Dramatis Personæ. ESCALUS, Prince of Verona. Paris, a young Nobleman in love with Juliet, and kinsman to the Prince. Montague, Lord of an antient family, Enemy to Capulet. Capulet, Lord of an antient family, Enemy to Montague. Romeo, Son to Montague. Mercutio, Kinsman to the Prince, and friend to Romeo. Benvolio, Kinsman and friend to Romeo. Tybalt, Kinsman to Capulet. Friar Lawrence. Friar John. Balthasar, Servant to Romeo. Page to Paris. Sampson, Servant to Capulet. Gregory, Servant to Capulet. Abram [Abraham], Servant to Montague. Apothecary. Simon Catling [Musician 1], Musician. Hugh Rebeck [Musician 2], Musician. Samuel Soundboard [Musician 3], Musician. Peter, Servant to the Nurse. Lady Montague, Wife to Montague. Lady Capulet, Wife to Capulet. Juliet, Daughter to Capulet, in love with Romeo. Nurse to Juliet. CHORUS. Citizens of Verona, several men and women relations to Capulet, Maskers, Guards, Watch, and other Attendants. [Citizen], [Servant], [Servant 1], [Servant 2], [Watch], [Watch 1], [Watch 2], [Watch 3], [Old Man] The SCENE, in the beginning of the fifth act, is in Mantua; during all the rest of the Play, in and near Verona.

ROMEO and JULIET.

PROLOGUE.
Two Housholds, both alike in Dignity,(1) ^note
  In fair Verona, (where we lay our Scene)
From ancient Grudge break to new mutiny;
  Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes,
  A pair of star-crost lovers take their life;
Whose mis-adventur'd piteous Overthrows
  Do, with their death, bury their Parents' strife.

The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
  And the continuance of their Parents' rage,
Which but their children's End nought could remove,
  Is now the two hours traffick of our Stage:
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our Toil shall strive to mend.

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