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, May do much danger: Friar John, go hence; Lau. Now must I to the monument alone; 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 [The Boy whistles. [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, Whate'er thou hear'st or seest, stand all aloof, 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: 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 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 ;- A grave? O, no; a lantern,† slaughter'd youth, [Dies. [Laying PARIS in the monument. Than with that hand that cut thy youth in twain, *Thy conjurings. I. e. an open-work vault. 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 intent 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; A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents; come, come away: And Paris too; come, I'll dispose of thee Among a sisterhood of holy nuns: 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? |