罗密欧与朱丽叶(RomeoandJuliet).doc

Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare Downloaded by Chen Caiyi, Professor of English literature in School of Foreign Languages, Chongqing Jiaotong University 2007-12-6 ACT 1 PROLOGUE 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 foesA pair of star-crossd lovers take their life;Whole misadventured piteous overthrowsDo with their death bury their parents strife.The fearful passage of their death-markd love,And the continuance of their parents rage,Which, but their childrens 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. SCENE I. Verona. A public place. Enter SAMPSON and GREGORY, of the house of Capulet, armed with swords and bucklers SAMPSON Gregory, o my word, well not carry coals. GREGORY No, for then we should be colliers. SAMPSON I mean, an we be in choler, well draw. GREGORY Ay, while you live, draw your neck out o the collar. SAMPSON I strike quickly, being moved. GREGORY But thou art not quickly moved to strike. SAMPSON A dog of the house of Montague moves me. GREGORY To move is to stir; and to be valiant is to stand:therefore, if thou art moved, thou runnst away. SAMPSON A dog of that house shall move me to stand: I willtake the wall of any man or maid of Montagues. GREGORY That shows thee a weak slave; for the weakest goesto the wall. SAMPSON True; and therefore women, being the weaker vessels,are ever thrust to the wall: therefore I will pushMontagues men from the wall, and thrust his maidsto the wall. GREGORY The quarrel is between our masters and us their men. SAMPSON Tis all one, I will show myself a tyrant: when Ihave fought with the men, I will be cruel with themaids, and cut off their heads. GREGORY The heads of the ma