Act V

           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.