| Lines 1-5 | But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon!Who is already sick and pail with grief.That thou her maid art far more fair than she |
| Lines 6-10 | Be not her maid, since she is enviousHer vestal livery is but sick and green, and none but fools do wear it; cast it off!It is my lady, O, it is my loveO, that she knew she were! |
| Lines 11-15 | She speaks, yet she says nothing. What of that?Her eye discourses; I will answer it.I am too bold; Tis not to me she speaks.Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,having some business, do entreat her eyes |
| Lines 16-20 | What if her eyes where there, they in her head?The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars,as daylight doth a lamp, her eyes in heaven would through the airy region stream so bright,that birds would sing and think it were not night. |
| Lines 21-25 | See how she leans her cheek upon her hand?O, that i were a glove upon that hand!That I might touch that cheek!Ay me!She speaks. |
| Lines 26-30 | O, speak again bright angel, for thou artas glorious to this night, being o’er my head,as is a winged messanger of heaven.Unto the white-upturned wondering eyesOf mortals who fall back to gaze on him |
| Lines 31-35 | When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds,and sails upon the bosom of the air.O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father, and refuse thy name!Or, if thou will not, be but sworn my love, |
| Lines 36-40 | And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.Shall I hear more or shall I speak at this?Tis but my name that is my enemy.Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, |
| Lines 41-45 | Nor arm, nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man, O, be some other name!What;s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.So Romeo would, were we not Romeo called, |
| lines 46-50 | Retain that dear Perfection which he owes,Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name;And for that name, which is no part of thee,Take all myself. |
Romeo and Juliet Balcony Scene
August 14, 2019