PROLOGUE
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1PROLOGUEEnter CHORUS510The CHORUS enters.CHORUSCHORUSTwo households, both alike in dignity(In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),In the beautiful city of Verona, where our story takes place, along standing hatred between two families erupts into newFrom ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.violence, and citizens stain their hands with the blood of theirfellow citizens. Two unlucky children of these enemy familiesFrom forth the fatal loins of these two foesA pair of star crossed lovers take their life,become lovers and commit suicide. Their unfortunate deathsput an end to their parents' feud. For the next two hours, weWhose misadventured piteous overthrowsDoth with their death bury their parents' strife.will watch the story of their doomed love and their parents'anger, which nothing but the children's deaths could stop. IfThe fearful passage of their death marked loveAnd the continuance of their parents' rage,you listen to us patiently, we'll make up for everything we'veleft out in this prologue onstage.Which, but their children's end, naught could remove,Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—The which, if you with patient ears attend,What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.ExitThe CHORUS exits.Page 1
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1ACT 1, SCENE 1Enter SAMPSON and GREGORY of the house of Capulet, withswords and bucklersSAMPSON and GREGORY, servants of the Capulet family,enter carrying swords and small shields.SAMPSONSAMPSONGregory, on my word, we'll not carry coals.Gregory, I swear, we can't let them humiliate us. We won't taketheir garbage.GREGORYGREGORYNo, for then we should be colliers.(teasing SAMPSON) No, because then we'd be garbagemen.SAMPSONSAMPSONI mean, an we be in choler, we'll draw.What I mean is, if they make us angry we'll pull out ourswords.GREGORYGREGORYAy, while you live, draw your neck out of collar.Maybe you should focus on pulling yourself out of trouble,Sampson.5SAMPSONSAMPSONI strike quickly, being moved.I hit hard when I'm angry.GREGORYGREGORYBut thou art not quickly moved to strike.But it's hard to make you angry .SAMPSONSAMPSONA dog of the house of Montague moves me.One of those dogs from the Montague house can make meangry.GREGORYGREGORYTo move is to stir, and to be valiant is to stand.Angry enough to run away. You won't stand and fight.Therefore if thou art moved thou runn'st away.10SAMPSONSAMPSONA dog of that house shall move me to stand. I willtake the wall of any man or maid of Montague's.A dog from that house will make me angry enough to take astand. If I pass one of them on the street, I'll take the sidecloser to the wall and let him walk in the gutter.Page 2
Romeo and Juliet, Act 115GREGORYGREGORYThat shows thee a weak slave, for the weakest goesThat means you're the weak one, because weaklings get pushedto the wall.up against the wall.SAMPSONSAMPSON'Tis true, and therefore women, being the weaker ves sels,are ever thrust to the wall. Therefore I will pushYou're right. That's why girls get pushed up against walls—they're weak. So what I'll do is push the Montague men into theMontague's men from the wall, and thrust his maidsto the wall.street and the Montague women up against the wall.GREGORYGREGORYThe quarrel is between our masters and us their men.The fight is between our masters, and we men who work forthem.20SAMPSONSAMPSON'Tis all one. I will show myself a tyrant. When Ihave fought with the men, I will be civil with theIt's all the same. I'll be a harsh master to them. After I fight themen, I'll be nice to the women—I'll cut off their heads.maids. I will cut off their heads.25GREGORYGREGORYThe heads of the maids?Cut off their heads? You mean their maidenheads ?SAMPSONSAMPSONAy, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads.Take it in what sense thou wilt.Cut off their heads, take their maidenheads—whatever. Takemy remark in whichever sense you like.GREGORYGREGORYThey must take it in sense that feel it.The women you rape are the ones who'll have to “sense” it.SAMPSONSAMPSONMe they shall feel while I am able to stand, andThey'll feel me as long as I can keep an erection. Everybody'tis known I am a pretty piece of flesh.knows I'm a nice piece of flesh.GREGORYGREGORY'Tis well thou art not fish. If thou hadst, thou hadst been poor john.It's a good thing you're not a piece of fish. You're dried andshriveled like salted fish.Enter ABRAM and another SERVINGMANDraw thy tool! Here comes of the house of Montagues.ABRAM and another servant of the Montagues enter.Pull out your tool now. These guys are from the house ofMontague.30SAMPSONSAMPSONMy naked weapon is out. Quarrel! I will back thee.I have my naked sword out. Fight, I'll back you up.Page 3
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1GREGORYGREGORYHow? Turn thy back and run?How will you back me up—by turning your back and runningaway?35SAMPSONSAMPSONFear me not.Don't worry about me.GREGORYGREGORYNo, marry. I fear thee.No, really. I am worried about you!SAMPSONSAMPSONLet us take the law of our sides. Let them begin.Let's not break the law by starting a fight. Let them startsomething.GREGORYGREGORYI will frown as I pass by, and let them take it as they list.I'll frown at them as they pass by, and they can react howeverthey want.SAMPSONSAMPSONNay, as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them, which is adisgrace to them, if they bear it. (bites his thumb)You mean however they dare. I'll bite my thumb at them.That's an insult, and if they let me get away with it they'll bedishonored. (SAMPSON bites his thumb )40ABRAMABRAMDo you bite your thumb at us, sir?Hey, are you biting your thumb at us?SAMPSONSAMPSONI do bite my thumb, sir.I'm biting my thumb.ABRAMABRAMDo you bite your thumb at us, sir?Are you biting your thumb at us?SAMPSONSAMPSON(aside to GREGORY)Is the law of our side if I say “ay”?(aside to GREGORY) Is the law on our side if I say yes?GREGORYGREGORY(aside to SAMPSON)(aside to SAMPSON) No.No.45SAMPSONSAMPSONNo, sir. I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I bite my thumb,sir.(to ABRAM) No, sir, I'm not biting my thumb at you, but I ambiting my thumb.GREGORYGREGORYDo you quarrel, sir?Are you trying to start a fight?ABRAMABRAMQuarrel, sir? No, sir.Start a fight? No, sir.Page 4
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1SAMPSONSAMPSONBut if you do, sir, I am for you. I serve as good a man asIf you want to fight, I'm your man. My employer is as good asyou.yours.ABRAMABRAMNo better.But he's not better than mine.SAMPSONSAMPSONWell, sir.Well then.Enter BENVOLIO50BENVOLIO enters.GREGORYGREGORY(aside to SAMPSON) Say “better.” Here comes one of my(speaking so that only SAMPSON can hear) Say “better.” Heremaster's kinsmen.comes one of my employer's relatives.SAMPSONSAMPSON(to ABRAM) Yes, better, sir.(to ABRAM) Yes, “better,” sir.ABRAMABRAMYou lie.You lie.SAMPSONSAMPSONDraw, if you be men.—Gregory, remember thy washing blow.Pull out your swords, if you're men. Gregory, remember how toslash.They fight55Page 5They fight.BENVOLIOBENVOLIO(draws his sword) Part, fools!Put up your swords. You know not what you do.(pulling out his sword) Break it up, you fools. Put your swordsaway. You don't know what you're doing.Enter TYBALTTYBALT enters.TYBALTTYBALTWhat, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?Turn thee, Benvolio. Look upon thy death.What? You've pulled out your sword to fight with theseworthless servants? Turn around, Benvolio, and look at theman who's going to kill you.
Romeo and Juliet, Act 160BENVOLIOBENVOLIOI do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword,I'm only trying to keep the peace. Either put away your swordOr manage it to part these men with me.or use it to help me stop this fight.TYBALTTYBALTWhat, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word,As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.What? You take out your sword and then talk about peace? Ihate the word peace like I hate hell, all Montagues, and you.Have at thee, coward!They fight Enter three or four CITIZENS, with clubs or partisansPage 6Let's go at it, coward!BENVOLIO and TYBALT fight. Three or four CITIZENS ofthe watch enter with clubs and spears.CITIZENSCITIZENSClubs, bills, and partisans! Strike! Beat them down!Down with the Capulets! Down with the Montagues!Use your clubs and spears! Hit them! Beat them down! Downwith the Capulets! Down with the Montagues!Enter old CAPULET in his gown, and his wife, LADY CAPULETCAPULET enters in his gown, together with his wife, LADYCAPULET.65CAPULETCAPULETWhat noise is this? Give me my long sword, ho!What's this noise? Give me my long sword! Come on!LADY CAPULETLADY CAPULETA crutch, a crutch! Why call you for a sword?A crutch, you need a crutch—why are you asking for a sword?Enter old MONTAGUE and his wife, LADY MONTAGUEMONTAGUE enters with his sword drawn,together with hiswife, LADY MONTAGUE.70CAPULETCAPULETMy sword, I say! Old Montague is come,I want my sword. Old Montague is here, and he's waving hisAnd flourishes his blade in spite of me.sword around just to make me mad.MONTAGUEMONTAGUEThou villain Capulet! Hold me not. Let me go.Capulet, you villain! (his wife holds him back) Don't stop me.Let me go.LADY MONTAGUELADY MONTAGUEThou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.You're not taking one step toward an enemy.
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1Enter PRINCE ESCALUS, with his train75808590PRINCE ESCALUS enters with his escort.PRINCEPRINCERebellious subjects, enemies to peace,Profaners of this neighbor stainèd steel!—(shouting at the rioters) You rebels! Enemies of the peace!Men who turn their weapons against their own neighbors—Will they not hear?—What, ho! You men, you beasts,That quench the fire of your pernicious rageThey won't listen to me?—You there! You men, you beasts, whosatisfy your anger with fountains of each others' blood! I'll haveWith purple fountains issuing from your veins,On pain of torture, from those bloody handsyou tortured if you don't put down your swords and listen toyour angry prince. (MONTAGUE, CAPULET, and theirThrow your mistempered weapons to the ground,And hear the sentence of your movèd prince.followers throw down their weapons) Three times now riotshave broken out in this city, all because of a casual word fromThree civil brawls, bred of an airy word,By thee, old Capulet, and Montague,you, old Capulet and Montague. Three times the peace hasbeen disturbed in our streets, and Verona's old citizens haveHave thrice disturbed the quiet of our streetsAnd made Verona's ancient citizenshad to take off their dress clothes and pick up rusty old spearsto part you. If you ever cause a disturbance on our streetsCast by their grave beseeming ornaments,To wield old partisans in hands as old,again, you'll pay for it with your lives. Everyone else, go awayfor now. (to CAPULET) You, Capulet, come with me. (toCankered with peace, to part your cankered hate.If ever you disturb our streets again,MONTAGUE) Montague, this afternoon come to old Free town, the court where I deliver judgments, and I'll tell youYour lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.For this time, all the rest depart away.what else I want from you. As for the rest of you, I'll say thisonce more: go away or be put to death.You, Capulet, shall go along with me,And, Montague, come you this afternoonTo know our farther pleasure in this case,To old Free town, our common judgment place.95Once more, on pain of death, all men depart.Exeunt all but MONTAGUE, LADY MONTAGUE, andEveryone exits except MONTAGUE, LADY MONTAGUE, andBENVOLIOBENVOLIO.MONTAGUEMONTAGUEWho set this ancient quarrel new abroach?Speak, nephew. Were you by when it began?Who started this old fight up again? Speak, nephew. Were youhere when it started?Page 7
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1BENVOLIO100BENVOLIOHere were the servants of your adversary,Your servants were fighting your enemy's servants before I gotAnd yours, close fighting ere I did approach.I drew to part them. In the instant camehere. I drew my sword to part them. Right then, that hotheadTybalt showed up with his sword ready. He taunted me andThe fiery Tybalt, with his sword prepared,Which, as he breathed defiance to my ears,waved his sword around, making the air hiss. As we weretrading blows, more and more people showed up to join theHe swung about his head and cut the winds,Who, nothing hurt withal, hissed him in scorn.fight, until the Prince came and broke everyone up.While we were interchanging thrusts and blows,Came more and more and fought on part and part,105Till the Prince came, who parted either part.LADY MONTAGUELADY MONTAGUEOh, where is Romeo? Saw you him today?Right glad I am he was not at this fray.Oh, where's Romeo? Have you seen him today? I'm glad hewasn't here for this fight.BENVOLIOBENVOLIOMadam, an hour before the worshipped sunMadam, I had a lot on my mind an hour before dawn thisPeered forth the golden window of the east,110 A troubled mind drove me to walk abroad,morning, so I went for a walk. Underneath the Sycamore grovethat grows on the west side of the city, I saw your son taking anWhere, underneath the grove of sycamoreThat westward rooteth from this city side,early morning walk. I headed toward him, but he saw mecoming and hid in the woods. I thought he must be feeling theSo early walking did I see your son.Towards him I made, but he was 'ware of mesame way I was—wanting to be alone and tired of his owncompany. I figured he was avoiding me, and I was perfectly115 Andstole into the covert of the wood.I, measuring his affections by my own,happy to leave him alone and keep to myself.Which then most sought where most might not be found,Being one too many by my weary self,Pursued my humor not pursuing his,gladly shunned who gladly fled from me.120 AndMONTAGUEMONTAGUEMany a morning hath he there been seen,He's been seen there many mornings, crying tears that addWith tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew,Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs.drops to the morning dew and making a cloudy day cloudierwith his sighs. But as soon as the sun rises in the east, my sadBut all so soon as the all cheering sun125 Should in the farthest east begin to drawThe shady curtains from Aurora's bed,Away from light steals home my heavy son,son comes home to escape the light.Page 8
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1And private in his chamber penshimself,He locks himself up alone in his bedroom, shuts his windowsto keep out the beautiful daylight, and makes himself anShuts up his windows, locks fairdaylight out,130artificial night. This mood of his is going to bring bad news,unless someone smart can fix what's bothering him.And makes himself an artificialnight.Black and portentous must thishumor proveUnless good counsel may thecause remove.BENVOLIOBENVOLIOMy noble uncle, do you know the cause?My noble uncle, do you know why he acts this way?MONTAGUEMONTAGUEI neither know it nor can learn of him.I don't know, and he won't tell me.BENVOLIOBENVOLIO135 Haveyou importuned him by any means?Have you done everything you could to make him tell you thereason?MONTAGUEMONTAGUEBoth by myself and many other friends.But he, his own affections' counselor,I've tried, and many of our friends have tried to make him talk,but he keeps his thoughts to himself. He doesn't want anyIs to himself—I will not say how true,But to himself so secret and so close,friend but himself, and though I don't know whether he's agood friend to himself, he certainly keeps his own secrets. He's140 Sofar from sounding and discovery,As is the bud bit with an envious worm,like a flower bud that won't open itself up to the world becauseit's been poisoned from within by parasites. If we could onlyEre he can spread his sweet leaves to the air,Or dedicate his beauty to the same.find out why he's sad, we'd be as eager to help him as we wereto learn the reason for his sadness.Could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow.145 We would as willingly give cure as know.Enter ROMEOROMEO enters.BENVOLIOBENVOLIOSee, where he comes. So please you, step aside.I'll know his grievance or be much denied.Look—here he comes. If you don't mind, please step aside.He'll either have to tell me what's wrong or else tell me no overand over.MONTAGUEMONTAGUEI would thou wert so happy by thy stayI hope you're lucky enough to hear the true story by stickingPage 9
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1To hear true shrift.—Come, madam, let's away.Exeunt MONTAGUE and LADY MONTAGUEBENVOLIO150around. (to his wife) Come, madam, let's go.MONTAGUE and LADY MONTAGUE exit.BENVOLIOGood morrow, cousin.ROMEOGood morning, cousin.ROMEOIs the day so young?Is it that early in the day?BENVOLIOBENVOLIOBut new struck nine.It's only just now nine o'clock.ROMEOROMEOAy me! Sad hours seem long.Oh my, time goes by slowly when you're sad. Was that myWas that my father that went hence so fast?father who left here in such a hurry?BENVOLIOBENVOLIOIt was. What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours?It was. What's making you so sad and your hours so long?ROMEOROMEONot having that which, having, makes them short.I don't have the thing that makes time fly.BENVOLIOBENVOLIO155 Inlove?You're in love?ROMEOROMEOOut.Out.BENVOLIOBENVOLIOOf love?Out of love?ROMEOROMEOOut of her favor, where I am in love.I love someone. She doesn't love me.BENVOLIOBENVOLIOAlas, that love, so gentle in his view,160 Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!It's sad. Love looks like a nice thing, but it's actually very roughwhen you experience it.ROMEOROMEOAlas, that love, whose view is muffled still,What's sad is that love is supposed to be blind, but it can stillShould, without eyes, see pathways to his will!Where shall we dine?—O me! What fray was here?make you do whatever it wants. So, where should we eat?(seeing blood) Oh my! What fight happened here? No, don'tYet tell me not, for I have heard it all.165 Here's much to do with hate but more with love.tell me—I know all about it. This fight has a lot to do withhatred, but it has more to do with love. O brawling love! OWhy then, O brawling love, O loving hate,O anything of nothing first created!loving hate! Love that comes from nothing! Sad happiness!Serious foolishness! Beautiful things muddled together into anO heavy lightness, serious vanity,Misshapen chaos of well seeming forms!ugly mess! Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot andcold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake—it's everything exceptPage 10
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1170 Featherof lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,Still waking sleep, that is not what it is!what it is! This is the love I feel, though no one loves me back.Are you laughing?This love feel I, that feel no love in this./ Dost thou not laugh?Page 11BENVOLIOBENVOLIONo, coz, I rather weep.No, cousin, I'm crying.ROMEOROMEOGood heart, at what?Good man, why are you crying?BENVOLIOBENVOLIO175 Atthy good heart's oppression.I'm crying because of how sad you are.ROMEOROMEOWhy, such is love's transgression.Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,Yes, this is what love does. My sadness sits heavy in my chest,and you want to add your own sadness to mine so there's evenWhich thou wilt propagate, to have it pressedWith more of thine. This love that thou hast shownmore. I have too much sadness already, and now you're goingto make me sadder by feeling sorry for you. Here's what love is:180 Dothadd more grief to too much of mine own.Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs;a smoke made out of lovers' sighs. When the smoke clears, loveis a fire burning in your lover's eyes. If you frustrate love, youBeing purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;Being vexed, a sea nourished with loving tears.get an ocean made out of lovers' tears. What else is love? It's awise form of madness. It's a sweet lozenge that you choke on.What is it else? A madness most discreet,choking gall, and a preserving sweet.Goodbye, cousin.185 AFarewell, my coz.BENVOLIOBENVOLIOSoft! I will go along.And if you leave me so, you do me wrong.Wait. I'll come with you. If you leave me like this, you're doingme wrong.ROMEOROMEOTut, I have lost myself. I am not here.I'm not myself. I'
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