Romeo and Juliet Act II Scene I: Modern Translation with Annotations
Romeo and Juliet Act II Scene I
Original Modern Notes 1 ACT II 1 ACT II 2 [Enter Chorus.] 2 [Enter Chorus.] 3 CHORUS. Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie, And young affection gapes to be his heir; That fair for which love groan’d for and would die, With tender Juliet match’d, is now not fair. 3 CHORUS. Now old desire lies on his deathbed, And young affection gapes to be his heir; That beauty for which love once groaned and would have died, Matched with tender Juliet, is now no longer fair. 4 CHORUS. Now Romeo is belov’d, and loves again, Alike bewitched by the charm of looks; But to his foe suppos’d he must complain, And she steal love’s sweet bait from fearful hooks: 4 CHORUS. Now Romeo is loved, and loves in return, Both equally bewitched by the charm of looks; But he must plead his love to one he thinks a foe, And she must steal love’s sweet bait from dangerous hooks: 5 CHORUS. Being held a foe, he may not have access To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear; And she as much in lo…