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Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

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Act 4, Scene 4

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Enter LADY CAPULET and NURSE
LADY CAPULET and the NURSE enter.

LADY CAPULET
Hold, take these keys, and fetch more spices, Nurse.
LADY CAPULET
Wait. Take these keys and get more spices, Nurse.

NURSE
They call for dates and quinces in the pastry.
NURSE
They’re calling for dates and quinces in the pastry kitchen.
Enter CAPULET
CAPULET enters.



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CAPULET
Come, stir, stir, stir! The second cock hath crowed.
The curfew bell hath rung. 'Tis three o'clock.—
Look to the baked meats, good Angelica.
Spare not for the cost.
CAPULET
Come on, wake up, wake up, wake up! The second cock crowed. The curfew-bell rang. It’s three o'clock. Go get the baked meats, good Angelica. Don’t worry about the cost.



NURSE
     Go, you cot-quean, go.
Get you to bed, faith. You’ll be sick tomorrow
For this night’s watching.
NURSE
Go, you old housewife, go. Go to bed, dear. You’ll be sick tomorrow because you’ve stayed up all night.


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CAPULET
No, not a whit, what. I have watched ere now
All night for lesser cause, and ne'er been sick.
CAPULET
No, not at all. What? I’ve stayed up all night many times before for less important matters, and I’ve never gotten sick.


LADY CAPULET
Ay, you have been a mouse-hunt in your time,
But I will watch you from such watching now.
LADY CAPULET
Yes, you’ve been a ladies' man in your time. But I’ll make sure you don’t stay up any later now.
Exeunt LADY CAPULET and NURSE
LADY CAPULET and the NURSE exit.

CAPULET
A jealous hood, a jealous hood!
CAPULET
A jealous woman, a jealous woman!
Enter three or four SERVINGMEN with spits and logs and baskets
Three or four SERVINGMEN enter with spits, logs, and baskets.

     Now, fellow,
What is there?
Now, fellow, what have you got there?

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