| ACT IV SCENE II | Hall in Capulet's house. | |
| | Enter CAPULET, LADY CAPULET, Nurse, and twoServingmen | |
| CAPULET | So many guests invite as here are writ. | |
| | Exit First Servant | |
| | Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks. | |
| Second Servant | You shall have none ill, sir; for I'll try if they | |
| | can lick their fingers. | 5 |
| CAPULET | How canst thou try them so? | |
| Second Servant | 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, be gone. | 10 |
| | Exit Second Servant | |
| | We shall be much unfurnished for this time. | |
| | What, is my daughter gone to Friar Laurence? | |
| Nurse | Ay, forsooth. | |
| CAPULET | Well, he may chance to do some good on her: | |
| | A peevish self-will'd harlotry it is. | 15 |
| Nurse | See where she comes from shrift with merry look. | |
| | Enter JULIET | |
| CAPULET | How now, my headstrong! where have you been gadding? | |
| JULIET | Where I have learn'd me to repent the sin | |
| | Of disobedient opposition | |
| | To you and your behests, and am enjoin'd | 20 |
| | By holy Laurence to fall prostrate here, | |
| | And beg your pardon: pardon, I beseech you! | |
| | Henceforward I am ever ruled by you. | |
| CAPULET | Send for the county; go tell him of this: | |
| | I'll have this knot knit up to-morrow morning. | 25 |
| JULIET | I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell; | |
| | And gave him what becomed love I might, | |
| | Not step o'er the bounds of modesty. | |
| CAPULET | Why, I am glad on't; this is well: stand up: | |
| | This is as't should be. Let me see the county; | 30 |
| | Ay, marry, go, I say, and fetch him hither. | |
| | Now, afore God! this reverend holy friar, | |
| | Our whole city is much bound to him. | |
| JULIET | Nurse, will you go with me into my closet, | |
| | To help me sort such needful ornaments | 35 |
| | As you think fit to furnish me to-morrow? | |
| LADY CAPULET | No, not till Thursday; there is time enough. | |
| CAPULET | Go, nurse, go with her: we'll to church to-morrow. | |
| | Exeunt JULIET and Nurse | |
| LADY CAPULET | We shall be short in our provision: | |
| | 'Tis now near night. | 40 |
| 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 to-night; let me alone; | |
| | I'll play the housewife for this once. What, ho! | 45 |
| | They are all forth. Well, I will walk myself | |
| | To County Paris, to prepare him up | |
| | Against to-morrow: my heart is wondrous light, | |
| | Since this same wayward girl is so reclaim'd. | |
| | Exeunt | |
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