Great Passages from Shakepeare



Title page of an old copy of Shakespeare's plays.

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Actors portraying Romeo and Juliet at Juliet's balcony.

from Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare

Romeo:
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That thou her maid art far more fair than she.
Be not her maid, since she is envious.
Her vestal livery is but sick and green,
And none but fools do wear it. Cast it off.
It is my lady; O, it is my love!

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