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| Enter Duke and Prouost. | Enter Duke, disguised as a friar, and Provost | | MM II.iii.1 | |
| Duke. | DUKE | | | |
| Haile to you, Prouost, so I thinke you are. | Hail to you, provost – so I think you are. | | MM II.iii.1 | |
| Pro. | PROVOST | | | |
| I am the Prouost: whats your will, good Frier? | I am the provost. What's your will, good friar? | | MM II.iii.2 | |
| Duke. | DUKE | | | |
| Bound by my charity, and my blest order, | Bound by my charity and my blessed order, | | MM II.iii.3 | |
| I come to visite the afflicted spirits | I come to visit the afflicted spirits | | MM II.iii.4 | |
| Here in the prison: doe me the common right | Here in the prison. Do me the common right | | MM II.iii.5 | |
| To let me see them: and to make me know | To let me see them and to make me know | | MM II.iii.6 | |
| The nature of their crimes, that I may minister | The nature of their crimes, that I may minister | | MM II.iii.7 | |
| To them accordingly. | To them accordingly. | | MM II.iii.8 | |
| Pro. | PROVOST | | | |
| I would do more then that, if more were needfull | I would do more than that, if more were needful. | | MM II.iii.9 | |
| Enter Iuliet. | Enter Juliet | | MM II.iii.10.1 | |
| Looke here comes one: a Gentlewoman of mine, | Look, here comes one: a gentlewoman of mine, | gentlewoman (n.) woman of good breeding, well-born lady | MM II.iii.10 | |
| Who falling in the flawes of her owne youth, | Who, falling in the flaws of her own youth, | flaw (n.)burst of passion, upsurge of feelings | MM II.iii.11 | |
| Hath blisterd her report: She is with childe, | Hath blistered her report. She is with child, | report (n.)reputation, fame, renown | MM II.iii.12 | |
| | blister (v.)raise blisters on [as if branded on the forehead as a whore]; tarnish, stain | | |
| And he that got it, sentenc'd: a yong man, | And he that got it, sentenced: a young man | | MM II.iii.13 | |
| More fit to doe another such offence, | More fit to do another such offence | | MM II.iii.14 | |
| Then dye for this. | Than die for this. | | MM II.iii.15 | |
| Duk. | DUKE | | | |
| When must he dye? | When must he die? | | MM II.iii.16.1 | |
| Pro. | PROVOST | | | |
| As I do thinke to morrow. | As I do think, tomorrow. | | MM II.iii.16.2 | |
| I haue prouided for you, stay a while | (To Juliet) I have provided for you; stay a while | | MM II.iii.17 | |
| And you shall be conducted. | And you shall be conducted. | | MM II.iii.18 | |
| Duk. | DUKE | | | |
| Repent you (faire one) of the sin you carry? | Repent you, fair one, of the sin you carry? | | MM II.iii.19 | |
| Iul. | JULIET | | | |
| I doe; and beare the shame most patiently. | I do, and bear the shame most patiently. | | MM II.iii.20 | |
| Du. | DUKE | | | |
| Ile teach you how you shal araign your consciẽce | I'll teach you how you shall arraign your conscience | arraign (v.)examine, interrogate, probe | MM II.iii.21 | |
| And try your penitence, if it be sound, | And try your penitence, if it be sound, | try (v.)put to the test, test the goodness [of] | MM II.iii.22 | |
| Or hollowly put on. | Or hollowly put on. | hollowly (adv.)insincerely, hypocritically, deceitfully | MM II.iii.23.1 | |
| Iul. | JULIET | | | |
| Ile gladly learne. | I'll gladly learn. | | MM II.iii.23.2 | |
| Duk. | DUKE | | | |
| Loue you the man that wrong'd you? | Love you the man that wronged you? | | MM II.iii.24 | |
| Iul. | JULIET | | | |
| Yes, as I loue the woman that wrong'd him. | Yes, as I love the woman that wronged him. | | MM II.iii.25 | |
| Duk. | DUKE | | | |
| So then it seemes your most offence full act | So then it seems your most offenceful act | offenceful (adj.)sinful, wrongful, full of offence | MM II.iii.26 | |
| Was mutually committed. | Was mutually committed? | | MM II.iii.27.1 | |
| Iul. | JULIET | | | |
| Mutually. | Mutually. | | MM II.iii.27.2 | |
| Duk. | DUKE | | | |
| Then was your sin of heauier kinde then his. | Then was your sin of heavier kind than his. | heavy (adj.)grave, serious, weighty | MM II.iii.28 | |
| Iul. | JULIET | | | |
| I doe confesse it, and repent it (Father.) | I do confess it, and repent it, father. | | MM II.iii.29 | |
| Duk. | DUKE | | | |
| 'Tis meet so (daughter) but least you do repent | 'Tis meet so, daughter, but lest you do repent | meet (adj.)fit, suitable, right, proper | MM II.iii.30 | |
| As that the sin hath brought you to this shame, | As that the sin hath brought you to this shame, | | MM II.iii.31 | |
| Which sorrow is alwaies toward our selues, not heauen, | Which sorrow is always towards ourselves, not heaven, | | MM II.iii.32 | |
| Showing we would not spare heauen, as we loue it, | Showing we would not spare heaven as we love it, | spare (v.)avoid offending, refrain from causing distress to | MM II.iii.33 | |
| But as we stand in feare. | But as we stand in fear – | | MM II.iii.34 | |
| Iul. | JULIET | | | |
| I doe repent me, as it is an euill, | I do repent me as it is an evil, | | MM II.iii.35 | |
| And take the shame with ioy. | And take the shame with joy. | | MM II.iii.36.1 | |
| Duke. | DUKE | | | |
| There rest: | There rest. | | MM II.iii.36.2 | |
| Your partner (as I heare) must die to morrow, | Your partner, as I hear, must die tomorrow, | | MM II.iii.37 | |
| And I am going with instruction to him: | And I am going with instruction to him. | instruction (n.)advice, good direction, counsel | MM II.iii.38 | |
| Grace goe with you, Benedicite. | Grace go with you. Benedicite. | benedicite (Latin v.) [pron: bene'diysitee] may God be with you | MM II.iii.39 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | MM II.iii.39 | |
| Iul. | JULIET | | | |
| Must die to morrow? oh iniurious Loue | Must die tomorrow? O injurious love, | | MM II.iii.40 | |
| That respits me a life, whose very comfort | That respites me a life whose very comfort | respite (v.)save, prolong, grant | MM II.iii.41 | |
| Is still a dying horror. | Is still a dying horror. | | MM II.iii.42.1 | |
| Pro. | PROVOST | | | |
| 'Tis pitty of him. | 'Tis pity of him. | | MM II.iii.42.2 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | MM II.iii.42 | |