Act V
Scene I. Mantua. A street.
EnterRomeo
RomeoIfImaytrusttheflatteringtruthofsleep,
Mydreamspresagesomejoyfulnewsathand:
Mybosom’slordsitslightlyinhisthrone;
Andallthisdayanunaccustom’dspirit
Liftsmeabovethegroundwithcheerfulthoughts.
Idreamtmyladycameandfoundmedead—
Strangedream,thatgivesadeadmanleavetothink!—
Andbreathedsuchlifewithkissesinmylips,
ThatIrevived,andwasanemperor.
Ahme!howsweetisloveitselfpossess’d,
Whenbutlove’sshadowsaresorichinjoy!
EnterBalthasar,booted
NewsfromVerona!—Hownow,Balthasar!
Dostthounotbringmelettersfromthefriar?
Howdothmylady?Ismyfatherwell?
HowfaresmyJuliet?thatIaskagain;
Fornothingcanbeill,ifshebewell.
BalthasarThensheiswell,andnothingcanbeill:
HerbodysleepsinCapel’smonument,
Andherimmortalpartwithangelslives.
Isawherlaidlowinherkindred’svault,
Andpresentlytookposttotellityou:
O,pardonmeforbringingtheseillnews,
Sinceyoudidleaveitformyoffice,sir.
