MONTAGUE Heads of two Houses at variance ( Mr. ALFRED BRYDONE . Mr. George Warde CAPULET with each other Citizens of Verona; Kinsfolk of both Houses; Maskers, Guards, Watchmen and Attendants. SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY. The Action takes place in Verona, but the First Scene of the Fifth Act is laid in Mantua. ACT I. Scene 1.-A PUBLIC PLACE William Harford GARDEN Scene 2.-CAPULET'S GARDEN Scene 3.-BY THE WALL OF CAPULET'S Hawes Craven Hawes Craven ACT II. Scene 1.-BY THE WALL OF CAPULET'S GARDEN. Scene 2.-CAPULET'S GARDEN (Balcony). Scene 4.-BY THE WALL OF CAPULET'S GARDEN. Scene 5.-Capulet's Garden Hawes Craven William Harford Scene 1.-JULIET'S CHAMBER. Scene 2.-FRIAR LAURENCE'S CELL. Scene 3.-THE TOMB OF THE CAPULETS. T. E. Ryan SCENE 1.-A Public Place. Enter SAMPSON and GREGORY, of the house of CAPULET, with swords and bucklers. Sampson: REGORY, on my word, we'll not carry coals. Gre. No, for then we should be colliers. Sam. I mean, an we be in choler, we'll draw. Gre. Ay, while you live, draw your neck out o' the collar. Sam. I strike quickly, being moved. Gre. But thou art not quickly moved to strike. 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. The quarrel is between our masters and us their men. Sam. 'T is all one, I will show myself a tyrant. Gre. Draw thy tool; here comes of the house of the Montagues. Enter ABRAHAM and BALTHASAR. Sam. My naked weapon is out: quarrel; I will back thee. Gre. How! turn thy back and run? 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? Sam. I do bite my thumb, sir. Abr. Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? Sam. Is the law of our side, if I say ay? Gre. No. Sam. No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir; but I bite my thumb, sir. Gre. Do you quarrel, sir? Sam. If you do, sir, I am for you: I serve as good a man as you. Abr. No better. Sam. Well, sir? Gre. Say 'better': here comes one of my master's kinsmen. Sam. Yes, better, sir. Abr. You lie. Enter BENVOLIO. Sam. Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember thy swashing blow. [They fight. |