Or walk in thievish ways; or bid me lurk O'er-cover'd quite with dead men's rattling bones, And hide me with a dead man in his shroud; To live an unstain'd wife to my sweet love. Fri. Hold, then; go home, be merry, give consent In thy best robes uncover'd on the bier, And this shall free thee from this present shame; Jul. Give me, O give me! tell me not of fear. To Mantua, with my letters to thy lord. Jul. Love, give me strength! and strength shall help afford. Farewell, dear father! SCENE II. A Room in Capulet's House. [Exeunt. Enter CAPULET, Lady CAPULET, Nurse, and Servant. Cap. So many guests invite as here are writ. Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks. [Exit Servant. 2 Serv. You shall have none ill, sir; for I'll try if they can lick their fingers. Cap. How canst thou try them so? 2 Serv. Marry, sir, 'tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers:" therefore he, that cannot lick his fingers, goes not with me. Cap. Go, begone. [Exit Servant. We shall be much unfurnish'd for this time.— What, is my daughter gone to friar Laurence? Nurse. Ay, forsooth. Cap. Well, he may chance to do some good on her: A peevish self-will'd harlotry it is. Enter JULIET. Nurse. See, where she comes from shrift* with merry look. If no unconstant toy, &c.] If no fickle freak, no light caprice, no change of fancy, hinder the performance.-JOHNSON. lick his own fingers:] I find this adage in Pultenham's Arte of English Poesie, 1589, p. 157. X As the olde cocke crowes so doeth the chick: A bad cooke that cannot his owne fingers lick."-STEEVENS. - from shrift-] i. c. From confession. Cap. How now, my headstrong? where have you been gadding? Jul. Where I have learn'd me to repent the sin Of disobedient opposition To you, and your behests; and am enjoin'd Cap. Send for the county; go tell him of this; Cap. Why, I am glad on't; this is well,-stand up: Now, afore God, this reverend holy friar, All our whole city is much bound to him. Jul. Nurse, will you go with me into my closet, To help me sort such needful ornaments As you think fit to furnish me to-morrow ? La. Cap. No, not till Thursday; there is time enough. Cap. Go, nurse, go with her :-we'll to church to[Exeunt JULIET and Nurse. La. Cap. We shall be short in our provision; morrow. 'Tis now near night. Cap. Tush! I will stir about, And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife: Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her; I'll not to bed to-night;-let me alone; I'll play the housewife for this once.-What, ho!— Against to-morrow: my heart is wond'rous light, [Exeunt. gadding?] The primitive sense of this word was to straggle from house to house, and collect money, under pretence of singing carols to the Blessed Virgin.-STEEVENS. 2 —becomed-] For becoming: one participle for the other; a frequent practice with our author.-STEEVENS. SCENE III. Juliet's Chamber. Enter JULIET and Nurse. Jul. Ay, those attires are best :-But, gentle nurse, I pray thee, leave me to myself to-night; For I have need of many orisons To move the heavens to smile upon my state, Enter Lady CAPULET. La. Cap. What, are you busy? do you need my help? Jul. No, madam; we have cull'd such necessaries As are behoveful for our state to-morrow: So please you, let me now be left alone, And let the nurse this night sit up with you; La. Cap. Good night! Get thee to bed, and rest; for thou hast need. [Exeunt Lady CAPULET and Nurse. Jul. Farewell!-God knows, when we shall meet again. I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins, That almost freezes up the heat of life: I'll call them back again to comfort me ;- My dismal scene I needs must act alone.- What if this mixture do not work at all? Must I of force be married to the county?— [Laying down a Dagger. What if it be a poison, which the friar I will not entertain so bad a thought.- I wake before the time that Romeo Come to redeem me? there's a fearful point! To whose foul mouth no healthsome air breathes in, The horrible conceit of death and night, Where, for these many hundred years, the bones So early waking,-what with loathsome smells; [She throws herself on the Bed. -green in earth,] i. e. Fresh in earth, newly buried.-STEEVENS. is it not like, that I,] This speech is confused, and inconsequential, according to the disorder of Juliet's mind.-JOHNSON. b distraught,] i. e. Distracted. |