“Romeo and Juliet” Act 2, Scene 2/Balcony Scene (memorization)

R=Romeo J=Juliet(R) Line 1 hint: “scars”(R) Line 2 hint: “light” He jests at scars that never felt a wound.But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
(R) Line 3 hint: “East”(R) Line 4 hint: “kill” It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
(R) Line 5 hint: “sick”(R) Line 6 hint: “maid” Who is already sick and pale with griefThat thou her maid art far more fair than she.
(R) Line 7 hint: “envious”(R) Line 8 hint: “livery” Be not her maid, since she is envious;Her vestal livery is but sick and green,
(R) Line 9 hint: “fools”(R) Line 10 hint: my lady” And none but fools do wear it; cast it off.It is my lady; O, it is my love!
(R) Line 11 hint: “knew”(R) Line 12 hint: “nothing” O that she knew she were!She speaks, yet she says nothing. What of that?
(R) Line 13(R) Line 14 Her eye discourses; I will answer it.I am too bold; ’tis not to me she speaks.
(R) Line 15(R) Line 16 Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,Having some business, do entreat her eyes
(R) Line 17(R) Line 18 To twinkle in their spheres till they return.What if her eyes were there, they in her head?
(R) Line 19(R) Line 20 The brightness of her cheek would shame those starsAs daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven
(R) Line 21(R) Line 22 Would through the airy region stream so brightThat birds would sing and think it were not night.
(R) Line 23(R) Line 24 See how she leans her cheek upon her hand!O that I were a glove upon that hand,
(R) (J) (R) Line 25(R) Line 26 (R) That I might touch that cheek! (J)Ay me! (R) She speaks.O, speak again, bright angel! For thou art
(R) Line 27(R) Line 28 As glorious to this night, being o’er my head,As is a winged messenger of heaven
(R) Line 29(R) Line 30 Unto the white-upturned wond’ring eyesOf mortals that fall back to gaze on him
(R) Line 31(R) Line 32 When he bestrides the lazy-pacing cloudsAnd sails upon the bosom of the air
(J) Line 33(J) Line 34 O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father and refuse thy name!
(J) Line 35(J) Line 36 Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.
(R) Line 37(J) Line 38 Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?’Tis but thy name that is my enemy.
(J) Line 39(J) Line 40 Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
(J) Line 41(J) Line 42 Nor arm, nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man. O, be some other name!
(J) Line 43(J) Line 44 What’s in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet.
(J) Line 45(J) Line 46 So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,Retain that dear perfection which he owes
(J) Line 47(J) Line 48 Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name;And for that name, which is no part of thee,
(J) (R) Line 49(R) Line 50 (J) Take all myself. (R) I take thee at thy word. Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized;
(R) Line 51Line 52 Henceforth I never will be Romeo. What man art thou that, thus bed teemed in night,
(J) (R) Line 53(R) Line 54 (J) So stumblest on my counsel? (R) By a nameI know not how to tell thee who I am.
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September 7, 2019