SCENE II-FRIAR LAURENCE's Cell. Enter FRIAR JOHN. John. Holy Franciscan friar! brother, ho! Enter FRIAR LAURENCE. Lau. This same should be the voice of Friar John.- Here in this city visiting the sick, And finding him, the searchers of the town, Lau. Unhappy fortune! by my brotherhood, John. Brother, I'll go and bring't thee. [Exit. Within this three hours will fair Juliet wake; She will beshrew me much, that Romeo Hath had no notice of these accidents: But I will write again to Mantua, And keep her at my cell till Romeo come; Poor living corse, closed in a dead man's tomb! [Exit. SCENE III-A Church-Yard; in it, a Monument belonging to the CAPULETS. Enter PARIS, and his PAGE, bearing Flowers and a Torch. Par. Give me thy torch, boy: Hence, and stand aloof;— Yet put it out, for I would not be seen. Under yon yew-trees lay thee all along, Holding thine ear close to the hollow ground; * I. e. on a trivial or idle subject. [Retires. Sweet tomb, that in thy circuit dost contain Fair Juliet, that with angels dost remain, . [The Boy whistles. To cross my obsequies, and true-love's rites ? [Retires. Enter ROMEO and BALTHASAR with a Torch, Mattock, &c. Rom. Give me that mattock, and the wrenching iron. Hold, take this letter; early in the morning See thou deliver it to my lord and father. Give me the light: Upon thy life I charge thee, But, chiefly, to take hence from her dead finger In dear employment:* therefore hence, begone:- In what I further shall intend to do, By heaven, I will tear thee joint by joint, And strew this hungry churchyard with thy limbs: More fierce, and more inexorable far, Than empty tigers, or the roaring sea. Bal. I will be gone, Sir, and not trouble you. Rom. So shalt thou show me friendship.-Take thou that: Live, and be prosperous; and farewell, good fellow. Bal. For all this same, I'll hide me hereabout; His looks I fear, and his intents I doubt. Rom. Thou détestable maw, thou womb of death [Retires. [Breaking open the door of the monument. And here is come to do some villanous shame Can vengeance be pursued farther than death? [Advances. Rom. I must, indeed; and therefore came I hither.Good gentle youth, tempt not a desperate man, Fly hence and leave me;-think upon these gone; *I. e. action of importance. Let them affright thee.-I beseech thee, youth, By urging me to fury :-O, be gone! By heaven, I love thee better than myself: And do attach thee as a felon here. Rom. Wilt thou provoke me? then have at thee, boy. Page. O lord! they fight: I will go call the watch. [They fight. [Exit PAGE. Par. O, I am slain! [Falls.]—If thou be merciful, Rom. In faith, I will:-Let me peruse this face ;- [Dies. [Laying PARIS in the monument. Than with that hand that cut thy youth in twain, *Thy conjurings. + I. e. an open-work vault. Presence chamber. With worms that are thy chambermaids; O, here And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars From this world-wearied flesh.-Eyes, look your last! Here's to my love!—[Drinks.] O, true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick.-Thus with a kiss I die. [Dies. Enter at the other end of the Church-yard, Friar LAURENCE, with a Lantern, Crow, and Spade. Fri. Saint Francis be my speed! how oft to-night Have my old feet stumbled at graves ?-Who's there? Who is it that consorts,+ so late the dead? Bal. Here's one, a friend, and one that knows you well. What torch is yond', that vainly lends his light To grubs and eyeless sculls? as I discern, It burneth in the Capels' monument. Bal. It doth so, holy Sir; and there's my master, One that you love. Fri. Who is it? Bal. Romeo. Fri. How long hath he been there ? Bal. Full half an hour. Fri. Go with me to the vault. Bal. I dare not, Sir: My master knows not, but I am gone hence; And fearfully did menace me with death, If I did stay to look on his intents. Fri. Stay, then; I'll go alone:-Fear comes upon me: O, much I fear some ill unlucky thing. Bal. As I did sleep under this yew-tree here, I dreamt my master and another fought, And that my master slew him. Fri. Romeo ? Alack, alack, what blood is this, which stains The stony entrance of this sepulchre ? What mean these masterless and gory swords [Advances. To lie discolour'd by this place of peace? [Enters the monument. Romeo! O, pale !-Who else? what, Paris, too? And steep'd in blood ?-Ah, what an unkind hour Is guilty of this lamentable chance! The lady stirs. [JULIET wakes and stirs. Jul. O, comfortable friar! where is my lord? [Noise within. Fri. I hear some noise.-Lady, come from that nest *Conductor. + Keeps company with. Of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep; And Paris too; come, I'll dispose of thee Stay not to question, for the watch is coming; Come, go, good Juliet,-[Noise again.] I dare stay no longer. Jul. Go, get thee hence, for I will not away. What's here? a cup, closed in my true love's hand? O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop, Thy lips are warm! [Exit. [Kisses him. 1 Watch. [Within.] Lead, boy:-Which way? [Snatching ROMEO's Dagger. This is thy sheath; [Stabs herself.] there rest, and let me die. [Falls on ROMEO's body, and dies. Enter WATCH, with the PAGE of PARIS. Page. This is the place; there, where the torch doth burn. Go, some of you, whoe'er you find, attach. [Exeunt some. [Exeunt other WATCHMEN. We see the ground whereon these woes do lie; Enter some of the WATCH, with BALTHASAR. 2 Watch. Here's Romeo's man, we found him in the churchyard. 1 Watch. Hold him in safety, till the prince come hither. Enter another WATCHMAN with Friar LAURENCE. 3 Watch. Here is a friar, that trembles, sighs, and weeps: We took this mattock and this spade from him, As he was coming from this church-yard side. 1 Watch. A great suspicion; Stay the friar too. Enter the PRINCE and Attendants. Prince. What misadventure is so early up, That calls our person from our morning's rest? |