ,

q u i t w e ll s atis fi e d t e ad u n w y an d t o a ce pt th e e xpl ana

e o r r a a s
’
, c

t i o n g i e n b y H u n t e a n d a do p t e d b y D e li u s S c h m i dt D an i e l an d
v r , , ,

o th e s r I t is th si m pl e s t p ssi b l e s o l uti o n an d is fav o u e d b y t h e

. e o , r

u n t lk d
f th t f ll o w s Wh i t e bj e t s t o it th at y se m s
’
a o a o u n wa . o c r a e

t o h a e b e e n u s e d n ly to m a n o n w h o a n aw ay an d th at r u n
v o e e r ,
a

g a t w h i ch h ad th e s am m a n i n g th e n t h t it h as n o w w o u l d h a e
e, e e a ,
v

s ui te d th e e s e q u i t e as w e ll s u n w y ; b u t as F urn i ll an d
v r a r a a , va

o t h e s h a e n o t e d C o tg a e app
r v e n tly u s e s u n w y an d
, un r v ar r a a r a

g t as n e a ly e q u i al e n t t e rm s
a e r I n a l e t te r in th e A d my f r
v . ca e o

No v
30 1 8 7 8 F u r n i all afte r e fe r i n g to h is fo rm e c i tati n s in
.
, ,
v r r r o

fa o u o f u n w y u n ag at e s r un ab o u ts
” an d to th e fac
v r r a a s z t r , ,

t h a t I n g l e b y n d S c h m i dt h a e si n e gi e n th e s am e i n te rp e tat i o n
a v c v r ,

a dds But I s till de si e to c i t e an i n s tan c e in w h ic h S h ak sp e re

,
“
r

h i m s l f e n de rs H lin sh d s un agat e s b y h is o w n run aways

e r o e
’ ‘
r
’ ‘
.
’

I n th e s e c n d e di ti n f H o lin sh d s Ck o n icl 1 5 8 7 w h i c h S h ak
’
o o o e r e, ,

sp e r e u s d fo r h is R i k d I I I h e fo u n d t h e p ass ag ( p 7 5 6 co l
e c ar .
,
e .
, .

2) Y o u se e fu rth e h o w a co m p an y f trai to s th i e e s o utl aw s r, o r ,

v , ,

an d r u n
g te b e i de r s an d p a t ak e r s o f th is f at e an d e n te rp ris e
’
a a s, a r e ,

e tc .An d h e t urn e d it th u s i n t o v e rs e ( I st fo li o p 2 03 ) , .

Re m e m b e r w h
o m y o u ar e to co p e w t i h l] a ,

A s o rt o f Vag ab o n d R a c a s ,
s ls ,
an d Ru n -a w ay es,
A s cu m o f B rittain e s, a nd b s a e k y P n ts
Lac e ez a ,

Who m th e i '
r o re -c lo y ed C o u n tr y m i ts f th vo or

T o de sp t A d n d a ss u d D s t u ti o n
'
e ra e u e n tu re s , a r e r c .

Yo u sl pi ng s af
ee e, th e y b ing y r ou to v n re st.
'
e tc .
S ce ne I I ] N o te s 22
7

H er fo rd r e gard s
is i n te rp re tati o n as a p ro s ai c i de a ; b ut
th
it s e e m s t m e p e r fe ctly in k e e pi n g w i th th e c h ar ac t e r a n d th e
o

si tu at i n T h e m arri age w as a s e cre t o n e an d J u li e t w o u l d n o t

o .
,

h a e R o m e o i f s e e n s upp o s e d to b e a p a am o ur v isi ti n g h e r by
v , , r

n i gh t S h e k n o w s als o t h e dan g e r h e i n c u r s i f de t e c te d b y h e r
.

k i ns m e n C f ii 2 6 4 fo l ab o v e
. . . . . .

10 .Civ il G rav e s o b e r C f 111 W 11 2 1 0 1

. a c i v il m o d
, . . . . . .

e st w i fe
” e tc , .

12 .L ea r n T e ach ; as o fte n . Cf A Y L i 2 5 Cy m b i 5 . . . . . . .
, . . .

1 2 , e tc .

14 . H ood my u n m an n
’
d blo od, e tc . Th e te r m s ar e t ak e n f ro m

fl
a c o nr y . Th e h aw k w as k o o de d t ill re a d y fly t th g m
t o le t a e a e .

C f H en
. . V .
7 iii . . 12 1
’
t is a h dd l oo e v a o ur ; wh it pp
an d s en a e ar
” An
it w ill h at e . u nma nne d h wk w a as o n e n o t s ffi i t ly t i d u c en ra n e

to k n o w t h e v o ce i of h e r k e e p er ( se e on ii .
59 b 2 ) T
. 1 a ove . o

ba te w as t o fl u tte r o r flap th e w i n gs , as th e h w k did w h

a h dd e n un oo e

an d e ag e r to fly . Cf . T . o
f S . iv . 1 . 199

as we w atc h th e s e k tei s
T h tb a ate an d b e at an d w ill n o t b e o b e d e nt i .

Dyce q u o te s H o lm e s ,
A ca d .
f
o A r m o ry B a te , B ate in g or B ate th
is w h en th e H aw k flu tte r e th w i t h h er Wi ng s e i th e r fro m P e arc h or

is as it w e re striv e ing to g e t aw ay ; als o it is tak e n fro m h e r

F t,
s tri v i ng w i th h e r P re y an d n o t fo rs ak i ng it t ill it b e o e rc o m e ” , v .

1
5 S t a ng
. R e s rve d r e ti r i n g
r e. e ,
.

17 . Co m e N igk t e tc M rs J am e s o n r e m ark s
,
“
T h e fo n d ad
, . .

j u rati o n C m e Ni gh t c o m e R o m e o o m e tk n d y in n igkt ”
,
‘
o , , , ,
c o a .

e xp re ss e s th t ful n e ss o f e n th u si as ti c adm i ra ti o n fo r h
a l o e r w h i ch er v

p o ss e ss e s h e r w h o l e s o ul b u t e xp re ss s it as o n ly J uli t c o u l d o r e e

w o u l d h a e e xp re ss e d it v in a b o l d an d b e au t i fu l m e tap h o r Le t .

it b e r e m e m b e r e d th at in th is sp e e ch J u li e t is n o t s u pp o s e d t o b e, ,

a ddr e ssi n g a n au di e n ce n o r e e n a co n fi dan te ; a n d I c o n f ss I , v e

h a e b e e n s h o ck d at th e u tte r w an t o f tas te an d e fi n e m e n t in
v e r

th s e w h o w i th c o a rs e de isi o n o r in a spi ri t o f p r ude ry ye t m o r e

o ,
r , ,
22 8 N o te s Act
[ 111

gr o ss
an d e rv e r e , p s h av e dar e d to co m m ent on t h is b e au t i ful
‘
y
H m n to th e N g t , ’ i h b re a t h ed o ut b y J li u et in th e sil e n ce n d a

s o li tude of her c h mba er . Sh e is t hi ki n n

g l
a o ud ; it is t h e y o u ng
h e art i um p h i n g t i ts e l f in w o r ds I n th e m i ds t f all th e e h e
tr o .
’
o v

m en ce w t i h w h i ch sh e c alls u p o n th e n i gh t t b i n g R m e o t h e r o r o o

arm s t h e re is s m e t h i n g so al m o s t i n fan t i n e in h e
,
o p e fe c t sim plic r r

ity so pl ay fu l an d fan tas ti c in t h e i m ag e y n d l an g u ag

, th at th e r a e,

c h arm o f s e n ti m e n t a n d i n n o c e n c e is th o w n o e th e w h o l e an d r v r

h e r i m p ati e n c e t u se h e r o w n e xp r e ssi o n is t u ly th at f a c h il d
, o ,
r o

b e fo e a fe s ti al th at h ath n e w ro b e s an d m ay n o t w e ar th e m I t
r v , .
’

is at th e e y m o m e nt t o o th t h e r w h l e h t an d fan cy are
v r a o e ar

ab an do n e d to b liss fu l an ti c ip ti o n th at th e N u s e n te r s w i th th e a r e

n ew s o f Ro m e s b an is h m e n t an d th e i m m e di ate t an siti o n fro m

o
’
r

rap tu re t o d sp i r h s a m o s t p w e fu l e ffe c t ”
a a o r e .

18 F . tk n tc orI n de d th e w h o l e o f th is sp e e c h is i m g i
o , e . e ,
a

n ati o n s t i n e d to th e h igh e s t ; n d b s e r e th b l ss e d ff t o n
ra a o v e e e ec

th e p u i t y o f th e m i n d
r Wh at w o ul d D ry de n h a e m ade o f it ? ” . v

( C o l e ri dg e ) .

C f K ing / ok n , v 6 1 7 : “ Wh y, e r e
B la ck- br o w d Afzgk t h
’
20 . . . . .

” b b h
w al k I in th e l ac k r o w o f n i g t .

2
5 Tk e g a r isk su n
. J o n s o n r e m ark s : M il to n h ad t is sp e e c . h h h
h h h h
in is t o u g ts w e n h e w r o te in I l P e n s , ‘ T ill c i v il -s u i te d m o rn .

a pp ar e ,
’
an d
‘
H i de m e f ro m da ys ’
g ar is h S u e s s g a r isk
o n ly h e re an d in R ick I I I . . iv 4 . . 89 : a g ar is h flag .

2 6, 2 7 . I k a ve bo ug k t,
e tc T h e re is n g e c o n fu si o n o f
. a st ra

m e t ap h o s h e e r r . is fi s t th e b uy e an d th e n th th i ng b o ug h t
J u li et r r e .

Sh e s e e m s t h o av e in m i n d th t w h at h e s ays o f h a s e l f is q u ally s er e

tr u e of Ro m e o . I n th e n e x t s e n te n c e sh e r e e r ts t o h e r o w n v

p o si ti o n .

30 . Tk a t b a tk n ew r o bes, e t c . Cf M . u ck A do , iii . 2 .
5 :
“
N ay,
t h at wou d be l as g re at a s ilo in th e n e w g l sso of y o ur m ar r i ag e as
”
to sh o w a c h il d h is n e w c o at an d f bior d h im t o w e ar it . Se e a ls o
M ac b i . .
7 34
. .

40 . E n v io u s . M ali gnan t ; as in i . 1 . 1 4 8 an d iii . 1 . 17 1 a b o ve .

230 N o te s [Act 111

73 . O ser
pe n t k ea r t ,
e tc . Cf M a cb
. . i .
5 66 : .

l k li k th i n n
oo e e o c e nt fl o we r ,

B u t b e th e s p n t un d er e er it .

M rs J m e s o n e m a k s o n th is p ass age “ T h is h i gh ly fi gurati e

. a r r : v

an d an ti th ti cal e x u b e r an c e o f l an g u ag e is de fe n de d b y S ch l e g e l
e n o

s tro n g an d jus t g ro u n ds ; an d to m e als o it app e a s n atural h w r ,

o

e v e r c i t i c s m ay a g u e ag i n s t its t a s t e o r p ro p i e ty
r r T h e w a m th a r . r

an d i a c i ty o f J u li t s f n c y w h i c h pl ys li k e a li gh t o e r e e ry p
’
v v e t
a ,
a v v ar

o f h e r c h ara ct — w h i c h an i m ate s e er y li n e sh e utt e s — w h i c h ve r r

k i n dl e s e e ry th o u gh t i n to a pi c t ur e an d c l o th e s h e r e m o t i o n s in
v ,

v isi b l e i m ag e s w o u l d n a tu rally u n de r s tr o n g an d u n u s u al e x c i t e
, ,

m ent n d in th
,
a c o n fl i ct f o pp o si n g s e n ti m e n ts run i nt o s o m e
e o ,

”
e x t a ag n ce o f di c ti o n
r v a C f i 1 1 6 8 fo l ab o v e . . . . . .

83 W s v b k e t c C f i 3 6 6 ab o v e
. a e er oo , . . . . .

84 O tk a t d
. it e t c
, Cf Te mp i 2 4 68 ece I f th e ill sp i ri t
, . . . . . :
“

h a e so fai r a h o u s e tc
v
” e, .

86 8 7 M r F l e ay i m p ro v e s th e m e tre b y a sli gh t tran sp o si ti o n

, . .
,

w h i c h M ar s h all a do p ts

No f i th
a ,
no h o ne s ty in m n ; e all n au g h t,

A ll p e rj
ur d
’

,
a ll d iss m b l s e er ,
a ll fo r wo rn ; s
w hi h m
c ay b e w hat S w ro te . .

N a ugkt w o rt h l ss e , b ad . Cf M . u ck A do , v . i . 1
5 7 , H en . V . i . 2 .

7 3, e tc . Th e w o r d in t h is s s is s lly sp lt gkt i
en e u ua e nau n th e e ar ly
e ds .
, b ut n o ugk t w h en th i g D i m bl
no is h n . sse er s e re a q ua dr i
syll ab l e . Se e p . 1
59 a b ove .
Q

“
N o te th e N urs e ’ s m is tak e of th e m ind s ’
B liste r d,
’
90 . e tc .

au d ibl e s t r u gg e l w t i h its l f f e or it s de c isi n s o in toto ( C o l e r i dg e ) .

92 Up n k is b w e tc St e e v e n s q u te s P ay n t e r
. o ro I s it p s , . o :
“
o

si b l e th at u n de r s u c h b autie an d ar e c o m e lin e sse dislo yaltie an d e r ,

t e as o n m ay h a e t h e i r sie dg e a n d l dg i n g ?
” T h e im e o f
r v g o a

s h am e sitting o n th e b o w is n o t in B o o k e s p o e m r r
’
.

9 8 P o o r my l r d
. Cf s we e t m y m o th e r ” iii 5 19 8 b e l o w
o . .
“
, . . .
S ce ne I I ] N o te s 2
3I

Th e fig u rat v e i m e an i n g o f sm o tk is s uffi c i e n tly e xpl ai n e d b y o th e

f ll wi
o o n
g m a ng le . Cf i 5 9 8 ab o e an d se e B ro o k e s p o e m
. . . v ,
’

Ah ll m
cru e ur th in g t ng m u th o f th s f m
er o ,
r re r o er a e

Ho w du s t th r o u n o att m p t t tceh th ho n o f h is n m
e o ooc e r o a e

ar
e r
ae r
ae r
ae r
ae r
ae r
ae

W h e th e r s h all h e ( al as ) p o o re b an ish d m an n o w fly e ,

W h at p lace o f s u c c o r s h all h e se e k e b e n e th th e s tar ry s ky e

S y n c e sh e u r u e t h im p s h . an d h im de f
am e s by w ng ro :

h
T at in distr e s o u ld b e sh h is f o r t, a n d o n e ly m p i s t
ra er ro n g .

108 . Wo r ser . Cf . ii .
3 . 2 9 b a o ve . S . u s e s it o ft e n , b th o as

j i
a d e c t v e a n d a dv e r b .

1 12 . B a n isk e d . N o t e h o w th e t r isyll a bi p c ro n u n c at o n i i is em

p h ati cally re p e ate d in th is sp e e c h ; as in R o m e o

’
s in t h e ne xt
s c e n e ( 19
1 16 . S o u r w o e delzgk ts, e tc . T h t is
a ,
m is fo rtun e s n e v e r co m e

si n gl e ” . Cf H a m iv 5
. . . .
78
W he n s o r ro w s om c e, t e hy co me no t si ngl e s p i e s ,

B ut in b atta li n s o .
"

1 17 . N eedly w ill . N e e ds m u s t . N e edly w as no t i

co ne d by S .
,

as s o m e h a e s upp o s e d b e i ng f u n d in P ier s P l w m a n an
v , o o
‘

d th o er

e a ly E n glis h
r H u s e s it o n ly h e r
. e e .

120 M d n
. T i t e c o m m o n pl ac ; th e o n ly m e an i n g
o er . r , e of th e
w o d in S
r S e e A Y L ii 7 1 5 6 M
. b i 3 1 7 0 e tc
. . . . .
,
ac . v . .
, .

12 1 . Re a r w a r d . Cf S o n n 9 0 6. . .

“
Ah ! do n o t, w h en my h e a rt h h at sc a p
’
dt h is s o rr o w ,

C o m e in th e
’
r e arwa r d o f a co n q u e r d wo e

( t h at is , to attac k me an e w
) ; an d M u ck A do, iv . 1 . 12 8

M ys e l f w o u l d ,
on th e r e arw ar d o f re p ro a c hs e ,

lif S tr ik e a t th y e .

T h e m e tap h o r is a m ili tary o n e re fe rri n g t o a re ar g u ar d o r re s e rv e ,

-

w h i c h f ll o w s u p th e atta ck o f th e an g u a d o r f th e m ai n arm y
o v r o .

126 S o u n d Utte r e xp re ss to s o u n d as w i th a pl u m m e t
‘ ’
. or .
,
23 2 N o te s Act
[ 111

is p o ssi b l e ” ( D o wde n ) . Tk a t w o r d s dea tk

’
z th e de at h i m pli ed

in t h at w o rd .

1 30 . Wa sli tk ey , e tc . T h t is
a , le t t h em wa sh , e tc . So m e e ds .

pu t an i n te r ro
g at i on m ark a ft t
er e a r s, as th e 2 d q u arto do e s .

13 7 . Wo t . Kn o w s
u ed o n ly in th e p re s e nt te n se an d th e p ar
tic iple w o t/i ng .

SC ENE III . 1 . Fea r f ul . Fu ll of f

e ar, a ra f id Cf M . . IV D . . v .

10 1, 16 e tc
1 .
5, .

2 . P a r ts . G i ts , f e n do w m e n t s . Cf . iii .
5 . 18 1 bl e ow
“
h o n o ur

a bl p ts
e ar .
”

6 . F a m ilia r . A q ua dr isyll ab l e h e r e .

7 . S our co m
p a ny . Cf s u w o e ” in iii 2 1 1 6 ab o v e s o ur
.
“
o r . .
,
“

m is fo rtu n e
” in 8 2 b e l o w tc T h e fi g u r at i v e s e n s e is a fa
v .
3 .
,
e .

v o u r it e o n e w t i hS .

10 . Va n isk d si ng ul ar e xp e ssi o n wh i ch M assi n g e r h as im i

’
. A r ,

tat e d in Tk e R e n g d 5 Up o n th o s e lips f m w h i c h th o s e
e a o, v .
“
ro
”
sw e et wo r ds v a n ish d I n R f L 1 04 1 th e w o rd is u s e d o f t h e
’
. . a .

b re at h .

20 . E x ile . F o r th e v ar a i bl e ac c e n t
( cf . 13 a b o v e an d 4 3 bl e ow
) ,

se e o n iii . 1 . 190 .

26 . R u sk d
’
a side tk e la w . P ro m t p ly e l ude d or c o n trav e n e d th e
xp r ssi o n is p e c uli ar an d m ay b e c o rup t P us h d ”
’
law . The e e , r .

an d b r u sh d h e b e e n s ugg e s t e d as e m e n dati o n s
’
av .

28 D m.
y T u e m e cy
ea r C f IlI u k Ado i 1 1 2 9 “ A
er c . r r . . .
c , . . :

de ar h appi n e ss to w o m e n e tc , .

29 H n i k
. e tc
ea ve A ll de e p p assi o n s ar e a s o rt o f ath e
s er e ,

ists th at b li e
,
n o fu tu e
( C o l i dg e )
e ve r er .

33 V li dit
.
y V l u ea w th Cf A W v 3 19 2 . a , or . . . . . .

h ld h is i g O be , o t r n ,

W h s h ig h s po d i h
e li di y re e ct an r c va t
D id l k p
ac a a ra ll l e .

Se e a ls o T N . . i . 1 . 12 an d L ea r , i . 1 . 83 .
234 N o te s Act
[ 111

It is als o u s e d fo any th i n g c i rcul ar ; r as m ark s o fs m all -

po x (L . L L . .

v. 2 . s ta s ( M N D iii 2 r . . . . a t h e atr e
( H en . V . p ro l .

an d th e e ar t h (A . and C . v . 2 .

94 . Old . P ra c ti s e d e xp e i e n c e d , r . Cf L . . L . L . ii . 1 . 2
54 , v . 2 .

5 5 2, T . a nd C . i 2 1 2 8 ii 2 7 5 e tc
. .
,
. .
, .

98 . I lIy co n ce a l
’
d la dy . N o t k n o w n to th e w o rl d as my w i fe .

Co n cea l d
’
is a c c e n te d o n th e fi s t syll b l b
r a e e ca u e s bf e o re th e n o un .

10 3 . L ev el . Aim ; as in S o n n . 1 17 . 11
“
th e le e l v o f y o ur

fro w n ; H en . VI I I . i . 2 . 2 th e l eve l Of a f ll u -c h a rg d ’
co n e d f
c ra c y ”e tc C f th e use o f th e ver bi n IlI u ck A do, ii 1 2 39 , R ick
, . . . . .

III iv 4 2 02 , e t c
. . . .

106 A n a to my Co n te m p tu o u s fo r
. . b dy ;
o as in T IV . . iii . 2 . 67 .

1 08 I I o ld tky desp e r a te k a n d ’ e t c
. . . Up to t h is p i o n t, as M ar
s h all s i s
r e m ark , t h e F r ar
“
s u t te r w an t o f s e l f n t o l
t re at R o m e o
’
-
co r

w i t h a g o o d h u m o u e d t o l e r an c e I t is n ly w h n t h e y o un g
-
r . o e

m an s p assi o n th e at e n s t g o to t h p i n t f i l ati n g t h e l w o f
’
r o e o o v o a

G o d an d m n t h at h e sp e ak s w i t h th e u th o i ty o f a p i e s t n d in
a a r r ,
a

th e t n e f s t e n re b uk
o T h is sp e c h is
o m o s t adm i ab l c m p o
r e . e a r e o

sit io n full o f s t i k i ng go o d s e n s e l o q u e nt as o n i ng an d n o b l e
, r ,
e re ,

pi t e
” y .

A t tko n e tc Cf B o o k e s p o e m
’
1 09 . r , . . r

A rt t h o u q uo t hh e a m an th y s h p s i th a e a , so t h o u ar t

T hy yi ng
cr an d th y w e p in g e y s e ,
de n o te a wo m an sh ar t .

Fo r m n ly a re a o n s is q i t f m f [ff ] th y m y d t h s d
u e ro o o u ou c a e ,

A n d in h e r st e ad a ff ti s l w d d f i s h ighly p l d
ec on e ,
an an c e ac e .

So t h at I sto o de in do u te t h is h o wr e ( a t th e l s t)ea

If t h ou a m an ,
or w o m a n w e rt, o r e ls a br u tis h b as t e .

1 13 . I ll-besee m ing . Cf . i .
5 76. a b ove .

11
5 . B ette r te mp er d
’
. Of b e tt e r te m per or q li ty
ua . Cf . 2 H en .

I V . i . 1 . 11
5
“
th e b st t
p e r d c o u rag e in
e em
’
h is t ro o ps
1 18 . D o ing da m n ed k a te Cf V 2 2 0 . . . . bl e ow do m uc h
dan g e r,
”e tc .

1 19 .
k r a il st
’
tk o n , e tc . M al o n e r e m ark s t h at R o m e o h as
S ce ne 111] N o te s 23
5
no t h e re ra il e d on h is b i th r , e tc .
,
h
t o ug h in Br o o k e ’ s p o em he
do e s
A nd t h
R o m u s w i th t n d
e n , o ur h nd w ng e ,
e er a es v ro

W i th i h p l i nt m d h
vo yce , wt s b s w tn d w i th fo lt ing to ng
a a e o rc e , o ,
a a r ,

R n wd w i th n u l m n th d l u s f h is h t
e e o e o e e o o r o ar ,

b w y d h is s t f i nw d s m rt
'
Hi u tw
s o d d y h ar re e r c e e re e ra e ,
o re o ar a ,

Fy s n t did b l m th u h
t r h a u re t f h is y
l f e a e ,
e a or o e,

I n wh i h h is i y h db
c n s n t n d s w y s yf
o es a ee so ca ,
a o rr o es a e o r e

T h ti m e n d pl f b y th h fi
e a ly did p ac e o r ,
e e rs re ro u e ,

H c y d o u t ( w i th p n m u th ) g i s t th s t
e r e s b o u e tc O e o a a n e arre a e, .

In h is ply th re e Fr i ar ask s
W hy h cry e st t o u o ut o n lo ue wh y do e t t s h u b l m th y f t o a e a e

W yd s h
h o t t o u so cr e a fte r de ath y th y li f wh y d s t th o u h
e o ate

12 2 . Wit S e e . on i .
4 47 . a b o ve .

12
7 . i at i ng de p a t i n g I t is tran s g re ssi n g in
D igr essi ng . D ev ,
r .

R i k I I v 3 66
c . th y di gre ssi n g so n
. . .
” “
.

132 L ik e p w d
. e tc S e o n ii 6 10 ab o v e
o er ,St e e e n s r e . e . . . v

m ark s T h e an c i e n t E n g lis h s o l di e s u si n g m at c h l o c k s i n s te a d
:
“
r ,
-

o f fl i n ts w e r e o b li e d t o c a y a li gh t e d m a t k h an g i n g at t h e i
g , rr c r

b e l ts v e ry n e ar t o th e w o o de n fl sk in w h i ch th e y k e p t th e i r
, a

p o w de r ” .

1 34 A n d tko n e t c
. A n d t h o u to rn t o pi e c e s w i th th i n e o w n
, .

m e an s o f d fe n c e e .

1 44 P u t st up o n
. C f Cor v 1 5 2
o
’
W e p o ut u p o n t h e
. . . . .

m o r n i ng ” .

5
1 1 B la . M ak e p u b li c zeCf bl o n in ii 6 2 6 ab o v e an d
. . . az . .
,

e m bla z e in H en VI
2 . . iv . 10 .
76 .

1
54 . L a m e n ta tio n . M e tr i c ally fiv e syll ab l e s .

15 7 . Ap t u n to . Inc li n e d t o , r e ad y fo r . Cf . iii . I .
32 a b ove .

16 6 . H er e sta n ds, e tc .
“
Th e w h l o e of y o ur f o rt u n e de p e n ds on

h is ”
t ( Jo h ns o n ) . Cf . ii .
3 9 3 an d ii 4 34 a o v e
. . . b .

17 1 . G o o d k ap . P ie ce o f g o o d l u ck C f ii 2 . . . . 1 90 a b o ve .

1 74 . S o br ie to p a r t f . To p art so so o n .
2
36 N o te s Act
[ 111

SC ENE I V f S i 1 8 7 188
. 11 . M e w d up ’
. S h ut u
p . Cf T . o . . .
, ,

e tc . ig i n lly m e an t to m ul t o s h e d t h e fe ath e s ; and as

M ew or a o ,
r r

h awk s w t h n s h ut up it g o t th e s e co n da y s e ns e it h as h e re
e re e , r .

12 De p t . O e b o l d e nt u e s o m e
s er a e . v r , v r .

23 K p n g . t do E ls e w h e e in S t h e p h s e is as n o w
ee o r ea a . r . ra , ,

m k d
a Cf T G e
f V i 4 3 1 1 I f n I V ii 4 2 2 3 H e n
a o . . . . o . v . .
, e . . . .
, .

VI I I . v .
3 5 9, . 1 e tc.

2
5 . 1 7 5 /d /l i77 2 ca r e lessl
y . Cf 3 H e n VI 11 . . . . 2 . 109 :
“
I ho l d th e e
re v e r e n t ly ; Id ii i hl h
e d t e e de ar ly ”
. . . 102 : , e tc .

28 . A n d tk e r e an en d . Cf T . . G . o
f V . i .
3 6 5,
. 11 . 1 . 1 6 8, R ick .

II . v . 1 . 69, e tc .

32 . Ag a i n st . C f iv . . 1 . 1 13 blw g i st th sh lt
e o
“
a a n ou a a w ak e .

A f me “
By m y ”
li f b y m y s l ( S h m i dt )
34 . or e . e, ou c . Cf P er
. .

11 . 1 . N o w, a f o re m e , a h ds m f ll w ! S b f
an o e e o o e or e m e, as

in T IV . . ii .
3 . 194 , Otk iv . . 1 . 1 4 9 , e tc .

35 . By and by . Pre s e n tly . Se e on ii . 2 . 1

51 a b ove .

SC ENE V . i sly g i e n b y
ju liet s Ck a m ber
’
. Th e s c e n e is v ar o u v

th e e di to s s T h e G ar de n r A n t i o o m o f J u li e t s C h am b e r
a
“ ” “ -
r
’
, ,

L o gg i a to J u li e t s C h m b e ” A n o p e n G all e y to J uli t s C h am
’ ’
a r, r e

b e o e l o k i n g th e O c h a d ” J u li e t s B e dc h am b e ; a Wi n do w “ ’
r v r o r r , r

o p e n u p n t h e B al co n y
” C p u l e t s O rc h ar d ” e tc
o A s M al o n e “
a
’
, , .

rema ks R o m e o an d J u li e t p o b ab ly a pp e a e d in th e b al c ny at
r ,
r r o

th e r e a r o f t h e o ld E n g lis h s t g e T h e s c e n e in th e p o e t s e ye
’
a .

w as d u b t l e ss th e l a g e an d m assy p ro j
o e c ti n g b l c o n y b e fo e o n e o r r a r

m o re w i n d w s c o m m o n in I t ali an p al c e s an d n o t u n f e q u e n t in
o ,
a r

G o t h i c c i il a c h i te c t u e T h e l ggi
v an p e n g all e ry o r h i gh
r r . o a, o ,

te a c e [
rr se e c u t o n p c o m m u n i c at i n g w i t h th e u pp e r ap ar t .

m e n ts o f a p al ac e is a co m m o n f at u e in P all adi an a c h i t e c t u e ,
e r r r ,

n d w u l d als o b e w e ll a dap te d t o s u c h a s c e n
” Ve r pl a n ck
a o
( ) e .

4 N g yk.tl I t is s a i
z d t h a t t h e n i g h t i n g
. l i f u n dis tu r b e d si t s a e, ,

a n d si n g s u p o n t h e s am e tre e fo r m a n y w e e k s to g e th e r ( S te e e n s) v .

T h is is b e c a u s e th e m al e b i d si ng s n e ar w h e e th e fe m al e is si tt i ng r r .

T h e p re fe re n ce o f t h e n i gh t i n gal e fo r th e p o m g a n t is n u e r a e
23 8 N o te s Act
[ 111

19 . Yo n g r ey . Se e on ii .
4 44
. a b ove .

fl p al e li gh t o f h t is
-

Cy n tk ia br o w
’
20 . T b e p a le re ex o
f s . T a , th e

th e m o n s h i n i n g t h o u g h
o re fl e c te d fro m th b e k i n g cl o u ds
r or e r a .

B o w is p u t
r fo fa c e a s in III IV D r 1 1 1 H e l n s b e au t y in
, . . . v. . e
’

” tc
a b o w o f E gyp t
r S o m c i ti cs h a e th u gh t t h at a s e tti ng
,
e . e r v o

m o o n w as m e n t ; b u t n ly a isi n g m o o n c o u l d ligh t u p th e
a o r
“

r
”
s e v e i n g cl o u ds in t h e w ay de s c i b e d T h e fle ti n ( i f w e tak e r re c
. o

r fl x in th at li te al s e n s e ) is fro m th e i r
e e dg s as th e li gh t fro m b e
r e e ,

h i n d falls up o n th e m H av e th e s e c i ti c s n e e r s e e n . r v

a s bla e c lo u d

T u rn f h h sil li i g
o rt er ve r n n o u th e n
'

i gh t
w h en th e m o o n w as b h i d it ?
e n

21 . N o r tk a t is no t D . b l g ti s ou e ne a ve ar e c o m m o n in S .

22 . Tko v a u lty k ea v e n . Cf K . .
] ok n , v . 2 .
52 :
“
th e v au l ty to p
h ” an d R “
h er l ty p is ” t h is
of e av e n ; .
f
o L . 1 19 : vau r on
( at ,

N i gh t s ) ’
.

29 . D iv isio n .
“
Th e b r e ak n g o f a i me l o dy ,
or it s de sc an t, i n to
s m all n o te s . The m o de rn mu si c i an w o ul d ca ll it i i
v ar at o n
”

( E ls o n ) Cf . . 1 H en I V . . iii . 1 . 2 10

fi q i s mm s b w S ung b y a a r ue e n n a u er
’
o e r,

Wi h is h i g di isi h l t r av n v o n, to er u te .

T h w d is
e q d isyll b l h
or a ua r a e e re .

3 Tk l k
1 t. Th t d h i g be ti f l y s
ar , e c . e oa av n e au u e e ,
an d th e l ark
ver y gly s it wu p p l t di ti th t th y h
o ne , as a o u ar ra on a e ad c h an g e d

e ye s .
( VVar b u rt o n ) .

33 Af r ay . . S tart l e f
ro m sl e e p ; as C h a uc e r in B la u n ck e tk e
D u ck ess ( 2 9 6 ) is fi a ra
y ed o ut o f h is sl p b y s m l f l s ” ee a e ou e

( D o w de n ) .

34 . H u n t ’ s-up . T h e tu n e pl ay e d to w ak e an d c o ll e ct th e h u n te rs
( S t e e v e n s) y . B ut h u n ts u p t o th e m n
C f D ra to n, P o ly o lbio n
.
“ -
or

t h e fe at h e d syl an s si n g ; a n d ag i n in Tk i d E l Tim e “
’
r v a ue
g r c o

”
pl ays th e h un ts up t o th y sl e e py h e ad We h av e th e full f m in
- or
.
S ce ne V] N o te s 39

T A . . 11 . 2 . 1 :
“
Th e h unt is u
p , th e m o r n is y b i gh tr an d g re .

Th e t e rm w as a ls o appli e d to an y m o r n i n g s o n g , sp e c i lly o n e an d e a

to a n e w -m ar ri e d w m n C o a . o tg r a e ( e d
v 6 3 2 ) de fi n e s e e il as
. 1 r sv

H u nt s m o n i ng s o n g fo r a n e w m arie d w i fe th e day a ft e r
-
’

-
u or r
a
p, , ,

t h e m ari ag e .
”

43 . q M y lo r a’, e tc . F ro m I st u ar t o ; th e ot h q er u ar t o s an d I st

f li h l L d h s b “
a u an d, f
ri e n d,
” fo r w hi h c D o w de n
o o y av e o ve, or ,

re ads l l d y h sb d f i
: ove- o r ,
a ,
u an - r en d . F r ie n d w as s o m e ti m e s
lo ver ; as in M u ck A do , v . 2 .
7 2 , Otk iv . . 1 3 A
. n d C iii 1 2 2 2
, . a . . .
,

Cy m b i h C f Br o o k e s p oem, w h e r e J u li t r e fe rr i n g t o
’
4 74 , . . . et . . e

Ro m e o , a s ys
Fo r w h om I am b e co m m e v n to my s el e a f fo e ,

D isday n e th m e ,
h is s te a d a t fs f re n d, a n d s c o r n e s m y fre n dsh ip so ;

an d o f t h i p ti
e r ar ng th e p o e t s ays
W i th s l o e m ne o t h h yb h
e t e ot th e y r so ro w fu ll le a u e do ta k e

T hy e sw e ar e n o st o rm yt ro u b e l s sh s t dy f i n ds h i p s h k e
a ll t h e y r ea r e a .

44 . D ay i n tk e k o u r . Th e h yp e rb o l e is e xpl ai n e d b y w h at
f ll ws
o o .

53 . I kave s e r ab l e p r e s c i e n c e o f
an ill- div in ing so u l .
“
T h is mi
futuri ty I h a e lw ays r e garde d as a ci rc u m s t an c e p arti c ul ly b e au
v a ar

ti ful T h e s am e k i n d o f w a n i n g fro m t h m i n d R m e o s e e m s to
. r e o

h av e b e n co n s c i o us o f o n h is g o i n g to th e e n te rt ai n m e nt at th e
e ,

h o us e o f Cap ul e t ( S te e e n s) S e e i 4 4 8 an d 103 fo l ab o v e v . . . . .

5 4 B el w . F ro m I st q u ar to ; th e o th e r e a ly e ds h av e
o . so r .
“

o
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l w e w h i ch is p r e fe rre d b y s o m e o f th e m o de n e di t o r s r
, .

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. r r o r o . o

th at s o rro w an d si gh i n g e x h au s t t h e b l o o d Cf I II I V D iii 2 9 7 . . . . . . .
,

H m i 7 1 2 3 M u k Ad iii 1 7 8 e t c
a . v. .
, c o, . .
, .

6 5 D ow n . Lyi n g do w n ab e d ( D o w de n ).
, .

6 6 P r o u r es k e r
. L e ads h e r to c o m e
c C f i 2 1 4 5 ab o e . . . i . . v .

S e e als o M W iv 6 4 8 p ro cur e th e i c ar T o s tay f m e e tc

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v or , .

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di al o g u e b e twe e n J uli e t an d h e r p ar e n ts an d in th e s c e n e s w i th ,
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th e s e e m t o h av e b e fo r e us th e w h l e o f h e p re vi o us
N ur s e , w e o r

e du c t i n an d h ab i t s
a o w e se e h e n t h e o n e h an d k e p t in s e e e
: r, o , v r

s u b j t i n b y h e u s te e p re n ts ; n d o n th e th fo n dl e d an d
ec o r a r a a , o e r,

sp il e d b y a fo o lis h ld n urs e a si t u ati n p fe c tly ac c rdant w i th

o o o er o

th e m ann e s f th e ti m e rT h e n L dy C p u l t c m s s w e e pi ng b y
o . a a e o e

w i th h e r t ai n o f e l e t h e b l a c k h o d h r fan
r v n d r o s a y — th
v , r o ,
e ,
a r e

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r f a p ro ud I tali a n m t o n o f th e fifte e n th c e n t u y
-
o a r r ,

w h s o ffe r t p is o n R o m e o in
o e o n g e fo r t h e d at h o f T y b al t
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re v e e ,

s tam ps h e w i th o n e e ry c h aracte is ti c t ai t o f th e ge an d th e
r v r r a

c un t y
o Ye t h e lo e s h e
r . d u g h te r a n d th e r e is a t o uc h o f
s v r a ,

r e m rs e fu l te n de n e ss in h e r l am e n ta ti o n s o v e
o r h w h i c h a dds t o r e r,

o ur i m p ssi o n o f th e ti m i d s o ftn e ss o f J u li e t an d th e h ars h subje c

re

”
ti o n in w h i h sh e h as b e e n k e p t
c .

69 W k k im f m k i g a
. as tc T h e h yp e rb o l e m ay r e m i n d
ro s r v e, e .

us f th e n e in R i k I I iii 3 1 6 6 fo l
o o c . . . . .

72 Wit S e e o n iii 3 1 2 2 ab o e
. . . . v .

7 3 F ling . H a tf l t
ee Cf f li ng s o r o ws in W T iv 2 8
. e r e . . ee r . . . .

an d L e a r , iv 6 . . 226 .

82 . L ik e b e . The i n fl e cti o n s of p ro n o un s a re o ft e n c o n o u n de df
by S .

84 . J o h n s o n r e m a k s th at J uli e t s e q u i v o ca
Ay , m a da m , etc . r
“ ’

ti n s ar
o ath t o o art ful fo r
e r erm i n d dis tu b e d b y t h e l o ss o f a n e w a r

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l o v e r T o th is C l a k w e ll e pli e s I t app e a s to u s t h at o n th e
r e r : r
.
,

c o n trary th e asi o n s o f sp e e c h h e e u s d b y t h
,
ev y un g g i l w i fe r e e o r -

ar e p re c is e ly th s e t h a t a m i n d s u dde n ly a n d s h a ply a w ak e n e d
o , r

fro m p e i o u s i n ct i i ty b y d sp e at e l o v e an d g i e f i n to s e l f
r v a v , e r r ,

c n s c i o us st
o n g th w u l d i n s t i n c ti
re ly use E sp e ci ally are th e y
, o ve .

e x a c tly th e s o t o f s h i fts an d q u i bb l e s t h at a n atu re

r e n de re d ti m i d r

b y s ti n te d i n t c o u s w i th h e k i nd n d b y c o m m u n i o n li m i te d to
er r e r ,
a

th e i n n o c e n t c n fid n c e s m ade b y o n f h e age in th e c o n fe s
e o e o r

si o u l is p ro n e to e s o t t o w h e n fi rs t l e ft t i ts e l f in di ffi cul ti e s o f
a ,
r r ,
o

si tu ati o n an d b u p t e n co unte w i t h li fe s p e pl xi ti e s
a r r
’
r e .

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. e tc N c ri ti c so f r as I am aw r e h as n o te d
a a, . o ,
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t h slipe f w h i c h S is g u il t y h e e
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[ 111

c o n du ct e a .
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e ar t o c ro w d th e m e as u re , b u t p o ssi ly I w ill b
n o t m arry y e t
” ” f
( I 11 n o t m arry y e t ) m ay c o un t o n ly as tw o e e t
“ ’
.

12 2 Tk ese a r e n e w s
. S e e o n 105 a o v e . b .

12 5 . Tk e a ir . Th e s ; th e r e ad n i g of t h e 4 th an d
5 th q u arto

o th e r e a ly e ds h r h h i h is d p t d by m any
. av e
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th e e a rt
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,

e di to s H u ds n e m a k s
r . T h is is s i e n t i fi c a lly t
o r p o e ti ally
r :
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c r ue c ,

it w o u l d s e m b e t t e r t o r a d i i n s t e d o f
e tk
” I t h pp e n s e a r a a
ea r .
,

h o w e e th at s ci n c n d p o e t y g e h e e ; f it is th e w t y
v r, e e a r a re r or a er

v ap o u r in th e i th t is n de n s d i n t
a r de w M al o n e w h
a ls o co e o .
,
o a

s ays th t th e di n g tk is p h il s o p h i ally t ue ” i te s R f L
a e r a ea r o c r ,
c . o .

12 2 6 B u t s t h e t h d th w e e p th e su n b i n g s t ;
:
“
a e ar b u t th is o , e e

o nly m e n s t h t th a th is w e t w i t h de w
a T o S p k f th e e t h
e e ar . ea o ar

li ng d w is n o n s e n s e w e m i g h t as w e ll say th t it d i le s “
as dr i zz e a r zz

ra
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i n ( M u k A d iii 3 c E ls e w h e e S
o, e fe s to th e
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as 8 5 H n V I I I .
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e tc
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a a u ng to th e h u m an i
f gur e s h
t at

p
s o ut e d w at e r in f
o u n ta n i s . Cf R . . o
f L . 1 2 34

A p r e tt w y hil h s p y
e t e e r e tt c r e at u re s st n d a ,

L ik i e vo r y c o n du i ts co r a l c is t e rn s fi lli ng .
"

Se e ls o W
a . T . v . 2 . 60 .

1 2 9—1 3 6 . E v er m o r e bo dy . T h is l o n g- dr aw n co n c e it is
e vi d e nt ly fro m th e fi st d
r r au
gh t of th e pl y a .

1 34 . Wko . Se e on i . 1 . 1 09 a b o ve .

1 38 . S k e w ill n on e . Cf M . . N D . . iii . 2 . 169 : L ys an de r ,

kee p
th y H e r m ia ; I w ill no n e , e tc .

14 0 Ta k e m e w itk y o u
. L e t m e u n de r t an d y o u Cf 1 H en I V . s . . . .

ii 4 . .
5 06 :
“
l y
I w o u d o ur g ra ce w o u d ta k e m e w t y o u ; w o m l i h h
m e an sy o ur
g r ac e
14 3 . Wr o ugk t . No t z in du c e d, p re v a il e d u p o n , b ut b ro u g ht
b f ”
( S ch m i dt ) VI I I iii 2 “
a o ut , e fe c te d . C f H e n ry. . . .
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w ro u h
g t t o be a de l e gat e ; Co r . ii .
3 . 2
54 :
“
w ro ug ht To be se t

h i gh i pl n ac e ,
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q h as B r de i s ” T h is w as u e d
14 4 . B r ideg r oo m . Th e 2d u art o .

o f b th s x s o e e in th e fift e e nt h an d six t e e nt h i s b ut S n e e
c e ntur e , . v r

m ak e s it m a s c u li n e . T h e N ew E ng . D i t q u o te s S y l e s t e r D u
c . v ,

B a r ta s
“
D au g te r de ar h I sis b l e ss t h e e a n d th y
B r de , i ” e tc .

14 8 . Ck op -log ic . So p h ist u eds by S . on ly h e re .

1 0
5 . M i n io n . O rigin ally z fav o urit e , dar li n g ( s a in Te mp iv . .

1 .
9 8 , M a cb . i . 2 . 19, h
t en a sp o il e d fa o u it e
v r ,
an d h e n ce a

p e rt or s au cy p er s o n .

1
51 . Tk a n k m e no tk a n king s, e tc . C f R ick . . II . 11 .
3 . 87
l u n cl e
” etc
G rac e m e no g ra ce , n o r u n c e m e n o , .

1
52 . F ettle . p
P re are m ak e r e a d , y . It is th e re ad n g i of th e

q ”w
u arto s an d I s t f lio o th e l ate r f li s h
o o av e s e ttl e , hi h c m ay b e
w h at S w ro t e
. . H e do e s no t u se f ttl ls w h
e e e e e r e , an d th e l o ng s

an d fw e re e a p ri n ti ng sily c o n o u n de df in .

15 5 O u t e tc . S u c h w as th e i n de li c acy o f th e ag e o f S th at
, . .

a ut h o r s w e e n o t c o n t e n t e d n ly t o e m pl o y th e s e t e rm s o f a b u s e in
r o

th e i r o w n o ri g i n al p e r fo m an c e s b u t e e n fe l t n o l u c t a n c e to r , v re

i n t duc e th e m in th e i r e si o n s o f th e m o s t ch as te an d l e g n t o f
ro v r e a

th e G e e k o r R o m a n p o e ts
r S tan yh u st th e tr n sl ato o f Vi g il in . r , a r r ,

1 5 82 m ak e s D i do c all IEn e as k dg b t
,
u llio n an d t r b e k e e- ra , c , a - re c

in t h e c o u rs e o f o n e sp e e c h N y in th e i n t e l u de o f Tk e R ep n t . a , r e

an e
f M ry M g d l n 1 5 6 7 M ary M ag dal e n e s ays to o n e f h e r
c o a a a e e, ,
o

att e n da n ts H o eso n I b e sh ro w e y o u h e art ar e y o u h e r e

,
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r ,
r ,

( St e e v e n s ) .

164 . Le n t s e n t w h i ch s o m e e di to s
. Th e I st q u a rto h as ,
r

ado p t Cl a k e th i n k s it m ay b e a m isp i n t f
. r l e ft ” s Cap u l e t r or
“
,
a

( i 2 14 ) sp e ak s as i f h e h ad h ad o th e r c h il d e n b u t S is c a e l e ss
. . r . r

in th e s e m i n o m tte s S e e o n i 5 30 an d v 3 2 0 7r a r . . . . . .

16
7 H ildi ng S e e o n ii 4 4 3 ab o e
. . . . v .

17 1 G o d y g o d de n
. S e e o n i 2 5 7 ab o v e e - . . . .

17 2 P ea T h e o b al d e p e at e d th e w o r d fo r th e s ak e o f t h e
. ce . r

m e as u P a ce m ay p e rh aps b e m e tri c ally a dissyll ab l e a s in

re . e
,

A Y L ii 4 7 0
. . . . . .
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[ 111

17
5
—1
77 . G od
’
s br ea d ! e tc . T h e te t x of th e e ar ly e ds . is evi

de n t ly p t h e e T h e re adi n g in th e te x t is Mal o n s an d p e r
c o rr u r . e
’
,

h aps g i e s e y n e a ly w h t S w t e o n t h e e isi o n o f th e pl ay
v v r r a . ro r v .

18 1 S tufl d e t c
. C f I lI u k A d
’
, i 1 56 s t uffe d w i th all
. . c o, . .
“

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h o no urab l i tu e s tc F p t c iii 3 2 ab e
e v r o f e r a r s, ov
, . . . . .

1 84 IlI m m t
. P u pp e t do ll
a C f 1 H n I V ii 3 9 5
e . To , . . e . . . . :
“

”
pl ay w i th m amm e ts T h e w r d is als o w i tte n m w m t a n d is a
. o r a e ,

co nt ra cti o n o f M k m t In k f tu n s ten de wh e n go o d
a o e . er or e
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r z

f tun e p s n ts i ts e l f Cf iii 4 1 2 ab o v e
or re e . . . . .

189 U . S e e o n ii c h o r 1 0 ab e
se . . . ov .

19 0 L y k n d on k a t
. a dv ise
a C o n si de it s e ri o u sly Cf e r ,
a . r . .

B ro o k e s p o e m
’

A du ise h l
t e e w e l, an d say t at t o u ar t w ar n e d n o w , h h
An d th in k e no t t h at I sp e ak e in sp o r te , o r m y u d to b r e ak e m y v o we .

19 8 . S w eet my m o t/z er Cf 2 98 . . iii . . p o o r m y l o r d ”e tc

Ah , , .

2 09 . S k o u ld p r a ctise str a tag e m s, e tc S h o ul d as it w e r e e n t rap

.
, ,

me i nt o p ai n fu l an d p e r pl e xi n g
so a si tu at i n S c h m i dt m ak e s o .

t gem s m e t i m e s an y th i n g
“
a m a i n g an d a pp alli n
” an
stra a o z
g d ,

c i t e s th is p ass ag as an i n s tan ce e .

2 12 . F a itk , k e r e
’
t is, e tc . S . h e re f ll w s B
o o ro o k e

Sh e s e tte t hf o o rth at l a rge th e f h sf i s

at er ur o u r ag e ,

An d e k e sh e p ray se th m u c t h th h
s o n d m i ag o er e ec ar e

A n d C o u n t P ar y is
n o w sh e p is th t n ti m s m ra e e e o re ,

By w r o n g , t h e n sh e h er s lf b y igh t h d R o m u s p y sd
e e r a e ra e be f o re , e tc .

M rs J am e s o n r e m a k s
. Th e o ld w o m an tr ue to h e r v o c ati o n
r , ,

a n d fe a fu l l e s t h e r s h are in t h e s e e v e n ts s h o u l d b e dis c v e e d
r o r ,

c o u n s e ls h e t o fo rg t R m e o an d m ar y P aris
r e n d th e m o m n t o r a e

w h i ch u n e ils t vJ uli e t th e w e ak n e ss an d b as e n e ss o f h e co n fi
o r

dan t is t h e m o m e n t w h i h re e als h e r to h e s e l f
e S h e do e s n o t c v r .

b ak i nt u p b ai di n g s it is n o m m e n t fo r an ge r it is in c e du
re o r o r

l o u s am a e m e n t s u c c e e d d by t h e e xt e m i ty o f s c o n an d bh
z ,
e r r a or

re n ce w h i c h t ak e s p o ss e ssi o n o f h e r m i n d
,
Sh e ss um e s at o n c e . a
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[

2 34 . I s it m o r e J am e s o n re m ar k s
s in , e tc I t app e ars
. M rs .

to m n dm i ab l e t u h o f n atu e c o n si de i n g th e m as t e r p assi n
e a a r o c r , r - o

w h i ch t t h is m o m e n t l e s in J u li e t s s o u l t h at sh e is as m uc h
'
’
, a ,
ru ,

s h o c k e d b y th n u s s disp is e o f h e r l o v e as b y h e w ick e d tim e

e r e
’
ra r r ,

s i ng ad i ce T h is s e n e is th e c isis in th e c h a acte ; an d
e rv v . c r r r

h e n c e f th w e se J uli e t ass um e a n e w asp e ct Th e f n d i m p ati e nt

or e . o , ,

ti m i d g i l p u t s n th e w i fe n d t h e w o m an
r o h e h as l e ar n e d h e o a s r

ism f m s u ffe i n g an d s ub tl e ty f m
ro r pp e ssi n I t is i dl e t o
,
ro o r o .

c i t i c is e h
r diss e m b li n g s u b m issi o n t o h e f th e a n d m o th e ; a
er r a r r

h i gh e du ty h as tak e n pl ac e o f th at w h i ch sh e o w e d t th e m ; a
r o

m o e s ac re d t ie h as s e e e d all o th e s
r H e r p are n ts ar e pi c tu r e d
v r r .

as t h e y a e th at n o fe e li n g f r th e m m ay i n t e fe r e in th e sli g h t e s t
r , o r

de g r e e w i th o u r sy m p at h y f r th l s I n th e m i n d o f J uli e t o e over .

th e e is r n s t u ggl e b tw e e n h e r fi li al an d h e r c o n jugal duti e s an d

o r e ,

t h e re o ug ht t o be no ne .
”

2 36 . Co mp a r e . Se e o n 11 .
5 43. a b ove .

ACT I V

SC ENE I .
3 . An d I is
a m n otk i ng slo w to sla ck k is k a ste . P ar
h e re s e m s to say th e o pp o si te o f w h at h e e i de ntly m e an s an d va i
e v ,
r

o u s atte m p ts h av e b e e n m ade t o e xpl ai n aw ay th e i n co n sis t e n c y It .

a pp e ar s t b e o n o f th e p e c u li r c s s f
o e do u b l e n e g ati e dis a a e o v

c u ss e d b y S ch m i dt in h is A pp e n dix p 14 2 0 th ugh h e do e s n o t , .
,
o

i i
g e t t e re
v h T h e i de a o f n e
.
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“
n g in t h e p o e t s ro
’

m i n d th at h e e xp re ss e d it in m r th an o n e pl ac e u nm i n dful o f o e ,

h is can o n th at y o u r fo ur n e gati ve s m ak e y o ur tw o affirm ative s

‘
.
’

Cf L e r ii 4 1 4 2
. a , . .

Y u l ss k n w h o w t o l h ds t
e o o va u e er e er

Th h t s nt sl k i q t s ] h d ty
an s e o ca ac n u ar o er u

t h at is y o u a e m o re i n cli n e d to de p re c i at e h e th an sh e to s c an t
,
r r

h erdut y .
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7

5 . Un ev e n . C f th e u se
I n d re ct i . . o f ev e n in H a m . ll . 2 . 298

be even an d di re c t w i t m e , ” e tc h . S o m e t i m e s th e w o r d is
p e pl e xi n g
r ,
em b arra ssi n g as in 1 H en I V . . i . 1 .
50 u n e v e n an d

unw l co m e e n e ws ,
” e tc .

11 . M a r r iag e . A trisyll a bl h e ere ; as in M . o

f V . 11 .
9 . 1 3 , e tc .

So a ls o in th e q u o tat o n i f ro m B ro o k e in n o te o n iii 5 . . 2 12 a b o ve .

13 . A lo n e . W h e n al o n e o pp s e d to o so ci et
y b el w o .

16 . S lo w d
’
. The on ly i n s tan c e o f th e e b v r in S .

1 8—3 6 . T h is p art o f th e s c e n e e i de n t ly v cam e f ro m th e fi str

dra t f of th e pl ay .

20 . Tk a t m ay be m u st be . T h at m ay be of yo u s r m u t be s .

29 . A bu s d
’
. M arre d, dis g ur e d fi .

31 . Spite . Cf . i .
5 64. a b ove .

38 . E v e n ing m a ss . R t i son an d ot h s er s ay t h at J uli e t m e an s

p
v es er s, as hi g
t h e rei g m ; is
d St t no s u ch t n a s ev e n n a ss an au n o n

exp ss s s p is th t S h f ll i t t h is
re e ur r si
e h ls a . as a en n o e rro r , n ce e e e

w h e s h
er w s f m ili i t y ow i th h s g s fa th R m aC t h li ar t e u a e o e o an a o c

Ch h I t is th i ti s w h
ur c . i t S W l f id S t b
e cr c o ar e n e r r o r, n o . a a r ra o

( D R b E l xxiii ) s ys th t w h il th ti m f m ss is g
e e us cc es . . a a , e e e or a re u

l ly b f
ar it is s m ti m s
e o re l b t d i th
no o n, i g o e e ce e ra e n e eve n n
“
( liq a d d p u anm o Am l i B is h p
a f T e s (D
v es e r a a ar us, o o r ve e

E l Ofl i
cc es .sp i fi s L t th s s f t h is h
‘

. v . Th ec e en as e ea o n or o ur . e

G l R b
e n e r a es i ll w t h is t t h u ti m s ir th y
ca I VVi a o a o er e n e e ar . n n

kl s s F k C tk d l w t l d th t th si f th
’
e r en c a e r a s, e ar e o a ,
on e o c ca on o e

m i g f H i tt f F
arr a e o d gh t f H
enr e y I V w i th th a o ra n c e , au er o enr .
, e

D k u f Ch e o s p xy f Ch l s I f E gl d l b t d
e v re u e , as ro or ar e o n an ,
ce e ra e

i N t
n D m o t P is M y
re a 6 5 m ss w e l b t di
a ar ,
a 1 1, 1 2 , a as ce e ra e n

th e e v e n i n g
” S e e N otes a n d
Qu er ies fo r A p ril 2 9 an d J u n e 3 ,
.

187 6 ; als o M ‘ Clin to ck and S t ro n g ’ s B iblica l Cy clop a dia , u n de r

40 . We m u st e n tr e a t, e t c . We s
m u t b e g y o u to lea v e us to o ur

s e lv e s . Cf H en . . VI I I . i .
4 71 .

C rav e l e av e to i
v ew h s l di s t e e a e a n d e n tre at

An h o u r o f r e ve ls wi h th m
”
t e .
 N o te s Act I V
[

41 . G od sk ield . Go d f bid
or . Cf A . . W i . .
“
God sh i e l d
” So shiel d ” in iii
y o u m e a n it no t . H e av e n , M f or M . . . 1 . 14 1 ,

e tc . D ev oti o n is h e re a q uad isyll ab l e r .

45 . P a st cu r e , e tc . Cf L L L
. . . . v . 2 . 28 :
“
p as t c ur e is s till p as t
c ar e .

48 . P r o r og u e . See on ii . 2 .
78 a b o ve .

54 . Tb is k n i f e . I t w as th e cu st om of th e t m e i in I ta ly as in
S p ai n fo r l adi s e to w e ar dagg e r s at th e i gi dl s r r e .

57 . Tk e la bel . Th e s e l pp e n d d b y a slip
a a e to a de e d, ac co r d

in g t o t h e c u t o m s of th e day . I n R ick I I . . v . 2 .
5 6 , th e D uk e of

Y o rk d c o v e r , is s b y th ep e n di n g s e al a c
de , o v e n an t w h i h h is c so n

h a s m ade w t i h th e c o n spi at o s I n Cy m b
r r . . v .
5 4 30, la bel
. is u s e d
fo r t h e de e d t i self .

62 . E x tr e m es . x
E tre m t i i e s s u ffe i n g s
, r . Cf R . .
f
o L 9 69
. :

D is x
ev e e tre m e s b y nd e o e x t re m i ty ,

To ma k e h im cur e ts h is cu r e d c r s i m f l n i gh te u .

T h e m e an p ass age is T h is k n i fe s h all de ci de th e s trug

i ng of th e ,
“

gle b e tw e e n m e n d m y dis t ss e s ( J h nso n )a re o .

64 C mmi i n . oW nt a u th o r i ty
ss o Cf A IV .
3 279 arr a , . . . . 11 . .

y u a e m e s u y w i th l o r ds a n d h o n o u r b l e p e s o n g e s th an
o r or a c a r a

th e c m m issi o n f y u b i t h a n d i tu e gi e s y u h e
o o ld y o r r v r v o ra r .

6 6 B n t s l ng t p k
. e oS o sl w to sp e ak
o o Cl k e r e ma k so s ea . o . ar r

h e e Th e c n s t ai n t w i th sp a i n g sp e e ch isi b l e in J uli e t w h e n
r :
“
o r ,
r ,
v

w i th h e p e nt s as o n t s t e d w i t h h f e e o u t p u i n g flo w f
r ar , c ra er r o r o

w ds w h e n s h e is w i th h e l o e r h e r f th e c o n fe ss o
or r he n u se r v ,
a r r, o r r

— w h e n in s h t h e is h e n at ural s l f a n d at p e r f c t e as e — is
or s r e e
, ,

t u e t o c h ac t e is t i c de li n e ti n
r ar Th e y rn g g i l th e e y y o ung a o . ou r ,
v r

gi l th e g i l b o gh t u p as J u li t h s b e n
r ,
r r a ed
u th e y o uthful e a e re r ,

S u th e n m ai de n li e s an d b re ath e s in e
o r y li n b y w h i ch S h as
v ver e .

se t h er bf e o re us .

78 . Yo n de r . Ulrici c an n o t p e rc e v e i why J u li e t m u s t de si g n at e
a p a ti c u l r ar , a c tu a l to w e r , si n c e all t h a t fo ll o w s is p u e ly i m ag i r

n ary ; but t o m e th e f
r e e re n c e to a t o w e r in si gh t s e e m s b o th
2
50 N o te s Act I V
[

s
g e te d, w c h i h is m o r e in a c c o rdan c e w t i h th e date s g iv e n in th e
pl y
a I n iv
. . 1 .
90 th e Fr i ar s ays to J uli e t
We dn e sday is to -
m o rro w
T o - m o rro w n igh t l k th oo at th ou lie l
a o ne ,
”
e tc .

T h is a s w i th th e p r e c e di n g d te s T h e co n e r s ati o n in iii 4 is
gre e a . v .

l te n M n d y e e ni ng ( c f li n e s 5 an d a n d L dy C p u l e t s
’
a o o a v . a a

t al k w i th J li t ab o u t m a yi n g P a is ( iii 5 6 7 fo l ) is e
u e ly th e
rr r . . . ar

n xt e s day ) m ni ng isi i is i ly
e
( T u T h e t t o th e F or
r ar e d n t. o n th e v v e

s am d y ; n d th n e x t s ce n ( i 2 ) is in t h e e e n i n g f th t d y
e a a e e v . v o a a .

J u li e t o m e s h o m n d te lls h e r fath e r th at sh e h as b e n t t h e
c e a e o

F i s n d is r ady to m a y P is T h ld m an t n de ci d s
r ar
’
, a e rr ar . e o a o ce e

to h t h e w ddi ng to m o w m o n i n g ( th at is We dn e s d y )
av e e
“ -
o rr r ,
a

i n s t ad o f T h u s d y Lady C p l e t b jc ts b u t fi n lly yi e l ds to
e r a . a u o e ,
a

h er h u s b an d s p sist e n y ; an d s Ju li t g e s t h c h m b n d
’
er c o e o o er a e r, a

dri n k s th e p t i n n T u d y o n i ng o
o t w n ty fo u h u s a li e r
o es a eve ,
r e -
r o r e r

t h n th e F i r h a d di
a te d
r a H o f c u s e is n o ti fi e d f th c h an g e
re c . e o r o e

in t h e ti m e f r t h e w e ddi n g as h e is t o p fo m t h e c e e m o n y an d
o ,
er r r ,

w il l u n de s ta n d t h at J uli t h s n ti c ip te d th e ti m e o f tak i ng th e
r e a a a

p ti o n an d th t sh e w ill w k e n Tk u d y m n i n g i n s te ad o f
o ,
a a o rs a or

F i d y I f so i n st e d f x te n di n g th e tw an d f ty h u s as
r a .
,
a o e
“
o or o r ,

M g i n n do e s w e n e d rat h e t o s h t n t h e in t
a , e al We m ay r or e e rv .

s upp o s e th e ti m e f v 3 t o b e as e a ly as th e c l k in t h o . r re o
’
oc e

m or n i ng I t is s um m e
. a n d b fo dayli gh t P is a n d R o m o
r, e re . ar e

c om w i th t o ch s
e d th F i r w i th e l n t rn R o m e o t lls h is
,
an e r ar a a e . e

”
s de li r t h l e t t t o h is fat h e r e a ly in th e m o n i n g
“
e rv ant t o ve e er r r .

T h e n i gh t w tc h m e n a e s t ill n du ty a S i n e w e c an h a dly s e n d
r o . c r

J uli e t to b d b f n i n e in th e e n i ng n T u e s day tk i ty h o u s is
e e o re ev o ,
r r

th e m s t th t o n b ll w d fo t h e i nt e r al u n l ss w e dd an th r
a ca e a o e r v ,
e a o e

d y nd
a a c p t th e fifty tw o o f M ag i n n
ac e B u t th is d e s n o t s e m
-
. o e

”
e qui e d b y n y th i n g in — n o t e e n b y th e t w o days b u i d
“
r r t a ac v . v r e

of v 3 1 7 6 fo r T h u s d y w ul d b e t h e s e c o n d d y th at sh h d
. .
,
r a o a e a

l i n in th e t m b T h e m a i ge w as t o b e a ly o n We dn e s day
a o . rr a e r

m o n i n g an d th e fu n e ral to o k its pl ac e
r , B al th as ar
pre s e n tly .
S ce ne I ] N o te s 2
5I

to ok p o s t ” ( v 1 2 1 ) to t e ll th e n e w s to R o m e o at M an tu a l e ss
. .
,

t h an tw e n ty fi e m il e s dis t n t - H e ar i v e s b e fo e e n i n g ( c f
v a . r r ve . v .

1 4 all th is day
:
” w h i h i n di c a te s th e ti m e ) an d R o m e o t o n e
c a c
.
, ,

s ays I w ill h e n c to n ig k t ” H e h as a m pl e t i m t m ak e h is
“
,
e -
. e o

p e p a ti n s n d to re c h Ve n a b e f
r ra o a tw l o k th e n e x t
a ro o re o o c
’
c

m o rn i n g H e h as b e e n t t h e t m b n ly h al f n h o u
. soa
(v o o a r or .

3 1 30) b e fo e th e F i r c m e s
. r I t m u st h e b e n e r a n m i dn i g h t
o . av e ar

se e v 2 2 3 ) w h e n F i ar J o h n a u r e n c e s c ll
( e tu n d t L so th t
’
. . r r r e o e a ,

e e n i f h e h a d n o t b e e n de sp at h e d t
v M an tu a u n til th a t m n i n g c o or ,

h e w o u l d h a e h a d ti m e t o g o a n d r t u n b u t f
v h is un e xp e cte d e r ,
or

de t e n t i n I se e n o di ffi c u l ty th e e fo e in ass u m i n g th t th dr am a
o .
,
r r ,
a e

c l o s s o n T h u s d y m o n i g ; th e di ffi u l ty w u l d b e in p
e r a r l ng i n g
n c o ro o

t h e t i m e to th e n e x t m o n i n g w i th u t mak i n g t h e cti n drag r o a o .

1 10 I n tky be t r be e t c
. T h e I tali an c u s t m h e
s o all u de d t o
s, . o re ,

o f ca rryi n g th e de a d b o dy t o th e g a e i ch ly d e ss d an d w i th th e r v r r e

f c e u n v e d ( w h i c h is n o t m e n ti o n d b y Pay nte r) S f u n d par

a co re e , . o

tic ularly de sc i b e d in R o m e u s n d ju lietr a

No w t h ro u g h o u t I ta ly th is m m co o n v se t h yhe au e ,

T h at a ll s
th e b e t o f e u e r y st k oc e are e art h die n one g r au e
its s
it is

An ot h e r v se h i h wh
t e re s, t at o so e u e r d y s e ,

B o r n e to t h i h h wi h p f
e r c u rc t O en ac e v p o n th e b e e re h e ly s
e ,

I n w o nte d w e e de atty r de , n o t w r a t in w p i n di n g sh e e te .

Cf H a m
. . iv .
5 . 164 :
“
T hy b
e o re h im b ar e fac ’ d on th e bi er .

Knig ht re m a rk s th t th s th m i ds
a u e a an d m atr o n s o f I ta ly ar e s till
c arr e d i t o th e t o mb ; dh q t s R
an e uo e o
ge r s ,
I ta ly

yi ng n h f n r l
An d l o er u e a co uc h ,

Lik e o ne a sl y li ds l o s d h h
e ep , her e e c e , er an d s
F ldo d t g th
e o h
e m d st b
er o n st er o e re a

As n i g h tly p s t th g h th
’
t w h e re er o u re , ro u e c ro wd

Sh e m
ca t l st
e a— n d i h ly g i ly
a l d a r c ,
a c a ,

As f b i th d y f s t
or a r a ea .
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52 N o te s Act I V
[

1 14 . Dri t f
ii 3 5 5 b e . Sc h eme. Cf . . . a ov .

1 19 I n n t nt t y
. F i c k l e f e k o c ap i ce
co s a o . r a r r . Cf H a m . . i .
3 5 .

a f shio n n d a to y in b l o d ; ys sp
“
a Id 1 4 75
a o . . . : to of de e ra

ti o n Otk iii 4 1
5 6 n o j l us t y tc
e a . . . o o ,
e . I n co n sta n t toy an d

w m n i k fe ar e b o th fro m B r o k e s p o m
’
o a s ar o e

Ca t s of f ro m t h e e a t o n c e th e w e e de of w o m an n ish dre a d,
W i th m an ly co u rag e a r m e th y s lf f e e ro m h e e le v u to th e h e ad

r
ae r
ae t
a r
ae le
a r
ae is

G o d g r au n t h e so co n fi rm e in t h ee th y p s re e nt w ill ,

T h at n o in co n st an t to y t h ee le t h
[i n de r] th y p ro m e ss e to f lfi ll
u .

12 1 . G iv e m e, g iv e m e ! Cf M a cb
. . i .
3 5 . G iv e m e , ’ q th I
uo .

SC ENE I I — . 2. i s o n s ays
T w e n ty T w e n ty c u n n in
g co oks . R t :
“

co o ks f rh lfa oa do e n g u s t s E i th e r C ap u l e t h s al t e re d h is m i n d
z e a

s t ang e ly o r S f rg o t w h at h h d ju s t m ade h im te ll us ( iii 4

r , . o e a . .

B ut as K n i g h t r e m a k s
, Ca p u l e t is e i de n t ly a m n o f r ,
“
v a

o s te n t ati o n b u t h is o s te n t ati o n as is m o s t g e n e lly th e c s is , ra a e,

c o v e r e d w i th th i n v e il o f i n di ffe e n c e
a
” C f i 5 1 24 We h a e r . . . .
“
v
”
a tri fl i n g fo o lis h b an q u e t t o w ar ds .

A cc o di n g t o an e n try in th b o o k s o f th e St ati o n e s C o m p an y
’
r e r

f r 1 5 6 0 t h e p e ac h e r w as p ai d si s h illi n g s an d tw p e n e f
o ,
r h is x o c or

l ab o ur ; th e m i n s tre l tw e l e s h illi n g s ; an d t h e c k fifte e n s h il

, v oo ,

li ngs B ut as B e n J o n s o n te lls u s a m ast e r c o o k is

.
, ,

a m an of m en
Fo r p o f ss o r ; h d sig n s h
a r e e e ,
e draw s ,

He p i nts h
a s h b uil ds
,
e c a rv e ,
e ,
h e fo rtifi e s ,
Ma k s i t d ls f
e c i s f wl
a e o cur o u o an d fi sh .

r
ae r
ae r
ae r
ae it
s r
ae

He is n a archi gi te c t, a n en ne e r ,

A s l di
o e r, a p h ysi i p h il s ph c an , a o o e r,

A g e n e ra lm h m i i at e at c a n .
"

T is an ill cook , e t C f P tt h m A
c . . u en a ,
r te o
f E ng lisk P o esie ,
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54 N o te s Act I V
[

th at th e l i
r e at v e is e xp re ss e d in t h e ne x t li n e . We s h o ul d e xp e c t
“
t h illi r ng
”o r “
An d l m o s t a .

23 . L ie tk o n tk e r e . Se e on iv . 1 .
54 a b ove . M o r e o v e r, as

S te e v e ns n o te s ,
k n iv es, or dagg e r s , w e re pa rt o f th e ac co utr e m e n t s
o f b id aCf D k k Ifl t / m i L
r e . d . e e r, a c z e n on on : See at my g i dl e
r

h g m y w ddi g k i s
an d K i g E dw e n n ve an n ar d 15 99 H e re
b y m y si d d h g m y w ddi g k i s ” t
e o an e n n ve , e c .
“

D yce r e m ark s t h at

th e issi o n o f th e w o rd k n if is p e u li a ly w k w a d as J uli t h as
om e
“
c r a r , e

b e e n add e ssi ng th e i al j ust b e fo e ; b ut S w o t e fo r th e s tage

r v r . r ,

w h e re th e a cti o n w o u l d m ak e th e e fe re n ce p e fe c tly c l e ar r r .

27 B e u e k m r ied m
. ca e tcs A fe m al e ” li n e w i th tw o
e a r e, .
“

e x tra syll ab l e s ; lik e 3 2 5 6 b e l w S e e p 1 5 8 b o v e v . . o . . a .

29 T r ie d . P o e d ; as in j C i . 1 2 8 H m i 3 6 2 e tc
r v . . v . .
, a . . .
, .

34 H e ltkso m
. Wh o l e s o m e ; u s e d b y S n ly h e re
a e . . o .

L i k e ly a s o ft e n
3 6 L ik . e . .

3 9 A in a v u lt e tc
. s A s is h e r e t o w it n am e ly
a Cf H m
, .
, . . a .

i 4 2 5 e tc
. .
, .

St e e e n s t h i n k s th at th is p ass ag e m ay h a e b e e n s ugg e s te d to S
v v .

b y th e an ci e n t h a n e l h u s e ( n o w e m e d) adj o i n i n g th e ch an c l
c r - o r ov e

o f S tr atfo d c h u rc h ; b ut th t w s m e e ly a e p t c l e f r b n e s
r a a r r ce a o o

f o m o ld g e s an d dis us e d t m b s w h il e th e re fe n c e h e e is t o a
r r av o ,
re r

f m ily to m b s till in r g ul r u e w h e th b dy f Ty b al t h as j u s t
a e a s , re e o o

b e e n de p o si te d an d as J uli e t k n o w s th t h e als w ill b e w h e n sup

,
a s o
‘

p s d to b e de ad S w as f o u s e fam ili ar w i th s uc h t m b s o r
o e . . o c r o

R ecepta cle . F o r th e acce n t o n th e fi s t syll b l

r a e , c f. T A . . i . 1 92.

s pt l j ys ” ls o
O ac r e d r e c e ac e o f my o ! So a in P er . iv 6
. . 18 6 ;

th e on ly ot h er i n s t an e c o f t h e w o r d in S .

42 . G r ee n . F e sh r ,
re ce nt as in H a m . i . 2 . 2 , e tc .

43 . F ester i ng . C o rr u t p ing ; as in H e n . V iv 3 . . . 88 an d S on n .

94 . 14 .

47 . M a n dr a kes’ . The pl an t Atr op a m a n dr ag o r a ( cf . Otk . iii .

3 .

1 30 an d A . and C . i .
5 4, w
. h e re is it ca ll e d th e

ro o t o f w hi h w
c as t h o ug ht t o re s e m ble th e h u m an fig ur e , an d w h en
S ce ne III ] N o te s 2
55

to r n f ro m th e e a rt h
s h i e k s w h i ch dro e th o s e m ad wh to u tt e r r v o

h e a d th e m C f 2 H n VI iii 2 3 10 W u l d c u s s k ill as
r . . e . . . . :
“
o r e ,

” e tc
d t h th e m a n dr k e s g r o n s C o l e s in h is A t of S impling
’
o a a , .
,
r ,

s ays th at w i t c h s ta k li k w is e t h e r t s o f m an d ak e
e
“
nd e e oo r ,
a

m ak th e re f an u gly i m g e b y w h i c h th e y re p r s e n t th e p e rs o n
e o a ,
e

o n w h o m th e y i n t e n d t o x e rc is e th e i w itc h c ft ” T h e p lan t w as e r ra .

of p ut e als o in m e di c i n e as a so p o ific ( se e th e p ass ag e s n o t e d

re ,
r

a b o e in w h i h it is c all e d m n d
v c
go ) an d f r s u n dry o th e r a ra ra o

p urp o s e s Sir T h o m as M e o b s e r e s th t M an drag o a is an

. or v a
“
r

h e rb e as ph isycio n s s y e th t c u s th f lk e to sle p e n d th e e i n
,
a ,
a a e o ,
a r

t o h a e m n y m ad fa n t s ti a l d e m e s
v a H o w th e o o t c o ul d b e a c r a . r

g o t w i th u t dan g e is e xpl i n e d b y B ulle in in h is B u lw

o r k f a ,
ar o

f
D e n ce g i n st
e S i k
a n e a1
575 T h e f r e th y didc ty e s me sse , :
“
er o e o

d gg e o r o th e r ly in g b s t u n t o th e
o o t e th e r o f
v
v t h e a c o de ea ro e r ,

an d di gg e d th e e a t h in c o m p ass e ro u n d ab o u t a n d in t h e m e a n e
r ,

ty m e s t o pp e d th e i r w n c a e s fo r fe o f th e t e ebl s h i e k an d
o r ar e rr e r

c ry f t h is M a n dr c k
o I n w h yc h c y it do th n o t o n ly dy e it s e l fe
a . r ,

b u t th e fe a e th e r e o f k ylle th th e do gg e o b e as t w h i ch p u lle t h it
r r

o ut of th e e a rt h .
”

49 . is tr c te d S u s e s th e w o rd ag ai n in
D istr a ug k t . D a . .

Ri k I I I iii 5 4
c . . dis tr u g h t a n d m ad w i th t e ro r ” E ls w h e
. . : a r . e re

h e h as distr ted ( as in T mp ac i 1 2 M b ii 3 1 10 e tc ) o r e . v . .
, ac . . .
, .

dist a t ( s in j C i 3 1 5 5 H m i
r c a
5 2 . Sp ense h s
. v. .
, a . v . .
, r a

di t ugk t o fte n ; as in F Q i
s ra T h u s w h ile st th e i m i n ds . . v .
“
r

o u b tfu lly dis t au g h t ; H is g e dy th o t e “

we re d Id i 7 31 r . v . . re r ,

th e r e w i th in tw o d is t au gh t ( w h e r e it is draw n a p t its o i g i
r ar ,
r

n al s e n s e ) e tc , .

5 8 R o m o I com e e tc
. e T h e I st q u ar to h
, h e re th s ta g, . as e e

di e c ti o n S k e f ls vp o n k e
“
b d w itk in tk ”
r , Cu t in
a Th r e e r a es . e

an c i e n t s tag e w s di i de d b y c u tai n s aall e d t s w h i ch w

v r ,
c r a v e r se ,
e re

a s u b s i
tt u t e fo r sli di n g cs n e s J li
u et s b e d as
w b h i n d th e s e c u r e .
’
e

ta i n s n d w h e n t h e y w e e c l o s e d in f o n t o f t h e b e d th e s ta e w as
a
, g r r

s u pp o s d t o re p e s e n t th e h ll in Cap ul e t s h o us e fo r th e n e x t s c e n
e r a
’
e.

Wh e n h e s um m o n s t h e N urs e to c all fo rth J uli e t sh e o p e n s t h e ,

2
56 N o te s Act I V
[

c urta n s ce ne agai n b e co m e s J uli e t s c h am b e r w h e e

i s an d th e
’
, r sh e

is dis c o ve re d app a e n tly de ad A ft r th e l am e n tati n s o e r h e r r . e o v , th e

I st q u a t g i e s t h e di e ti o n
r o Tk y ll bu t tk N u e g f o
v r c ,
e a e rs oe o r tk ,

ca sti n
g R o se m a ry o n k e r a n d sk u tting tk e Cu r te n s ; an d t h en fo l
l ow s
th e c e n e w t s
P e t e r an d th e M u c an The i h si i s . s tage h ad no

m o va bl p i e a n te d s ce n e ry .

SC ENE IV .
—2 . P a stry . T h at is , th e ro o m w h e re p ast ry w as

m ade . Cf p a n try.
( Fr p a n eter ie
.
,
f ro m
p a in ) , th e pl ce w h e
a re

b re a d is k e t, e tc p . S t au n to n q u o te s A F lo o r isk u p o n F a n cie,
1
582 :

Now a v ng h i s
e e n e all t h is h sh ll y
,
t en a o u se e h a rd by
T h e p astr ie , m eale h o u se , an d th e ro o me w h e re a s th e c o ale s do ly .

S . u e s s p a stry on ly h e re . F o r th e do u bl e m e an i ng of th e w o rd,
cf . s
p ice ry ( Fr . ép icer ie ) , w hi h c w as u ed s b o th fo r t h e m ate r i al
( R ick . I II . iv 4 4 2 4 ) a n d t h e
. . pl ac e w h e re it w as k e t p .

4 . Cu r f e w - be ll f ww
As th e c u r
g i th. i g th ly e as r u n n e even n , e on

w ay to e xpl i th is is t ss m th t it m s t h b ll di ily
a n o a u e a e an
“
e e or n ar

u eds fo r th t p p s ”( S h m i dt) I th t h
a ur th i st
o e si c . n e re e o er n an c e n

w hi h S c . h as th e w o r d ( T e mp . v. 1 .
4 0, M f or M . iv . 2 .
7 8 , L ea r ,
iii .
4 . it is u s e d c o r re ct ly .

5 . B a k d m ea ts
’
. s y P a tr . S . u e s s th e t e rm on ly h e re an d in
H am . i . 2 . 1 80 . N are s s ays t h at it f o rm e r ly m e an t a m e at
p ie , o r
pe h ps h ” He i te s fi s
r a a ny o t er
p ie . c C o tg r av e , w h o de n e p a stisse r ie

as
“
all k in d o f pi s e or b ak d m e at ;
’
s an d S h e rw o o d ( E n glis h
s uppl e m e n t t o C o tg rav e ) , w h o re n de r s “
b ak d m e ats ” b y p astis
’

ser ie . C f Tk e . Wk ite D e v il :

Yo u S p e ak a s if a m an

S h ld k
ou no w w h f wl is
at o co ffi n d in
’
a b ak d m e at
'

is t up ; A f o re it cu

th at is w h at fo w l is u n de t h e crus t o f t h e p ie
,
G o od A ng eli r . ca

p h aps m an s L ady C ap ul e t n o t th e N u s ; n d s D o w d n
er e ,
r e a ,
a e

s ugg e s ts Spa r e n ot tke cost s e e m s m o r e a pp r p ri ate to t h e fo m e r

,
o r .
2
58 N o te s Act I V
[

T h at p o wre h is d ugh t t b e we p e
he ne h a d th e a er o ,

N e ye t to sp e k
l o ng is fo d h is t s nd pl ai nt to k e p e
a e, b ut rs e ar e a .

T h e p o e m m ay h a e s ugg e s t e d C ap ul e t s sp e e c h ; b u t S is n o t at
’
v .

faul t in m ak i ng h im afte rwards fin d h is to ngu e and b e co m e c lam o r

o u s in h is g i e f
” T h at w as p e r fe ctly n atural
r . .

3 6 Lifle liv ing

. T h e r e is n o n e ce ssi ty fo r e m e n dati o n as s o m e
, .
,

h av e s upp o s e d L i ing is m e an s o f liv i ng p o ss e ssi o n s ; as in

v .
,

” tc
M of V V 1 2 8 6 .
y o u h a e g i ve n m e li fe an d li i ng
. . v v ,
e .

37 Tk o ugkt
. E xp e ct e d h o p e d as in I W
. u k Ad ii 3 2 36 e tc ,
c o, . .
, .

4 1 L a bo u r
. R e fe rri n g to th e to ils o m e p r g re ss o f ti m e as in
. o ,

T of A iii 4 8 ( D e li u s )
. . . . .

C t k d A ls o u s e d fo r th e p arti cipl e in L L L v 2 6 9
’
44 . a c . . . . . .

an d A W i 3 1 7 6 an d fo r t h e p as t t e n s e in Co i 3 6 8 Els e
. . . r . . . .

w h e re S h as ca ug kt
. .

45 . O w oe ! Wh it e t h i k s th
n at in “
t h is sp h e ec of m o ck h i e ro c

wo e
”S i di cul e s t h e tran sl ati o n o f S e n e c a s T g di s
. r
’
ra e e

b u t it is in k e e pi ng with th e c h aracte r P ro b ab ly th is an d th e n e x t .

t w o sp e e c h e s b e l o ng to th e e arly draft o f th e pl ay w i th m uch th at ,

p re ce de s an d fo ll o ws .

5 2 D etesta ble
. F o r th e ac ce n t o n t h e fi rs t syll ab l e ( as al ways in
.

c f K jok n iii 4 2 9
. . T of A iv 1 33 an d , 3 4 5 b e lo w
. .
, . . . .
,
v. . .

55 D
. es is d
p d istr esse d e t c
’
I n th is
,
li ne as in
5 1 n o te t h e , .
, ,

m ix ture f c o n tr act e d an d u n c o n tra te d p art i ipl e s

o c c .

5 6 Un mfo t ble
. coCh e e l e ss j o yl e ss ;
r a th e n e i n s t an c e o f th e
. r ,
o

wo fd in S .

60 . B u r ied . A trisyll a bl he e re ; as in v .
3 . 176 bl e o w.

61 . Co n f u sio n s
’
. H e r e , t h e w o rd is r u n, i de a th ; b ut in th e
ne xt li n e it is c o n fus e d l am e n tati o ns Cf R f L 4 4 5 frigh t . . . o . :
“

h e r w i th co n fusi n o f t h e i r c i e s ” o r .

66 H is
. I ts H e v n is n o t p e r s n i fi e d h e re
. . a e o .

6 7 P m ti n
. A q u ad isyll ab l e h e re
ro o o . r .

72 .W ll O fte n th u s u s e d o f th e de ad Cf W T v 1 30
e . . . . . . .
,

2 H en I V v 2 3 M a cb iv 3 1 7 9 A a n d C ii 5 3 3 e tc
. . . Se e
.
, . . .
, . . . .
, .

als o V I 1 7 belo w
. . .
S ce ne V] N o te s 2
59

75 . R osem a ry . T h t is
a , th e ro s e m ary t h at h ad b een b ro u g ht f or

th e w e dd i ng ; fo r it w as s
u e d at b th w
o e dd n g i s an d f u n e ra ls . Cf .

H e rri ck , Tk e R osem a r ie B r a n ck
“
G ro w fo r tw o e nd s ,
it m atte r sn o t at a ll,

B e t fo r m y b r ida ll m y b u ria ll;

’
or

an d D e kk e r, Wo n derfu l Yea r :
“
The ro s e m ary t h at w as w a sh e d
in sw e e t w at e r to se t o u t th e b i d l is
r a ,
now w e t in te ar s to fu n is h
r

her Cf . ii .
4 . 198 a b o ve .

76 . A s tb c c u sto m is . Se e on iv . 1 . 1 10 a b o ve .

78 . F on d . F lis h oo ( cf iii .
3 5 2 a o ve ) ,
. . b as o pp o s e d to r e aso n .

80 . A ll tk ing s, e tc . Cf B ro o k e ’ s p o e m
.

No w is th
p are n te e s m y th q u i t ch
r e a u ng e d i nt o m o ne
An d n o w to o rro w s is t d th i
r e o rn e e o y o f e u e ry o n e

An d n o w th e w e dd ing w d ee es fo r m o u rn n g w e e de s t i hy he c a u ng e ,

An d H y m e n e in to a r e a a it e e m e t By g
tra u n g e l s s hs
i h yh
I n ste a de o f m ar ag e g lo u e s n o w fu n e ra ll g lo u e s t e au e , ,

A n d wh o m t e h ys l h yf l
h o u d se e m a rie d t e o l o w to th e g ra u e ,
.

The f s h
ea s h ld h
t t at b f pl s d fi y ou au e e en o e a u re an o o

H at h y dis h d p fi ld f ll f w d
e uer y an cu u o so ro an an n o e .

95 . C Th
a se . is pl y p th th s s f th
e re a a u on e o er en e o e w o rd (a
ca e s si cal i n s t rum e n t )
fo r a mu as in W . T . iv .
4 . 84 4 “
b ut
th o ug h m y c as e b e a pi ti fu l o n e ,
I h p o e I s h all no t be fl ay e d o u t

o f it
( th at is o ut f m y s k i n) ,
o .

96 . E n ter P eter . F ro m th e q u arto s we l e a rn h t Willi m K mp

t a a e e

pl ay e d th e p a t o f P e t e r as h e did th at o f D o e r n u
r , gb y i M k Ad r c o .

I n e xpl an at i o n o f t h i nt o du cti o n o f th is p ar t o f th e s c e n e
e r ,

K n i gh t r e m a k s “
I t w a s th e cu s to m o f o u an c i e n t th e at r e t o
r r

i n tro du ce in th e i rr e g ul ar p aus e s o f a pl ay th at s to o d in pl ac e o f a
,

di v isi o n i nt o a ct s s o m e s h o rt di e rsi n s s u c h as a s o n g a dan c e

,
v o , , ,

o r th e e x t e m p r e b u ffo n e y o f a c l o w n
o A t th is p o i n t o f R
o n dj r . . a .

th e e is a n atural p a u s e in th e a c ti o n an d a t t h is p o i n t s u ch an
r ,

i n t e l u de w u l d p o b ab ly h a e b e e n p e s e n t d w h e th e r S h ad
r o r v r e , .

w i tt n o n e o r n o t
r e Will K e m p e w as th e L is to n o f h is d y
. a ,
 2 60 N o te s Act
[ IV

an d w as as g r e at a l e to n h ad b e e n b e fo re
p o p ul ar f av o u r i te as T ar
h im .I t w as w is e th e e f re in S to fin d s o m e b u si n e ss f r W ill
,
r o , . o

K e m p e th at s h o u l d n o t b e e n t i re ly o u t o f h a m o n y w i th th e g e at r r

b usi n e ss o f h is pl ay T h e s ce n e o f th e m u si ci an s is e y s h o t an d
. v r r , ,

r e g a de d as a n e c ss ar y p a t o f th e r u ti n e o f th e a n c i e n t s t ag e is
r e r o ,

e x c ll n tly m an age d N o th i n g can b e m e n at u lly e x h i b i te d

e e . or ra

th an t h i n di ffe r e n c e o f h i re li n g s w i t h o ut atta c h m e n t t
e a fam ily , ,
o

s ce n e o f g i f P e te r an d th e m usi c i an s b an dy jo k e s an d th o ugh
r e .

th e m u si c i n s t h i n k P e te r a p e s til e n t k n a e p e h aps fo r h is ’
a v , r

i n o pp o rtun e s lli e s th e y a e r e ady e n o u gh to l o k aft r th e i r o wn

a ,
r o e

gr ati fi c ati n v e n a m i ds t th e s o r
o ,
e w w h i c h th e y se e ar o un d th e m ro .

A w e ddi n g o r b u i al is th e s am e to th e m Co m e w e 11in h e re ;
a r .
,
’

ta y fo r t h e m o u n s an d s t ay di n n e r S o S r e ad th e c o urs e o f ’
rr r er , . .

t h e w o l d arn d it is n o t m u c h c h an ge d .

“
T o o u m i n ds
” s ays Cl ark e
r th i nte n t i o n w as t o s h o w h o w “
e
, ,

g i e f an d g ay e ty p at h o s an d ab s u di t y s
r , o w an d j e s t i n g e l b o w r ,
o rr ,

e ac h th e in li fe s c o w d ; h o w th al am i t i e s f e xis t n ce f ll
’
o r r e c o e a

h e a ily up o n th e s o uls o f s o m e w h il e o th e s stan di ng cl s e b e si de

v ,
r ,
o

th e
g ri e e r s f e l n j
v o t o f s u ffe i n g o r sy m p ath y
,
e o F f o m th e r . ar r

w an t o f h a m o n y th at h a b e e n f u n d h e e w e f e l it t b e n e o f
r s o r , e o o

th o s e p assi ng dis c o r ds th at p r o du ce r i c h e s t an d fu ll e s t e ffe ct o f

h arm o n i o us c o n t i an ce r v .

F u r n e ss s tate s th at in Edw i n B o o th s acti n g c py th is s c e ne o f

’
o

P e te r an d th e m u si c i an s is tran sp o s e d to i 5 1 7 ab o v e . . .

99 H A p o p ul a t u n e o f th e ti m e m e n ti o n e d in
’
. t se ea r s ca . r ,

M isog o n u a pl ay b y T h m as Ry h de s w i t te n b fo e 15 7 0
s, o c ar ,
r e r .

10 1 I lI y k
. t i fu ll f w T h e b u r de n f th e fi s t s t an a o f
ea r s o oe . o r z

A P l s n t n w B ll d f T w o L ver s :
ea a e H ey ho e
a am y h e ar t is
o o
“

full o f w o e ” ( Ste e v e ns) .

102 D u mp . A m o u rn fu l o r pl ai nt i v e s n g o r m e l o dy
. C alli n g o .

y is a j o k e f Pe t e r s Cf T G f V iii 2 8 5 : “
it m er r o A de ’
. . . . o . . .

p lo in g du m p
r S e e als o R f L 1 1 2 7
. . o . .

l
G ee k S c o ff C f 1 H n VI iii 2 12 3 : N o w w h e re s “ ’
109 . . . . e . . . .

th e B as ta d s b av e s an d Ch arl e s h is gl e e k s T g iv e tb g l k
’
r r , o c ee
262 N o te s Act V
[

so me oi ti cs b ut th e i e m e n dati o n s do n o t b e tte r it F o r
f th e cr ,
r .

fl tt i g in th s e n s e f ill u si e c f ii 2 14 1 S o m e h a e w o n
a er n e o v , . . . . v

de d th t S h e e m ak e s t h e p e s e n ti m e nt
re a . h o p e ful o n e b ut s
r r a a

a w it rin t h er Co n k ill M g in e ( O c to b e
e 1 86 6 ) e m a ks
r th e a az r, r r ,

p e s e n ti m e n t w s t u e b u t R o m e o did n o t t us t it H ad h e d n e
r a r , r . o

so h is fate w
,
l d n t h a b e e n so t agi c
ou o ve r .

3 IlIy b l d T h t is m y h e a t ; n o t L o e r Cu pi d as
’
. m oso s or . a , r v ,
o ,

s o m e w ul d m ak it L i n e s 3 5 s e e m t m e n ly h i gh ly p o ti c l
o — e . o o a e a

de s c ip ti o n f t h s t n g e n e w c h e e ful n e ss n d h o p e ful n e ss h e fe e ls
r o e ra r a

— a a ti o n f o m h is fo m e de p re ssi o n w h i c h is lik e h is dr am o f
re c r r r e

r isi n g f m t h e de d n e m p e ro
ro a a r .

10 Ak m !. S e n Ay m ! ii 1 10 ab o v e
e I t m ay b e a m is
e o e . . .

p i nt f
r Ay m or h e re
“
e .

12 B ltk . A l w ays
a c c e n te d b y S
a sa r o n th e fi r s t syll ab l e
. a . .

T h e n am e o c u s in C f E I P I u / A d an d M
c r
f V . o .
, cc o, . o .

I 7 . S k e is w ell . Se e on iv 5 . .
72 a b ove .

18 . Cap el s
’
. The e ar ly e ds . h av e Cap e ls th e m o de r n o ne s
g e n e ra lly si n g ul a s m s b tte h e o n ac o u n t o f Th e r ee e r er , c

th e o m n f th e issi
ti l e ob u t th e pl u l in
o 3 12 7 t h e C ap e ls
ar c ra v . . :
“ ’

m o num e n t
” S u s e s th is abb i ati o n o n ly t w i c B o o k e us e s re v e r
. . .

C p l an d C p u l t i n dis c i m i n te ly
a e a S e e q u t t i o n in n o t e o n i 1
e r a . o a . .

28 a b ov e .

21 . P r ese n tly . I m m e d at e i ly ; th e u ua s l m e an i ng in S . Cf iv . .

1 .
54 an d 95 a b ove .

27 . P a tie n ce . A t r isyll a bl e , as in v .
3 . 2 2 1 an d 2 6 1 bl e ow .

29 . M isa dv e n t u r e . M is h c an c e , m is f o r tu n e u e s d by S . on ly
h e re an d in v .
3 . 188 bl e ow . I Misa dv e n tu r e d o c c ur s on ly in p ro l .
7
a b ove .

36 . In . I n to ; as o ft en . Cf . v .
3 34. bl e ow .

37 . I do J o s e p h W rt o n o b je cts to th e de tail e d
r e m e m be r , e tc . a

de s c ip ti o n h e e as
r i m p o p e ly p u t i n t th e m o uth o f a p e s o n
r
“
r r o r

agi tat e d w i t h s u c h p assi n

” B ut ” s K n i gh t m ks th e m i n d o a re ar
.
, ,

o n c e m de u
p it t o k a p e r e r s e pl e s u e in g o i n g o e r e e ry c i
a ,
o v a r v v r

c um stan ce t h t h a d s ugg e s te d th e m e an s o f m is c h i e f
a All th e . o r
S ce ne I ] N o te s 26
3

t h o ug h ts h
p ass e d o ut o f Ro m e o s m i n d H e h ad n o th i n g l ft
ad
’
. e

b ut t o die ; an d e v e y t h i n g c o n n e c te d w i t h th e m e an s o f de ath
r

w as s e i d u p o n b y h is i m ag i n ati o n w i th a n e n e gy th at c ul d o n ly
z e r o

fin d r e li e f in w o r ds S h as e x h i b i te d th e s a m e k n o w l e dg e o f
. .

n at u r e in h is s d an d s o l e m n p o e m o f R
a
f L w h e re th e i nj u ed . o .
,
r

w i fe h,av i n g r e s o l v e d t w ip e o ut h er s ta i n b y d e a tho ,

lls t m i n d wh h g s p i ca o e re an a e ce

O f s k ilf l p i n ti n g m d f P i m s T y
’ ’
u a , a e or r a ro .

S h e s e e s in t h at p a i n t i n g s m e f n c i e d e s e m b l n c e t h e r o w n o a r a o

p o si t i o n a n d sp e n ds th e h e a y h o u s till h e h u s b an d arriv e s in its

, v r r

c o n te m pl at i o n S e e R f L 1 3 66 fo l an d 14 9 6 fo l
. . o . . .

39 O ve
. w k lm i ng r Ov e r h ang i n g
e Cf V . nd A 183
“
H is . . . a . :

l o w e ri n g b ro w s o e rwh e lm in g h is fai r si gh t
’ ” S e e als o H n V iii . e . . .

1 11. F r w eds
. o
g ar m e n t s se e M I V D 1 2 7 1 e tc
e , . . 1 . .
, .

4 0 S imp les
. M e di c i nal h e b s
. Cf R f L 5 30 H a m iv 7 r . . . o .
, . . .

14 5 , e tc .

43 . An a lli a tor
g stu
fl
’
d . T h is w as a gu
re l ar p art of th e fu r
n itu re of an a p o th e ca y s s h o p r
’
in th e t mei of S . N as h ,
in h is
H a ve Witk Yo u , e tc .
,
1
5 9 6, re e r f s to
“
an a p o th e c ary s ’
c r o co

d il e o r d i d alli g ato ” Ste e v e n s s ays th t h e h as m e t w i th th e

r e r . a

alli g at o r to r t o is e e t c
, h an gi ng u p in th e s h o p o f an an ci n t ap o th e
, .
,
e

c ar y at L i m e h o u s e a s w e ll a s in pl ac e s m o e
,
e m o te fro m th e r r

m e tro p o lis I n D utc h ar t as F airh o lt r e m ar k s t h e s e m a i n e

.
, ,
r

m o s te s o fte n app e ar in r e p r e s e n tati o n s o f ap o th e c a i e s s h o ps

’
n r r .

4 5 A b gg r ly cc u n t e tc Cf B ro o k e s p o e m
’
. e a a o , . .

An d s k i ng l o n g ( al to o s th i n g h e s o u g h t h e to un de
“
ee n e ) th ac oo e , .

An Ap th a y s t onb u i d
ec t h is d
r a e v s e a o o re ,

W h o m b y h is h u y u n t n u n c h g ss d to b p o o re
ea co e a e e e e e .

A n d in h is s h o p h s w h is b x s w b ut f w e a o e e re e e,

A n d in h is w i d w ( f h is w s ) th w s s s m ll a s h e w ;
n o o are e re a o a

Wh f R m u s ss u dly h th th o gh t
e r o re o u r o e a re a u ,

W h t b y n f n d h ip
a l d b g o t w i th m n y s h o ul d b b o ugh t ;
o re s co u e ,
o e e

F o n dy l k is ly k th p
r e ac m n to
e m p ll e e o o re a co e

T o s ll th at wh i ch th e c i ti s l aw fo b i dd th h im t s ll
e e e r e o e .
2 64 N o te s Act
[ V

T h en b y th e h an d h e dre w th e n e dy m an a p art,

sigh t l i fl h h his h
0

An d w th th e i of g littring g o d n a m e d a t art

Ta k e fiftie c ro w n e s o f g o ld ( u o t q
h e ) I ge ue t e m t h h h ee.

t
a r
ae r
ae r
ae r
ae r
ae t
a

Fy a re sy r (q uot hh e ) be su re h is is
t th e sp ee di n g g e re ,

A n d m o re s h ll n d f h lf f th t is th e
h
t e re is th en yo u a e e or a e o a er

W i ll s I nd t k in l ss th an h lf
e ru e , vn h w er a e, e e a e a o re

T k i ll th s t o ng s t m an liu ; s u h is th p ys o n s p w
o e r e a e c e o o er .

51 P nt I m m e di ate ; a s in iv 1 6 1 ab o e Cf p es n tly in
"

. r ese . . . v . . r e

2 1 ab o e S e c e t p o is n i n g b e cam e so c o m m n in E u o p e in th e
v . r o o r

1 6 th ce t u ry t h at l w s ag ai n s t t h e s al e o f p o is o n s w e e m ad
n a in r e

S p ai n P tugal I taly an d o t h e c u n t i e s
,
or , K n i gh t s ys T h e re
,
r o r . a :
“

is n o s u ch l w in o u r o w n s tatute b o k ; an d th e c i rc u m s tan ce is a
a - o

re m a k bl r e e m plific atio n o f t h
a e di ffe e n c e b e tw e n E n g lis h a n d
x e r e

” B u t th t th is p r a cti c e
C n t i n e n tal m an n e s
o f p o is o n i n g p e
r . a o r

v ail e d t o co n si de rab l e e x t e t n
a n i E n g l an d in th o l de n ti m e is e i e v

de n t f o m th e fac t th at in th e 2 1 5 t y e ar o f th e r i g n o f H e n ry VI I I
r e .
'

an a ct w as p ass e d de c l ar i n g th e e m pl o y m e n t f s e c r t p o is n s to o e o

b e h i g h t as n an d s e n te n c i n g th o s e w h o w e e fo u n d g u il ty o f it
-
re o ,
r

to b e b o il e d t de t h o a .

6 0 S n p edi ng g ea r
. oo Q ui ck de sp atch i ng s tu ff Cf th e e x tract
-
s e .
- . .

fro m B k e ju st ab o ve F o r g e se e ii 4 9 7 ab o e
ro o . ar , . . v .

64 As v iol n tly e tc
. S e e n ii 6 9 ab o e
e , . o . . v .

C f A Y L iii 2 4 14 t h at u n fo rt u n ate h e ;
“
6 7 A ny k e
. . . .
3 . . . . :

”
H n VI i I 4 6
e .
“
T h e p o u de s t h e ;
. . . I d ii 2 9 7 : O r an y h e r . . . :
“

” e tc li t e lly s e n ds th e m
th e p o u de s t o f th y s o rt
r Utt s tk e m , . er ra ,

ou t ,
r l e ts th e m g o f o m h is p o ss e ssi o n ;
o h e n c s e lls th e m C f r e, . .

L L L ii 1 1 6 a n d W T iv 4 3 30
. . . . . . . . . .

70 S t . tk T h t is l o k o u t h un g ily ; a b o l d b u t n o t u n
a r ve . a ,
o r
” a d p te d
S h ak e sp a i n e xp e ssi o n f r w h i h O tw y s
“
st re t h (
’
e r a r ,
o c a a o

b y s o m e di t s ) is a p r s ub sti tu ti o n S e e o n i 1 2 1 6 ab o e ;
e or oo . . . v

an d fo r t h e i n fl c ti n o n p l 8 e o ,
ro . .

SC ENE II — 4 . . A ba r e f oo t br otk er . Fi s r ar Laure n ce an d Jo h n

ar e e v i de n tly F r an c is c an s . In h is k i n dn e ss ,
h is l e arn i n g , an d h is
2 66 N o te s Act V
[

ya S ai n t M ary th e O ld in Ve r o n a, an d th e m o n um e n t o f th e
rd o f

S c alig e rs w i c s to o d in it ” S e e th e c u t o n p 1 3 6 , an d c f
h h . . .

B ro o k e , wh f st
o re e r o t h e I ta li an cu sto m of b il diu ng la r
ge f m ily
a

to m bs :

Fo r e u e ry h o u sh o ld ,
i f it b e o f an y f am e ;
D o th b y lde a to m be, or di gg e a v a u lt, t ath b e ar e s th e h o u sh o lde s
n am e :

W h e r e i n ( i f a ny of t ath ki n dr e d h a p to dy e )
T hy e a re b e sto w de ; e ls in th e s am e no o t h e r co r ps m ay ly e .

T h e C ap ile ts h e r c o rp si s n uch a o n e dy d la y
W h e re y l
T ba t sla in e o f Ro m e u sw as lay de th e ot h er day .

th e l s
c o e of th e po em we are to d t l h at

T h e bo d i s d d m u df m e lt w h
ea th y did dy
,
re o e ro v au e e re e e,

In s tat ly t m b n p i ll s g t f m b l y th y h y e
e o e, o er re a o ar e , ra se e .

O n u y sy de b u w
er t nd k b
e a th o e e r e se , a e e enea ,

G t st
re a f n n i g E p i t p h s in h n
o re o f th y d ath
cu n a e ,
o or o e r e .

An d u n t th is d y th t m b is t b s n ;
c e a a e o e o e ee e

S th t m ng th m n m n t s th t in V
o a a o n b en e o u e e a e ro a e ,

Th is n m
e re m nt m o w th y f th si g h t
o nu e o re or o e ,

T h n is th t m b
e f I li t an d R o m u s h
e o k n i gh te o u e e er .

Se e a ls o th e q i
u o tat o n in n o te o n iv . 1 .
93 a b ov e . B ro o k e ’ s re e rf
s tate ly t b pill e r s ” b
e n ce t o th e om e, o n gre at, e tc , w as do u tl e ss . sug

g e te ds th e T o m byo f th e S c alig e rs b .

3 L ay tk ee a ll a lo ng
. T at , at . h is f ll l
u e n gt h . Cf A . . Y L . . ii .

I .
30 :
“
As h e lay l
a o ng Un de r an o ak ; j C . . iii .
“
T h at

now o n Po m pey s ’
b sis li s l
a e a o ng,
” e tc .

6 . Unflr m . Cf .
j C . . i .
3 4 , T IV
. . . ii. 4 .
34 , e tc . S . a ls o u s e s
inflr m , as in M a cb . ii . 2 .
5 2, e tc .

8 . S o m etk ing . The acce n t is on th e l as t syll ab l e as Walk e r ,

no te s an d M ars h ll p i ts s
a r n ome t hi n g, as in th e fo li o .

11 . A dv e n tu r e . Cf . ii . 2 . 84 a b ove .

14 . S w eet w a te r . Per f um e d w ate r . Cf T A . . . ll .

4 6 . : ca ll fo r
sw e et w at e r a n d se e q u o tat o n i in n o te o n iv 5 7 5
. . a b o ve .
S cene 111] N o te s 2 67

20 . Cr ossi n te r fe r e w i th C f i 5 9 1 ab o e
. T wart, h . . v . . v .

21 M ufi . C o e r h i de Cf i I 1 6 8 a b o e ; an d se e j C iii
e . v , . . . . v . . .

St e e e n s i n t i m ate s th at it w as ”
2 1 9 1 e tc
.
, . a lo w w o r d in h is
v
“

day ; b u t i f s it h as si n c e r e g i n e d its p o e ti c al c h ac te r T e n n y
,
o, a ar .

so n u s e s it e p e at e dly ; as in Tk e T lk in
r
g O k: O m u ffle ro u n d a a ,

th y k n e e s w i th fe r n ; A full se a g l a e d w i th “
Tk e P i n ess r c
:

m uffl e d m o o n li gh t I n M mo i m m u ffl e d o u n d w i t h w e e r a r o ,

e tc M il t o n h as u n m ufl in Co m u s 3 2 1
. Un m u ffle y e fai n t s tar s e , , .

32 . D ea r . Se e on v . 2 . 19 a b o ve .

33 .
jea lo us . S u spi c i o u s ; as in Le a r , v. 1 . C . i . 2 .
7 1, e tc .

34 . In . I n to . See o n v . 1 .
36 b
a ove .

37 . S a v ag e -w ild . Cf . ii . 2 . 14 1 a b ove .

39 . E mp ty . H u n g ry . Cf V . . a nd A 55 . :
“
Ev e n as a n em p ty
e ag e , l s h rp b y a f sta
( se e als o 2 II e n . VI iii . . I . 2 4 8 an d 3 H en . VI .

i 1
. . an d T . o
f S iv . . 1 . 19 3 : My fl a co n no w is s h rp a an d

p assi ng e m p ty
” .

44 . D o u bt . D is tru st ; as in ] . C . 11 . I . 132, iv . 2 . 1 3 , e tc .

45 . D etesta ble . See on iv 5 5 2 . . a b ove .

47 . E n fo r ce . Fo r c e as o ft en . Cf T e mp . . v . 1 . 100 : En f o rc e

th em to t h is pl ac e ,
” e tc
.

50 . Witk . O te n f u eds to l i e s xp re ss th e r e at o n o f c au e .

g e n tl e n e ss o f R o m e o w as
“
59 . G o o d g en tle y o u tk e tc Th
, . e

s h o w n b e f re [iii I o . . 6 4 fo l ] as s o fte n e d b y l o e a n d n o w it is
. v ,

do u b l e d b y l o v e an d s o rro w an d aw e o f th e pl ac e w h e r e h e is ”
,

( C o l e ri dge ) .

68 . Co nju r a tion s . So l e m n e n tre at e i s as in R ick I I . . iii . 2 . 2 3,

H am . v . 2 .
3 8, e tc . So m e h av e tak e n it to m e a n i n c an t t i o n s a .

fs in K iii I de fy all c un s e l
” e tc
D efy re u e ; as .
jok u , .
4 23 : . o , .

74 . P er u se . S can , e x am i n e . Cf H a m. . iv 7 1 3 7
. p e rus e th e
. :
“

f ils ”
o , e tc .

76 . B etossed . Ag i tate d u eds by S . now h e re e ls e .

82 . S o ur . Se e on iii .
3 7 . a b o ve .

84 . L a n ter n . Us e d in th e ar c h it e c tu ra l s ns e e of
“
a tu rr e t f ll
u

o f w i n do ws
” Ste e ve n s A r ckitectu r e :
( ) . C f P ar k e r, G lossa ry
. o
f
268 N o te s Act V
[

“
In Got hi
h it t c a rc is s o m e t i m e s appli e d to l u
e c u re th e te rm o v r es

on th e fs f h lls
oo r o a e tc b ut it u s u ally si g n i fi e s a t w e w h i c h h as
, .
, o r

th e w h l h i gh t
o e e a c o n si de ab l e p o r ti o n o f th e i n t e i
,
or op n t r r o r, e o

t h e g o un d a d is li gh d b y n u pp r ti e o f w i n do w s ; l n t e n
r n t
,
a e e r a r

t o w e r s f th is k i n d are c o m m o n o e r t h c e n t e o f cr o ss c h u c h e s
o v e r r ,

as at Y o rk M i n s te r E ly Cath e dral e tc T h e s am e n am e is als

, , . o

g i v e n to th e li g h t o p e n e re ct i o n s o fte n pl ac e d o n th e to p o f to w e r s ,

as at Bo s to n L i n co l n s h i e
” e tc T h e o n e at B o s t o n w as us e d as a
r
, , .

li gh th o us e l n t n in t h e o l de n ti m e
a er .

8 6 P se n e
. re P re s e n c e c h am b e r s ta te ap artm e n t as in R i k I I
c .
-
, c . .

i 3 2 89 an d H n VI I I iii 1 1 7
. . e . . . . .

8 7 D ea tk
. T h e ab s tract fo r th e co n cr e t e
. T h e d d m a n is . ea

R o m e o w h o is so p o ss e ss e d w i th h is s u i c i dal p u r p o s e t h at h e
,

S p e ak s f h i m s e l f as de ad
o Ste e v e n s p e r e r s e ly c alls it n e o f . v o

th o s e m is e ab l e c o n c e i ts w i th w h i c h o ur auth o r to o fr e q ue n tly
“
r
”
c o u n te ra c t s h is o w n p t h o s a .

88—1 2 0 H ow of t w k e n m n e tc
. H e re h e r e is th e m as te r e , .
, ,

e x am pl e h o w b e au ty c an at o n ce i n c re as e an d m o di fy p assi o n
”

( Co l e ri dge ) .

9 0 A ligktn i ng bef r e dea tk A l as t b l a i n g u p o f th e fl am e “ -

. o . z

o f li fe ; a p ro e r b i al e xp r e ssi o n S te e v e n s q u o t e s Tk e D o w nf ll
v . a

f R o ber t E a r l of
o H u n ting to n , 1 60 1

I t h o ug h t it was a ligh tn i ng b e fo r e de at h ,

Too s u dd en to b e i
c e rta n .
"

Cl ark e n o te i ng li ng h e e o f w o rds an d i m ages full o f li gh t

s “
th e m r

a n d c o l u r w i th th e m u k y g e y o f t h e s e p u l h a l
o a u l t an d th e
r r c r v

dark n e ss o f t h e m i dn i gh t c h ur c h y ar d th e b l e n di ng o f t h e s e i m ag e s ,

o f b e au ty an d te n de n e ss w i th t h e de e p g l o m o f th e sp e ak e r s
’
r o

i n m o s t h e art ” .

Cf H a m iii 1 1 6 4 “ T h at su ck d
’
9 2 S u k d tk k n y e t c
’
. c e a e , . . . . . :

th e h o n e y o f h is m usi c o w s
” Ste e e n s q u o te s S i dn e y A v di : v r ca a
.
,

“
D e ath b e i n g ab l e t o di v i de th e s o ul e b ut n o t th e b e auty fr o m ,

h e r b o dy ” .
270 N o te s Act V
[

s e n s e s ugg e s te d b y se
,
a l an d ba rg a in ; l
b ut th e e ad n g m e an n g i i is
”
t h at o f all s i i n g i n g th e w h o l h i xpl i s
“
-
e z ,
or t ak e, as S c m dt e a n it .

1 16 C n du t
. S e e o n iii 1 1 2 7 ab o e
o c . Fo r u n s v u y c f V . . v . a o r , . .

a nd A 1 13 8
“
s w e e t b e gi nni ng b ut un s av o ury e n d ” S ch m i dt
. : , .
,

wh o ly m ak s s u c h slip t e ats b o th o f th e s e e x am pl e s as lit

r ar e e a ,
r

e ral rat h e t h an m e tap h o i cal T h e n ly e x am pl e o f th fo rm e r

r r . o e

s e n s e in S ( n o t e ally h is ) is P er ii 3 3 1
. rAll v i an ds th at I e at . . .

do s e e m u n s a o u y v r .

1 18 P o p e s ub s ti tute d m y
” b u t tk m a b e de fe n de d o n
Tky . .
y y ,

th e n au t i c l p i
a r n c ipl h t at t h e pil is t e s o f th e s h ip afte r
o t h m a t e r e

h e t ak e s h e r in c h arg e T h a t s e e m s t b e R o m e s th o u g h t h e r e ;
’
. o o

h e g i e s u p th e h l m to th e
v de sp e rate pil o t
” an d s ays
e T h e S h ip , ,

is y o urs un h e r u p o n th e o ck s i f yo u w ill
r
” r .
,

12 1 B my sp e d Cf H e n V v 2 19 4 “ Sai nt D e n is b e m y
. e e . . . . . . :
”
sp e e d ! A Y L i 2 2 2 2 H e r cu l e s b e th y sp e e d ! ” e t c
. :
. . . . .

12 2 S tu m bled t g
. ves T h i de a th a t to s tu m b l e is a b ad
a ra . e

o m e n is e ry an c i e n t vCi c e ro m e n t i o n s it in h is D e D i i n a tio n e . v .

M e l to n in h is Ast o l g st
,
1 6 2 0 s ays th at i f a m an s tum b l e s in a
r o a er , ,
“

m o n i ng as s o o n as h e c m e s o u t o f do r e s it is a si g n e o f ill l u ck e ”
r o , .

B is h o p H all in h is Ck r ter s ays f th e S u p e stiti ns M an ”th t

, a ac s, o r o a

i f h e s tu m b l e d at th e th e s h o l d h e fe are s a m is ch i e f ” St um b li n g r , .

at g av e s is all u de d to in Wk im i s o r a N w Ca st
r
f Ck a t r s z e , e o r ac e ,

16 3 1 H is e a th r e v e ti n g b o dy ( acc r di n g to h is m i n d) is t b e
r - r o o

b u i e d in s o m e c e ll r ach r v aul t an d in n o o p e n S p ace l e s t

r ,
o ,
o , ,

p ass e ng e s ( b e li k e ) m i gh t s tum b l e n h is g rav e ” Ste e v e ns c i te s

r o .

3 H n VI iv 7 1 1 an d R i k I I I iii 4 86
e . . . . c . . . . .

12 7 . Cap els
’
. Se e on v . 1 . 18 a b o ve .

13 8 . I dr e a m t, etc . S te e v e n s co n si de rs t h is t ha o uc o f n at ur e

Wh at h pp s
a en to a p e rs on u n de r th e m an i f st i fl
e n ue nce of f e ar

w ill s e m to h im w h e n h e is re co v e re d fro m it lik e a dre am

e ,
It , .

s e e m s to m e m o e li k e ly th at th e m an co n fu s e s w h at h e saw wh il e
r

h al f asl e e p wi th w h at h e m i gh t h av e dre am t .

14
5 Un k in d Us u lly a c c e n te d o n th e fi rs t syll ab l e b e fo re a
. . a

n o un b u t o th e rw is
, n th e s e c n d T h is fte n cc u s w ith dis e o o . o o r
S ce ne I I I ] N o te s 2
7 I

syll ab i c j i s p arti cipl e s Un k in d n d its de r i ati e s are

a d e ct v e an d . a v v

o ft e n u e s d by S i
n a m u ch s t o n ge . s e n s e th an at p e s e n t I n r r r .

s o m e cas e s th e e ty m o l o g i cal s e n s e o f u n n tu a l ( c f k in d an d
,
a r .

k i n dly n a tu al
) s e e m s to c li ng t th e m Cf j C iii 2 1 8 7
r o . . . . . .
,

L i 1 2 6 3 iii 4 7 3 e tc
ea r , . .
, . .
, .

14 8 Co mf tabl
. Us e d in an ac ti e s e n s e
or e . r e a dy to co m fo rt v

o r h e lp ; a s in A W i I 86 L i 4 3 2 8 e tc
. . . .
,
ea r , . .
,
.

1 8
5 Tb w t k
. I t h as b e e n ass e t e d b y s o m e o f th e c r i ti c s
c a c . r

t h at th e r e w as n o w atc h in th e o ld I tali an c i t i e s ; b u t h o w e v e r ,

th at m ay h av e b e e n S fo ll o w s B ro o k e s p o e m
’
, .

T h e w atch e m e n of th e to wn e th e w h ils p ss t ar e a ed by,

An d t h r o ug h th e g ate s th e c an d l li g h w i h i
e h t t n t e to m b e t e hy sp ye .

16 2 . Tim e less . Un ti m e ly . Cf . T . G . o
f V . iii . 1 . 21 : y o ur
i
t me l e ss R ick I I iv “
h is ti m l ss e nd
” e tc
g rav e . . . 1 .
5 : e e , .

16 3 . D r unk a ll, and le tf . Th e r e ad n i g o f 2d q u art o . Th e I st

h as “
dr i nk th e o l e av e l e ft ”
, an d f lio
“
d ink r .

170 Tk e e r est
. F o m I st q u ar to ; th e
r . t h e r e a ly e ds h a e
r o r . v

ru st
” w h i ch s o m e e di to rs p e fe r T o m e est s e e m s b o t h m o e r r r
, .

p o e ti cal an d m o r e n atu ral T h at at th is ti m e J uli e t s h o ul d th i n k .

of R o m e o s dag g e w h i c h w o u l d o th e rw is e r u s t in it s s h e ath as
’
r, ,

r u s ti n g in h e r h e art
” is q u i te i n c o n c e i ab l ”
v e I t is a
, c o n ce i t .
“

o f th e w o rs t E li ab e t h an typ e z .

T h e tr ag e dy h e r e e n ds in B o o th s A ct i n g C o py ( Fu r n e ss ) ’
.

17 3 A tt k
. Arre s t ; as in C f E i 1 6 7 3 iv 4 6 R i k II
ac . . o . v . .
, , . .
,
c . .

11 3
. . 15 6 H en VI I I i 1 2 1 7 i 2 2 10 e tc
, . . . .
, . .
, .

17 6 . Tk ese tw o day s S e e o n iv 1 . . . 10
5 a b ov e .

18 1 . Witk o u t cir cu m sta n ce W t . i h o ut f thur er p arti cu l ars . Cf .

11.
5 36
. a b o ve .

2 03 . H is k o u se . I ts s h e ath . See o n 11 . 6 . 12 a b ov e .

2 04 . O n tk e ba ck . ly tu rn e d b e h i n d
T h e dagg e r w as co m m o n

an d w o rn at th e b ack as St e e v e n s S h o w s b y s un dry qu o tati o n s

, .

20
7 . Old ag e . A slip w h i c h s tran g e ly e n o u g h n o e di to r o r c o m
, ,
 N o te s Act
[ v

m e n tat o r h as no t ce d i . F ur n e ss n o te s n o r e e re n c e f to it, an d I fin d
none in m o r e r e c e nt e d i ti o n s . Se e 3 5on i . . 1 ab o v e .

2 11 . G r ie f o
f my so n s ex
’
ile . Cf M u ck A do , iv
. . 2 . 65 : an d

u po n th e g r ief of t h is s u dde n ly di e d ” F o r th e . ac ce n t o f ex ile, c f .

iii 1. . 190 an d iii .

3 20 a . b ove .

A te r tf h is li ne An d y o ng
th e I st q u a r to h as th e f ll w i
o o ng :
“

B e n u olio s e d t o o ; b u t a Ul ici e m a k s th e p ac i fi c
is de c e a ,
s r r r ,
“
,

c o n si de ra te B e n vo li o th e c o n s t an t c o u n s lle o f m de ati o n ug h t , e r o r ,
o

n t t o b e i n o l e d in th e fat e w h i c h h ad o e rt ak e n th e e x tre m e s o f
o v v v

h te an d p assi o n
a .

2 14 Ill n n . S m ak e s th e w d e i th e r si n g ul a o r pl ural li k e
a er s . . or r ,

n w e tidi ng s ( se e o n iii 5
s, 10
5 ab o e ) tc Cf A W ii 2 9 . . v ,
e . . . . . .
,

W T i 4 2 4 4 e t c w i t h T N i I 5 3 R i k I I I iii 7 19 1 e tc
. . v . .
, . . . v . .
,
c . . . .
, .

2 16 . Ou tr ag e . Cf . I H en . VI iv . . 1 . 12 6 :

A r e y o u n o t a sh am d
'

W i th t h is i s
m m o de t c la m o ro u o u trag e s
T o tro u b l e an d is
d tu rb th e ki ng an d u s P

T h e re as h e re , it m e an s a m ad o u tc r y . D y c e q u o t e s S e ttl e , F e m ale
P r e la te S il e n c e h is o u tr a g e in a j ayl , a w ay w i t h h im !

22 1 . isyll ab l e S e e o n v 1 2 7 ab o e I n th e
P a t ie n ce . A tr . . . v .

ne x t li n e u a d isyll ab l e
su s
p icio n is a q r .

229 I w ill be b i ] , e tc
. J o h n s o n an d M al o n e c i ti c is e S fo r
r e . r .

f ll o w i ng B ro o k e in th e i n tro du cti n f th is l ng n a ati e Ul ici

o o o o rr v . r

w e ll d f n ds it as p p a i n g t h e w ay fo t h e r e c o n c ili ati n o f th e
e e re r r o

C ap ul e ts a n d M o n tag u e s o e r th e de ad b o di e s o f th e i r c h il dre n th e v ,

v i ct i m s o f th e i h ate F o d t se e o n i 4 105 ab v e
r . r a e, . . o .

2 37 Si g . C f t h e s m e i m ag e in i 1 2 09
e e. . a . . .

2 38 P . B y fo c er ag i n s t h e r w ill ;
o r ce . as in C o
f E iv 3 r e, a . . . .

9 5 R i k I I ii 3 1 2 1 e tc
, c . . . .
, .

24 1 M .i g A t isyll ab l e
ar r S e e o n iv 1 1 1 ab o v e an d c f
a e . r . . .
,
.

265 be l w o .

24
7 A tk i di e n gk t
. T h is r e dun dan t u se o f a s in s tat e m e n t s
s s r z .
274 N o te s Act V
[

s h ade ” s s b i h is i gh t
. Y o un g u e th e ver n Tk o ugkts, A n

h loo ms id ”
t atg us in t h e n o o nt e ra
y .

3 8
0 . S o m e sk a ll be p a r do n ed, e tc I n th e n o v e , u
. l J li e t s atte n d
’

an t is b ish
an li
e d fo r c o n ce a n g t h e m ar r ag e ; Ro m e o i
’
s s e an t se t
rv

at li b e rt y b s h is
e c a u e h e h ad a c t e d u n de r m a te r
’
s s de s ; th e
or r

a p o th e c y to tu d n d h n g d a n d F i L
ar r re a a e r ar a ure n e p e m i tt e d t o
c r

r e ti e t o a h e r m i tag e w h e re h e di e s fiv e y e ar s l ate
r , r.
 A P PE N D I !

C ON CERNIN G ART HUR BR OOKE

LI TT LE is k n o wn o f th e li fe o f Art h ur B ro k e , or B ro o k e , e xce p t
t h at h e w ro te R o m e u s an d u lie t
[ ( 1
562) an d th e ne x t y e ar p ub
lish e d a b ook e nt it l e d Ag r ee m e n t o
f S u n dry P la ces o
f S cr ip tu r e,
to ja r r e , stea d Co m m e n ta ry e s
se e m i ng i n sk e w se r v i n
g in o
f n ot

y f o r tk ese, bu t o tk e r s ly k e ; a tr a n at o n ro m t h e F r e n c
on l He sl i f h .

i h s
d e d t at am e e ar y
an d a n Ep itap k G e o rg e T u rb e rv ile by
( p r i n te d in l
a v o um e o f h is p oem s ,
1
56 7) on th e de ath of m a te r is
A rt u r B r o o k e ” i n
h fo rm s us t h at h e w as “
dr o w n e d in p assi n g to
N e w av e n ”
h .

So far as I am aw ar e , n o ed i to r or c o m m e n ta to r h as f
r e e rr e d to

th e si ngul ar p ro s e i n tro du c ti o n to th e 1 5 6 2 e di ti o n o f R m e us a n d o

ju liet I t is c l e ar fro m i n te n al e i de n c e th at it w as w i t t e n b y
. r v r

B ro o k e an d it is si g n e d
, Ar Br t h e fo m in w h i c h h is n am e
. . r

als o a pp e ars o n th e ti tl e p a e b ut it s t o n e an d spi r i t are s tra n g e ly

-
g
u n li k e th o s e o f th e p o e m We h a e s e e n ( p 2 5 ab o e ) th at h e
. v . v

r e fe r s t o th e p e rp e tu at i o n o f t h e m e m o ry o f so p e fe c t s o un d
“
r , ,

an d so app o e d l o v e r
” vb y th e s tate ly t m b ” o f R o m e an d “
o o

J uli e t w i th “ gr e at s to re o f cu n n i ng e pi t ap h s in h o n o u r o f th e i
,
r

de at h b u t in th e i n tro du c ti o n h e e xp re ss e s a v e ry di ffe r e n t o pi n
io n o f th e l o v e r s an d fi n ds a e ry di ffe re n t l e ss o n in t h e i fate
v r .

H e s ays “
T o t h is e n d ( g o d R e a de r ) is th is tr ag i c al m att e r
: o

w ri tte n to de s c r i b e u n t o t h e a c o u pl o f u n fo tu n at e l o v e rs th r all
,
e e r ,

in g t h e m s e l s to u n h o n e s t de si
ve n e g l c t i n g th e a u th o r i ty an d
re , e

adv i c e o f p are n ts an d f i e n ds c o n fe r i n g th e i p i n cip al c o u n s e ls

, rr r r

w i t h dr un k e n g o ssips an d s u p e s ti t i o u s f i ar s ( th e n at u ally fit in
r r r

strum e n t s o f u n c h as ti ty ) a tt e m p ti n g all a d e n t u r s o f p e ril fo r th e

, v e

27
5
27 6 A pp e n di x

i i
at t a n n
g of t hi
i ck e d l u s ts usi n g au i c ul co n f ssi o n ( th e k e y
e r w ,
r ar e

o f w h o r e do m an d t s o n ) f fu t h an c e o f t h e i p urp o s e ab u s
re a or r er r ,

in g t h e h n u b l n m e f l w fu l m a i ag t o c l o k th e S h m e f
o o ra e a o a rr e a a o

s t l e n c n t ac ts ; fi n lly b y ll m e an s o f u n h o n e s t li fe h as ti ng to
o o r a ,
a ,

m o s t u n h appy de ath
” Th su
g g s ti n is a dde d th at p a n ts m ay
. e e o re

d w e ll t S h o w th e p o e m t th e i c h il dre n w i t h th e i n t e n t t o
“
o o o r

rais e in t h m a n h t e fu l l ath i n g o f s
e fi lth y b e astli n ss ”
a o o e .

I t is u i o u s th at t h e e is n o t t h e sli gh t s t h i n t o f all th is an y
c r r e

wh e in t h p o e m ; n o t a s ugg e s ti o n th t th e l o v e o f R o m e an d
re e a o

J uli e t is n o t n atu al an d p u e an d h o n e s t n o t a w o rd o f re p ro ach

r r

fo t h c o u s e o f F i ar L au r e n c e
r e r E e n th e pi ct u r e f th e N u s e
r . v o r ,

w i th h e r u l g ar i ty an d u n s cr u p u l o u s n e ss is draw n w i th a k i n d o f
v ,

h um o ur .

I h a e q u o t e d ab o v e ( n o te o n ii 2 14 2 ) w h at B ro o k e m ak e s
v . .

J uli e t say to h e r l o v e r in th e b al co n y s ce n e I n th e i r fi rs t i nte r .

i w sh e s ays
v e , :

Y u o n m ar e y o wn e ( d o f e n d) th e n I am yo u s
o re o ur e ar e r r

( M y h no s d) p s t t b y [
o r t b y] y u w ill wh il lif
av e re n du re s
o a o o e o r e e e .

L h o th l u ky l t th t si ld [s ld m ] t l o s fi n d
e re e c o a e o r ue ve r e

E h t k s w y th
c e a th
e sh t dl
a a s th o wn e b h in d
e o er ar ,
an e av e e e e.

A h ppy li f is l
a i f G d g nt f m b
e o ve o ra u ro a o ve

T h t h t w i th h t b y
a ar n w i g h t do m a k e e xch aun g
ar f l o ve
e ve a o e o .

An d R o m e o h as u st
j s ai d
“
Fo r I of G o d wo u lde c rav e , as py r se o f pa y n s f p ast
e or ,

To s e rv e ,
ob e y ,
an d h onor y o u so l o ng a s lyf s h all l as t
e .

O f th e F r i ar th e p o e t s ays
T his b are fo o te gy rt w tfy
r er ih c o rd h is g yis h w ra e e de ,

Fo r h e o f F r a u n c is o r de r w a s ,
a fy r e r as I r e e de .

No t as th e s
m o t w as h e ,
a g ro ss l
e u n e arne d foo le
B u t do c to r of div in itie p r o ce e de d h e in s c h l oo e .

t
a r
ae t
a r
ae r
ae

T h e b o u nty of th e fy
r e r an d w is d o m h h at so wo u n e
T h e t o wn e s fo l k s h ar t s th at w e ln ig h all to fy r er L awr e n ce r o nn e .
2
78 A pp e n d i x

h e h ad tre ate d it, p o l o gy o r j u s ti fi cati o n ; an d th e

n e e de d f thur er a

p ro s e p re f c e w s w i tt n to s e r
a a s k i n d o f m al ”to t h e p ro
r e ve a a or

du ct i o n Afte r th e s u gg s ti n to p e n ts q u t d ab e h adds
. e o ar o e ov e :

H e re u n t o i f y u ap pl e it y e S h all d li o my d ing f m fl n
y , e v er oo ro o
‘
e ce ,

an d p r o fi t y o u s e l e s T h o ugh I s w th e s am e a g u m e n t l t ly se t
r v . a r a e

f o th
o r n s tag o w i th m e c m m e n da ti o n t h e n I c an lo k e fo r
e or o o

( b e i ng th e e m uc h b tt e se t f th th e n I h e o r c an d o e ) y e t
‘

r e r or av o

t h e s am e m at t e r p e nn e d as it is m ay s e e t o ly k g o o d e ffe ct i f ,
rv e ,

th e e ade rs do b y g
r n e w i h h ly g
t t e m k er o d m y n de s t o c o n si de r it o , ,

”
w h i c h h th th e m o re in c u a ge d m e t p ubli h e it s u c h a s it is
a o r o s , .

T h e e a de r m ay b e s u p is e d th t B o k e e fe s t o h a i n g s e e n
r r r a ro r r v

th e s to ry o n s t ag b u t th P u i t an s did n o t l to g e th e disap
e e r a r

p ro e o f pl ays th at h ad a m o al p urp s e I t w ill b e re m m b e e d

v r o . e r

t h at S te p h e n G o ss o n in h is S k l f A bu se , e x ce p ts a fe w c oo e o

pl ys fro m th e s w e e pi n g c n de m n ti o n o f h is ple sau n t i n e cti ve

a o a v

agai n s t P e t s P ip e r s P lai
o s J e ste s
,
a n d s u h li k e c t
, pill e rs o f
er ,
r ,
c a er

a C o m m o n w lth — am n g t h m b e i n g
e Tk f w o p e s e nt e e e ,
re r

in g th e g re e din e sse f w ldly h u se s n d t he o b l o o dy m i n ds f

. or c r ,
a o

” w h ich
u su e rsr ,
m a y ha an t i c ip ate d S h ak e sp e a in c o m b i n i ng
ve re

th e s to r i e s f t h e c as k e ts an d th e p o u n d o f fl e s h in Tb e M r k n t
o e c a

cc .

T h at B ro o k e w as P u r tan w e m ay n
a i i f f er ro m li g i o us ch ar
th e re

a c te r o f th e on ly ot erh bo o k ( m e nt o n e d i ab o e ) wh i ch h
v is k n o w n e

to h p ub lis h d H is de ath
av e e . th e s me a y e a p ro b ab ly p r nte d
r e ve

h is yi n g ut th e i nte n ti o n
carr o of li ck i ng th e re s t o f h is p o e t i cal

p ro ge n y i nt o s h ap e fo r p r i nt .

CO MM ENTS ON SO ME OF T H E CH ARACT ERS

J U LI ET — J li e t is n t fo t u n ate in h e p e n ts H e fath e r is
. u o r r ar . r

six ty o m o e y e a s o ld ( as w e m ay i n f f m w h t h e s ays in
r r r er ro a

i 5 29
. . h e m th e is b u t tw e n ty e i g h t ( se i 3 r o r a o - e . .

and m ust h e be en m a i e d w h n S h e w h l f th t ag
av H er rr e as a a e .

as se ti n th t J u li e t w as b n wh n s h h e se l f was m uch up o n
“
r o a or e e r
 A p p e ndix 79

th s y s ” f h d gh t ( w h w ill b f u t i b t f t
e e e ar o er au er o e o r een n a ou a or

n ig h t th N
, as s i f m s i th s m s
e ur e ) is s m wh t i
n or us n e a e ce n e o e a n

d fi it
e n b t m s t b w i th i
e, u y tw u f th x t fige H n a e ar o r o o e e ac ure . er

m i g w
arr a i d tly w l dly
e as e v g d by h
en p ts w i th a or o n e , a rr a n e er ar e n

li t l
t g d f
e o r n o re h w f li gs m h
ar h d h
or h er o n ee n ,
uc as s e an er us

b d p p s t m y J li t t P is
an ro o e o ar r u e o ar .

W m y i f th t C p l t h d t b
e a n er m i db f
a th gh a u e a no een a rr e e o re , ou ,

as h h im s l f i tim t s
e d th
e l dy d l s ( i 4
n a e h an e a e c ar e v . . 11 e

h dba meen as h t ( gi t fl i t ti
o u e- d i t i g ) i h is
un ven o r a on an n r ue n

b h l d ys ; d h th i k s th t h
ac a ds
an w t hi g
” S e n a e nee
“
a c n e ve n
e or

no w l st h gi
, e h esi f j l sy ve e r o cca on or ea ou .

N i th e f th er m th a s ms t h er
y m k d ff ti
no r o er ee o av e an ar e a ec on

f
or J li t u y i t
e ,
st i h w l f
o r an x pt t g t h
n e re ff th i n er e are e ce o e er o e r

h ds b y w h t f m th i p i t f i w is d si b l m i g
an a ,
ro e r o n o V e , a e ra e ar r a e .

Cap ul e t s ays ( iii .

5 . 1
75)

God
’
sb re a d ! it m a k sm e e m ad ! D ay ,
n i g h t l at , e , e ar ly ,

At h o m e , ab r o a d , a o n e , l in co m p nya ,

W aking ,
or sl e e p ng ,i s ti ll m y c ar e h hb at een

T0 h ave h e r m at c h d ;
'
an d h i av n g n o w p ro v i de d
A g e nt e m a n l o f n o b le p a r e n tag e ,
fi
O f a r de m e sn s y e , f
o u th u l, a n d n o b ly t in d ra
’

S tu ff d ,
’

as th e y s ay , i
w th h o n o u ra b l p tse ar ,

P r0p o r tio n d
’
as o n e s th
'
o ug h w t ou l d w is h m an a ,

An d t h en to h av e a w r e tc h d p li g f
e u n o o l,

A w hi i n ng m a m m e t in h e r ,
fo rtu n e st
'
e n de r ,

To an sw er
’
I 11 n o t w e d ; I cann o t lo v e ,

I am t o o y o u ng ; I p y yo u p
ra ,
ar do n me .
’

It is m o re th an h c an e n dur e an d h is w i fe w h e n J u li e t b e gs h e r
e ,

t o i n t e p o s e an d
r de l a y t h e m a i ag e f r a m o n t h w e ek
” re fu s s rr o a e
, ,

to sp e ak a w o d in o pp o si ti n to h is de t m i nati n to le t h r
“
r o er o e

“
die in th e s t e ts ” i f S h e do e s n t m a y P is t h t e y w e e k
re o rr ar a v r .

D o as th o u w il t f I h a e d n e w i t h th e e
, th La dy a dds a n d
or v o ,
e ,

l e a e s th e h pl e ss g i l t h de sp ai
v a A m o m e n t b fo re sh e h ad
r o er r . e

s ai d I wo ul d th fo l w e e m a i e d t h e g av e !
,
e o r rr o r r
2 80 A pp e n di x

E ar li e r in th e pl y ( ia . 2 . 16 ) Ca p u l e t h as s ai d to P ar is
Bu t wo o h e r g e nt e P ar ,
is g t h h tl , e er e ar ,

il
M y w l to h e r c o n e n t s is b t p t ; u a ar

An sh e ag r e e , w i th i n h s p f h i er co e o c o ce ,

L i s e my co ns n t d f i
e di ng
an i a r a c co r v o ce ;

b ut f ro m th e c o n te xt w e se e t h t th is is m ly pl si b l x s
a e re a au e e cu e

fo r not
gi ing
v th e co un t a de fi i t sw j s t th
n e Th g i l h
an er u en . e r , e

s ays is st in t h e w o rl d
” h as ” in
, ye t a ra n g e r ( no t ye t co m e o u t,

m o de r n p a l an c )
r e i a y e a o tw
, an d it is b st t
e o wa t r r o

L t tw m s m m s w ith i th i p i d
e o o re u er er n e r r e

E w m y th i nk h reip t b b i d e a er r e o e a r e.

H e s e e s n o e s o n f r h as t e r b u t l a te r i n fl u e n ce d b y th e n o b l e
a o ,

wo s i m p t u n i t i e s an d th e p e s u asi o n s o f h is w i fe w h h as
oer
’
or r ,
o

fa u d n ly m i ag e fro m t h e fi rs t ( i h e tak e s a di ffe re n t

vo re a e ar arr .

t o n e ( iii 4 1 2 ). .

C p l t S i P is I w i ll m k
a u e d sp
. t t nd
r ar , a e a e e ra e e er

O f m y h i ld s l I th i n k h w i ll b
’ ’

c ld o ve . s e e ru

I n ll s p ts b y m ; y m
a re I do u b t it n o t
ec e na ,
o re , .

W if g y u t h e , y o g t b d;o o e r e re ou o o e

A q in t h h f m y n P is l '
c ua er e re o so ar o ve ,

A n d b id h m k y m o n W dn s day n xt
e r, ar ou e ,
e e e

B ut s ft ! wh t d y is th is ?
,
o a a

P i ar s M. d y m y lo d on a ,
r .

C p l t M nd y ! h a h ! W ll W dn s d y is t
u e . o s n a a, a e ,
e e a oo oo .

O T h s d y l t it b ; T h u s d y t ll h
’ ’
ur a e e 0 r a ,
e e r,

S h sh ll b m e i d t th is n b l
a el arr e o o e e ar .

Sh e sk a ll i e d an d th e day is fix e d Al re ady h e c lls

b e m ar r , . a

P a is
r my o n“
s
” No
q u s ti o n n w f de l ay an d g e tti ng h e r n
e o o co
.
,

”
s e n t as n di t i o n o f s
a co u i n g h is o w n ! ec r

A t th e s upp o s d s u dde n de th o f th i e da u g h te th e p e n ts a e r r ar

n at u ally fe e l s o m e g e n u i n
r g i f ; b u t th i n n t i o n l w aili n g
e r e e r co ve a

( i v
5)
. b l n gs t e o t h e e li e si o n of t h e pl y n d it is sig n ifi
ar er v r o a ,
a

can t th at S h ak e s
p a e le t it s tan d w h e n e isi n g h is w o rk s o m e
e r r v
2 82 A pp e n di x

Th e pl ay ful m ann e r in w h i c h J uli e t r e ce i v e s th e adv an c e s o f -

R o m e o ( i 5 9 5 —109 ) is th o u g h ly g i lis h th o u g h w e m u s t n o t e
. . or r ,

t h a t h is fi rs t sp e e c h as g i ve n in th e pl ay , I f I p ro fan e ” is ,

n o t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f th i c n e r s ati o n w h i c h h as b e e n
e r o
go ing o n
v ,

w h il e C a p u l e t an d T y b al t w e e tal k i n g T h is is th e fi rs t a n d t h e
r .

l as t gli m ps e th at w e g e t o f h b i gh t y o u n g sp o rti v e n e ss Wi th th e
er r .

k iss th at e n ds th e p r e tty q u i bb li n g th e g i l l e arn s w h at l o v e m e an s r ,

an d th e l a g e li fe o f w o m an h o o d b e gi n s
r r .

T h e b al c n y s c e n e ( ii 2 ) th e m o s t e x q u isi te l o v e s ce n e e v e r
o .

w i tt e n
r is in p e rfe ct k e e pi n g w i th th e p o e t s co n c e p ti o n o f J uli e t ’

as li ttl e m o e th an a c h il d — s till c h il dli k e in th e e xp r e ssi o n o f th e

r

n e w l o v e th at is m k i n g h e w o m an a H e n c e th e ab s l u te f ank
r a . o r

n e ss in h e a o w al o f th at l o v e
r v — a n i de al l o e in wh i c h p assi o n v

an d p u i ty a e p e fe c tly i n t e r fu s e d
r r r T h e r e is n o t a s ugge s ti o n o f .

s e n s uali ty n R o m e o s p art any m o re th an o n h e rs Wh e n h e as k s

o
’
.
,

”
O w il t th o u l e e m so u n s atis fi e d ? it is n ly th e h al f inv o lu n
,
av e o -

ta y u tte ran c e o f t h e m an s i m p ati e n c — so n atu ral to th e m an

’
r e

th at th e full fru i ti o n o f h is l o e m u s t b e de l ay e d J uli e t k n o w s th at

v .

it i nv o l e s n o b as e s u gg e s ti o n an d a to u c h o f te n de r sy m p ath y
v ,

an d pi ty is m i n gl e d w i th th e m ai de n w is do m o f th e i nn o ce n t r e

sp o u s e Wh at s atis fact i o n c an s t th o u h a e to n i gh t ?
,
v -

L ady M art i n ( H e l e n a Fau cit) wh o h as pl ay e d th e p a t o f J uli e t r

w i th r a e p o w e r an d g ra c e an d h as w ri tte n ab o ut it n o l e ss adm i ra
r ,

b ly re m ark s o n th is s ce n e Wo m e n ar e de e ply in de b t t o Sh ak e
, :

sp e a e fo r all th e l o ly an d n o b l e th i n g s h e h as put i n t o h is
r ve

w o m en s h e arts an d m ut h s b u t s ure ly fo r n o th i ng m o re th an fo r
’
o ,

t h e w rds in w h i c h J uli e t s r e ply [ to R o m e o w h e n h e h as o e r

’
o ,
v

h e ar d h e r s o lil o q uy in th e b al c o ny ] is c o u ch e d Only o n e wh o .

k n e w o f w h at a t u e w o m an is c ap b l
,
r in frank n e ss in c o u ag e a e, ,
r ,

a n d s l f s urre n de r w h e n h e r h e t is p o ss e ss e d b y a n o b l e l o e
e -
ar v ,

co u l d h a e to u ch e d w i t h s u c h
v de li c ac y s uc h i n fi n i te c h ar m o f ,

m i ng l e d r e s e rv e an d tl ss fra n k n e ss th avo w al o f so fe r
ar e nt ye t ,
e ve ,

so m o de s t a l o v e t h e s e c re t o f w h i c h h ad b e e n so s tran g e ly s to l e n
,

from h e r As th e wh o l e s ce n e is th e n b l e s t paean t o Lo e e e r
. o v v
 A pp e n d i x 2 83

i
w r tte n , h t J li t s ys s p m i s b tl ty f f li g d
so is w a u e a u re e n u e o ee n an ex

p ssi
re who n, ll is b ti f l
e re a W t h ll th fl t ti s f m e au u . a c a e uc u a on o e o

tion wh i h p d it
c th g
e rv a s f k ss f th gi i g
e ,
e e n e ro u ran ne o e v n ,

th ti m i d d w i g b
e k f ra f l f h i g gi
n t ac m h , e ar u o av n ven oo uc un

s gh t th p pl xi ty f th w h l ll s m m d p i t h t s w t
ou e er e o e o e, a u e u n a ee

t
e n re a ty f p d w i th w h i h it l s s
or ar on c c o e .

J li t s s lil q y i iii 3 is
u e
’
o o l ss m k b l f it h s t
u n . d no e re ar a e or s c a e an

t d li g w i th
re v e r e n si t ti
ea n m p il s f th d m
a ua o n e ve n o re er ou or e ra a

W m st t f g t th t it i s lil q y b th d t “
ti t
s . e u no or e a s a o o u , re a e ou

in th sil
e d s li t d
e n ce f h an h mb ” M J m s o u e o er c a e r, as rs . a e on

re m i ds n w m y
us y o r,t m h b th d t b t ly
e a sa , no so uc as re a e ou , u on

th gh t
ou d f lt an tt d e wh ,
unu ld h h de re eve n en no o ne co u av e e ar

it. A sp k s t th o t i enl di o it is ly t
a sy m p e a r ca au e nce , on o a a

th t ie lis t
c wh pp i t s t h i t ti th t it
ener o a h it re c a e e S ua on a c an av e s

tru e e ff t d ec f ls lm s t g il ty d s h m d t h i g i
, an one ee a o u an a a e a av n n

tr u de d u pons ac e d p i ac y f th e m ai de n m e di tati o n E e n
th e r r v o . v

to c o m m e n t u p o n it s e e m s lik e p ro fan i ty .

H e r e as in th e b al c o n y s c e n e J u li e t is si m ply t h e
,
i m p ati e n t ,
“

c h il d
” t o w h m S h e c o m p ar e s h e r s e l f l o o k i ng f w a d w i th m in
o or r
,

g l e d i n n o c e n c e a n d e ag e r n e ss to th e f u i ti n o f th e t e n de r w is h e s
“
r o
”
b l o ss o m i ng at n i gh t th at i n spi e th e s o lil o q uy r .

I n o n e o f R m e o s sp e e c h e s in t h e i n t e r i e w w i th F i ar Lau r e n c e
’
o v r

a ft e r th e de ath o f T y b l t ( iii t h e e is a de li cat e t i b ut e to t h e

a . r r

g i lis h p u i ty an d ti m i di ty o f J u li e t th o u g h it o c c u s in a c o n n e c
r r ,
r

ti o n s p e ll e n t to o ur tast e th at w e m ay fa il t o n o te it T h is is
o re .

th e p ass ag e
h n is h e e e av e r ,

Wh J uli t li e s n d y t n d d g
e re e v ,
a e ve r ca a o

A n d li ttl m u s y nw th y th i ng
e o e , ever u or ,

Li h in h n n d m y lo k o n h
ve e re e av e a a o e r,

B ut R m m y n t M o li di ty
eo a o . o re v a ,

M h b l st t m
o re u ts h i p li
o n o u ra s e a e, o re c o r ve

In i n fli th n R m c a rr o Th y m y s i
- es a o eo . e a e ze

O n th wh i t w n d f d e J li t s h n d e o er o e ar u e
’
a

An d s t al i m m tal b l ssi n g f m h
e lips or e ro er ,
2 84 A p p e n di x
Who p u n d s t l m d sty
,
e ve n in re a ve a o e ,

St hi n ki ng th i w k i ss s in
ill b l s h u ,
as t e r o n e s

B t R mu m y n t h is b
o eois h d a o ,
e an e .

T h is m y fl i s d w h n I f m th is m u s t fl y ;
a e o ,
e ro

Th y f m n b u t I m b nish d
e a re re e e ,
a a e .

T h is is un q s ti
ue o na b ly f
li e s t d a ft o f th e pl ay an d is
ro m th e e ar r ,

a sp e c i m n o f th e m o s t i n t l e
e b l e cl ss f Eli ab e th an c o n e i ts o ra a o z c .

As an o t h r h as s ai d e P e h aps th e w rs t li n th t S h ak e sp e are r
, r o e a o

an y th o p o t e r w o t is th e dre adfu l o n w h e Ro m o in th
er e ev r e, e er e , e

v e ry h i gh t o f h is p ssi n t e de sp i
e s ys T h is m y fli d b u t
a o a a r, a ,
a es o,

I f o m th is m u s t fly I t c o m e s in w i th n o b t r u s i e i n g ru i ty
“
’
r . a v nc o

w h i h ab s o l ut ly m ak e s o n e s h u dd
c e
” T h e all u si n t o th e er
“
c . o ar

r
”
i o n fl i s is ba d e n u gh b ut th e dde d p u n o n fly w h i ch m ak s
e o , a ,
e

th e ll u si n a pp e ar de li b e at an d l ab r te rath th an n u n fo r
a o r e e o a er a

tu nat l ps e du e to th e e x i t e m e nt o f th e m o m e n t fo b i ds an y
e a c ,
r

atte m p t to x c us e o r p alli te it B ut w e m ust n t o v e l o k th e

e a . o r o

e x q uisi t e r e fe r e n c e t o J u li e t s lips th at
’
,

e ven in p u n d s t l m o d s ty
re a ve a e

St ill b l u sh ,
as t hi nk i ng th i wn k iss s sin e r o e .

T h e re we h J uli e t — th e J uli t w h o s e m ai de n m o de s ty
av e th e t r ue e

an d i n n o c e n ce c e rta i n c r i t i c s ( in th e i c m m e n t s up o n th e s lil o q u y r o o

in iii 3 ) h a e b e e n to ss m p r e h e n d I t is t R o m e s ’
. v
g r o t o c o o . o o

h o n o ur th at h e can un de stan d n d f e l it e ve n w h n re c alli n g th e r a e e

p assi o n at e e x ch an ge o f co nj ugal k iss s e .

T h e s ce n e ( i 3 ) in w h i c h J u li e t d i n k s th e p ti n h as b e e n m is
v . r o o

i n te rp e te d b y s o m e o f th e b e s t c i ti s C o l e i dg s ays th at sh
r r c . r e e

“
s w all o ws th e draug h t in fit f f i g h t ” f it w o u l d h a e b e e n a o r ,
or v

to b o l d a th i ng ”f a gi l f fo u te e n t h a e d n e it th e wis
o or r o r o v o o r e.

M s J am e s n s ays th t
r . o g du lly n d m o s t n tu ally in s u c h a
a ,
ra a a a r ,

m i n d o n c e tk w n of it p is ro th e h ro r is s t f n y — h e r
s o e, or r e o re z ,

i m agi n ti o n r e ali e s its w n h i de o u s c e ati n s ” —th at is fte pi

a z o r o , ,
a r c

tu i n g all th e p o ssi b l e h rro s o f t h e t o m b sh

r or b e li e v e s sh e
r ,
e se es, o
2 86 A pp e n di x

o r as f yi g h s l f
an c n er e so ; b ut no o n e, I b li e e ve , e ve r e xp e i e nce s
r

an y S h k tR m sf
oc a o eo
’
o rg e tt n g i h is R s li w h o a ne , o h ad b een a m e re
n am e y e ar n i n g f
fo r th e u u a n o n an d r us h i n g i n t o
o h is y o thf l i m gi ti a ,

o
”
h is p assi n fo J uli e t M s J am e s n s ays O ur i m p ssi o n f r o
“
r . . : re o

J uli e t s l o li n e ss an d s e n si b ili ty is e n h an c e d w h e n w e fin d it o e
’
ve v r

co m in
g in t h b s o m o f R m e o a p re i o u s l v e fo an t h e
e o H is o v o r o r.

v isi o n a y p ssi o n fo r th c l d i n ac c e ssi b l e R o s ali n e fo m s b ut th e

r a e o , r

p o l o gu e th th s h o l d to th e tr ue th e re l s e n ti m e nt w h i h su c
r ,
e re , ,
a c

c e e ds t o it T h is i n c i de n t w h i c h is fo u n d in th e
. i gi n al s to ry h as , or ,

b e e n re tai n e d by Sh ak sp e are w it h e q ual fe e li ng an d judgm e n t ;

a n d fa ,
f m b e i ng a fa ul t in t s te an d s e n ti m nt f r f o m p ju
r ro a e , a r re

di c i n g u s agai n s t R o m e b y c as ti n g n h im at t h e o uts e t o f th e o o ,

pi e c e t h e s ti gm a f i n c o n s t an cy it b e c m s i f p ro p ly c o n si de e d
,
o ,
o e ,
er r ,

a b e u ty in th e d am
a an d adds a f e s h s tr k e o f tr ut h to th e
r a,
po r r o

t r ai t o t
f h e l v e W y afte r h o a ll rsh ul d
o . w b e f e d t w h at
f n d e a , ,
e o

do e s n o t o ff e n d J u li e t h s l f ? fo r in th e o i g i n al s t o r y w e fi n d th at
er e r

h er att e n ti n is fi s t att rac te d t wa rds R o m e

o r b y s e i ng h im fan cy o o e

si ck an d p al e o f c h e e r f r l v o f a c o l d b e auty ” ,
’
o o e .

T h e G e rm an c r i ti c K re yssig a p tly e m a k s We m ak e th e ac r r :
“

q uai n tan c e o f R o m e o at th e c i ti cal p e i o d o f th at n o t dan g e ro u s r r

si ck n e ss to w h i c h y uth is li b l e I t is th t l o v e lyi n g in th e e y e s
o a . a
‘

o f e arly an d j u s t b l o ss m i n g m an h o o d t h at h u m o s o m e w h i m si c al
o , r ,

‘
l o v e in i dl e n e ss th at fi s t b e wil de re d s tam m e i n g i n te r i e w o f th e
,
’
r , r v

h e a t w i t h th s carce ly awak e n e d n atu r S t ange ly e n ugh o bje c

r e e. r o ,

ti o n s h a e b e e n m ade t o t h is s u p e fl u u s c o m pli c ati o n as i f do wn

’
v r o , ,

t th is day e e ry R o m o h ad n o t to si gh fo r s o m e J un o n i an R o s a
o , v e

li n e n ay fo r h al f a do e n R s ali n e s m o re o r l e ss b e fo r e h is e y e s
, , z o , ,

o p n u p o n h is J uli t
e
” e .

Y o u ng m e n f rde n t an d s e n ti m e n tal n atu re as K re yssig i n ti

o a ,

m at e s i m ag i n e th m s e l e s in l o v e — s o m e t i m e s ag ai n an d agai n
,
e v

b e fo re a g n ui n e p assi o n tak e s p o ss e ssi n o f t h e m As Ro s ali n d

e o .

e xp re ss e s it C u pi d m ay h a e c l a pp e d th e m o n t h e s h o u l de r
” b ut v
, , ,

th e y ar e r e ally “ h e ar t w h o l e S uc h l o v e is li k e th at o f th e s o n g in
- .

Tb c M e r ck a n t o
f Ve n ice .
 A pp e n di x 2 87

It is e n g e n de r
’
d in th e ys e e ,

By gaz ngi fe d ,
an d f an c y di s e

I n th e c r ad e l w h e re it li s e .
"

It li v e s o n ly u n til it is displ ace d b y a h e al th i e m o re i g o o us l o e r, v r v ,

c ap a b l e o f o ut g ro w i n g t h p e car i o u s p e i d o f i n fan c y 1 T h is is
e r r o .

n o t t h e o n ly i n s tan c e f t h e k i n d in S h ak e sp e a e O si n o s e
’
o r . r x

V is si m il R m s A th e b e g i n
’
p e rie n c e in T w l
f tk I g k t e t o zo e o t ar .

n i ng o f t h e pl ay h e is s u ff i n g fro m u n r e q u i te d l o v e fo r O liv i a b u t
er ,

l ate r fi n ds h is J uli e t in Vi o l a .

R o m e o is a v e y y o un g m an — if i n de e d w e m ay c all h im a m an
r

w h e n w e fi rs t m e e t h im We m ay s u pp o s e h im t o b e t w n ty b ut
. e ,

h ardly o l de r H e h as s e e n v e ry littl e o f s o ci e ty as w e i n fe fro m

.
,
r

B e n v o lio s a dv isi n g h im to g o t o t h e m as q u e ra de at C ap ul t s in
’ ’
e ,

o rde r t o c o m p ar e
“ ”
t h e a dm i re d b e a ut i e s o f Ve ro n a w i th R o s ali n e .

H e h ad t h o u g h t h e r fai r n n e e ls e b e i n g b y ” H e is h a dly l e ss
,
o . r

a s t ran g e r in th e w o r l d
” th an J u li e t h i m s e l f L o v e de v e l o ps h im .

as it do e s h e r b u t m o re sl o w ly
, .

C o nt ra s t t h e s t e n g t h o f J u li e t s n e w b o n h e r is m in h e r b u ddi n g
’
r - r o

w o m an h o o d w h e n sh e dr i nk s th e p o t i n th at is to c n si g n h e t o
,
o o r

th e h o rr o r s o f t h e c h ar n e l h o u s e w i th th e w e ak n e ss o f R o m e o wh o
-
,

is r e ady to k ill h i m s e l f w h e n h e l e a n s th at h e is t o b e b an is h e d r

fro m Ve ro n a — an i n si gni fi can t fate c o m p a e d w i th t h at w h i ch

,
r

th r e at n s h e r
e b an is h m e nt fro m h o m e a b e gg in th e s tre e ts
.
,
ar ,

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r v r r a r v

h e r fr o m h e l aw fu l h u s b an d o r de ath t o e s cap e t h a t g u il t an d
r ,

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f i k e B a ll-r o o m

T h ro u g hs un n y M y th a ,
ro u g hs l yJ u tr un e ,

I l o ve d her w t ih l a o v e e te r n a l .

T h is
at ab o u t th e av e ra g e sp n a of its “
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fri e nds s y b a t it
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w re tc h ss N o w o n de r th at th e
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t e m p t an d i n di g n ati o n w h e n R o m e o d aw s h is s wo rd
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I th u gh t th y dis p si ti n b tt t mp
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o d o o e er e er .

H s t tha l i n T yb l t wi lt th u sl y thys lf ?
ou S a a o a e

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Th t th u h p p y
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B u t th u l w t T y b l t ; t h a t th
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r t th u h p p y o e e e re a r o a .

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co r ee er e a r ra

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e a s e av a u e e c ,

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o s e or e a ov .

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a e s u h di m is b le
e , a , or c e e ra .

H e h as th e f o rm o f a l s an d act s li k e a w e ak gi rl
m an , b ut ta k ,

wh il e th e g i l of
r fo u t e n w h o m h e l o v e s — a c h il d th re e days
r e

bf e o re , we m i gh t say — n o w s h o w s a s e l f c o n tr o l a n d fo rt i tu de -

w o rt hy of a m an .

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t i di n g s o f J u li e t s s upp s e d de ath th e fi rs t ti m e
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a n d w i th m an ly de te m i n at i o n A c r di ngly h e n o w sp e ak s wi t h
r . c o ,
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y o u r ar m . Po o r R o m e o c an on ly pl e ad ,
“
I t h o ug ht all fo r th e
b es t ” .

B ut at t h is p i
pl ay wh e n t h e t ag i c c o m pli cati o n re ally
o nt in th e , r

b egi ns th e d am atis t m ust dis m iss M e rcu ti o f m th s tage as h e

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r ro e ,

do e s wi th F als taff aft e r P i n c e H al h s b e c o m e K i n g r M e cut i o a . r

m u s t n o t c o m e in co n ta c t wi th J uli e t n w ill R o m e o h i m s e l f c e ,
or ar

to m e e t h im H e is th e m o s t fo u l m o uth e d o f Sh ak e sp e ar e s
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c h a ac te rs
r t h e c l o w n s a n d p ro flig a te s n t e x c e p t e d
, T h e o n ly o .

i ns tan ce in S h ak e sp e a s wo k s in w h i h t h e o i gi n al e di ti n s o m it
re
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a w o d fr m th e t e x t is in a sp e e c h o f M c u ti o s an d P o p e w h o
’
r o er ,

c o u l d o n o cc asi o n b e as co ar s e as an y a u th o r o f th at li c e n t i o u s
g a e,

f l t o b li ge d t d o p t w o f M e c uti s li n e s fro m h is e di ti o n o f th e
e o r o r o
’

d am atis t
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v r a .

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r

— as th e fam ili ar de s c ip ti o n o f Q ue e n M al a m ply p r s C i ti c s ) ro v e . r

h av e pi ck e d it to pi e c e s and fo un d faul t w i th s o me o f th e de tails

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v

a n d sp ar k li n g w it I ts i m p e r fe cti o n s a n d i n c o n sis te n c i e s i f s uc h
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t h e y b e are in k e e pi n g w i th th e c h ara c t e r a n d th e si tu ati o n

,
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w as m e an t to b e a b illi an t i m p ro is a ti n n o t a c a fully e l b rate d

r v o , re a o

c o m p o si t i o n S h ak e sp e a e m y i n de e d h a e w i tte n th e sp e e c h a s
. r a , , v r

r api dly an d c ar e l e ssly a s h e m ak e s M e rc u ti o sp e ak it .

THE TI M E ANALYSIS -
OF T H E PL AY
T h is is s
'

um m e d u p by . h is l b l p p
M r P A D an i e l in. . v a ua e a er

O n th e T i m e s or D u ra ti s f th A ti s f S h k sp s P l ys
on o e c on o a e re
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f N e w S ka ks . S 8 7 7 —7 9 p
oc. 194 ) f ll w s , . 1 as o o

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ty six c o n s e c uti v e days
ra g e d ,
i n g o n th e ,
co m m e nc

mo rn i n g o e f th fi s t
an d e n di n g ly in th e m o rn i ng f th e six th
r ,
e ar o .

D ay 1 ( S u n day ) A t I a n d Act I I sc i an d ii
. c . . . . .

—
( M o n day ) A c t I I 5 0 iii i A ct I I I sc i i
2 — . . v . . . . v.
. .
,
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D ay 3 ( T u e s day ) A c t I I I se v A c t
. . . .
, IV . se . i —iv
. .

4 ( We dn e s day ) Ac t I V sc v
. . . .

5 ( T h u r s day ) A c t V
. .

6 ( Fr i day ) E n d o f A c t V sc iii
. . . .

f
A t e r th e a b
p i nte d D r F u n i all c all e d M r D an i e l s
o ve w as r , . r v .
’

a tte n t i o n t o m y n o t e o n p ag e 2 4 9 fo l in w h i c h I S h o w th at t h e .

dram a m ay c l s e o n T h u s day m o n i n g i n s t e a d o f F ri day

o M r r . r .

D an i l w as at fi s t disi n cli n e d t o acc e p t th is i e w b u t o n s e co n d

e r v ,

t h o ugh t w as c o m p e ll e d t o a dm i t th at I w as i gh t r .

LI ST OF CH ARACT ERS IN THE P LAY

Th e n um b s er in p ar e n th s s i di
e e n c at e th e li n e s th e c h ar a ct e r s
h av e in e ac hs cen e .

E sca lu s : i . I ( 2 3 ) ; iii . V . Wh o l e no .
75 .

P a r is : i . iii . iv . v . Wh o l e
no . 69 .

M o n tag u e : i . iii . v. Wh o l e no .
41 .

Cap u let : L iii iV °

v . Wh o l e n o 2 6 9 . .

2d Cap u let : i . Wh o l e n o 3 . .

R o m eo : i .
M6 5 ) . ii . t o) .

iii . v . Wh o l e
n0 . 6 18 .

M er cu tio : ii . iii . Who le no . 273 .

B en v olio : i . ii . iii .

Wh o l e n o . 16 1 .

Ty ba lt : i . iii . Wh o l e no .
36 .

F r i a r L a u r e n ce : ii . iii . iv .

v . Wh o l e no . 350 .

F r ia r jok n v . Wh l o e no . 13 .

B a ltk a sa r : v . Wh o l e no .
32 .

S a mpso n : i . Wh o l e no .
4 1 .

G r eg ory : i . \
Vh o le n o . 24 .
2
92 A ppe n di x

P e te r : iii . iv . Wh o l e n o .
37 .

A br a m : i . Wh o l e n o 5 . .

Ap otk eca ry : v . Wh o l e n o 7 . .

1 st M u sic ia n : iv . Wh o l e n o 1 6 . .

2d M u sicia n iv . Wh o l e n o 6 . .

3d M u si cia n iv . Wh o l e n o 1 . .

1 st S e r va n t : i . iv . Wh o l e no .
38 .

2d S e r v a nt : i . iv . Wh o l e no . 14 .

1 st Wa tck m a n v . Wh o l e no . 19 .

2d Wa tck m a n : v . VVh O le n o . 1 .

3d Wa tck m a n : v . Wh l o e no .
3 .

1 st Citiz e n : i . iii . Wh o l e no . 6 .

P ag e : v . Wh o l e no .
9 .

L a dy M gue o n ta : i . Wh o l e no .
3 .

L a dy Cap u let : i. iii . iv .

v Wh l o e no 11
5 .

ju liet : i . ii . iii .

iv . v . Wh o l e no .
54 1 .

N u r se : i . ii . iii .

iv . v . Wh o l e no . 2 90 .

P r olog u e ”: Wh o l e no . 14 .

Ck o r u s ” i Wh o l e n o 1 4
e n d o f ac t . . .

I n th e ab o v e e n u m e at i o n p arts o f li n e s c o u n te d a s r ,
a re w hl o e

li n e s m ak i ng t h e t o t l in th e pl ay g e at th n it is T h e
, a r er a . a c tu a l
n u m b e r in e ac h s c e n e is as fo ll w s P l o gu e i o : ro .

Ch o ru s ii .

iii
iv . v .

Wh o l e n um b er in th e pl ay , 3 05 3 . Th e li n e -n u m b i e r ng

is t h at o f th e G l o b e e d.
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c o nv e rt ( in t ran sit iv e ) 193 dr i t f sch e m e ) , 2 5 2 gp ; 6

a es 1
9
co t - q u e an , 2 5 7
,

dry -b e a t , 2 2 2 , 2 6 1 g i
ar sh , 2 2 8
y
co u n t ( = c o u n t) , 1 8 1 , 2 4 1 du m , 2 6 0 p g e ar m a t te r ), 2 12, 26
p
c o u r t -c u b o a r d, 1 8
9 D u n in th e m ire , 1 8 4 g h lyo st 2 04
4

p
c o u r t sh i , 2 3 3
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ve
,

e av e a w h ile , 78
k
1
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iv e e, 2 52
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k 7 3 8 79
1 1 6 gi m l
ve e e av e , 2 1 6
p y p
c o v e r ( la u o n ) , 1 80 e lf-lo c
,

s, 1
,

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c ro - ee e r, 1 2 e n co u n te r , 2 1 8 G o d sh all m e n d m y so u l !
c r u sh a c u p , 1 7 6 e n da r t , 18 1 192
cr y s t al s c a le s , 1 7 6 e n o rcef f o rce ) 2 67 G o d sh ie ld, 2 4 8
c u re ( in t ra n sit iv e ) 17 4 en g r o ss in g 2 69
,

g
G o d y e o o d m o rro w ! 212
f
c u r e w - b e ll, 2 56
,

e n p ie r ce d, 1 8 3
,

g dd (
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C y n th ia , 2 3 8 e n t ra n c e y
( t r is llab le ) 1 82 1 7 0. 1
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,

g dg b
oo o o se , i te n o t , 2 1 1

da m n a t io n ( c o n c re te ) , 2 4 5 224, 2 28 g d
oo h ap , 2 3 5
p y p
da re ( la u o n ) , 2 0 7 E hi p
t o e , 19 1 g d
oo m o rro w , 1 7 0 , 2 05
k
da r h e a v e n , 1 7 3 e v e n in g m a ss , 2 47 g dh
oo t o u , 1 89
da te 1 88 x il g bl d
xp i ( ( i) i )5 838
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9
date le ss , 2 6 9 e re tran s t v e
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o ssa e r, 2 1 7
,

de a r , 2 3 2 , 2 6 5 , 2 6 7 e x m t re 8 e s, 2 4
,

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g b(
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3
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a nt 1 2 g (y )
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g f i i m idw if 86 g
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as o n- on e rs, 2 0 h gg d (
a ar ) n o u n , 2 03
p
de p e n d ( im e n d) , 2 2 3 f y
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de s p e r a te , 2 3 6 f f l f id) 3
e ar u a ra
,

2 2 h a r lo t r , 2 5 3 y
f li g
,

de t e r m in e o f, 2 2 9 ee n 4 2 0 h av e a t t h e e , 1 6 7 , 2 6 1
de te st able ( ac ce n t ) 2 5 8 f i g 54
e ste r n 2 h av io u r , 2 00
q y f l 3 f g
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de v o t io n ( u adris llab le ) , e tt e 24 h ay ( in e n c in ) , 2 08
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disc o v e r r e v e al) , 2 0 1 , fla tte rin g
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fle c k e d, 2 04 H e a r t s-e a se , 2 60
’
2 24

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( la u o n ) , 1 7 0
p
dis la n t , 2 3 3 flir t - ills , 2 1 3 g h e ld h im c a re le ssl , 2 3 6 y
p
dis u t e re a so n ) , 2 33 flo w e r e d ( u m ) , 2 1 1 p p g
h i h m o st, 2 1 6
disse m b le r s ( m e t re ) , 2 3 0 fo nd f o o lish ) , 2 33 , 2 5 9 g
h i h -t o p - alla n t , 2 1 4 g
p
dis te m e r a t u re , 2 06 fool 17 9 g
h ildin , 2 09 , 2 4 3
g f
,

dist rau h t , 2 5 5 o o lish , 1 9 5 h is it s ) , 2 5 9 , 2 7 0

div isio n ( in m u sic ) , 2 3 8 f p
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p g
do dis a ra e m e n t , 1 9 2 f p y p
o r m ( la u o n ) , 2 09 p
hol , 17 4
do h a te , 2 3 4 fo r th , 1 6 9 y
h o m e l in th y dr i t , 2 06 f
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o r t u n e s o o l, 2 2 4
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F y
,

do o m t h e e de a th 2 2 3 r e e to w n , 1 69 h o u r ( diss llab le ) , 2 1 6 ,
p
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70
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m a ide n h e a d, 1 7 7 o ld i p
) , 2 34 r a c t se d

p
I ( re e ate d) , 2 2 0 k
m a e an d m ar , 1 7 2 o ne i s n o n u m be r , 1
idle w o r m s , 1 86 k
m a e s da in t , 1 9 0 y p
o e rat i o n e ffe c t )
73
2 19
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,

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, 2 5 3

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m an a e ( n o u n ) , 2 2 4 O si e r ca g ,
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,

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72
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y
222
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m a r c h an e , . 1 8 9 owe p o sse s s
,

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m a r e n t , 1 80
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m a r -m a n , 1 7 1 p ly 4 9
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m a r r ia e ( t r is llab le ) , y p d ar
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1
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,

2 4 8, 2 5 4 m isa dv e n t u re , 2 6 2 Ph hae t 5 on , 2 2
m ist e m e re d, 1 6 8 p p il h c e r, 2 2 2

lab e l, 2 4 8 m ist re ss ( t r is llab le ) 2 1 4 y pi ( i

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