Prologue

           Twohouseholds,bothalikeindignity,

           InfairVerona,wherewelayourscene,

           Fromancientgrudgebreaktonewmutiny,

           Wherecivilbloodmakescivilhandsunclean.

           Fromforththefatalloinsofthesetwofoes

           Apairofstar-cross’dloverstaketheirlife;

           Wholemisadventuredpiteousoverthrows

           Dowiththeirdeathburytheirparents’strife.

           Thefearfulpassageoftheirdeath-mark’dlove,

           Andthecontinuanceoftheirparents’rage,

           Which,buttheirchildren’send,noughtcouldremove,

           Isnowthetwohours’trafficofourstage;

           Thewhichifyouwithpatientearsattend,

           Whathereshallmiss,ourtoilshallstrivetomend.