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| Enter Father Capulet, Mother, Nurse, and | Enter Capulet, Lady Capulet, Nurse, and two or three | | RJ IV.ii.1.1 | |
| Seruing men, two or three. | Servingmen | | RJ IV.ii.1.2 | |
| Cap. | CAPULET | | | |
| So many guests inuite as here are writ, | So many guests invite as here are writ. | | RJ IV.ii.1 | |
| Exit a Servingman | | RJ IV.ii.1 | |
| Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning Cookes. | Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks. | cunning (adj.) knowledgeable, skilful, clever | RJ IV.ii.2 | |
| Ser. | SERVINGMAN | | | |
| You shall haue none ill sir, for Ile trie if | You shall have none ill, sir. For I'll try if | ill (adj.)poor, inadequate, miserable | RJ IV.ii.3 | |
| | try (v.)prove, ascertain, find out | | |
| they can licke their fingers. | they can lick their fingers. | | RJ IV.ii.4 | |
| Cap. | CAPULET | | | |
| How canst thou trie them so? | How! Canst thou try them so? | | RJ IV.ii.5 | |
| Ser. | SERVINGMAN | | | |
| Marrie sir, 'tis an ill Cooke that cannot licke | Marry, sir, 'tis an ill cook that cannot lick | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | RJ IV.ii.6 | |
| his owne fingers: therefore he that cannot licke his fingers | his own fingers. Therefore he that cannot lick his fingers | | RJ IV.ii.7 | |
| goes not with me. | goes not with me. | | RJ IV.ii.8 | |
| Cap. | CAPULET | | | |
| Go be gone, | Go, be gone. | | RJ IV.ii.9 | |
| Exit Servingman | | RJ IV.ii.9 | |
| we shall be much vnfurnisht for this time: | We shall be much unfurnished for this time. | unfurnished (adj.)unprepared, unready | RJ IV.ii.10 | |
| what is my Daughter gone to Frier Lawrence? | What, is my daughter gone to Friar Laurence? | | RJ IV.ii.11 | |
| Nur. | NURSE | | | |
| I forsooth. | Ay, forsooth. | forsooth (adv.)in truth, certainly, truly, indeed | RJ IV.ii.12 | |
| Cap. | CAPULET | | | |
| Well he may chance to do some good on her, | Well, he may chance to do some good on her. | | RJ IV.ii.13 | |
| A peeuish selfe-wild harlotry it is. | A peevish self-willed harlotry it is. | peevish (adj.)obstinate, perverse, self-willed [contrast modern sense of ‘irritable, morose’] | RJ IV.ii.14 | |
| | harlotry (n.)[affectionate] little wretch, baggage | | |
| Enter Iuliet. | Enter Juliet | | RJ IV.ii.15.1 | |
| Nur. | NURSE | | | |
| See where she comes from shrift / With merrie looke. | See where she comes from shrift with merry look. | shrift (n.)confession | RJ IV.ii.15 | |
| Cap. | CAPULET | | | |
| How now my headstrong, / Where haue you bin gadding? | How now, my headstrong! Where have you been gadding? | | RJ IV.ii.16 | |
| Iul. | JULIET | | | |
| Where I haue learnt me to repent the sin | Where I have learned me to repent the sin | | RJ IV.ii.17 | |
| Of disobedient opposition: | Of disobedient opposition | | RJ IV.ii.18 | |
| To you and your behests, and am enioyn'd | To you and your behests, and am enjoined | behest (n.)command, bidding, decree | RJ IV.ii.19 | |
| By holy Lawrence, to fall prostrate here, | By holy Laurence to fall prostrate here | | RJ IV.ii.20 | |
| To beg your pardon: pardon I beseech you, | To beg your pardon. Pardon, I beseech you! | | RJ IV.ii.21 | |
| Henceforward I am euer rul'd by you. | Henceforward I am ever ruled by you. | | RJ IV.ii.22 | |
| Cap. | CAPULET | | | |
| Send for the Countie, goe tell him of this, | Send for the County. Go tell him of this. | county (n.)[title of rank] count | RJ IV.ii.23 | |
| Ile haue this knot knit vp to morrow morning. | I'll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning. | | RJ IV.ii.24 | |
| Iul. | JULIET | | | |
| I met the youthfull Lord at Lawrence Cell, | I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell | | RJ IV.ii.25 | |
| And gaue him what becomed Loue I might, | And gave him what becomed love I might, | becomed (adj.)becoming, befitting, appropriate | RJ IV.ii.26 | |
| Not stepping ore the bounds of modestie. | Not step o'er the bounds of modesty. | | RJ IV.ii.27 | |
| Cap. | CAPULET | | | |
| Why I am glad on't, this is well, stand vp, | Why, I am glad on't. This is well. Stand up. | | RJ IV.ii.28 | |
| This is as't should be, let me see the County: | This is as't should be. Let me see, the County. | | RJ IV.ii.29 | |
| I marrie go I say, and fetch him hither. | Ay, marry, go, I say, and fetch him hither. | | RJ IV.ii.30 | |
| Now afore God, this reueren'd holy Frier, | Now, afore God, this reverend holy Friar, | afore, 'fore (prep.)before, in front of | RJ IV.ii.31 | |
| All our whole Cittie is much bound to him. | All our whole city is much bound to him. | bound (adj.)obliged, indebted, under an obligation | RJ IV.ii.32 | |
| Iul. | JULIET | | | |
| Nurse will you goe with me into my Closet, | Nurse, will you go with me into my closet | closet (n.)private chamber, study, own room | RJ IV.ii.33 | |
| To helpe me sort such needfull ornaments, | To help me sort such needful ornaments | | RJ IV.ii.34 | |
| As you thinke fit to furnish me to morrow? | As you think fit to furnish me tomorrow? | furnish (v.)dress, clothe, equip, fit out | RJ IV.ii.35 | |
| Mo. | LADY CAPULET | | | |
| No not till Thursday, there's time inough. | No, not till Thursday. There is time enough. | | RJ IV.ii.36 | |
| Fa. | CAPULET | | | |
| Go Nurse, go with her, / Weele to Church to morrow. | Go, Nurse, go with her. We'll to church tomorrow. | | RJ IV.ii.37 | |
| Exeunt Iuliet and Nurse. | Exeunt Juliet and Nurse | | RJ IV.ii.37 | |
| Mo. | LADY CAPULET | | | |
| We shall be short in our prouision, | We shall be short in our provision. | | RJ IV.ii.38 | |
| 'Tis now neere night. | 'Tis now near night. | | RJ IV.ii.39.1 | |
| Fa. | CAPULET | | | |
| Tush, I will stirre about, | Tush, I will stir about, | | RJ IV.ii.39.2 | |
| And all things shall be well, I warrant thee wife: | And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife. | warrant (v.)assure, promise, guarantee, confirm | RJ IV.ii.40 | |
| Go thou to Iuliet, helpe to decke vp her, | Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her. | deck up (v.)array, attire, adorn | RJ IV.ii.41 | |
| Ile not to bed to night, let me alone: | I'll not to bed tonight. Let me alone. | | RJ IV.ii.42 | |
| Ile play the huswife for this once. What ho? | I'll play the housewife for this once. What, ho! | | RJ IV.ii.43 | |
| They are all forth, well I will walke my selfe | They are all forth. Well, I will walk myself | | RJ IV.ii.44 | |
| To Countie Paris, to prepare him vp | To County Paris, to prepare up him | prepare up (v.)prepare, put in readiness | RJ IV.ii.45 | |
| Against to morrow, my heart is wondrous light, | Against tomorrow. My heart is wondrous light, | light (adj.)joyful, merry, light-hearted | RJ IV.ii.46 | |
| Since this same way-ward Gyrle is so reclaim'd. | Since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed. | reclaim (v.)subdue, tame, make obedient | RJ IV.ii.47 | |
| Exeunt Father and Mother. | Exeunt | | RJ IV.ii.47 | |