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

Romeo and Juliet Act II Scene IV Original Modern Notes 1 SCENE IV. A Street. 1 SCENE IV. A Street. 2 [Enter Benvolio and Mercutio.] 2 [Enter Benvolio and Mercutio.] 3 MERCUTIO. Where the devil should this Romeo be? Came he not home tonight? 3 MERCUTIO. Where the devil can this Romeo be? Did he not come home last night? 4 BENVOLIO. Not to his father’s; I spoke with his man. 4 BENVOLIO. Not to his father’s; I spoke with his servant. 5 MERCUTIO. Why, that same pale hard-hearted wench, that Rosaline, torments him so that he will sure run mad. 5 MERCUTIO. Why, that same pale hard-hearted girl, that Rosaline, torments him so that he will surely go mad. 6 BENVOLIO. Tybalt, the kinsman to old Capulet, hath sent a letter to his father’s house. 6 BENVOLIO. Tybalt, the kinsman of old Capulet, has sent a letter to his father’s house. 7 MERCUTIO. A challenge, on my life. 7 MERCUTIO. A challenge, on my life. 8 BENVOLIO. Romeo will answer it. 8 BENVOLIO. Romeo will answer it. 9 MERCUTIO. Any man that can write may answer…