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Two households in Verona maintain an ancient grudge that leads to recurring civil conflict. Amidst this hostility, the children of these rival families become star-crossed lovers whose tragic deaths ultimately resolve their parents' strife.

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ACT II

I do beseech thee,—

NURSE.

[Within.] Madam.

JULIET.

By and by I come—

To cease thy strife and leave me to my grief.

Tomorrow will I send.

ROMEO.

So thrive my soul,—

JULIET.

A thousand times good night.

[Exit.]

ROMEO.

A thousand times the worse, to want thy light.

Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books,

But love from love, towards school with heavy looks.

[Retiring slowly.]

Re-enter Juliet, above.

JULIET. Hist! Romeo, hist! O for a falconer’s voice

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