PERSONS REPRESENTED. ESCALUS, Prince of Verona. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. Act III. sc. 1. Act V. sc. 3. Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act III. sc. 4. Act V. sc. 3. MONTAGUE, head of a house, at variance with the house of Capulet. CAPULET, head of a house, at variance with the house of Montague. ROMEO, Son to Montague. Appears, Act I. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 4; sc. 5. Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 3; sc. 4; sc. 6. Act III. sc. 1; sc. 3; sc. 5. MERCUTIO, kinsman to the Prince and friend to Romeo. Appears, Act I. sc. 4. BENVOLIO, nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo. Act III. sc. 1. Act II. sc. 1; sc. 4. Appears, Act II. sc. 3; sc. 6. Act III. sc. 3. Act IV. sc. 1; sc. 5. Act V. sc. 2; sc. 3. 1945-11 FRIAR JOHN, a Franciscan. Appears, Act V. sc. 2. BALTHASAR, servant to Romeo. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 3. SAMPSON, servant to Capulet. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. GREGORY, servant to Capulet. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. ABRAM, servant to Montague. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. 6 : An Apothecary. Three Musicians. Chorus. Appears, Act I. Appears, Act III. sc. 1. Page to Paris. Appears, Act V. sc. 3. PETER. Appears, Act II. sc. 4; sc. 5. Act IV. sc. 5. Appears, Act III. sc. 1. LADY MONTAGUE, wife to Montague. LADY CAPULET, wife to Capulet. Appears, Act I. sc. 1; sc. 3. Act III. sc. 4; sc. 5. Act IV. sc. 2; sc. 3; sc. 4; sc. 5. Act V. sc. 3. JULIET, daughter to Capulet. Appears, Act I. sc. 3; sc. 5. Act II. sc. 2; sc. 5; sc. 6. Act III. sc. 2; sc. 5. Act IV. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 3. Citizens of Verona; several Men and Women, relations to both houses; SCENE, DURING THE GREATER PART OF THE PLAY, IN VERONA; ONCE (IN Romeo and Juliet' was first printed in the year 1597. The second edition was printed in 1599. The title of that edition declares it to be "Newly corrected, augmented, and amended." There can be no doubt whatever that the corrections, augmentations, and emendations wero those of the author. We know of nothing in literary history more curious or more instructive than the example of minute attention, as well as consummate skill, exhibited by Shakspere in correcting, augmenting, and amending the first copy of this play. 1 ROMEO AND JULIET. PROLOGUE. Two households, both alike in dignity, A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Do, with their death, bury their parents' strife. Which, but their children's end, nought could remove, ACT I. SCENE I.—A public Place. Enter SAMPSON and GREGORY, armed with swords and bucklers. SAM. Gregory, o' my word, we 'll not carry coals. GRE. No, for then we should be colliers. SAM. I mean, if we be in choler. we 'll draw. SAM. A dog of the house of Montague moves me. GRE. To move is to stir; and to be valiant is to stand; therefore, if thou art moved, thou runn'st away. SAM. A dog of that house shall move me to stand: I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's. GRE. That shows thee a weak slave; for the weakest goes to the wall, SAM. True; and therefore women, being the weaker vessels, are ever thrust to the wall:-therefore I will push Montague's men from the wall, and thrust his maids to the wall. GRE. The quarrel is between our masters, and us their men. SAM. 'Tis all one, I will show myself a tyrant: when I have fought with the men, I will be cruel with the maids, and cut off their heads. GRE. The heads of the maids? SAM. Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt. GRE. They must take it sense, that feel it. SAM. Me they shall feel, while I am able to stand: and 't is known I am a pretty piece of flesh. GRE. 'Tis well thou hadst been poor John. house of the Montagues. art not fish; if thou hadst, thou Draw thy tool; here comes of the Enter ABRAM and BALTHASAR. SAM. My naked weapon is out; quarrel, I will back thee. SAM. Fear me not. GRE. No, marry: I fear thee! SAM. Let us take the law of our sides; let them begin. GRE. I will frown, as I pass by; and let them take it as they list. SAM. Nay, as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it. ABR. Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? ABR. Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? SAM. Is the law of our side, if I say-ay? |