The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
_Prince._ We still have known thee for a holy man.[1578]
Where's Romeo's man? what can he say in this?[1579] 270
_Bal._ I brought my master news of Juliet's death,[1580]
And then in post he came from Mantua
To this same place, to this same monument.[1581]
This letter he early bid me give his father,
And threaten'd me with death, going in the vault,[1582] 275
If I departed not and left him there.[1583]
_Prince._ Give me the letter; I will look on it.
Where is the county's page, that raised the watch?
Sirrah, what made your master in this place?
_Page._ He came with flowers to strew his lady's grave;[1584] 280
And bid me stand aloof, and so I did:
Anon comes one with light to ope the tomb;
And by and by my master drew on him;
And then I ran away to call the watch.
_Prince._ This letter doth make good the friar's words, 285
Their course of love, the tidings of her death:
And here he writes that he did buy a poison
Of a poor 'pothecary, and therewithal
Came to this vault to die and lie with Juliet.
Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague! 290
See, what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!
And I, for winking at your discords too,
Have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish'd.[1585]
_Cap._ O brother Montague, give me thy hand: 295
This is my daughter's jointure, for no more
Can I demand.
_Mon._ But I can give thee more:[1586]
For I will raise her statue in pure gold;
That whiles Verona by that name is known,[1587]
There shall no figure at such rate be set[1588] 300
As that of true and faithful Juliet.[1589]
_Cap._ As rich shall Romeo's by his lady's lie;[1590]
Poor sacrifices of our enmity!
_Prince._ A glooming peace this morning with it brings;[1591]
The sun for sorrow will not show his head: 305
Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things;
Some shall be pardon'd and some punished:[1592]
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo. [_Exeunt._[1593]
FOOTNOTES:
[1393] ACT V. SCENE I.] Rowe.
Mantua.] Rowe.
A street.] Capell.
[1394] _flattering truth of_] Qq Ff. _flattering eye of_ (Q1) Malone.
_flattery of_ Pope (Otway's version). _flattering ruth of_ Warburton.
_flattering eye off_ Jackson conj. _flattering death of_ Collier
(Collier MS.). _flattering soother_, Singer conj. _flattering sooth of_
Grant White. _flattering signs of_ Bailey conj.
[1395] _lord_] _L._ Q2 Q3 F1.
_in_] _on_ Q5.
[1396] _this day an_] Qq. _thisan day an_ F1. _this winged_ F2 F3 F4.
[1397] _dream, that gives_] _dreames that gives_ Q4. _dreams that
give_ Q5.
[1398] Enter....] Enter Balthasar his man booted. (Q1). Enter Romeos
man. Q2 Q3 Ff. Enter Romeos man Balthazer. Q4 Q5.
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