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ACT II, Prologue |
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Enter CHORUS |
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CHORUS |
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Romeo's old love for Rosaline
is now dead. |
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And a new love eagerly hopes
to win his heart. |
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That beauty for whom he groaned
and wanted to die |
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Is now no longer beautiful, compared
with Juliet. |
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Romeo is loved and loves again. |
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Both heave been bewitched by
the charm of beauty. |
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To Juliet, his supposed enemy,
he must plead, |
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And she must steal love's tempting
bait from terrifying hooks. |
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Since he is considered an enemy,
he may not be able |
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To use the vows that lovers typically
swear. |
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Juliet, just as deeply in love,
has even fewer means |
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To meet her new beloved anywhere. |
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However, love gives them power,
time gives them the means to meet, |
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And their great problems are
softened by great sweetness |
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Exit CHORUS |
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