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- $Title{Romeo And Juliet: Act IV, Scene II}
- $Author{Shakespeare, William}
- $Subject{}
- $Log{Dramatis Personae*00450.TXT}
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- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
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- ACT IV
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- SCENE II: Hall in Capulet's house.
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- {Enter CAPULET, LADY CAPULET, Nurse, and two
- Servingmen.}
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- CAPULET: So many guests invite as here are writ.
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- [Exit First Servant.]
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- Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks.
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- Second Servant: You shall have none ill, sir; for I'll try if they
- can lick their fingers.
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- CAPULET: How canst thou try them so?
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- Second Servant: Marry, sir, 'tis an ill cook that cannot lick his
- own fingers: therefore he that cannot lick his
- fingers goes not with me.
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- CAPULET: Go, be gone.
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- [Exit Second Servant.]
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- We shall be much unfurnished for this time. 10
- What, is my daughter gone to Friar Laurence?
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- Nurse: Ay, forsooth.
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- CAPULET: Well, he may chance to do some good on her:
- A peevish self-will'd harlotry it is.
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- Nurse: See where she comes from shrift with merry look.
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- [Enter JULIET.]
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- CAPULET: How now, my headstrong! where have you been gadding?
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- JULIET: Where I have learn'd me to repent the sin
- Of disobedient opposition
- To you and your behests, and am enjoin'd
- By holy Laurence to fall prostrate here, 20
- And beg your pardon: pardon, I beseech you!
- Henceforward I am ever ruled by you.
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- CAPULET: Send for the county; go tell him of this:
- I'll have this knot knit up to-morrow morning.
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- JULIET: I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell;
- And gave him what becomed love I might,
- Not step o'er the bounds of modesty.
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- CAPULET: Why, I am glad on't; this is well: stand up:
- This is as't should be. Let me see the county;
- Ay, marry, go, I say, and fetch him hither. 30
- Now, afore God! this reverend holy friar,
- Our whole city is much bound to him.
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- JULIET: Nurse, will you go with me into my closet,
- To help me sort such needful ornaments
- As you think fit to furnish me to-morrow?
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- LADY CAPULET: No, not till Thursday; there is time enough.
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- CAPULET: Go, nurse, go with her: we'll to church to-morrow.
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- [Exeunt JULIET and Nurse.]
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- LADY CAPULET: We shall be short in our provision:
- 'Tis now near night.
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- CAPULET: Tush, I will stir about,
- And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife: 40
- Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her;
- I'll not to bed to-night; let me alone;
- I'll play the housewife for this once. What, ho!
- They are all forth. Well, I will walk myself
- To County Paris, to prepare him up
- Against to-morrow: my heart is wondrous light,
- Since this same wayward girl is so reclaim'd.
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- [Exeunt.]
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