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Act 4, Scene 2

Hall in Capulet's House.

  1. [Enter Capulet, Lady Capulet, Nurse, and Servants.]
  2. Capulet
  3. 2341 So many guests invite as here are writ.—
  4. [Exit first Servant.]
  5. Capulet
  6. 2342 Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks.
  7. Second Servant
  8. 2343 You shall have none ill, sir; for I'll try if they can
  9. 2344 lick their fingers.
  10. Capulet
  11. 2345 How canst thou try them so?
  12. Second Servant
  13. 2346 Marry, sir, 'tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers:
  14. 2347 therefore he that cannot lick his fingers goes not with me.
  15. Capulet
  16. 2348 Go, begone.—
  17. [Exit second Servant.]
  18. Capulet
  19. 2349 We shall be much unfurnish'd for this time.—
  20. 2350 What, is my daughter gone to Friar Lawrence?
  21. Nurse
  22. 2351 Ay, forsooth.
  23. Capulet
  24. 2352 Well, be may chance to do some good on her:
  25. 2353 A peevish self-will'd harlotry it is.
  26. Nurse
  27. 2354 See where she comes from shrift with merry look.
  28. [Enter Juliet.]
  29. Capulet
  30. 2355 How now, my headstrong! where have you been gadding?
  31. Juliet
  32. 2356 Where I have learn'd me to repent the sin
  33. 2357 Of disobedient opposition
  34. 2358 To you and your behests; and am enjoin'd
  35. 2359 By holy Lawrence to fall prostrate here,
  36. 2360 To beg your pardon:—pardon, I beseech you!
  37. 2361 Henceforward I am ever rul'd by you.
  38. Capulet
  39. 2362 Send for the county; go tell him of this:
  40. 2363 I'll have this knot knit up to-morrow morning.
  41. Juliet
  42. 2364 I met the youthful lord at Lawrence' cell;
  43. 2365 And gave him what becomed love I might,
  44. 2366 Not stepping o'er the bounds of modesty.
  45. Capulet
  46. 2367 Why, I am glad on't; this is well,—stand up,—
  47. 2368 This is as't should be.—Let me see the county;
  48. 2369 Ay, marry, go, I say, and fetch him hither.—
  49. 2370 Now, afore God, this reverend holy friar,
  50. 2371 All our whole city is much bound to him.
  51. Juliet
  52. 2372 Nurse, will you go with me into my closet,
  53. 2373 To help me sort such needful ornaments
  54. 2374 As you think fit to furnish me to-morrow?
  55. Lady Capulet
  56. 2375 No, not till Thursday; there is time enough.
  57. Capulet
  58. 2376 Go, nurse, go with her.—We'll to church to-morrow.
  59. [Exeunt Juliet and Nurse.]
  60. Lady Capulet
  61. 2377 We shall be short in our provision:
  62. 2378 'Tis now near night.
  63. Capulet
  64. 2379 Tush, I will stir about,
  65. 2380 And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife:
  66. 2381 Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her;
  67. 2382 I'll not to bed to-night;—let me alone;
  68. 2383 I'll play the housewife for this once.—What, ho!—
  69. 2384 They are all forth: well, I will walk myself
  70. 2385 To County Paris, to prepare him up
  71. 2386 Against to-morrow: my heart is wondrous light
  72. 2387 Since this same wayward girl is so reclaim'd.
  73. [Exeunt.]