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Romeo and Juliet

Act III, Scene 4

A room in Capulet's house.
 
[Enter CAPULET, LADY CAPULET, and PARIS]
 
CAPULET
                       x    ,         ,       ,    ,
      Things^have / fallen out | sir so | unluck|ily,
        ,    2        ,         ,         ,          ,
      That we have | had no*| time to | move our | daughter:
        ,              ,           ,       ,        ,      2->
      Look you,| she loved | her kins|man Ty|balt dear||ly,
           ,       ,     ,               ,        ,
      And so | did I.| Well, we | were born | to die.
            ,      ,            ,           ,        ,
      'Tis ver|y late,| she'll not | come down | tonight:
         ,        ,     ,              ,     ,
      I prom|ise you,| but for | your comp|any,
          ,            ,      ,         ,      ,
      I would | have been | abed | an hour | ago.
 
PARIS
              ,         ,        ,         ,        ,
      These^times | of woe,| afford | no time | to woo:
       ,   2         ,          ,        ,          ,
      Madam good | night, com|mend me | to your | daughter.
 
LADY CAPULET
          ,          ,          ,     ,   2    ,
      I will,| and know | her mind | early to|morrow,
          ,                ,    ,     2      ,     ,
      Tonight,| she is / mewed up | to her heav|iness.
 
CAPULET
           ,      ,          ,       ,    2     ,      ->
      Sir Par|is, I | will make | a des|perate tend||er
        2        ,      ,        ,           ,         ,
      Of my / child's love:| I think | she will | be ruled
        3   3     ,         ,         ,        ,         ,
      In all respects | by me:| nay more,| I doubt | it not.  ??
        ,             ,        ,         ,       ,
      Wife, go*| you to | her ere | you go | to bed,
           ,           ,             ,   ,        ,
      Acquaint | her here,| of my / son Par|is' love,
           ,           ,         ,       ,           ,
      And bid | her, mark | you me,| on Wed|nesday next,
            ,          ,         ,
      But soft,| what day | is this?
 
PARIS
                                      ,            ,
                                     Monday | my lord.
 
CAPULET
       ,           ,         ,               ,    ,
      Monday,| ha ha:| Well Wed|nesday is / too soon,
           ,        ,        ,        ,         ,        ->
      On Thurs|day let | it be:| on Thurs|day tell || her,
       ,         2    ,        ,         ,       ,
      She | shall be mar|ried to | this nob|le earl:
            ,        ,       ,         ,           ,
      Will you | be rea|dy? Do | you like | this haste?
              ,         ,       ,        ,         ,
      We'll keep | no great | ado,| a friend | or two,
            ,          ,       ,       ,          ,
      For hark | you, Ty|balt be|ing slain | so late,
          ,          ,           ,          ,       ,
      It may | be thought | we held | him care|lessly,
       ,           ,         ,       ,       ,
      Being | our kin|sman, if | we rev|el much:
        ,                 ,           ,       ,        ,
      Therefore | we'll have | some half | a doz|en friends,
            ,         ,          ,         ,         ,        2->
      And there | an end.| But what | say you | to Thur||sday?
 
PARIS
           ,
      My lord,
                  ,            ,         ,       ,       2->
              I would | that Thurs|day were | tomor||row.
 
CAPULET
             ,          ,         ,         ,        ,
      Well, get | you gone,| on Thurs|day, be | it then:
       ,           ,   2   ,         ,       ,
      Go you | to Jul|iet ere | you go | to bed,
           ,          ,        ,           ,        ,
      Prepare | her wife,| against | this wed|ding-day.
            ,         ,      ,             ,       ,
      Farewell | my lord.| Light to | my chamb|er ho,
         ,       ,     ,   ,         ,       ,      ,     ,      ,
      Afore me, it is so late, that we may call it early by and by.  ????
             ,
      Good night.  \\
 
[Exeunt]

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