Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Act 4 - Scene 2
Hall in Capulet’s house.
Capulet : So many guests invite as here are writ.
[p][Exit First
Servant]
[p]Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks.
Second Servant : You shall have none ill, sir; for I'll try if they
[p]can lick their
fingers.
Capulet : How canst thou try them so?
Second Servant : Marry, sir, 'tis an ill cook that cannot lick his
[p]own fingers:
therefore he that cannot lick his
[p]fingers goes not with me.
Capulet : Go, be gone.
[p][Exit Second Servant]
[p]We shall be much unfurnished
for this time.
[p]What, is my daughter gone to Friar Laurence?
Nurse : Ay, forsooth.
Capulet : Well, he may chance to do some good on her:
[p]A peevish self-will'd
harlotry it is.
Nurse : See where she comes from shrift with merry look.
Capulet : How now, my headstrong! where have you been gadding?
Juliet : Where I have learn'd me to repent the sin
[p]Of disobedient
opposition
[p]To you and your behests, and am enjoin'd
[p]By holy
Laurence to fall prostrate here,
[p]And beg your pardon: pardon, I
beseech you!
[p]Henceforward I am ever ruled by you.
Capulet : Send for the county; go tell him of this:
[p]I'll have this knot knit
up to-morrow morning.
Juliet : I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell;
[p]And gave him what
becomed love I might,
[p]Not step o'er the bounds of modesty.
Capulet : Why, I am glad on't; this is well: stand up:
[p]This is as't should
be. Let me see the county;
[p]Ay, marry, go, I say, and fetch him
hither.
[p]Now, afore God! this reverend holy friar,
[p]Our whole city
is much bound to him.
Juliet : Nurse, will you go with me into my closet,
[p]To help me sort such
needful ornaments
[p]As you think fit to furnish me to-morrow?
Lady Capulet : No, not till Thursday; there is time enough.
Capulet : Go, nurse, go with her: we'll to church to-morrow.
Lady Capulet : We shall be short in our provision:
[p]'Tis now near night.
Capulet : Tush, I will stir about,
[p]And all things shall be well, I warrant
thee, wife:
[p]Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her;
[p]I'll not to
bed to-night; let me alone;
[p]I'll play the housewife for this once.
What, ho!
[p]They are all forth. Well, I will walk myself
[p]To County
Paris, to prepare him up
[p]Against to-morrow: my heart is wondrous
light,
[p]Since this same wayward girl is so reclaim'd.
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