JULIET Ay me! ROMEO She speaks: O, speak again, bright angel! for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air. JULIET O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore ...
[Enter ROMEO and JULIET above, at the window] Juliet. Wilt thou be gone? it is not yet near day: It was the nightingale, and not the lark, That pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear; 2100 Nightly she sings on yon pomegranate-tree: Believe me, love, it was the nightingale. Romeo. It was the lark, the herald of the morn,
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The play centers on the intense love affair between two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose families are embroiled in a bitter feud. Their love, while passionate and profound, is met with adversities that ultimately lead to tragic consequences. At the start of the play, a Prologue delivered by the Chorus sets the stage ...
The Shakescleare version of Romeo and Juliet contains the complete original play alongisde a line-by-line modern English translation. Now you can easily understand even the most complex and archaic words and phrases word spoken by Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Friar Laurence, the Nurse, Tybalt, and all the Capulets and Montagues, throughout the entire play, including famous quotes like "Wherefore ...
Romeo and Juliet (Quarto 1, 1597) Texts of this edition. Romeo and Juliet, Modern, Quarto 2 ... 24 37 1 Ile play the tyrant, Ile fi r s t begin with the maids, & 26 38o ff with their heads. ... Patience perforce with wi full choller mee-(ting. 667 493Makes my fl e s h tremble in their di ff erent greetings:
Romeo He jests at scars that never felt a wound. [JULIET appears above at a window] But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she: Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Early printed texts. Romeo and Juliet was first printed in 1597 (Q1) as a quarto that is markedly different than any subsequent early printing: it is shorter, the wedding scene is radically different, and the language widely differs in the last three acts. The play appeared as a quarto in 1599 (Q2) in a text that seems to have had a different source than the one behind Q1; this version of the ...
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THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET By William Shakespeare Dramatis Personae CHORUS PRINCE ESCALUS, Prince of Verona. PARIS, a young Count, kinsman to the Prince. MONTAGUE, heads of two houses at variance with each other CAPULET, heads of two houses at variance with each other
Complete play script of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Includes character list, prologue, and Act 1, Scene 1. Ideal for education and performance.
ACT II. Enter Chorus.. CHORUS. Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie, And young affection gapes to be his heir; That fair for which love groan’d for and would die, With tender Juliet match’d, is now not fair. Now Romeo is belov’d, and loves again, Alike bewitched by the charm of looks; But to his foe suppos’d he must complain, And she steal love’s sweet bait from fearful hooks ...
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare is a timeless play written during the late 16th century, often celebrated as one of the quintessential works of English literature. This tragic tale centers around two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, who are caught in the crossfire of their feuding families.
ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare PERSONS REPRESENTED Escalus, Prince of Verona. Paris, a young Nobleman, kinsman to the Prince. Montague,}Heads of two Houses at variance with each other. Capulet, } An Old Man, Uncle to Capulet. Romeo, Son to Montague. Mercutio, Kinsman to the Prince, and Friend to Romeo. Benvolio, Nephew to Montague, and
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare ... This is an adapted version of the play using Shakespeare's original language. It is shortened to under two hours, cutting scenes that are typically slow to modern audiences. Dated references are minimized so the story may be set anytime and anywhere. A Wedding Ceremony and Juliet's Funeral are created ...
Romeo and Juliet is regarded as an early demonstration of Shakespeare’s innovative take on dramatic structure. He expands subplots to underscore the main plot, develops minor characters, switches back and forth between comedy and drama to create believable tension and sympathetic characters, and he repurposes the then popular sonnet form to ...
A collection of his works did not appear until 1623 ( a full seven years after Shakespeare's death on April 23, 1616) when two of his fellow actors, John Hemminges and Henry Condell, posthumously recorded his work and published 36 of William’s plays in the First Folio. Script of Romeo and Juliet a play by William Shakespeare
Juliet’s chamber. Act V. Scene 1. Mantua. A street. Scene 2. Friar Laurence’s cell. Scene 3. A churchyard; in it a tomb belonging to the Capulets. Characters (33 total) Click on a name to see all of that character's speeches. Abraham, Servant to Montague; Apothecary; Balthasar, Servant to Romeo; Benvolio, Nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare is a tragic play written during the late 16th century, widely regarded as one of Shakespeare's most famous works. The play explores the themes of love, fate, and the conflict between family loyalties through the story of its young protagonists, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose love defies the ...
