Enter Father Capulet, Mother, Nurse, and Servingmen,
two or three.CAPULET So many guests invite as here are writ.⌜One or two of the Servingmen exit
with Capulet’s list.⌝ Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks.SERVINGMAN You shall have none ill, sir, for I’ll try if they can lick their fingers.CAPULET 5How canst thou try them so?SERVINGMAN Marry, sir, ’tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers. Therefore he that cannot lick his fingers goes not with me.CAPULET Go, begone.⌜Servingman exits.⌝10 We shall be much unfurnished for this time.— What, is my daughter gone to Friar Lawrence?NURSE Ay, forsooth.CAPULET Well, he may chance to do some good on her. A peevish ⌜self-willed⌝ harlotry it is.Enter Juliet.NURSE 15 See where she comes from shrift with merry look.CAPULET How now, my headstrong, where have you been gadding?JULIET Where I have learned me to repent the sin Of disobedient opposition20 To you and your behests, and am enjoined By holy Lawrence to fall prostrate here⌜Kneeling.⌝ To beg your pardon. Pardon, I beseech you. Henceforward I am ever ruled by you.
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CAPULET Send for the County. Go tell him of this.25 I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning.JULIET I met the youthful lord at Lawrence’ cell And gave him what becomèd love I might, Not stepping o’er the bounds of modesty.CAPULET Why, I am glad on ’t. This is well. Stand up.⌜Juliet rises.⌝30 This is as ’t should be.—Let me see the County. Ay, marry, go, I say, and fetch him hither.— Now, afore God, this reverend holy friar, All our whole city is much bound to him.JULIET Nurse, will you go with me into my closet35 To help me sort such needful ornaments As you think fit to furnish me tomorrow?LADY CAPULET No, not till Thursday. There is time enough.CAPULET Go, nurse. Go with her. We’ll to church tomorrow.⌜Juliet and the Nurse⌝ exit.LADY CAPULET We shall be short in our provision.40 ’Tis now near night.CAPULET Tush, I will stir about, And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife. Go thou to Juliet. Help to deck up her. I’ll not to bed tonight. Let me alone.45 I’ll play the housewife for this once.—What ho!— They are all forth. Well, I will walk myself To County Paris, to prepare up him Against tomorrow. My heart is wondrous light Since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed.⌜They⌝ exit.