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Romeo and Juliet ACT I 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 foes. A pair of star-crossd lovers take their life; Whole misadventured piteous overthrows. Do 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 SAMPSONGregory, o my word, well not carry coals. GREGORYNo, for then we should be colliers. SAMPSONI mean, an we be in choler, well draw. GREGORYAy, while you live, draw your neck out o the collar. SAMPSONI strike quickly, being moved. GREGORYBut thou art not quickly moved to strike. SAMPSONA dog of the house of Montague moves me. GREGORYTo 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 will take the wall of any man or maid of Montagues. GREGORY That shows thee a weak slave; for the weakest goes to the wall. SAMPSONTrue; and therefore women, being the weaker vessels, are ever thrust to the wall: therefore I will push Montagues men from the wall, and thrust his maids to the wall. GREGORY The quarrel is between our masters and us their men. SAMPSON Tis all one, I will show myself a tyrant: when I have fought with the men, I will be cruel with the maids, and cut off their heads. GREGORY The heads of the maids? SAMPSON Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt. GREGORY They must take it in sense that feel it. SAMPSON Me they shall feel while I am able to stand: andt