Abr. No better. Sam. Well, sir. Enter BENVOLIO, at a distance. Gre. Say-better; here comes one of my master's kinsmen. Sam. Yes, better, sir. Abr. You lie. Sam. Draw, if you be men.-Gregory, remember thy swashingf blow. [They fight. Ben. Part, fools; put up your swords; you know not what you do. [Beats down their swords. Enter TYBALT. Tyb. What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death. Ben. I do but keep the peace; put up thy sword, 'Or manage it to part these men with me. Tyb. What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee: Have at thee, coward. [They fight. Enter several Partizans of both Houses, who join the fray: then enter Citizens, with Clubs. 1 Cit. Clubs, bills, and partizans! strike! beat them down! Down with the Capulets! down with the Montagues! Enter CAPULET, in his Gown; and Lady CAPUlet. Cap. What noise is this?-Give me my long sword," ho! La. Cap. A crutch, a crutch!—Why call you for a sword? Cap. My sword, I say!-Old Montague is come. And flourishes his blade in spite of me. here comes one of my master's kinsmen.]_Gregory does not here mean Benvolio, who was of the Montague faction: but Tybalt, who enters immediately after Benvolio, but on a different part of the stage.-STEEVENS. f— swashing-] i.e. Violent, overpowering.-NARES. * Clubs, bills, &c.] When an affray arose in the streets, clubs was the usual exclamation.-MALONE. b long sword,] i. e. A sword used in war, which was sometimes wielded with both hands.-JOHNSON. Enter MONTAGUE, and Lady MONTAGUE. Mon. Thou villain Capulet,-Hold me not, let me go. La. Mon. Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe. Enter Prince, with Attendants. Prin. Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace, Profaners of this neighbour-stained steel,— Will they not hear?—what ho! you men, you beasts,— That quench the fire of your pernicious rage With purple fountains issuing from your veins, On pain of torture, from those bloody hands Throw your mis-temper'd weapons to the ground, And hear the sentence of your moved prince.— Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, Have thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets; And made Verona's ancient citizens Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments, To wield old partizans, in hands as old, Canker'd with peace, to part your canker'd hate : If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace. For this time, all the rest depart away: You, Capulet, shall go along with me; And Montague, come you this afternoon, To know our further pleasure in this case, To old Free-town, our common judgment-place. Once more, on pain of death, all men depart. [Exeunt Prince, and Attendants; CAPULET, Lady CAPULET, TYBALT, Citizens, and Servants. Mon. Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach? The fiery Tybalt, with his sword prepar'd; j mistemper'd weapons-] i. e. Angry weapons.—STEEVENS. - Free-town,] This name the poet found in the Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet, 1562. It is there said to be the castle of the Capulets.-MALONE. Which, as he breath'd defiance to my ears, La. Mon. O, where is Romeo!-Saw you him to-day? Right glad I am, he was not at this fray. Ben. Madam, an hour before the worshipp'd sun Towards him I made; but he was 'ware of me, I, measuring his affections by my own,— Mon. Many a morning hath he there been seen, Should in the further east begin to draw Black and portentous must this humour prove, Ben. My noble uncle, do you know the cause? As is the bud bit with an envious worm, Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air, Or dedicate his beauty to the sun. Could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow, Enter ROMEO, at a distance. Ben. See, where he comes: So please you, step aside; I'll know his grievance, or be much denied. Mon. I would, thou wert so happy by thy stay, To hear true shrift.-Come, madam, let's away. [Exeunt MONTAGUE and Lady. Ben. Good morrow, cousin. Rom. Ben. But new struck nine. Rom. Was that Is the day so young? Ah me! sad hours seem long. my father that went hence so fast? Ben. It was:-What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours? Rom. Not having that, which, having, makes them short. Ben. In love? Rom. Out. Ben. Of love? Rom. Out of her favour, where I am in love. Ben. Alas, that love, so gentle in his view, Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof! Rom. Alas, that love, whose view is muffled still, Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will! Where shall we dine?-O me!-What fray was here? Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all. Here's much to do with hate, but more with love: Why then, O brawling love! O loving hate! O any thing, of nothing first create! O heavy lightness! serious vanity! Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! kto his will!] i. e. That the blind god should yet be able to direct his arrows at those whom he wishes to hit, that he should wound whomever he wills, or desires to wound.-MALONE. This love feel I, that feel no love in this. Dost thou not laugh? Ben. No, coz, I rather weep. Rom. Good heart, at what? Ben. At thy good heart's oppression. Rom. Why, such is love's transgression.— Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast; Which thou wilt propagate, to have it prest With more of thine: this love, that thou hast shown, Doth add more grief to too much of mine own. Love is a smoke rais'd with the fume of sighs; Being purg'd," a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes; Ben. An if Soft, I will go along; you leave me so, you do me wrong. Ben. Tell me in sadness," who she is you love. But sadly tell me, who. [Going. Groan? why, no; Rom. Bid a sick man in sadness make his will: Ah, word ill urg'd to one that is so ill! In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman. Ben. I aim'd so near, when I suppos'd you lov'd. Rom. A right good marks-man!—And she's fair, I love. Ben. A right fair mark, fair coz, is soonest hit. Rom. Well, in that hit, you miss: she'll not be hit With Cupid's arrow, she hath Dian's wit; And, in strong proof of chastity well arm'd," From love's weak childish bow she lives unharm'd. 1 Why, such is love's transgression.] Such is the consequence of unskilful and mistaken kindness.-JOHNSON. purg'd,] This may mean purged of smoke; but I would rather read, urged, i. e. excited, and enforced.-JOHNSON. n in sadness,] That is, in seriousness. in strong proof of chastity well arm'd,] i. e. In chastity of proof; as we say in armour of proof. As this play was written in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, I cannot help regarding these speeches of Romeo as an oblique com |