No Fear Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Act 4, Scene 4, Page 2
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FIRST SERVINGMAN
Things for the cook, sir, but I know not what.
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FIRST SERVINGMAN
Things for the cook, sir. But I don’t know what they
are.
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CAPULET
Make haste, make haste, sirrah.
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CAPULET
Hurry up, hurry up.
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Exit FIRST SERVINGMAN
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The FIRST SERVINGMAN
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(to SECOND
SERVINGMAN) Fetch drier logs.
Call Peter. He will show thee where they are.
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(to SECOND
SERVINGMAN) You, fetch logs that are
drier than these. Call Peter, he’ll show you where they
are.
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SECOND SERVINGMAN
I have a head, sir, that will find out logs,
And never trouble Peter for the matter.
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SECOND SERVINGMAN
I’m smart enough to find the logs myself without
bothering Peter.
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Exit SECOND SERVINGMAN
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The SECOND SERVINGMAN
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CAPULET
Mass, and well said. A merry whoreson, ha!
Thou shalt be loggerhead.—Good faith, ’tis
day.
The county will be here with music straight,
For so he said he would. I hear him near.—
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CAPULET
Right, and well said. That guy’s funny. He’s got
a head full of logs. Goodness, it’s daylight. The count
will be here soon with music. At least he said he would. I hear him
coming near.
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Music plays within |
Music plays offstage. |
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Nurse! Wife! What, ho? What, Nurse, I say!
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Nurse! Wife! What? Hey, Nurse!
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Enter NURSE
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The NURSE
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Go waken Juliet. Go and trim her up.
I’ll go and chat with Paris. Hie, make haste,
Make haste. The bridegroom he is come already.
Make haste, I say.
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Go wake Juliet. Go and get her dressed. I’ll go and chat
with Paris. Hey, hurry up, hurry up! The bridegroom is already here.
Hurry up, I say.
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Exeunt |
They exit. |






