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ACT IV, Scene ii |
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Act IV Scene ii: A hall in
Capulet's house. Enter CAPULET, LADY CAPULET,
NURSE, and servingmen. |
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CAPULET (to servants) |
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Invite all the guests whose names
are written here. |
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SERVANT exits. |
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Servant, go an hire twenty skillful
cooks. |
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SECOND SERVANT |
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You shall have none that aren't
good, sir, for I'll test them by seeing if they will lick
their fingers. |
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CAPULET |
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What kind of test is that? |
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SECOND SERVANT |
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Well, sir, a bad cook won't lick
his fingers (because his own cooking tastes so bad). Therefore,
the cook who won't lick his fingers won't be hired by me. |
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CAPULET |
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Go, on your way. |
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SECOND SERVANT exits. |
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We're not stocked up for this
wedding celebration.
Has my daughter gone to Friar Laurence's? |
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NURSE |
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Yes. |
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CAPULET |
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Well, he may be able to do some
good with her.
She's a silly good-for-nothing. |
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Enter JULIET. |
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NURSE |
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See! She's coming from confession
with a happy look on her face. |
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CAPULET |
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Hello, my headstrong daughter.
Where have you been running about? |
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JULIET |
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I've been where I learned to
repent of the sin
of disobedience
to you and your orders. I've been advised
by hole Friar Laurence to fall on my knees
and beg your pardon. Please forgive me, I beg you.
From now on, I'll be ruled by you. |
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CAPULET |
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Send for the count. Tell him
about this.
I'll have the wedding tomorrow morning. |
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JULIET |
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I met the youthful lord at Friar
Laurence's cell
and gave him the most fitting love I could
without overstepping the bounds of modesty. |
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CAPULET |
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I'm glad. This is good. Stand
up.
This is as it should be. Let me see Count Paris.
Indeed, go and bring him here.
Now, before God, the whole city owes a great deal
to this holy reverend father. |
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JULIET |
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Nurse, will you go with me to
my room
to help me choose the ornaments
that you think are fitting for me to wear tomorrow? |
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LADY CAPULET |
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No, not until Thursday. That's
soon enough. |
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CAPULET |
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Go, nurse, go with her. The wedding
will be tomorrw. |
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JULIET and NURSE exit. |
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LADY CAPULET |
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We'll be short of provisions.
It's almost night now. |
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CAPULET |
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Nonsense, I'll get busy
and everything will go well, I promise you, wife.
Go to Juliet and help dress her up.
I won't go to bed tonight! Leave me alone.
I'll play the housewife this one time. Servants!--
They're all gone. Well, I'll go see
Count Paris myself, to prepare him
for tomorrow. My heart is wonderfully light
since this unruly daughter of mine has come to her senses. |
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He exits. |
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