Romeo and Juliet - Act 4, scene 2 | Folger Shakespeare Library (2024)

⌜Scene2⌝

Synopsis:

Capulet energetically directs preparations for the wedding. When Juliet returns from Friar Lawrence and pretends to have learned obedience, Capulet is so delighted that he moves the wedding up to the next day and goes off to tell Paris the new date.

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Act 4, Scene 2

EnterFatherCapulet,Mother,Nurse,andServingmen,
twoorthree.

CAPULET
2441Somanyguestsinviteasherearewrit.
⌜OneortwooftheServingmenexit
withCapulet’slist.⌝
2442Sirrah,gohiremetwentycunningcooks.
SERVINGMAN2443Youshallhavenoneill,sir,forI’lltryif
2444theycanlicktheirfingers.
CAPULET24455Howcanstthoutrythemso?
SERVINGMAN2446Marry,sir,’tisanillcookthatcannotlick
2447hisownfingers.Thereforehethatcannotlickhis
2448fingersgoesnotwithme.
CAPULET2449Go,begone.⌜Servingmanexits.⌝
245010Weshallbemuchunfurnishedforthistime.—
2451What,ismydaughtergonetoFriarLawrence?
NURSE2452Ay,forsooth.
CAPULET
2453Well,hemaychancetodosomegoodonher.
2454Apeevish⌜self-willed⌝harlotryitis.

EnterJuliet.

NURSE
245515Seewhereshecomesfromshriftwithmerrylook.
CAPULET
2456Hownow,myheadstrong,wherehaveyoubeen
2457gadding?
JULIET
2458WhereIhavelearnedmetorepentthesin
2459Ofdisobedientopposition
246020Toyouandyourbehests,andamenjoined
2461ByholyLawrencetofallprostratehere⌜Kneeling.⌝
2462Tobegyourpardon.Pardon,Ibeseechyou.
2463HenceforwardIameverruledbyyou.

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CAPULET
2464SendfortheCounty.Gotellhimofthis.
246525I’llhavethisknotknituptomorrowmorning.
JULIET
2466ImettheyouthfullordatLawrence’cell
2467AndgavehimwhatbecomèdloveImight,
2468Notsteppingo’ertheboundsofmodesty.
CAPULET
2469Why,Iamgladon’t.Thisiswell.Standup.
⌜Julietrises.⌝
247030Thisisas’tshouldbe.—LetmeseetheCounty.
2471Ay,marry,go,Isay,andfetchhimhither.—
2472Now,aforeGod,thisreverendholyfriar,
2473Allourwholecityismuchboundtohim.
JULIET
2474Nurse,willyougowithmeintomycloset
247535Tohelpmesortsuchneedfulornaments
2476Asyouthinkfittofurnishmetomorrow?
LADYCAPULET
2477No,nottillThursday.Thereistimeenough.
CAPULET
2478Go,nurse.Gowithher.We’lltochurchtomorrow.
⌜JulietandtheNurse⌝exit.
LADYCAPULET
2479Weshallbeshortinourprovision.
248040’Tisnownearnight.
CAPULET2481Tush,Iwillstirabout,
2482Andallthingsshallbewell,Iwarrantthee,wife.
2483GothoutoJuliet.Helptodeckupher.
2484I’llnottobedtonight.Letmealone.
248545I’llplaythehousewifeforthisonce.—Whatho!—
2486Theyareallforth.Well,Iwillwalkmyself
2487ToCountyParis,toprepareuphim
2488Againsttomorrow.Myheartiswondrouslight
2489Sincethissamewaywardgirlissoreclaimed.
⌜They⌝exit.