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Romeo and Juliet - Act 2, Chorus
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Romeo and Juliet - Act 2, ChorusAct 2, Chorus
Synopsis:
Again the Chorus’s speech is in the form of a sonnet.
⌜Enter⌝ Chorus.
0764 Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie,
0765 And young affection gapes to be his heir.
0766 That fair for which love groaned for and would die,
0767 With tender Juliet ⌜matched,⌝ is now not fair.
0768 5 Now Romeo is beloved and loves again,
0769 Alike bewitchèd by the charm of looks,
0770 But to his foe supposed he must complain,
0771 And she steal love’s sweet bait from fearful hooks.
0772 Being held a foe, he may not have access
0773 10 To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear,
0774 And she as much in love, her means much less
0775 To meet her new belovèd anywhere.
0776 But passion lends them power, time means, to meet,
0777 Temp’ring extremities with extreme sweet.
⌜Chorus exits.⌝