prince of Verona. (PRINCE:)
PARIS
a young nobleman, kinsman to the prince.
MONTAGUE
CAPULET
heads of two houses at variance with each other.
An old man, cousin to Capulet. (Second Capulet:)
ROMEO
son to Montague.
MERCUTIO
kinsman to the prince, and friend to Romeo.
BENVOLIO
nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo.
TYBALT
nephew to Lady Capulet.
FRIAR LAURENCE
FRIAR JOHN
Franciscans.
BALTHASAR
servant to Romeo.
SAMPSON
GREGORY
servants to Capulet.
PETER
servant to Juliet's nurse.
ABRAHAM
servant to Montague.
An Apothecary. (Apothecary:)
Three Musicians.
(First Musician:)
(Second Musician:)
(Third Musician:)
Page to Paris; (PAGE:) another Page; an officer.
LADY MONTAGUE
wife to Montague.
LADY CAPULET
wife to Capulet.
JULIET
daughter to Capulet.
Nurse to Juliet. (Nurse:)
Citizens of Verona; several Men and Women,
relations to both houses; Maskers,
Guards, Watchmen, and Attendants.
(First Citizen:)
(Servant:)
(First Servant:)
(Second Servant:)
(First Watchman:)
(Second Watchman:)
(Third Watchman:)
Chorus.
SCENE
Verona: Mantua.
1.1 Verona. A public place.
1.2 A street.
1.3 A room in Capulet's house.
1.4 A street.
1.5 A hall in Capulet's house.
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2.1 A lane by the wall of Capulet's orchard.
2.2 Capulet's orchard.
2.3 Friar Laurence's cell.
2.4 A street.
2.5 Capulet's orchard.
2.6 Friar Laurence's cell.
3.1 A public place.
3.2 Capulet's orchard.
3.3 Friar Laurence's cell.
3.4 A room in Capulet's house.
3.5 Capulet's orchard.
4.1 Friar Laurence's cell.
4.2 Hall in Capulet's house.
4.3 Juliet's chamber.
4.4 Hall in Capulet's house.
4.5 Juliet's chamber.
5.1 Mantua. A street.
5.2 Friar Laurence's cell.
5.3 A churchyard; in it a tomb belonging to the Capulets.
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes 5
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whole misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage, 10
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.