There is no end, no limit, meafure, bound, In that word's death; no words can that woe found. Where is my father, and my mother, nurfe? Nurfe. Weeping and wailing over Tybalt's corfe. Will you go to them? I will bring you thither. Jul. Wath they his wounds with tears? mine fhall be When theirs are dry, for Romeo's banifhment [spent, Take up thofe cords;-poor ropes, you are beguil'd; Both you and I; for Romeo is exil'd. He made you for a high-way to my bed; Come, cord; come, nurfe; I'll to my wedding-be.., Jul. Oh find him, give this ring to my true knight,: And bid him come, to take his laft farewel. [Exeunt. SCENE V. Changes to the monaftery. Enter Friar Lawrence and Romeo. Fri. Romeo, come forth; come forth, thou fearful Afiction is enamour'd of thy parts, And thou art wedded to calamity. [man; Rom. Father, what news? what is the Prince's doom? What forrow craves acquaintance at my hand, That I yet know not? Fri. Too familiar Is my dear fon with fuch four company. I bring thee tidings of the Prince's doom. Rom. What less than doom's-day is the Prince's doom? * Fri. A gentler judgment even'd from his lips, Not body's death, but body's banishment. Rom. Ha, banishment! be merciful, fay, death; Much more than death. Do not fay, banishment. E But But purgatory, Tartar, hell itself. Hence banished, is banifh'd from the world; And turn'd that black word death to banishment. Rom. 'Tis torture, and not mercy: heav'n is here Hadft thou no poifon mix'd, no fharp-ground knife, No fudden mean of death, tho' ne'er fo mean, But banished to kill me? banished? O Friar, the damned ufe that word in hell; A fin-abfolver, and my friend profefs'd, Rom. O thou wilt fpeak again of banishment. Fri. I'll give thee armour to keep off that word; Adverfity's fweet milk, philofophy, To comfort thee, tho' thou art banifhed. Rom. Yet, banifhed? hang up philofophy. Unless philofophy can make a Juliet, Fri. O, then I fee that madmen have no ears. Rom. How thould they, when that wife men have no eyes? Fri. Let me difpute with thee of thy eftate. Rom. Thou cant not speak of what thou dost not feel. Then might't thou speak, then might thou tear thy [hair, [Throwing himself on the ground. Fri. Arife, one knocks; good Romeo, hide thyfelf. [Knock within. Rom. Not I, unless the breath of heart-fick groans, Mist-like infold me from the fearch of eyes. [Knock. Fri. Hark, how they knock !(Who's there?)— Romeo, arife. Thou wilt be taken- -(Stay a while) Run to my Audy stand up; [Knocks. - God's will! What wilfulness is this?--- -I come, I come. [Knock. Who knocks fo hard? whence come you? what's your will? Nurfe. [within.] Let me come in, and you fhall know I come from Lady Juliet. Fri. Welcome then. Enter Nurfe. [my errand: Nurfe. O holy Friar, oh tell me, holy Friar, Where is my Lady's Lord? where's Romeo? Fri. There, on the ground, with his own tears made drunk. Nurfe. O he is even in my mistress' cafe, Blubb'ring and weeping, weeping and blubbering, Rom. Nurfe! Nurfe. Ah Sir! ah Sir!-Death is the end of all. E 2 Rom. Speak'ft thou of Juliet? how is it with her? Doth not the think me an old murtherer, Now I have ftain'd the childhood of our joy Nurfe. O, fhe fays nothing, Sir; but weeps and Rom. As if that name, Shot from the deadly level of a gun, Did murther her, as that name's curfed hand Doth my naine lodge! tell me, that I may fack Fri. Hold thy defperate hand. [Drawing his fword. Art thou a man? thy form cries out thou art. Why rail'ft thou on thy birth, the heav'n, and earth, And ufeft none in that true use indeed, Killing that love which thou haft vow'd to cherish. And And thou difmember'd with thine own defence. Nurfe. O Lord, I could have flaid here all night long, To hear good counsel: oh, what learning is ! My Lord, I'll tell my Lady you will come. Rom. Do fo, and bid my fweet prepare to chide. Nufe. Here, Sir, a ring the bid me give you, Sir:: Hie you, make hatte, for it grows very late. Rom. How well my comfort is reviv'd by this! Fri. Sojourn in Mantu; I'll find out your man, And he fhall fignify from time to time Every good hap to you that chances here. Give me thy hand, 'tis late, farewel, good night. Rom. But that a joy, past joy, calls out on me, It were a grief, fo brief to part with thee. [Exeunt. SCENE VI. Changes to Capulet's house. Enter Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Paris, Cap. Things have fallen out, Sir, founluckily, E 3 That |