ROMEOANDJULIET1ROMEOANDJULIETWilliamShakespeare1595ROMEOANDJULIET2THEPROLOGUEEnterChorus.Chor.Twohouseholds,bothalikeindignity,InfairVerona,wherewelayourscene,Fromancientgrudgebreaktonewmutiny,Wherecivilbloodmakescivilhandsunclean.FromforththefatalloinsofthesetwofoesApairofstar-cross'dloverstaketheirlife;Whosemisadventur'dpiteousoverthrowsDothwiththeirdeathburytheirparents'strife.Thefearfulpassageoftheirdeath-mark'dlove,Andthecontinuanceoftheirparents'rage,Which,buttheirchildren'send,naughtcouldremove,Isnowthetwohours'trafficofourstage;Thewhichifyouwithpatientearsattend,Whathereshallmiss,ourtoilshallstrivetomend.[Exit.]ROMEOANDJULIET3ACTI.ROMEOANDJULIET4SCENEI.Verona.Apublicplace.EnterSampsonandGregory(withswordsandbucklers)ofthehouseofCapulet.Samp.Gregory,onmyword,we'llnotcarrycoals.Greg.No,forthenweshouldbecolliers.Samp.Imean,anwebeincholer,we'lldraw.Greg.Ay,whileyoulive,drawyourneckoutofcollar.Samp.Istrikequickly,beingmoved.Greg.Butthouartnotquicklymovedtostrike.Samp.AdogofthehouseofMontaguemovesme.Greg.Tomoveistostir,andtobevaliantistostand.Therefore,ifthouartmoved,thourunn'staway.Samp.Adogofthathouseshallmovemetostand.IwilltakethewallofanymanormaidofMontague's.Greg.Thatshowstheeaweakslave;fortheweakestgoestothewall.Samp.'Tistrue;andthereforewomen,beingtheweakervessels,areeverthrusttothewall.ThereforeIwillpushMontague'smenfromthewallandthrusthismaidstothewall.Greg.Thequarrelisbetweenourmastersandustheirmen.Samp.'Tisallone.Iwillshowmyselfatyrant.WhenIhavefoughtwiththemen,Iwillbecruelwiththemaids-Iwillcutofftheirheads.Greg.Theheadsofthemaids?Samp.Ay,theheadsofthemaids,ortheirmaidenheads.Takeitinwhatsensethouwilt.Greg.Theymusttakeitinsensethatfeelit.Samp.MetheyshallfeelwhileIamabletostand;and'tisknownIamaprettypieceofflesh.Greg.'Tiswellthouartnotfish;ifthouhadst,thouhadstbeenpoor-John.Drawthytool!HerecomestwoofthehouseofMontagues.EntertwootherServingmen[AbramandBalthasar].Samp.Mynakedweaponisout.Quarrel!Iwillbackthee.Greg.How?turnthybackandrun?Samp.Fearmenot.Greg.No,marry.Ifearthee!Samp.Letustakethelawofoursides;letthembegin.Greg.IwillfrownasIpassby,andletthemtakeitastheylist.Samp.Nay,astheydare.Iwillbitemythumbatthem;whichisdisgracetothem,iftheybearit.Abr.Doyoubiteyourthumbatus,sir?Samp.Idobitemythumb,sir.Abr.Doyoubiteyourthumbatus,sir?Samp.[asidetoGregory]IsthelawofoursideifIsayay?Greg.[asidetoSampson]No.Samp.No,sir,Idonotbitemythumbatyou,sir;butIbitemythumb,sir.Greg.Doyouquarrel,sir?Abr.Quarrel,sir?No,sir.Samp.Butifyoudo,sir,amforyou.IserveasROMEOANDJULIET5goodamanasyou.Abr.Nobetter.Samp.Well,sir.EnterBenvolio.Greg.[asidetoSampson]Say'better.'Herecomesoneofmymaster'skinsmen.Samp.Yes,better,sir.Abr.Youlie.Samp.Draw,ifyoubemen.Gregory,rememberthyswashingblow.Theyfight.Ben.Part,fools![Beatsdowntheirswords.]Putupyourswords.Youknownotwhatyoudo.EnterTybalt.Tyb.What,artthoudrawnamongtheseheartlesshinds?TurntheeBenvolio!lookuponthydeath.Ben.Idobutkeepthepeace.Putupthysword,Ormanageittopartthesemenwithme.Tyb.What,drawn,andtalkofpeace?IhatethewordAsIhatehell,allMontagues,andthee.Haveatthee,coward!Theyfight.Enteranofficer,andthreeorfourCitizenswithclubsorpartisans.Officer.Clubs,bills,andpartisans!Strike!beatthemdown!Citizens.DownwiththeCapulets!DownwiththeMontagues!EnterOldCapuletinhisgown,andhisWife.Cap.Whatnoiseisthis?Givememylongsword,ho!Wife.Acrutch,acrutch!Whycallyouforasword?Cap.Mysword,Isay!OldMontagueiscomeAndflourisheshisbladeinspiteofme.EnterOldMontagueandhisWife.Mon.ThouvillainCapulet!-Holdmenot,letmego.M.Wife.Thoushaltnotstironefoottoseekafoe.EnterPrinceEscalus,withhisTrain.Prince.Rebellioussubjects,enemiestopeace,Profanersofthisneighbour-stainedsteel-Willtheynothear?What,ho!youmen,youbeasts,ThatquenchthefireofyourperniciousrageWithpurplefountainsissuingfromyourveins!Onpainoftorture,fromthosebloodyhandsThrowyourmistemperedweaponstothegroundAndhearthesentenceofyourmovedprince.Threecivilbrawls,bredofanairywordBythee,oldCapulet,andMontague,Havethricedisturb'dthequietofourstreetsAndmadeVerona'sancientcitizensCastbytheirgravebeseemingornamentsTowieldoldpartisans,inhandsasold,Cank'redwithpeace,topartyourcank'redhate.Ifeveryoudisturbourstreetsagain,YourlivesshallpaytheROMEOANDJULIET6forfeitofthepeace.Forthistimealltherestdepartaway.You,Capulet,shallgoalongwithme;And,Montague,comeyouthisafternoon,Toknowourfartherpleasureinthiscase,TooldFreetown,ourcommonjudgmentplace.Oncemore,onpainofdeath,allmendepart.Exeunt[allbutMontague,hisWife,andBenvolio].Mon.Whosetthisancientquarrelnewabroach?Speak,nephew,wereyoubywhenitbegan?Ben.HereweretheservantsofyouradversaryAndyours,closefightingereIdidapproach.Idrewtopartthem.IntheinstantcameThefieryTybalt,withhisswordprepar'd;Which,ashebreath'ddefiancetomyears,Heswungabouthisheadandcutthewinds,Who,nothinghurtwithal,hiss'dhiminscorn.Whilewewereinterchangingthrustsandblows,Camemoreandmore,andfoughtonpartandpart,TillthePrincecame,whopartedeitherpart.M.Wife.O,whereisRomeo?Sawyouhimto-day?RightgladIamhewasnotatthisfray.Ben.Madam,anhourbeforetheworshipp'dsunPeer'dforththegoldenwindowo