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ROMEO Not I, unless the breath of heartsick groans,
Mistlike, infold me from the search of eyes.
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ROMEO I won’t hide unless all the mist from my heartsick groans
envelopes me like fog and conceals me from people’s
searching eyes.
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Knocking
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Knocking.
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FRIAR LAWRENCE Hark, how they knock!—Who’s
there?—Romeo, arise.
75Thou wilt be taken.—Stay awhile.—Stand
up.
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FRIAR LAWRENCE Listen, they’re still
knocking!—(to the person at the door)
Who’s there?—(to
ROMEO) Romeo, get up.
They’ll arrest
you.—(to
the person at the door)
Hold on a moment.—(to
ROMEO) Get up.
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Knocking
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Knocking
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Run to my study.—By and by!—God’s
will,
What simpleness is this!—I come, I come.
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Run and hide in my study.—Just a
minute—For the love of God, why are you being so stupid?
I’m coming. I’m coming.
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Knocking
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Knocking.
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Who knocks so hard? Whence come you? What’s your
will?
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Why are you knocking so hard? Where do you come from? What do you
want?
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NURSE
(from within) Let me come in, and
you shall know my errand.
80I come from Lady Juliet.
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NURSE (from offstage) Let me come in, and
I’ll tell you why I came. I come from Lady Juliet.
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FRIAR LAWRENCE
(opens the door) Welcome then.
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FRIAR LAWRENCE
(opening the door) Welcome,
then.
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Enter NURSE
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The NURSE
enters.
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NURSE O holy Friar, O, tell me, holy Friar,
Where is my lady’s lord? Where’s Romeo?
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NURSE Oh, holy Friar, Oh, tell me, holy Friar, where is my
lady’s husband? Where’s Romeo?
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