Romeo and Juliet Act II Scene III: Modern Translation with Annotations

Romeo and Juliet Act II Scene III Original Modern Notes 1 SCENE III. Friar Lawrence’s Cell. 1 SCENE III. Friar Lawrence’s cell. 2 [Enter Friar Lawrence with a basket.] 2 [Enter Friar Lawrence with a basket.] 3 FRIAR LAWRENCE. The grey-ey’d morn smiles on the frowning night, Chequering the eastern clouds with streaks of light; And fleckled darkness like a drunkard reels From forth day’s pathway, made by Titan’s fiery wheels. Now, ere the sun advance his burning eye, The day to cheer, and night’s dank dew to dry, I must upfill this osier cage of ours With baleful weeds and precious-juiced flowers. 3 FRIAR LAWRENCE. The grey-eyed morning smiles on the frowning night, chequering the eastern clouds with streaks of light; and spotted darkness reels like a drunkard out of the pathway of day, made by Titan’s fiery wheels. Now, before the sun advances his burning eye to cheer the day and dry night’s damp dew, I must fill up this willow basket of ours with harmful weeds and flowers of precious j…