Romeo And Julietintensive English 1

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  • ROMEO Bid a sick man in sadness make his will: Ah, word ill urged to one that is so ill! In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman. BENVOLIO I aim'd so near, when I supposed you loved. ROMEO A right good mark-man! And she's fair I love. BENVOLIO A right fair mark, fair coz, is soonest hit. ROMEO Well, in that hit you miss: she'll not be hit.
  • Then Romeo meets Juliet and forgets all about Rosaline. Question: Which play is Shakespeare generally believed to have written simultaneously (or nearly simultaneously) with Romeo and Juliet? Answer: Both plays were written around 1595, and, despite the fact that A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a romantic comedy, scholars have noted.

You are here: Home 1 / Romeo and Juliet Play: Overview & Resources 2 / Romeo & Juliet Original Text: Act 4, Scene 2 This page contains the original text of Act 4, Scene 2 of Romeo & Juliet. Shakespeare’s original Romeo & Juliet text is extremely long, so we’ve split the text into one Act & Scene per page. Romeo and Juliet, play by William Shakespeare, written about 1594–96 and first published in an unauthorized quarto in 1597. The appeal of the young hero and heroine is such that they have become, in the popular imagination, the representative of star-crossed lovers.

Scene II. A Street.

[Enter Capulet, Paris, and Servant.]

Capulet.
But Montague is bound as well as I,
In penalty alike; and 'tis not hard, I think,
For men so old as we to keep the peace.

Paris.
Of honourable reckoning are you both;
And pity 'tis you liv'd at odds so long.
But now, my lord, what say you to my suit?

Capulet.
But saying o'er what I have said before:
My child is yet a stranger in the world,
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years;
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.

Paris.
Younger than she are happy mothers made.

Capulet.
And too soon marr'd are those so early made.
The earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she,--
She is the hopeful lady of my earth:
But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,
My will to her consent is but a part;
An she agree, within her scope of choice
Lies my consent and fair according voice.
This night I hold an old accustom'd feast,
Whereto I have invited many a guest,
Such as I love; and you among the store,
One more, most welcome, makes my number more.
At my poor house look to behold this night
Earth-treading stars that make dark heaven light:
Such comfort as do lusty young men feel
When well apparell'd April on the heel
Of limping winter treads, even such delight
Among fresh female buds shall you this night
Inherit at my house; hear all, all see,
And like her most whose merit most shall be:
Which, among view of many, mine, being one,
May stand in number, though in reckoning none.
Come, go with me.--Go, sirrah, trudge about
Through fair Verona; find those persons out
Whose names are written there, [gives a paper] and to them say,
My house and welcome on their pleasure stay.

[Exeunt Capulet and Paris].

Servant.Find them out whose names are written here!
It is written that the shoemaker should meddle with
his yard and the tailor with his last, the fisher with
his pencil, and the painter with his nets; but I am
sent to find those persons whose names are here writ,
and can never find what names the writing person
hath here writ. I must to the learned:--in good time!

[Enter Benvolio and Romeo.]

Benvolio.
Tut, man, one fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy, and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish:
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.

Romeo.
Your plantain-leaf is excellent for that.

Benvolio.
For what, I pray thee?

Romeo.
For your broken shin.

Benvolio.
Why, Romeo, art thou mad?

Romeo.
Not mad, but bound more than a madman is;
Shut up in prison, kept without my food,
Whipp'd and tormented and--God-den, good fellow.

Servant.
God gi' go-den.--I pray, sir, can you read?

Romeo.
Ay, mine own fortune in my misery.

Servant.
Perhaps you have learned it without book:
but I pray, can you read anything you see?

Romeo.
Ay, If I know the letters and the language.

Servant.
Ye say honestly: rest you merry!

Romeo.
Stay, fellow; I can read. [Reads.]
'Signior Martino and his wife and daughters;
County Anselmo and his beauteous sisters; the
lady widow of Vitruvio; Signior Placentio and
his lovely nieces; Mercutio and his brother
Valentine; mine uncle Capulet, his wife, and
daughters; my fair niece Rosaline; Livia; Signior
Valentio and his cousin Tybalt; Lucio and the lively Helena.'
A fair assembly. [Gives back the paper]: whither should they come?

Servant.
Up.

Romeo.
Whither?

Servant.
To supper; to our house.

Romeo.
Whose house?

Servant.
My master's.

Romeo.
Indeed I should have ask'd you that before.

Servant.
Now I'll tell you without asking: my master is the great
rich Capulet; and if you be not of the house of Montagues,
I pray, come and crush a cup of wine. Rest you merry!

[Exit.]

Benvolio.
At this same ancient feast of Capulet's
Sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so lov'st;
With all the admired beauties of Verona.
Go thither; and, with unattainted eye,
Compare her face with some that I shall show,
And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.

Juliet

Romeo.
When the devout religion of mine eye
Maintains such falsehood, then turn tears to fires;
And these,--who, often drown'd, could never die,--
Transparent heretics, be burnt for liars!
One fairer than my love? the all-seeing sun
Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun.

Benvolio.
Tut, you saw her fair, none else being by,
Herself pois'd with herself in either eye:
But in that crystal scales let there be weigh'd
Your lady's love against some other maid
That I will show you shining at this feast,
And she shall scant show well that now shows best.

Romeo.
I'll go along, no such sight to be shown,
But to rejoice in splendour of my own.

[Exeunt.]


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Birth nameMarvin Dawkins
Also known asRomeo
MC Romeo
Romeo Dunn
Born23 October 1980 (age 40)
OriginBattersea, London, England
GenresUK garage, grime, hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active1998–present
LabelsRelentless Records(2002–2003)
Maffia Recordz
Associated actsSo Solid Crew, Lisa Maffia

Marvin Dawkins[1] (born 23 October 1980), better known by his stage name Romeo or MC Romeo, is an English rapper and MC.

Biography[edit]

Romeo first found fame in the garage group So Solid Crew, having grown up on and around the notorious Surrey Lane, Winstanley and Badric Court estates of Battersea. He subsequently had a solo career. He got his name Romeo due to his smoothness with the ladies.[citation needed]

Romeo released his solo album Solid Love in November 2002, through Relentless records, the label that So Solid had just left for Independiente.

He enjoyed two top 10 singles, 'Romeo Dunn'em' which reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 2002, and secondly a duet with Christina Milian, 'It's All Gravy', which reached No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart in the same year.[2]

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However, only a disappointing 40,000 copies sold of his album, peaking at No. 46 in the UK Albums Chart. In March 2003, Relentless filed for bankruptcy with debts of £3m.[2][3]

In 2004, Romeo appeared in the reality show The Games, and returned to the series to compete in the Champion of Champions contest in 2006. Romeo also featured in a gameshow called Fool Around With... Romeo on Channel 4 in 2005, in which he had to guess which girl out of four was single.

In August 2004, Romeo was charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and violent disorder after slashing the face of Ejay Armstrong with a knife when it was alleged that he joined friends in a dispute after a night out in London's Leicester Square. In June 2005, the jury failed to reach a verdict against him and the prosecution was suspended.[4] During the retrial in November 2005, he told the jury that he had been trying to act as peacemaker and was found not guilty of wounding with intent when the prosecution decided not to continue the case.[5][6]

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Romeo appeared in an episode of Don't Tell the Bride on BBC Three on 22 September 2009, as the best man for his brother, Darnell Dawkins.

Romeo is currently signed to So Solid's Lisa Maffia's record label, Maffia Recordz. A second album, announced for release during 2008, has not yet materialised. In 2009, Romeo and fellow members of So Solid Crew attempted a musical comeback with the single 'Since You Went Away'.[citation needed]

Romeo appeared in Celebrity Big Brother 2012 up until his eviction on 25 January 2012 just narrowly missing out on the final.

Discography[edit]

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Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[7][8]
Solid Love
  • Released: 11 November 2002
  • Label: Relentless Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
46
  • UK: Silver[9]

Singles[edit]

SongYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[7][8]
'Romeo Dunn'
(featuring Lisa Maffia, Thug Angel & Tiger S)
20023Solid Love
'It's All Gravy'
(featuring Christina Milian)
9

As a featured artist[edit]

SongYearPeak chart positions
UK
[10][11]
UK Dance
[12]
'Nasty'
(AC Burrell featuring Mega & Romeo)
200010
'I See Girls (Crazy)'
(Studio B featuring Romeo & Harry Brooks)
200352
'Don't Stop the Music'
(Lisa Maffia featuring Romeo & Tyler Daley)
201212

References[edit]

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  1. ^Jackson, Jamie (24 April 2005). 'A history of So Solid Crew'. The Guardian. ISSN0261-3077. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. ^ abRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 469. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^Jamie Jackson (26 October 2006). 'A history of So Solid Crew | Music | Observer Music Monthly'. London: Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  4. ^'Romeo Jury Fail To Reach Verdict'. Femalefirst.co.uk. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. ^'UK | England | London | Rapper Romeo is cleared of attack'. BBC News. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  6. ^Press Association (17 November 2005). 'Rapper Romeo cleared of car park attack | UK news'. London: The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  7. ^ ab'ROMEO – Artist – Official Charts'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  8. ^ ab'Zobbel.de: Chart Log UK: The Rabble Army – RZA'. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  9. ^'Certified Awards Search: Romeo'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  10. ^'STUDIO B – Artist – Official Charts'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  11. ^'Zobbel.de: Chart Log UK: TDJ S – The System Of Life'. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  12. ^[1]

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External links[edit]

Romeo And Juliet Script In Modern English

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