Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Act 2 - Scene 0
Prologue.
Chorus : Now old desire doth in his death-bed lie,
[p]And young affection gapes
to be his heir;
[p]That fair for which love groan'd for and would
die,
[p]With tender Juliet match'd, is now not fair.
[p]Now Romeo is
beloved and loves again,
[p]Alike betwitched by the charm of
looks,
[p]But to his foe supposed he must complain,
[p]And she steal
love's sweet bait from fearful hooks:
[p]Being held a foe, he may not
have access
[p]To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear;
[p]And she
as much in love, her means much less
[p]To meet her new-beloved any
where:
[p]But passion lends them power, time means, to
meet
[p]Tempering extremities with extreme sweet.
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