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Count Paris, a kinsman of the Prince, tells Capulet that he wants to marry his daughter, Juliet. Capulet’s a little reluctant to agree because his daughter is so young, but he tells Paris that if he can woo Juliet successfully, then he’ll grant him permission to marry her. To help his cause, he invites Paris to a party they’re having at the Capulet house that night. Capulet then gives his servant a guest list for the party, and asks him to track down and invite the people on it. The servant, who is illiterate, then asks the passing Romeo and Benvolio for help reading it. Realizing that Rosaline—the object of Romeo’s unrequited love—is on the list, Romeo and Benvolio hatch a plan to attend the party, even though it’s at the enemy house. For his part, Benvolio is convinced that when Romeo sees Rosaline with all the other beautiful young women of Verona, he’ll realize that she pales in comparison.
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Enter ⌜Lady Capulet⌝ and Nurse. LADY CAPULET Nurse, where’s my daughter? Call her forth to me. NURSE Now, by my maidenhead at twelve year old, I bade her come.—What, lamb! What, ladybird! God forbid. Where’s this girl? What, Juliet! Enter Juliet.
35 Romeo and Juliet ACT 1. SC. 3 NURSE Your mother. JULIET Madam, I am here. What is your will? LADY CAPULET This is the matter.—Nurse, give leave awhile. We must talk in secret.—Nurse, come back again. 10 I have remembered me, thou ’s hear our counsel. Thou knowest my daughter’s of a pretty age. NURSE Faith, I can tell her age unto ⌜an⌝ hour. LADY CAPULET She’s not fourteen. NURSE I’ll lay fourteen of my teeth (and yet, to my teen 15 be it spoken, I have but four) she’s not fourteen. How long is it now to Lammastide? LADY CAPULET A fortnight and odd days. NURSE Even or odd, of all days in the year, Come Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen. 20 Susan and she (God rest all Christian souls!) Were of an age. Well, Susan is with God; She was too good for me. But, as I said, On Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen. That shall she. Marry, I remember it well. 25 ’Tis since the earthquake now eleven years, And she was weaned (I never shall forget it) Of all the days of the year, upon that day. For I had then laid wormwood to my dug, Sitting in the sun under the dovehouse wall. 30 My lord and you were then at Mantua. Nay, I do bear a brain. But, as I said, When it did taste the wormwood on the nipple Of my dug and felt it bitter, pretty fool, To see it tetchy and fall out with ⌜the⌝ dug. 35 “Shake,” quoth the dovehouse. ’Twas no need, I trow,
37 Romeo and Juliet ACT 1. SC. 3 To bid me trudge. And since that time it is eleven years. For then she could stand high-lone. Nay, by th’ 40 rood, She could have run and waddled all about, For even the day before, she broke her brow, And then my husband (God be with his soul, He was a merry man) took up the child. 45 “Yea,” quoth he, “Dost thou fall upon thy face? Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit, Wilt thou not, Jule?” And, by my holidam, The pretty wretch left crying and said “Ay.” To see now how a jest shall come about! 50 I warrant, an I should live a thousand years, I never should forget it. “Wilt thou not, Jule?” quoth he. And, pretty fool, it stinted and said “Ay.” LADY CAPULET Enough of this. I pray thee, hold thy peace. NURSE 55 Yes, madam, yet I cannot choose but laugh To think it should leave crying and say “Ay.” And yet, I warrant, it had upon its brow A bump as big as a young cock’rel’s stone, A perilous knock, and it cried bitterly. 60 “Yea,” quoth my husband. “Fall’st upon thy face? Thou wilt fall backward when thou comest to age, Wilt thou not, Jule?” It stinted and said “Ay.” JULIET And stint thou, too, I pray thee, nurse, say I. NURSE Peace. I have done. God mark thee to his grace, 65 Thou wast the prettiest babe that e’er I nursed. An I might live to see thee married once, I have my wish.
39 Romeo and Juliet ACT 1. SC. 3 LADY CAPULET Marry, that “marry” is the very theme I came to talk of.—Tell me, daughter Juliet, 70 How stands your ⌜disposition⌝ to be married? JULIET It is an ⌜honor⌝ that I dream not of. NURSE An ⌜honor?⌝ Were not I thine only nurse, I would say thou hadst sucked wisdom from thy teat. LADY CAPULET 75 Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you Here in Verona, ladies of esteem, Are made already mothers. By my count I was your mother much upon these years That you are now a maid. Thus, then, in brief: 80 The valiant Paris seeks you for his love. NURSE A man, young lady—lady, such a man As all the world—why, he’s a man of wax. LADY CAPULET Verona’s summer hath not such a flower. NURSE Nay, he’s a flower, in faith, a very flower. LADY CAPULET 85 What say you? Can you love the gentleman? This night you shall behold him at our feast. Read o’er the volume of young Paris’ face, And find delight writ there with beauty’s pen. Examine every married lineament 90 And see how one another lends content, And what obscured in this fair volume lies Find written in the margent of his eyes. This precious book of love, this unbound lover, To beautify him only lacks a cover. 95 The fish lives in the sea, and ’tis much pride
41 Romeo and Juliet ACT 1. SC. 4 For fair without the fair within to hide. That book in many’s eyes doth share the glory That in gold clasps locks in the golden story. So shall you share all that he doth possess 100 By having him, making yourself no less. NURSE No less? Nay, bigger. Women grow by men. LADY CAPULET Speak briefly. Can you like of Paris’ love? JULIET I’ll look to like, if looking liking move. But no more deep will I endart mine eye 105 Than your consent gives strength to make ⌜it⌝ fly. Enter ⌜Servingman.⌝ SERVINGMAN Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, you called, my young lady asked for, the Nurse cursed in the pantry, and everything in extremity. I must hence to wait. I beseech you, 110 follow straight. LADY CAPULET We follow thee.⌜Servingman exits.⌝ Juliet, the County stays. NURSE Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days. They exit. |
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