Romeo and Juliet ACT 1, SCENE 5

1 Romeo and Juliet ACT 1, SCENE 5 [Capulet house. Two SERVANTS, Musicians & Guests] 1st SERVANT Where's Potpan, that he helps not to take away? isn't helping to clear tables He shift a trencher! He scrape a trencher! pick up a dish, clean a dish 2nd SERVANT When good manners shall lie all in one or two men's work habits hands, and they unwashed too, 'tis a foul thing. terrible 1st SERVANT Away with the joint-stools, remove the court-cupboard, stools, sideboard look to the plate. Good thou, save me a piece of take care of the utensils marchpane, and as thou lovest me, let the marzipan, do me a favor, tell porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell. [2nd Servant exits] Antony and Potpan!

2 3rd SERVANT [enters with another Servant] Ay, boy, ready. 1st SERVANT You are looked for and called for, asked for and sought for, in the great chamber. hall 3rd SERVANT We cannot be here and there too. Cheerly, boys! cheer up Be brisk awhile, and happy while you can the longer liver take all. whoever lives longest [They exit] [LORD & LADY CAPULET, COUSIN CAPULET, NURSE, Juliet , TYBALT, and more Guests enter] CAPULET Welcome, gentlemen. Ladies that have their toes Unplagued with corns will walk a bout with you. with no corns, dance Ah ha, my mistresses! Which of you all ladies Will now deny to dance? She that makes dainty, refuse, coyly refuses She I'll swear hath corns. Am I come near you+ now?

3 Close to the truth, ye2 Welcome, gentlemen. I have seen the day That I have worn a visor and could tell mask A whispering tale in a fair lady's ear, beautiful Such as would please. 'Tis gone, 'tis gone, 'tis gone. delight her You are welcome, gentlemen! Come, musicians, play! [Music plays] A hall, a hall, give room! And foot it, girls! make, dance [They dance] More light, you knaves, and turn the tables up, idiots, fold And quench the fire, the room is grown too hot. put out [ Romeo , MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO enter in masks] Ah, sirrah, this unlooked-for sport comes well! servant, unexpected maskers, [to Cousin] Nay, sit, nay, sit, good cousin Capulet, come at a good time For you and I are past our dancing days.

4 How long is't now since last yourself and I Were in a mask? COUSIN By'r Lady, thirty years. CAPULET What, man, 'tis not so much, 'tis not so much. 'Tis since the nuptial of Lucentio, wedding Come Pentecost as quickly as it will, Pentecost Sunday Some five and twenty years, and then we masked. twenty five COUSIN 'Tis more, 'tis more. His son is elder, sir. older than that His son is thirty. CAPULET Will you tell me that? His son was but a ward two years ago. child Romeo [seeing Juliet ; to a Servant2] What lady's that, which doth enrich the hand hold the hand Of yonder knight? that gentleman [SERVANT I know not, sir.]2 [not in 1] Romeo O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!

5 It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like1 a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear, as2, Ethiopian's Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! everyday use So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, appears, white, among As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows. that, stands out The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand, dance, where she goes And, touching hers, make bless d my rude hand. touching her hand, rough Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, before, deny it, eyes For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night. TYBALT [aside] This, by his voice, should be a Montague! must [to Page] Fetch me my rapier, boy. [Page exits] sword What, dares the slave scumbag Come hither, covered with an antic face, here, mask To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?

6 Sneer, festivity Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, family To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin! [starts to go] CAPULET Why, how now, kinsman! Wherefore storm you so? hello, why so angry TYBALT Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, A villain that is hither come in spite came here, to spite and To scorn at our solemnity this night! festivity CAPULET Young Romeo is it? TYBALT 'Tis he, that villain Romeo . CAPULET Content thee, gentle coz. Let him alone. calm down, nephew He1 bears him like a portly gentleman, behaves like, dignified And, to say truth, Verona brags of him To be a virtuous and well-governed youth. well-behaved I would not for the wealth of all the town Here in my house do him disparagement.

7 Disrespect him Therefore be patient. Take no note of him. ignore him It is my will, the which if thou respect, wish Show a fair presence and put off these frowns, pleasant face An ill-beseeming semblance for a feast. inappropriate expression TYBALT It fits, when such a villain is a guest. I'll not endure him! CAPULET He shall be endured! What, goodman boy! I say, he shall! Go to! go away Am I the master here, or you? Go to! You'll not endure him! God shall mend my soul! save my soul You'll make a mutiny among my guests? riot You will set cock-a-hoop? You'll be the man? show off TYBALT Why, uncle, 'tis a shame! CAPULET Go to, go to! You are a saucy boy!

8 Is't so, indeed? disrespectful This trick may chance to scathe you, I know what! stunt, get you trouble, I tell you You must contrary me? Marry, 'tis time you'll cross me [to dancing Guests] Well said, my hearts! done, dears [to Tybalt] You are a princox! Go, cocky boy Be quiet, or [to Servants] More light, more light! torches [to Tybalt] For shame! I'll make you quiet! [going to dancing Guests] What, cheerly, my hearts! wonderful, my dears TYBALT [aside] Patience perforce with wilful choler meeting forced on me by his rage Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting. me tremble with anger I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall, go Now seeming sweet, convert to bitt'rest gall.

9 [exits] okay, bitterness Romeo [taking Juliet 's hand] (a sonnet starts here) If I profane with my unworthiest2 hand defile, unworthy1 This holy shrine, the gentle sin2 is this: fine+ My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. Juliet Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this, For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, statues of saints And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss. shaking hands, pilgrims' Romeo Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too? pilgrims Juliet Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer. Romeo O, then dear saint, let lips do what hands do; They pray: Grant2 thou, lest faith turn to despair.

10 Yield1, grant me a kiss, else Juliet Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake. they do grant prayers Romeo Then move not while my prayer's effect I take. [kisses her] Thus from my lips, by thine, my sin is purged. washed away Juliet Then have my lips the sin that they have took. my lips now have your sin Romeo Sin from my lips? O, trespass sweetly urged! so sweetly you tell me I sinned Give me my sin again. [kisses her] give back Juliet You kiss by th' book. properly NURSE Madam, your mother craves a word with you. [ Juliet goes] Romeo [to Nurse] What is her mother? who NURSE Marry, bachelor, young sir Her mother is the lady of the house, And a good lady, and a wise and virtuous.