Original text | Modern text | Key line |
Thou villaine Capulet. Hold me not, let me go | Thou villain Capulet! – Hold me not. Let me go. | RJ I.i.79 |
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Who set this auncient quarrell new abroach? | Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach? | RJ I.i.104 |
Speake Nephew, were you by, when it began: | Speak, nephew, were you by when it began? | RJ I.i.105 |
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Many a morning hath he there beene seene, | Many a morning hath he there been seen | RJ I.i.131 |
With teares augmenting the fresh mornings deaw, | With tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew, | RJ I.i.132 |
Adding to cloudes, more cloudes with his deepe sighes, | Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs. | RJ I.i.133 |
But all so soone as the all-cheering Sunne, | But all so soon as the all-cheering sun | RJ I.i.134 |
Should in the farthest East begin to draw | Should in the farthest East begin to draw | RJ I.i.135 |
The shadie Curtaines from Auroras bed, | The shady curtains from Aurora's bed, | RJ I.i.136 |
Away from light steales home my heauy Sonne, | Away from light steals home my heavy son | RJ I.i.137 |
And priuate in his Chamber pennes himselfe, | And private in his chamber pens himself, | RJ I.i.138 |
Shuts vp his windowes, lockes faire day-light out, | Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out | RJ I.i.139 |
And makes himselfe an artificiall night: | And makes himself an artificial night. | RJ I.i.140 |
Blacke and portendous must this humour proue, | Black and portentous must this humour prove, | RJ I.i.141 |
Vnlesse good counsell may the cause remoue. | Unless good counsel may the cause remove. | RJ I.i.142 |
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I neither know it, nor can learne of him. | I neither know it nor can learn of him. | RJ I.i.144 |
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Both by my selfe and many others Friends, | Both by myself and many other friends. | RJ I.i.146 |
But he his owne affections counseller, | But he, his own affections' counsellor, | RJ I.i.147 |
Is to himselfe (I will not say how true) | Is to himself – I will not say how true – | RJ I.i.148 |
But to himselfe so secret and so close, | But to himself so secret and so close, | RJ I.i.149 |
So farre from sounding and discouery, | So far from sounding and discovery, | RJ I.i.150 |
As is the bud bit with an enuious worme, | As is the bud bit with an envious worm | RJ I.i.151 |
Ere he can spread his sweete leaues to the ayre, | Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air | RJ I.i.152 |
Or dedicate his beauty to the same. | Or dedicate his beauty to the sun. | RJ I.i.153 |
Could we but learne from whence his sorrowes grow, | Could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow, | RJ I.i.154 |
We would as willingly giue cure, as know. | We would as willingly give cure as know. | RJ I.i.155 |
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I would thou wert so happy by thy stay, | I would thou wert so happy by thy stay | RJ I.i.158 |
To heare true shrift. Come Madam let's away. | To hear true shrift. Come, madam, let's away. | RJ I.i.159 |
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Not Romeo Prince, he was Mercutios Friend, | Not Romeo, Prince. He was Mercutio's friend; | RJ III.i.184 |
His fault concludes, but what the law should end, | His fault concludes but what the law should end, | RJ III.i.185 |
The life of Tybalt. | The life of Tybalt. | RJ III.i.186.1 |
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Alas my liege, my wife is dead to night, | Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight! | RJ V.iii.210 |
Griefe of my Sonnes exile hath stopt her breath: | Grief of my son's exile hath stopped her breath. | RJ V.iii.211 |
What further woe conspires against my age? | What further woe conspires against mine age? | RJ V.iii.212 |
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O thou vntaught, what manners in is this, | O thou untaught! what manners is in this, | RJ V.iii.214 |
To presse before thy Father to a graue? | To press before thy father to a grave? | RJ V.iii.215 |
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But I can giue thee more: | But I can give thee more. | RJ V.iii.298.2 |
For I will raise her Statue in pure Gold, | For I will raise her statue in pure gold, | RJ V.iii.299 |
That whiles Verona by that name is knowne, | That whiles Verona by that name is known, | RJ V.iii.300 |
There shall no figure at that Rate be set, | There shall no figure at such rate be set | RJ V.iii.301 |
As that of True and Faithfull Iuliet. | As that of true and faithful Juliet. | RJ V.iii.302 |