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Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: katie (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: November 13, 2002 09:38PM
<HTML>Romeo & Juliet, by William Shakespeare (?)
ACT 4, SCENE I. Friar Laurence's cell.
Enter FRIAR LAURENCE and PARIS
FRIAR LAURENCE
On Thursday, sir? the time is very short.
PARIS
My father Capulet will have it so;
And I am nothing slow to slack his haste.
FRIAR LAURENCE
You say you do not know the lady's mind:
Uneven is the course, I like it not.
PARIS
Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death,
And therefore have I little talk'd of love;
For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.
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;
Which, too much minded by herself alone,
May be put from her by society:
Now do you know the reason of this haste.
FRIAR LAURENCE
[Aside] I would I knew not why it should be slow'd.
Look, sir, here comes the lady towards my cell.
Enter JULIET
PARIS
Happily met, my lady and my wife!
JULIET
That may be, sir, when I may be a wife.
PARIS
That may be must be, love, on Thursday next.
JULIET
What must be shall be.
FRIAR LAURENCE
That's a certain text.</HTML>
ACT 4, SCENE I. Friar Laurence's cell.
Enter FRIAR LAURENCE and PARIS
FRIAR LAURENCE
On Thursday, sir? the time is very short.
PARIS
My father Capulet will have it so;
And I am nothing slow to slack his haste.
FRIAR LAURENCE
You say you do not know the lady's mind:
Uneven is the course, I like it not.
PARIS
Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death,
And therefore have I little talk'd of love;
For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.
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;
Which, too much minded by herself alone,
May be put from her by society:
Now do you know the reason of this haste.
FRIAR LAURENCE
[Aside] I would I knew not why it should be slow'd.
Look, sir, here comes the lady towards my cell.
Enter JULIET
PARIS
Happily met, my lady and my wife!
JULIET
That may be, sir, when I may be a wife.
PARIS
That may be must be, love, on Thursday next.
JULIET
What must be shall be.
FRIAR LAURENCE
That's a certain text.</HTML>
Re: Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: katie (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: November 13, 2002 09:41PM
<HTML>Above posted whole, unedited, completely untouched by anyone save Will Shakespeare. Spooky or what!</HTML>
Re: Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: November 13, 2002 10:22PM
<HTML>good spot!
*realises that certain people may just spoof it...*</HTML>
*realises that certain people may just spoof it...*</HTML>
Re: Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: ScarletBea (---.be.jnj.com)
Date: November 14, 2002 08:14AM
<HTML>*realises that the 'certain people' might just be the one who said it*
;)
And indeed spooky!</HTML>
;)
And indeed spooky!</HTML>
Re: Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: jon brierley (---.abel.net.uk)
Date: November 14, 2002 10:09AM
<HTML>Yes, good spot indeed. And we already know Colonel Next has been amending the text of Hamlet ... why not R&J as well? Or is Thursday trapped in the play and is sending a mayday to JurisFiction? Doubtless we shall find out in due course....
Incidentally, why is Friar Laurence getting text messages?</HTML>
Incidentally, why is Friar Laurence getting text messages?</HTML>
Re: Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: ScarletBea (---.be.jnj.com)
Date: November 14, 2002 11:29AM
<HTML>Jon, where do you see the Friar getting text messages????
Katie, do you know this by heart or were you reading R&J now and spotted it by chance?
Jon, will Jasper really use this in WOLP?
see the next chapters, ehehe.....</HTML>
Katie, do you know this by heart or were you reading R&J now and spotted it by chance?
Jon, will Jasper really use this in WOLP?
see the next chapters, ehehe.....</HTML>
Re: Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: jon brierley (---.abel.net.uk)
Date: November 14, 2002 12:06PM
<HTML>The last line, "that's a certain text" .... sounds like the good Friar has either recieved or is about to send one! Well, it did to me, anyway.
And I have of course no idea if this reference will appear in the TN series, but if you ask me it's too good not to use.</HTML>
And I have of course no idea if this reference will appear in the TN series, but if you ask me it's too good not to use.</HTML>
Re: Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: katie (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: November 14, 2002 07:54PM
<HTML>*considers pretending to be dead intellectual, like she reads R&J for fun*
er...actually I just did a google search for thursday next and this came up....
i did actually have a part in a shakespeare play once (macbeth). i was third lady in waiting from the left. the torquay herald express actually gave me a mention. it said i ruined a scene by falling flat on my arse. which i did.</HTML>
er...actually I just did a google search for thursday next and this came up....
i did actually have a part in a shakespeare play once (macbeth). i was third lady in waiting from the left. the torquay herald express actually gave me a mention. it said i ruined a scene by falling flat on my arse. which i did.</HTML>
Re: Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: November 15, 2002 12:15AM
<HTML>congrats
I was the messanger in Henry IV prt 1
I got to say, 'sorry sire, but your dad can't make it, like'
or words to that effect...</HTML>
I was the messanger in Henry IV prt 1
I got to say, 'sorry sire, but your dad can't make it, like'
or words to that effect...</HTML>
Re: Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.rdg.ac.uk)
Date: November 15, 2002 12:05PM
<HTML>I've got a new Shakespeare theory by the way.
Loads of books mention the old infinite monkeys scam (surely it must contravene some kind of animal welfare laws?) and many also contian our William. Is it possible that Shakespeare is a pagerunner?</HTML>
Loads of books mention the old infinite monkeys scam (surely it must contravene some kind of animal welfare laws?) and many also contian our William. Is it possible that Shakespeare is a pagerunner?</HTML>
Re: Romeo & Juliet & Thursday Next
Posted by: poestscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: December 09, 2002 02:01AM
<HTML>Er, rereading this - surely a clown falling flat on their arse is actually a very authentic touch for the bawdy plays that old Billy wrote? I'm sure he was never one to ignore a bad pun, innuendo, pratfall or fart gag.</HTML>
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