Ромео и Джульетта

           Iseethatthouartpoor:

           Hold,thereisfortyducats:letmehave

           Adramofpoison,suchsoon-speedinggear

           Aswilldisperseitselfthroughalltheveins

           Thatthelife-wearytakermayfalldead

           Andthatthetrunkmaybedischargedofbreath

           Asviolentlyashastypowderfired

           Dothhurryfromthefatalcannon’swomb.

           ApothecarySuchmortaldrugsIhave;butMantua’slaw

           Isdeathtoanyhethatuttersthem.

           RomeoArtthousobareandfullofwretchedness,

           Andfear’sttodie?famineisinthycheeks,

           Needandoppressionstarvethinthineeyes,

           Contemptandbeggaryhangsuponthyback;

           Theworldisnotthyfriendnortheworld’slaw;

           Theworldaffordsnolawtomaketheerich;

           Thenbenotpoor,butbreakit,andtakethis.

           ApothecaryMypoverty,butnotmywill,consents.

           RomeoIpaythypoverty,andnotthywill.

           ApothecaryPutthisinanyliquidthingyouwill,

           Anddrinkitoff;and,ifyouhadthestrength

           Oftwentymen,itwoulddispatchyoustraight.

           RomeoThereisthygold,worsepoisontomen’ssouls,

           Doingmoremurdersinthisloathsomeworld,

           Thanthesepoorcompoundsthatthoumaystnotsell