romeo and juliet(罗蜜欧和朱丽叶)-第14节
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streets； For； by my soul； I'll ne'er acknowledge thee； Nor what is mine
shall never do thee good。 Trust to't。 Bethink you。 I'll not be forsworn。 Exit。
Jul。 Is there no pity sitting in the clouds That sees into the bottom of my
grief？ O sweet my mother； cast me not away！ Delay this marriage for a
month； a week； Or if you do not； make the bridal bed In that dim
monument where Tybalt lies。 Lady。 Talk not to me； for I'll not speak a
word。 Do as thou wilt； for I have done with thee。 Exit。 Jul。 O God！… O
nurse； how shall this be prevented？ My husband is on earth； my faith in
heaven。 How shall that faith return again to earth Unless that husband send
it me from heaven By leaving earth？ Comfort me； counsel me。 Alack；
alack； that heaven should practise stratagems Upon so soft a subject as
myself！ What say'st thou？ Hast thou not a word of joy？ Some comfort；
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nurse。 Nurse。 Faith； here it is。 Romeo is banish'd； and all the world to
nothing That he dares ne'er come back to challenge you； Or if he do； it
needs must be by stealth。 Then； since the case so stands as now it doth； I
think it best you married with the County。 O； he's a lovely gentleman！
Romeo's a dishclout to him。 An eagle； madam； Hath not so green； so quick；
so fair an eye As Paris hath。 Beshrew my very heart； I think you are happy
in this second match； For it excels your first； or if it did not； Your first is
dead… or 'twere as good he were As living here and you no use of him。 Jul。
Speak'st thou this from thy heart？ Nurse。 And from my soul too； else
beshrew them both。 Jul。 Amen！ Nurse。 What？ Jul。 Well； thou hast
comforted me marvellous much。 Go in； and tell my lady I am gone；
Having displeas'd my father； to Laurence' cell； To make confession and to
be absolv'd。 Nurse。 Marry； I will； and this is wisely done。 Exit。 Jul。
Ancient damnation！ O most wicked fiend！ Is it more sin to wish me thus
forsworn； Or to dispraise my lord with that same tongue Which she hath
prais'd him with above compare So many thousand times？ Go； counsellor！
Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain。 I'll to the friar to know his
remedy。 If all else fail； myself have power to die。 Exit。
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ACT IV。
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SCENE I。 Friar Laurence's cell。
Enter Friar； ＇Laurence＇ and County Paris。
Friar。 On Thursday； sir？ The time is very short。 Par。 My father
Capulet will have it so； And I am nothing slow to slack his haste。 Friar。
You say you do not know the lady's mind。 Uneven is the course； I like it
not。 Par。 Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death； And therefore have I
little talk'd of love； For Venus smiles not in a house of tears。 Now； sir； her
father counts it dangerous That she do give her sorrow so much sway； And
in his wisdom hastes our marriage To stop the inundation of her tears；
Which； too much minded by herself alone； May be put from her by society。
Now do you know the reason of this haste。 Friar。 ＇aside＇ I would I knew
not why it should be slow'd。… Look； sir； here comes the lady toward my
cell。
Enter Juliet。
Par。 Happily met； my lady and my wife！ Jul。 That may be； sir； when I
may be a wife。 Par。 That may be must be； love； on Thursday next。 Jul。
What must be shall be。 Friar。 That's a certain text。 Par。 Come you to make
confession to this father？ Jul。 To answer that； I should confess to you。 Par。
Do not deny to him that you love me。 Jul。 I will confess to you that I love
him。 Par。 So will ye； I am sure； that you love me。 Jul。 If I do so； it will be
of more price； Being spoke behind your back； than to your face。 Par。 Poor
soul； thy face is much abus'd with tears。 Jul。 The tears have got small
victory by that； For it was bad enough before their spite。 Par。 Thou
wrong'st it more than tears with that report。 Jul。 That is no slander； sir；
which is a truth； And what I spake； I spake it to my face。 Par。 Thy face is
mine； and thou hast sland'red it。 Jul。 It may be so； for it is not mine own。
Are you at leisure； holy father； now； Or shall I come to you at evening
mass Friar。 My leisure serves me； pensive daughter； now。 My lord； we
must entreat the time alone。 Par。 God shield I should disturb devotion！
Juliet； on Thursday early will I rouse ye。 Till then； adieu； and keep this
holy kiss。 Exit。 Jul。 O； shut the door！ and when thou hast done so； Come
weep with me… past hope； past cure； past help！ Friar。 Ah； Juliet； I already
know thy grief； It strains me past the compass of my wits。 I hear thou must；
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and nothing may prorogue it； On Thursday next be married to this County。
Jul。 Tell me not； friar； that thou hear'st of this； Unless thou tell me how I
may prevent it。 If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help； Do thou but call
my resolution wise And with this knife I'll help it presently。 God join'd my
heart and Romeo's； thou our hands； And ere this hand； by thee to Romeo's
seal'd； Shall be the label to another deed； Or my true heart with
treacherous revolt Turn to another； this shall slay them both。 Therefore； out
of thy long…experienc'd time； Give me some present counsel； or； behold；
'Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife Shall play the empire；
arbitrating that Which the commission of thy years and art Could to no
issue of true honour bring。 Be not so long to speak。 I long to die If what
thou speak'st speak not of remedy。 Friar。 Hold； daughter。 I do spy a kind of
hope； Which craves as desperate an execution As that is desperate which
we would prevent。 If； rather than to marry County Paris Thou hast the
strength of will to slay thyself； Then is it likely thou wilt undertake A thing
like death to chide away this shame； That cop'st with death himself to
scape from it； And； if thou dar'st； I'll give thee remedy。 Jul。 O； bid me leap；
rather than marry Paris； From off the battlements of yonder tower； Or walk
in thievish ways； or bid me lurk Where serpents are； chain me with roaring
bears； Or shut me nightly in a charnel house； O'ercover'd quite with dead
men's rattling bones； With reeky shanks and yellow chapless skulls； Or bid
me go into a new…made grave And hide me with a dead man in his shroud…
Things that； to hear them told； have made me tremble… And I will do it
without fear or doubt； To live an unstain'd wife to my sweet love。 Friar。
Hold； then。 Go home； be merry； give consent To marry Paris。 Wednesday
is to…morrow。 To…morrow night look that thou lie alone； Let not the nurse
lie with thee in thy chamber。 Take thou this vial； being then in bed； And
this distilled liquor drink thou off； When presently through all thy veins
shall run A cold and drowsy humour； for no pulse Shall keep his native
progress； but surcease； No warmth； no breath； shall testify thou livest； The
roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade To paly ashes； thy eyes' windows
fall Like death when he shuts up the day of life； Each part； depriv'd of
supple government； Shall； stiff and stark and cold； appear like death； And
in this borrowed
