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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV

October 21, 2012

Sparks fly when Romeo and Juliet first meet, but their families are sworn enemies locked in an ancient feud. Learn these words from Shakespeare's classic tale of star-crossed love.

Here are links to our lists for the play: Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, Act V

Here are links to other plays by William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Hamlet, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream

wisdom

Now, sir, her father counts it dangerous
That she doth give her sorrow so much sway,
And in his wisdom hastes our marriage,
To stop the inundation of her tears;

confess

Come you to make confession to this father?

To answer that, I should confess to you.

slander

That is no slander, sir, which is a truth

leisure

Are you at leisure, holy father, now;
Or shall I come to you at evening mass?

rouse

Juliet, on Thursday early will I rouse ye:
Till then, adieu; and keep this holy kiss.

slay

God join'd my heart and Romeo's, thou our hands;
And ere this hand, by thee to Romeo seal'd,
Shall be the label to another deed,
Or my true heart with treacherous revolt
Turn to another, this shall slay them both:

remedy

Be not so long to speak; I long to die,
If what thou speak'st speak not of remedy

enjoin

I have learn'd me to repent the sin
Of disobedient opposition
To you and your behests, and am enjoin'd
By holy Laurence to fall prostrate here,
And beg your pardon.

pardon

I have learn'd me to repent the sin
Of disobedient opposition
To you and your behests, and am enjoin'd
By holy Laurence to fall prostrate here,
And beg your pardon.

orison

Leave me to my self to-night,
For I have need of many orisons
To move the heavens to smile upon my state,
Which, well thou know'st, is cross, and full of sin.

wake

How if, when I am laid into the tomb,
I wake before the time that Romeo
Come to redeem me? there's a fearful point!

shroud

Where bloody Tybalt, yet but green in earth,
Lies festering in his shroud.

curfew

Come, stir, stir, stir! the second cock hath crow'd,
The curfew-bell hath rung, 'tis three o'clock.

confusion

Peace, ho, for shame! confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions

advance

The most you sought was her promotion;
For 'twas your heaven she should be advanced:
And weep ye now, seeing she is advanced
Above the clouds, as high as heaven itself?

dirge

Our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change.

ordained

All things that we ordained festival,
Turn from their office to black funeral;

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