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[Act III

SCENE 1]

Enter Mercutio, Benvolio and Men.

Benvolio. I pray thee good Mercutio, let 's retire.
The day is hot, the Capels are abroad, and if we
meet we shall not scape a brawl, for now these hot

days is the mad blood stirring. 4

Mercutio. Thou art like one of these fellows that,
when he enters the confines of a tavern, claps me his
sword upon the table and says, 'God send me no
need of thee'--and by the operation of the second
cup draws him on the drawer, when indeed there is

no need. 10

Benvolio. Am I like such a fellow?

Mercutio. Come, come, thou art as hot a Jack in
thy mood as any in Italy, and as soon moved to be
moody and as soon moody to be moved.

Benvolio. And what to? 15

Mercutio. Nay, and there were two such we should
have none shortly, for one would kill the other. Thou?--why thou wilt quarrel with a man that hath

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SD Man servants. 1-2 I pray. . . abroad for text see II.3.4-6
N. 2 Capels stressed - - (see V.1.18). are Q1; Q2 omits. 6 me
ethical dative. 8 by . . . cup when he feels the effect, of his
second drink. 9 draws him draws his sword. drawer tapster,
waiter. 12 Jack fellow. 13 mood temper. moved. . . moody in-
clined to be angry. 14 moody . . . moved angry at being pro-
voked. 16 and if.

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Publication Information: Book Title: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Contributors: Richard Hosley - editor, William Shakespeare - author. Publisher: Yale University Press. Place of Publication: New Haven, CT. Publication Year: 1954. Page Number: 61.
    
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