| Hall in Capulet's house. |
| [Enter CAPULET, LADY CAPULET, Nurse, and two | ||
| Servingmen] |
| CAPULET | So many guests invite as here are writ. | ||
| [Exit First Servant] | |||
| Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks. |
| Second Servant | You shall have none ill, sir; for I'll try if they | ||
| can lick their fingers. |
| CAPULET | How canst thou try them so? | 5 |
| Second Servant | Marry, sir, 'tis an ill cook that cannot lick his | ||
| own fingers: therefore he that cannot lick his | |||
| fingers goes not with me. |
| CAPULET | Go, be gone. | ||
| [Exit Second Servant] | |||
| We shall be much unfurnished for this time. | 10 | ||
| What, is my daughter gone to Friar Laurence? |
| Nurse | Ay, forsooth. |
| CAPULET | Well, he may chance to do some good on her: | ||
| A peevish self-will'd harlotry it is. |
| Nurse | See where she comes from shrift with merry look. | 15 | |
| [Enter JULIET] |
| CAPULET | How now, my headstrong! where have you been gadding? |
| JULIET | Where I have learn'd me to repent the sin | ||
| Of disobedient opposition | |||
| To you and your behests, and am enjoin'd | |||
| By holy Laurence to fall prostrate here, | 20 | ||
| And beg your pardon: pardon, I beseech you! | |||
| Henceforward I am ever ruled by you. |
| CAPULET | Send for the county; go tell him of this: | ||
| I'll have this knot knit up to-morrow morning. |
| JULIET | I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell; | 25 | |
| And gave him what becomed love I might, | |||
| Not step o'er the bounds of modesty. |
| CAPULET | Why, I am glad on't; this is well: stand up: | ||
| This is as't should be. Let me see the county; | |||
| Ay, marry, go, I say, and fetch him hither. | 30 | ||
| Now, afore God! this reverend holy friar, | |||
| Our whole city is much bound to him. |
| JULIET | Nurse, will you go with me into my closet, | ||
| To help me sort such needful ornaments | |||
| As you think fit to furnish me to-morrow? | 35 |
| LADY CAPULET | No, not till Thursday; there is time enough. |
| CAPULET | Go, nurse, go with her: we'll to church to-morrow. | ||
| [Exeunt JULIET and Nurse] |
| LADY CAPULET | We shall be short in our provision: | ||
| 'Tis now near night. |
| CAPULET | Tush, I will stir about, | 40 | |
| And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife: | |||
| Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her; | |||
| I'll not to bed to-night; let me alone; | |||
| I'll play the housewife for this once. What, ho! | |||
| They are all forth. Well, I will walk myself | 45 | ||
| To County Paris, to prepare him up | |||
| Against to-morrow: my heart is wondrous light, | |||
| Since this same wayward girl is so reclaim'd. | |||
| [Exeunt] |