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Act I
Annotations by Michael J. Cummings...© 2012
Text: W. J. Craig Oxford Edition
Dramatis Personae
Chor. Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, 4
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventur'd piteous overthrows 8
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove, 12
Is now the two hours' traffick of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend. [Exit.
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Verona: City in northeast Italy.
ancient grudge: The source on which Shakespeare based the play—The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet (1562), by Arthur Brooke, says envy caused the feud between the Montagues and Capulets. According to Brooke, the ancestors of the Capulets and Montagues were esteemed, well-to-do aristocrats who wished to be the center of attention. Consequently, the Capulets were jealous of the Montagues, and vice versa. And so, Brooke says, a feud was born: "Of grudging envy's root, black hate and rancour grew / As, of a little spark, oft riseth mighty fire."
mutiny: Quarrel; feuding.
star cross'd: Under the influence of ruinous stars.
overthrows: Downfall; ruination; undoing.
two hours: Approximate time for the performance of the play.
traffick: Business; concern.
if you . . . mend. If you listen carefully, the lines we recite in our performance will fill in the details that I have omitted from this prologue.
Act I. Scene I.
Verona. A Public Place.
Enter SAMPSON and GREGORY, armed with swords and bucklers.
Sam. Gregory, o' my word, we'll not carry coals.
Gre. No. for then we should be colliers. 4
Sam. I mean, an we be in choler, we'll draw.
Gre. Ay, while you live, draw your neck out o' the collar.
Sam. I strike quickly, being moved.
Gre. But thou art not quickly moved to strike. 8
Sam. A dog of the house of Montague moves me.
Gre. To move is to stir, and to be valiant is to stand; therefore, if thou art moved, thou runnest away.
Sam. A dog of that house shall move me to stand: I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's.
Gre. That shows thee a weak slave; for the weakest goes to the wall. 12
Sam. 'Tis true; and therefore women, being the weaker vessels, are ever thrust to the wall: therefore I will push Montague's men from the wall, and thrust his maids to the wall.
Gre. The quarrel is between our masters and us their men.
Sam. 'Tis all one, I will show myself a tyrant: when I have fought with the men, I will be cruel with the maids; I will cut off their heads.
Gre. The heads of the maids? 16
Sam. Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt.
Gre. They must take it in sense that feel it.
Sam. Me they shall feel while I am able to stand; and 'tis known I am a pretty piece of flesh.
Gre. 'Tis well thou art not fish; if thou hadst, thou hadst been poor John. Draw thy tool; here comes two of the house of the Montagues. 20
Enter ABRAHAM and BALTHASAR.
Sam. My naked weapon is out; quarrel, I will back thee.
Gre. How! turn thy back and run?
Sam. Fear me not. 24
Gre. No, marry; I fear thee!
Sam. Let us take the law of our sides; let them begin.
Gre. I will frown as I pass by, and let them take it as they list.
Sam. Nay, as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them; which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it. 28
Abr. Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
Sam. I do bite my thumb, sir.
Abr. Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
Sam. [Aside to GREGORY.] Is the law of our side if I say ay? 32
Gre. [Aside to SAMPSON.] No.
Sam. No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir; but I bite my thumb, sir.
Gre. Do you quarrel, sir?
Abr. Quarrel, sir! no, sir. 36
Sam. If you do, sir, I am for you: I serve as good a man as you.
Abr. No better.
Sam. Well, sir.
Gre. [Aside to SAMPSON.] Say, 'better;' here comes one of my master's kinsmen. 40
Sam. Yes, better, sir.
Abr. You lie.
Sam. Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember thy swashing blow. [They fight.
Enter BENVOLIO. 44
Benvolio. Part, fools! Put up your swords; you know not what you do. [Beats down their swords.
Enter TYBALT.
Tyb. What! art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? 48
Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death.
Ben. I do but keep the peace: put up thy sword,
Or manage it to part these men with me.
Tyb. What! drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, 52
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.
Have at thee, coward! [They fight.
Enter several persons of both houses, who join the fray; then enter Citizens, with clubs and partisans.
Citizens. Clubs, bills, and partisans! strike! beat them down! 56
Down with the Capulets! down with the Montagues!
Enter CAPULET in his gown, and LADY CAPULET.
Cap. What noise is this? Give me my long sword, ho!
Lady Cap. A crutch, a crutch! Why call you for a sword? 60
Cap. My sword, I say! Old Montague is come,
And flourishes his blade in spite of me.
Enter MONTAGUE and LADY MONTAGUE.
Mon. Thou villain Capulet! Hold me not; let me go. 64
Lady Mon. Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.
Enter PRINCE with his Train.
Prin. Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace,
Profaners of this neighbour-stained steel,— 68
Will they not hear? What ho! you men, you beasts,
That quench the fire of your pernicious rage
With purple fountains issuing from your veins,
On pain of torture, from those bloody hands 72
Throw your mis-temper'd weapons to the ground,
And hear the sentence of your moved prince.
Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word,
By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, 76
Have thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets,
And made Verona's ancient citizens
Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments,
To wield old partisans, in hands as old, 80
Canker'd with peace, to part your canker'd hate.
If ever you disturb our streets again
Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
For this time, all the rest depart away: 84
You, Capulet, shall go along with me;
And, Montague, come you this afternoon
To know our further pleasure in this case,
To old Free-town, our common judgment-place. 88
Once more, on pain of death, all men depart. [Exeunt all but MONTAGUE, LADY MONTAGUE, and BENVOLIO.
Mon. Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?
Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
Ben. Here were the servants of your adversary 92
And yours close fighting ere I did approach:
I drew to part them; in the instant came
The fiery Tybalt, with his sword prepar'd,
Which, as he breath'd defiance to my ears, 96
He swung about his head, and cut the winds,
Who, nothing hurt withal hiss'd him in scorn.
While we were interchanging thrusts and blows,
Came more and more, and fought on part and part, 100
Till the prince came, who parted either part.
Lady Mon. O! where is Romeo? saw you him to-day?
Right glad I am he was not at this fray.
Ben. Madam, an hour before the worshipp'd sun 104
Peer'd forth the golden window of the east,
A troubled mind drave me to walk abroad;
Where, underneath the grove of sycamore
That westward rooteth from the city's side, 108
So early walking did I see your son:
Towards him I made; but he was ware of me,
And stole into the covert of the wood:
I, measuring his affections by my own, 112
That most are busied when they're most alone,
Pursu'd my humour not pursuing his,
And gladly shunn'd who gladly fled from me.
Mon. Many a morning hath he there been seen, 116
With tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew,
Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs:
But all so soon as the all-cheering sun
Should in the furthest east begin to draw 120
The shady curtains from Aurora's bed,
Away from light steals home my heavy son,
And private in his chamber pens himself,
Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out, 124
And makes himself an artificial night.
Black and portentous must this humour prove
Unless good counsel may the cause remove.
Ben. My noble uncle, do you know the cause? 128
Mon. I neither know it nor can learn of him.
Ben. Have you importun'd him by any means?
Mon. Both by myself and many other friends:
But he, his own affections' counsellor, 132
Is to himself, I will not say how true,
But to himself so secret and so close,
So far from sounding and discovery,
As is the bud bit with an envious worm, 136
Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air,
Or dedicate his beauty to the sun.
Could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow,
We would as willingly give cure as know. 140
Ben. See where he comes: so please you, step aside;
I'll know his grievance, or be much denied.
Mon. I would thou wert so happy by thy stay,
To hear true shrift. Come, madam, let's away. [Exeunt MONTAGUE and LADY. 144
Enter ROMEO.
Ben. Good morrow, cousin.
Rom. Is the day so young?
Ben. But new struck nine. 148
Rom. Ay me! sad hours seem long.
Was that my father that went hence so fast?
Ben. It was. What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours?
Rom. Not having that, which having, makes them short. 152
Ben. In love?
Rom. Out—
Ben. Of love?
Rom. Out of her favour, where I am in love. 156
Ben. Alas! that love, so gentle in his view,
Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof.
Rom. Alas! that love, whose view is muffled still,
Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will. 160
Where shall we dine? O me! What fray was here?
Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all.
Here's much to do with hate, but more with love:
Why then, O brawling love! O loving hate! 164
O any thing! of nothing first create.
O heavy lightness! serious vanity!
Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! 168
Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!
This love feel I, that feel no love in this.
Dost thou not laugh?
Ben. No, coz, I rather weep. 172
Rom. Good heart, at what?
Ben. At thy good heart's oppression.
Rom. Why, such is love's transgression.
Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, 176
Which thou wilt propagate to have it press'd
With more of thine: this love that thou hast shown
Doth add more grief to too much of mine own.
Love is a smoke rais'd with the fume of sighs; 180
Being purg'd, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;
Being vex'd, a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears:
What is it else? a madness most discreet,
A choking gall, and a preserving sweet. 184
Farewell, my coz. [Going.
Ben. Soft, I will go along;
An if you leave me so, you do me wrong.
Rom. Tut! I have lost myself; I am not here; 188
This is not Romeo, he's some other where.
Ben. Tell me in sadness, who is that you love.
Rom. What! shall I groan and tell thee?
Ben. Groan! why, no; 192
But sadly tell me who.
Rom. Bid a sick man in sadness make his will;
Ah! word ill urg'd to one that is so ill.
In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman. 196
Ben. I aim'd so near when I suppos'd you lov'd.
Rom. A right good mark-man! And she's fair I love.
Ben. A right fair mark, fair coz, is soonest hit.
Rom. Well, in that hit you miss: she'll not be hit 200
With Cupid's arrow; she hath Dian's wit;
And, in strong proof of chastity well arm'd,
From love's weak childish bow she lives unharm'd.
She will not stay the siege of loving terms, 204
Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes,
Nor ope her lap to saint-seducing gold:
O! she is rich in beauty; only poor
That, when she dies, with beauty dies her store. 208
Ben. Then she hath sworn that she will still live chaste?
Rom. She hath, and in that sparing makes huge waste;
For beauty, starv'd with her severity,
Cuts beauty off from all posterity. 212
She is too fair, too wise, wisely too fair,
To merit bliss by making me despair:
She hath forsworn to love, and in that vow
Do I live dead that live to tell it now. 216
Ben. Be rul'd by me; forget to think of her.
Rom. O! teach me how I should forget to think.
Ben. By giving liberty unto thine eyes:
Examine other beauties. 220
Rom. 'Tis the way
To call hers exquisite, in question more.
These happy masks that kiss fair ladies' brows
Being black put us in mind they hide the fair; 224
He, that is strucken blind cannot forget
The precious treasure of his eyesight lost:
Show me a mistress that is passing fair,
What doth her beauty serve but as a note 228
Where I may read who pass'd that passing fair?
Farewell: thou canst not teach me to forget.
Ben. I'll pay that doctrine, or else die in debt. [Exeunt.
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we'll . . . coals: We won't be anybody's fool; we'll stand up for ourselves.
colliers: Coal miners.
choler: Anger.
take the wall: Stand on the inside of the walkway on high ground that has better footing than the muddy ground nearest the street.
masters: The Montagues and Capulets.
poor John: Cheap salted fish.
list: As they wish; as they listen.
bite my thumb: Insulting gesture, similar to display the middle finger to someone.
I . . . you: I am going to attack you.
Benvolio: The name means well-wishing in Italian. Here, Benvolio lives up to his name, trying to act as a peacemaker.
heartless hinds: An insult. A hind is a female deer. Tybalt is thus calling Benvolio and the others of the Montague household women. He adds to the insult with the adjective heartless, which means cowardly. G. B. Harrison also notes that heartless is a pun—that is, it can be taken to mean "hartless." A hart is a male deer. (475).
bill: Weapon with a blade at the end of a long handle.
partisan: Weapon with a blade at the end of a long shaft.
profaners . . . steel: The prince says they misuse their weapons by staining them with the blood of their neighbors.
bred . . . word: Even the slightest negative remark (airy word) can cause a fight.
made . . . ornaments: You have caused Verona's elderly citizens to cast away their peaceful behavior and take up arms in order to stop you from killing one another.
wield old . . . peace: Brandish their old weapons in old hands—hands firmly settled in peace—to break up your hateful encounters.
abroach: Opened or tapped to release contents; astir; active.
withal: Notwithstanding; besides.
golden window: The sun.
drave: Drove.
ware: Aware; wary.
Pursu'd . . . his: Decided it best not to pursue him
Aurora's: Dawn's. In Roman mythology, Aurora was the goddess of dawn.
heavy: Melancholy.
humour: Mood.
importun'd: Entreated; asked again and again.
his . . . counsellor: Romeo does not listen to others; he relies on his own feelings for guidance.
happy: Lucky; fortunate.
true shrift: Romeo's explanation; his story; the confession of his thoughts.
view: Manifestation; appearance.
in proof: When one is moved by it; when one is experiencing it.
muffled: Covered over; blindfolded.
Here's much . . . hate: Romeo thinks he is in love with Lord Capulet's niece, Rosaline. But she does not return his love. Romeo is a Montague, and the Capulets hate the Montagues. Romeo believes that Rosalind ignores him because he is a Montague. Thus, Romeo's apparent love for Rosaline is intertwined with the hatred between the Montagues and Capulets.
coz: Cousin.
such . . . transgression: Love causes oppression; love causes heartache.
propagate: Intensify. Romeo thinks Benvolio's questioning only worsens his melancholy.
soft: Hush up; listen to me; wait to hear my thoughts; take notice of what I say.
Cupid: In Roman mythology, the god of love. He is depicted as shooting arrows at young men and women. When an arrow strikes a young man or woman, it makes him or her fall in love.
Dian: Diana, the name the ancient Romans used for the Greek goddess, Artemis. Diana, or Artemis, was the goddess of chastity and of hunting. When Romeo says Rosaline has Dian's wit, he is saying that she is armed against male advances--like the chaste goddess.
ope: Open.
Examine . . . beauties: This line foreshadows Romeo's examination of Juliet, with whom he instantly falls in love.
masks: Some young women wore protective coverings on their faces to protect their complexions from a blazing sun.
strucken: Struck.
Show me . . . fair: If you show me a beautiful woman, her beauty will serve only to remind me that Rosaline's beauty is far greater.
I'll . . . doctrine: I'll pay you for that advice.
Work Cited
Harrison, G B. Shakespeare: The Complete Works. New York: Harcourt, 1952.
Act I. Scene II.
A Street.
Enter CAPULET, PARIS, and Servant.
Cap. But Montague is bound as well as I,
In penalty alike; and 'tis not hard, I think, 4
For men so old as we to keep the peace.
Par. Of honourable reckoning are you both;
And pity 'tis you liv'd at odds so long.
But now, my lord, what say you to my suit? 8
Cap. But saying o'er what I have said before:
My child is yet a stranger in the world,
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years;
Let two more summers wither in their pride 12
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.
Par. Younger than she are happy mothers made.
Cap. And too soon marr'd are those so early made.
Earth hath swallow'd all my hopes but she, 16
She is the hopeful lady of my earth:
But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,
My will to her consent is but a part;
An she agree, within her scope of choice 20
Lies my consent and fair according voice.
This night I hold an old accustom'd feast,
Whereto I have invited many a guest
Such as I love; and you, among the store, 24
One more, most welcome, makes my number more.
At my poor house look to behold this night
Earth-treading stars that make dark heaven light:
Such comfort as do lusty young men feel 28
When well-apparel'd April on the heel
Of limping winter treads, even such delight
Among fresh female buds shall you this night
Inherit at my house; hear all, all see, 32
And like her most whose merit most shall be:
Which on more view, of many mine being one
May stand in number, though in reckoning none.
Come, go with me. [To Servant, giving him a paper.] Go, sirrah, trudge about 36
Through fair Verona; find those persons out
Whose names are written there, and to them say,
My house and welcome on their pleasure stay. [Exeunt CAPULET and PARIS.
Serv. Find them out whose names are written here! It is written that the shoemaker should meddle with his yard, and the tailor with his last, the fisher with his pencil, and the painter with his nets; but I am sent to find those persons, whose names are here writ, and can never find what names the writing person hath here writ. I must to the learned. In good time. 40
Enter BENVOLIO and ROMEO.
Ben. Tut! man, one fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy, and be holp by backward turning; 44
One desperate grief cures with another's languish:
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Rom. Your plantain leaf is excellent for that. 48
Ben. For what, I pray thee?
Rom. For your broken shin.
Ben. Why, Romeo, art thou mad?
Rom. Not mad, but bound more than a madman is; 52
Shut up in prison, kept without my food,
Whipp'd and tormented, and—Good den, good fellow.
Serv. God gi' good den. I pray, sir, can you read?
Rom. Ay, mine own fortune in my misery. 56
Serv. Perhaps you have learn'd it without book: but, I pray, can you read any thing you see?
Rom. Ay, if I know the letters and the language.
Serv. Ye say honestly; rest you merry! [Offering to go.
Rom. Stay, fellow; I can read. [Reads 60
Signior Martino and his wife and daughters; County Anselme and his beauteous sisters; the lady widow of Vitruvio; Signior Placentio, and his lovely nieces; Mercutio and his brother Valentine; mine uncle Capulet, his wife and daughters; my fair niece Rosaline; Livia; Signior Valentio and his cousin Tybalt; Lucio and the lively Helena.
A fair assembly: whither should they come?
Serv. Up.
Rom. Whither? 64
Serv. To supper; to our house.
Rom. Whose house?
Serv. My master's.
Rom. Indeed, I should have asked you that before. 68
Serv. Now I'll tell you without asking. My master is the great rich Capulet; and if you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray, come and crush a cup of wine. Rest you merry! [Exit.
Ben. At this same ancient feast of Capulet's,
Sups the fair Rosaline, whom thou so lov'st,
With all the admired beauties of Verona: 72
Go thither; and, with unattainted eye
Compare her face with some that I shall show,
And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.
Rom. When the devout religion of mine eye 76
Maintains such falsehood, then turn tears to fires!
And these, who often drown'd could never die,
Transparent heretics, be burnt for liars!
One fairer than my love! the all-seeing sun 80
Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun.
Ben. Tut! you saw her fair, none else being by,
Herself pois'd with herself in either eye;
But in that crystal scales let there be weigh'd 84
Your lady's love against some other maid
That I will show you shining at this feast,
And she shall scant show well that now shows best.
Rom. I'll go along, no such sight to be shown, 88
But to rejoice in splendour of mine own. [Exeunt.
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But Montague . . . I: Capulet and Montague are under orders from the duke to keep the peace.
Of honourable . . . both: Both of you are regarded as honourable men.
Earth . . . she: His daughter (Juliet) is his only hope to give him grandchildren.
fair according: Agreeing; approving.
look to . . . light: Observe the young women (stars) that brighten the moods of young men.
like her . . . be: Like the young lady who stands out as having great merit. You will discover that Juliet is the most meritorious of all.
sirrah: Mister; fellow. The word is used to address servants.
shoemaker . . . nets: The workers and the tools of their trades are mixed up. The shoemaker should be matched with the last (a block shaped like a human foot), the tailor with the yard (measurement), the fisherman with nets, and the painter with the pencil.
In good time: Just in the nick of time. The servant speaks the phrase when he sees Benvolio and Romeo approaching.
holp: Helped.
plantain: Plant used to prepare medicines.
kept . . . food: Kept without the love he wants Rosaline to return.
God gi' good den: God give good evening.
County: Count.
unattainted: Unprejudiced; objective.
these: These eyes.
the devout religion: Vision as it beholds Rosaline.
Herself pois'd . . . herself: Rosaline was alone; Romeo had no other young lady with whom to compare Rosaline.
She . . . best: Though Romeo now perceives Rosaline as the fairest of all young ladies, he will not think so when he compares her with other damsels at the Capulet party.
Act I. Scene III
A Room in CAPULET'S House.
Enter LADY CAPULET and Nurse.
Lady Cap. Nurse, where's my daughter? call her forth to me.
Nurse. Now, by my maidenhead, at twelve year old,— 4
I bade her come. What, lamb! what, ladybird!
God forbid! where's this girl? what, Juliet!
Enter JULIET.
Jul. How now! who calls? 8
Nurse. Your mother.
Jul. Madam, I am here.
What is your will?
Lady Cap. This is the matter. Nurse, give leave awhile. 12
We must talk in secret: nurse, come back again;
I have remember'd me, thou'st hear our counsel.
Thou know'st my daughter's of a pretty age.
Nurse. Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour. 16
Lady Cap. She's not fourteen.
Nurse. I'll lay fourteen of my teeth—
And yet to my teen be it spoken I have but four—
She is not fourteen. How long is it now 20
To Lammas-tide?
Lady Cap. A fortnight and odd days.
Nurse. Even or odd, of all days in the year,
Come Lammas-eve at night shall she be fourteen. 24
Susan and she—God rest all Christian souls!—
Were of an age. Well, Susan is with God;
She was too good for me. But, as I said,
On Lammas-eve at night shall she be fourteen; 28
That shall she, marry; I remember it well.
'Tis since the earthquake now eleven years;
And she was wean'd, I never shall forget it,
Of all the days of the year, upon that day; 32
For I had then laid wormwood to my dug,
Sitting in the sun under the dove-house wall;
My lord and you were then at Mantua.
Nay, I do bear a brain:—but, as I said, 36
When it did taste the wormwood on the nipple
Of my dug and felt it bitter, pretty fool!
To see it tetchy and fall out with the dug.
'Shake,' quoth the dove-house: 'twas no need, I trow, 40
To bid me trudge:
And since that time it is eleven years;
For then she could stand high lone; nay, by the rood,
She could have run and waddled all about; 44
For even the day before she broke her brow:
And then my husband—God be with his soul!
A' was a merry man—took up the child:
'Yea,' quoth he, 'dost thou fall upon thy face? 48
Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit;
Wilt thou not, Jule?' and, by my halidom,
The pretty wretch left crying, and said 'Ay.'
To see now how a jest shall come about! 52
I warrant, an I should live a thousand years,
I never should forget it: 'Wilt thou not, Jule?' quoth he;
And, pretty fool, it stinted and said 'Ay.'
Lady Cap. Enough of this; I pray thee, hold thy peace. 56
Nurse. Yes, madam. Yet I cannot choose but laugh,
To think it should leave crying, and say 'Ay.'
And yet, I warrant, it had upon its brow
A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone; 60
A parlous knock; and it cried bitterly:
'Yea,' quoth my husband, 'fall'st upon thy face?
Thou wilt fall backward when thou com'st to age;
Wilt thou not, Jule?' it stinted and said 'Ay.' 64
Jul. And stint thou too, I pray thee, nurse, say I.
Nurse. Peace, I have done. God mark thee to his grace!
Thou wast the prettiest babe that o'er I nursed:
An I might live to see thee married once, 68
I have my wish.
Lady Cap. Marry, that 'marry' is the very theme
I came to talk of. Tell me, daughter Juliet,
How stands your disposition to be married? 72
Jul. It is an honour that I dream not of.
Nurse. An honour! were not I thine only nurse,
I would say thou hadst suck'd wisdom from thy teat.
Lady Cap. Well, think of marriage now; younger than you, 76
Here in Verona, ladies of esteem,
Are made already mothers: by my count,
I was your mother much upon these years
That you are now a maid. Thus then in brief, 80
The valiant Paris seeks you for his love.
Nurse. A man, young lady! lady, such a man
As all the world—why, he's a man of wax.
Lady Cap. Verona's summer hath not such a flower. 84
Nurse. Nay, he's a flower; in faith, a very flower.
Lady Cap. What say you? can you love the gentleman?
This night you shall behold him at our feast;
Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face 88
And find delight writ there with beauty's pen;
Examine every married lineament,
And see how one another lends content;
And what obscur'd in this fair volume lies 92
Find written in the margent of his eyes.
This precious book of love, this unbound lover,
To beautify him, only lacks a cover:
The fish lives in the sea, and 'tis much pride 96
For fair without the fair within to hide:
That book in many eyes doth share the glory,
That in gold clasps locks in the golden story:
So shall you share all that he doth possess, 100
By having him making yourself no less.
Nurse. No less! nay, bigger; women grow by men.
Lady Cap. Speak briefly, can you like of Paris' love?
Jul. I'll look to like, if looking liking move; 104
But no more deep will I endart mine eye
Than your consent gives strength to make it fly.
Enter a Servant.
Serv. Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, you called, my young lady asked for, the nurse cursed in the pantry, and everything in extremity. I must hence to wait; I beseech you, follow straight. 108
Lady Cap. We follow thee. Juliet, the county stays.
Nurse. Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days. [Exeunt.
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I have . . . counsel: I remember that I want you to hear what I have to say.
Lammas-tide: : Religious feast and harvest festival in England on August 1. Lammas-tide occurs the day after Juliet's birthday.
fortnight: Two weeks.
marry: By the Virgin Mary (I swear by the Virgin Mary). Marry is used to introduce a sentence or to provide transition.
earthquake: No one knows for certain the earthquake to which the nurse was referring. Because Shakespeare lived in England, some scholars--such as T.W. Baldwin--think he was referring to an earthquake in England in 1580 (one which Shakespeare's audience would remember). However, Verona was heavily damaged in earlier earthquakes hundreds of years before.
wormwood: Plant yielding a bitter-tasting substance.
dug: Nipple of a breast; a breast.
tetchy: Irritable; peevish.
trow: Believe; guess.
trudge: Walk away; take a walk.
stand . . . lone: Stand without help; stand by herself.
by the rood: By the cross on which Christ was crucified; crucifix (cross with a sculpted, carved or molded figure of Christ). Characters in Shakespeare often swore to the truth of a statement with the expression "by the rood" or "by the holy rood."
broke her brow: Injured her forehead.
A' was: He was.
halidom: A holy or sacred place; a relic of a saint upon which one swears an oath.
stinted: Stopped (crying).
cockerel's stone: Testicle of a young rooster.
parlous: Perilous.
man of wax: Flawless man, as if his likeness had been cast in wax and displayed for all to gaze on in wonder.
lineament: Contour; shape; a feature of the face.
what obscur'd . . . lies: What lies obscur'd in this fair volume.
margent: Margin; border.
For fair . . . hide: For a fair (meaning handsome) man to hide his fair qualities (intelligence, appealing disposition, etc.).
book: Body; outward appearance.
in gold . . . story: In golden locks of hair conceals what is inside his head.
I'll look . . . move: I'll look him over and see whether he interests me romantically.
no more . . . fly: Will not be bold or forward.
straight: Immediately.
stays: Waits for you.
Act I. Scene IV.
A Street.
Enter ROMEO, MERCUTIO, BENVOLIO, with five or six Masquers, Torch-Bearers, and Others.
Rom. What! shall this speech be spoke for our excuse,
Or shall we on without apology? 4
Ben. The date is out of such prolixity:
We'll have no Cupid hood-wink'd with a scarf,
Bearing a Tartar's painted bow of lath,
Scaring the ladies like a crow-keeper; 8
Nor no without-book prologue, faintly spoke
After the prompter, for our entrance:
But, let them measure us by what they will,
We'll measure them a measure, and be gone. 12
Rom. Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling;
Being but heavy, I will bear the light.
Mer. Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.
Rom. Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoes 16
With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead
So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.
Mer. You are a lover; borrow Cupid's wings,
And soar with them above a common bound. 20
Rom. I am too sore enpierced with his shaft
To soar with his light feathers; and so bound
I cannot bound a pitch above dull woe:
Under love's heavy burden do I sink. 24
Mer. And, to sink in it, should you burden love;
Too great oppression for a tender thing.
Rom. Is love a tender thing? it is too rough,
Too rude, too boisterous; and it pricks like thorn. 28
Mer. If love be rough with you, be rough with love;
Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.
Give me a case to put my visage in: [Putting on a masque.
A visor for a visor! what care I, 32
What curious eye doth quote deformities?
Here are the beetle brows shall blush for me.
Ben. Come, knock and enter; and no sooner in,
But every man betake him to his legs. 36
Rom. A torch for me; let wantons, light of heart,
Tickle the senseless rushes with their heels,
For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase;
I'll be a candle-holder, and look on. 40
The game was ne'er so fair, and I am done.
Mer. Tut! dun's the mouse, the constable's own word:
If thou art Dun, we'll draw thee from the mire,
Of—save your reverence—love, wherein thou stick'st 44
Up to the ears. Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Rom. Nay, that's not so.
Mer. I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day. 48
Take our good meaning, for our judgment sits
Five times in that ere once in our five wits.
Rom. And we mean well in going to this masque;
But 'tis no wit to go. 52
Mer. Why, may one ask?
Rom. I dream'd a dream to-night.
Mer. And so did I.
Rom. Well, what was yours? 56
Mer. That dreamers often lie.
Rom. In bed asleep, while they do dream things true.
Mer. O! then, I see, Queen Mab hath been with you.
Ben. Queen Mab! What's she? 60
Mer. She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
On the fore-finger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomies 64
Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep:
Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners' legs;
The cover, of the wings of grasshoppers;
The traces, of the smallest spider's web; 68
The collars, of the moonshine's watery beams;
Her whip, of cricket's bone; the lash, of film;
Her waggoner, a small grey-coated gnat,
Not half so big as a round little worm 72
Prick'd from the lazy finger of a maid;
Her chariot is an empty hazel-nut,
Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub,
Time out o' mind the fairies' coach-makers. 76
And in this state she gallops night by night
Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love;
O'er courtiers' knees, that dream on curtsies straight;
O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees; 80
O'er ladies' lips, who straight on kisses dream;
Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues,
Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are.
Sometimes she gallops o'er a courtier's nose, 84
And then dreams he of smelling out a suit;
And sometimes comes she with a tithe-pig's tail,
Tickling a parson's nose as a' lies asleep,
Then dreams he of another benefice; 88
Sometime she driveth o'er a soldier's neck,
And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats,
Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades,
Of healths five fathom deep; and then anon 92
Drums in his ear, at which he starts and wakes;
And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two,
And sleeps again. This is that very Mab
That plats the manes of horses in the night; 96
And bakes the elf-locks in foul sluttish hairs,
Which once untangled much misfortune bodes;
This is the hag, when maids lie on their backs,
That presses them and learns them first to bear, 100
Making them women of good carriage:
This is she—
Rom. Peace, peace! Mercutio, peace!
Thou talk'st of nothing. 104
Mer. True, I talk of dreams,
Which are the children of an idle brain,
Begot of nothing but vain fantasy;
Which is as thin of substance as the air, 108
And more inconstant than the wind, who woos
Even now the frozen bosom of the north,
And, being anger'd, puffs away from thence,
Turning his face to the dew-dropping south. 112
Ben. This wind you talk of blows us from ourselves;
Supper is done, and we shall come too late.
Rom. I fear too early; for my mind misgives
Some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date
With this night's revels, and expire the term
Of a despised life clos'd in my breast
By some vile forfeit of untimely death. 120
But he, that hath the steerage of my course,
Direct my sail! On, lusty gentlemen.
Ben. Strike, drum. [Exeunt.
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shall . . . on: Romeo asks whether they should announce their arrival at the Capulet party or just go in and mingle.
The date . . . scarf: It is out of date to have a masked and costumed person--such as someone pretending to be Cupid, the god of love--go ahead of us and announce our arrival.
let them . . . will: Let them judge us as we enter, unannounced.
Give me . . . bear the light: This is one of many passages that contain wordplay and puns. Here, Romeo says he is heavy, meaning heavy with melancholy. But though he his heavy, he will be light--that is, he will bear a light, the torch.
I am . . . woe: Another example of the wordplay. Notice the use of sore and soar. Notice, too, the use of the first bound (which means shackled) compared with the second bound (which means jump).
case: Mask.
visage: Face.
A visor for a visor: A mask to cover a homely face.
quote: Notice; see.
beetle: Jutting; overhanging.
tickle . . . rushes: Dance on a floor which, by custom, was covered with rushes (marsh plants).
dun's the mouse: The mouse is grayish brown.
we'll . . . mire: Mercutio associated the color dun with mud. Because Romeo is weighted down with melancholy, he is in a mire.
That dreamers . . . true: Still another example of wordplay.
atomies: Tiny creatures.
spinners' legs: Legs of spiders.
grub: Maggot; larva of insects
smelling . . . suit: A pun: (1) shopping for a new suit of clothes or (2) suing for a lady's hand in marriage.
tithe-pig's tail: A tithe was a contribution to support a church. A tithe consist of one-tenth of a person's income or, if he was a farmer, his animals or products. Sometimes, a pig was given to a clergyman as a tithe.
ambuscadoes: Ambuscades, another word for ambushes.
healths . . . deep: Healths is another word for drinking toasts (to your health). A drink five fathoms (thirty feet) deep is a very large glass of beer or liquor. Keep in mind, though, that the toasts are part of a dream.
anon: Soon
plats: Plaits (braids).
hag: Bad dream.
elf-locks: Hair tangled into knots by mischievous elves.
misgives: Says otherwise that.
Some consequence . . . untimely death: Romeo expresses the belief that fate (the stars) will begin to unfold a drama that will end in his death. These lines foreshadow the events to come.
Act I. Scene V.
A Hall in CAPULET'S House.
Musicians waiting. Enter Servingmen.
First Serv. Where's Potpan, that he helps not to take away? he shift a trencher! he scrape a trencher!
Sec. Serv. When good manners shall lie all in one or two men's hands, and they unwashed too, 'tis a foul thing. 4
First Serv. Away with the joint-stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate. Good thou, save me a piece of marchpane; and, as thou lovest me, let the porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell. Antony! and Potpan!
Sec. Serv. Ay, boy; ready.
First Serv. You are looked for and called for, asked for and sought for in the great chamber.
Third Serv. We cannot be here and there too. 8
Sec. Serv. Cheerly, boys; be brisk a while, and the longer liver take all. [They retire behind.
Enter CAPULET and JULIET and Others of his house, meeting the Guests and Maskers.
Cap. Welcome, gentlemen! ladies that have their toes
Unplagu'd with corns will walk a bout with you. 12
Ah ha! my mistresses, which of you all
Will now deny to dance? she that makes dainty, she,
I'll swear, hath corns; am I come near ye now?
Welcome, gentlemen! I have seen the day 16
That I have worn a visor, and could tell
A whispering tale in a fair lady's ear
Such as would please; 'tis gone, 'tis gone, 'tis gone.
You are welcome, gentlemen! Come, musicians, play. 20
A hall! a hall! give room, and foot it, girls. [Music plays, and they dance.
More light, ye knaves! and turn the tables up,
And quench the fire, the room has grown too hot.
Ah! sirrah, this unlook'd-for sport comes well. 24
Nay, sit, nay, sit, good cousin Capulet,
For you and I are past our dancing days;
How long is 't now since last yourself and I
Were in a mask? 28
Sec. Cap. By'r Lady, thirty years.
Cap. What, man! 'tis not so much, 'tis not so much:
'Tis since the nuptial of Lucentio,
Come Pentecost as quickly as it will, 32
Some five and twenty years; and then we mask'd.
Sec. Cap. 'Tis more, 'tis more; his son is elder, sir.
His son is thirty.
Cap. Will you tell me that? 36
His son was but a ward two years ago.
Rom. What lady is that which doth enrich the hand
Of yonder knight?
Serv. I know not, sir. 40 xxxxx
Rom. O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright.
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear;
Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! 44
So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows,
As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.
The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand,
And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. 48
Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight!
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
Tyb. This, by his voice, should be a Montague.
Fetch me my rapier, boy. What! dares the slave 52
Come hither, cover'd with an antick face,
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?
Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,
To strike him dead I hold it not a sin. 56
Cap. Why, how now, kinsman! wherefore storm you so?
Tyb. Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe;
A villain that is hither come in spite,
To scorn at our solemnity this night. 60
Cap. Young Romeo, is it?
Tyb. 'Tis he, that villain Romeo.
Cap. Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone:
He bears him like a portly gentleman; 64
And, to say truth, Verona brags of him
To be a virtuous and well-govern'd youth.
I would not for the wealth of all this town
Here in my house do him disparagement; 68
Therefore be patient, take no note of him:
It is my will; the which if thou respect,
Show a fair presence and put off these frowns,
An ill-beseeming semblance for a feast. 72
Tyb. It fits, when such a villain is a guest:
I'll not endure him.
Cap. He shall be endur'd:
What! goodman boy; I say, he shall, go to; 76
Am I the master here, or you? go to.
You'll not endure him! God shall mend my soul!
You'll make a mutiny among my guests!
You will set cock-a-hoop! you'll be the man! 80
Tyb. Why, uncle, 'tis a shame.
Cap. Go to, go to;
You are a saucy boy—is't so indeed?—
This trick may chance to scathe you.—I know what: 84
You must contrary me! marry, 'tis time.
Well said, my hearts! You are a princox; go:
Be quiet, or—More light, more light!—For shame!
I'll make you quiet. What! cheerly, my hearts! 88
Tyb. Patience perforce with wilful choler meeting
Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting.
I will withdraw; but this intrusion shall
Now seeming sweet convert to bitter gall. [Exit. 92
Rom. [To JULIET.] If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this;
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. 96
Jul. Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss. 100
Rom. Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?
Jul. Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.
Rom. O! then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do;
They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair. 104
Jul. Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake.
Rom. Then move not, while my prayers' effect I take.
Thus from my lips, by thine, my sin is purg'd. [Kissing her.
Jul. Then have my lips the sin that they have took. 108
Rom. Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urg'd!
Give me my sin again.
Jul. You kiss by the book.
Nurse. Madam, your mother craves a word with you. 112
Rom. What is her mother?
Nurse. Marry, bachelor,
Her mother is the lady of the house,
And a good lady, and a wise, and virtuous: 116
I nurs'd her daughter, that you talk'd withal;
I tell you he that can lay hold of her
Shall have the chinks.
Rom. Is she a Capulet? 120
O dear account! my life is my foe's debt.
Ben. Away, be gone; the sport is at the best.
Rom. Ay, so I fear; the more is my unrest.
Cap. Nay, gentlemen, prepare not to be gone; 124
We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.
Is it e'en so? Why then, I thank you all;
I thank you, honest gentlemen; good-night.
More torches here! Come on then, let's to bed. 128
Ah! sirrah, by my fay, it waxes late;
I'll to my rest. [Exeunt all except JULIET and Nurse.
Jul. Come hither, nurse. What is yond gentleman?
Nurse. The son and heir of old Tiberio. 132
Jul. What's he that now is going out of door?
Nurse. Marry, that, I think, be young Petruchio.
Jul. What's he, that follows there, that would not dance?
Nurse. I know not. 136
Jul. Go, ask his name.—If he be married,
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.
Nurse. His name is Romeo, and a Montague;
The only son of your great enemy. 140
Jul. My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!
Prodigious birth of love it is to me,
That I must love a loathed enemy. 144
Nurse. What's this, what's this?
Jul. A rime I learn'd even now
Of one I danc'd withal. [One calls within, 'JULIET!'
Nurse. Anon, anon!— 148
Come, let's away; the strangers are all gone. [Exeunt.
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he . . . away.: He is not helping to remove the dinner dishes from the table.
trencher: Flat board on which to carve or serve food.
court-cupboard: Sideboard for the storage of dinnerware.
marchpane: Marzipan, a dessert made with sugar, ground almonds, and egg whites.
great chamber: Large room for social gatherings, dining, and dancing.
makes dainty: Is coy.
visor: Mask.
Ethiop: Black African.
wherefore: Why.
portly: Impressive; stately; gentlemanly.
An . . . semblance: A reference to frowns in the previous line.
goodman boy: An insult to scold Tybalt. A goodman was a commoner.
set cock-a-hoop: Cause an uproar. A cock was a faucet in a barrel of beer or another beverage. Capulet is saying that Tybalt's behavior would be like removing the cock and releasing the contents of the barrel. In other words, he would be releasing a flood of bad feelings.
This trick: Tendency to cause trouble.
princox: Proud, conceited person.
scathe: Harm.
Patience . . . meeting: Trying to be patient while I am angry.
saints . . . touch: Christian visitors (pilgrims) in the Holy Land would sometimes come in contact with relics of the saints.
palmer: A Christian on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He would return with a palm branch as a memento of his visit.
Then have . . . took: Now my lips have the sin you gave me with a kiss.
What: Who.
chinks: Money.
fay: Faith.
yond: Yonder.


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Spanish Ranch to Contemporary in Two Phases
Tobias Architecture
October 10, 2012 in Before & After
We took a one-story ranch house in Bel-Air, and completely transformed the house in Phase One. Years later, we added a complimentary two-story wing built into the hillside.
Emily Hurley
Those new ceilings are just gorgeous!
November 7, 2012 at 5:22PM Like
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Thank you. We worked very diligently on our cad modeling program to get them just right.
November 7, 2012 at 6:30PM Like
Wow, it's a completely different house !
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Tobias Architecture
Thank you. We didn't start out with that in mind. However when we realized that the front corner of the Living Room (at the far right of the "before" photo) was too short for a good Christmas Tree, we "hinged" the low end up from the ridge to double the wall height. That created the very strong shed roof aesthetic, which we decided to carry through the entire project.
November 8, 2012 at 5:03AM Like
Great job! Love the ceilings - very interesting.
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Margaret Phillips
Wow really sensational
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It's an interesting point to bring up in the higher education classroom, and I've been thinking on this for at least the past hour in the back of my head.
I really do feel that a professor still has some responsibility, if not to teach (though I believe they do in fact have a responsibility to teach, despite what I've seen in some of the lecture halls and classes I've had to attend myself), then to create an environment in which students can learn.
I don't believe that an environment in which the classroom or group discussion is hijacked by a majority of students who claim that a female character's own actions led to her rape is an environment in which all students can feel comfortable expressing their own opinions. There may be a vocal few who stand up and say "That is an absolutely false or unfair idea," but in the middle will be students who leave the classroom with a sour taste in their mouth and a churned stomach.
So what tasks does this delegate to a professor? If not teacher, then perhaps at least moderator?
Another example — I was in a relatively small writing class in my first year of my first college (I later transferred in part because my subject interests changed, and weren't available there, but in part because too many of my courses were 100-to-300-student lectures during which professors used powerpoints that came with the textbook, and absolutely nothing was gleaned from attending the lecture that wasn't by reading the textbook; books are cheaper than tuition). One of the readings was on rape culture, feminism, and sexism.
The writer insisted that media was to blame for rape culture because men could not help themselves around women once they saw them half-naked on billboards, and strongly suggested that all men in general were just biologically predisposed to be rapists and needed to be shielded from provocative advertising.
It was a predominantly female class. All of the women in the class except for myself supported the article loudly and enthusiastically in class discussion, and the men were either unsure of what they could say, afraid to say it, or so embarrassed or disgusted that they didn't want to say anything — they were just biding their time until they could leave. When I spoke up it was expected that I was going to be in agreement, and when I criticized the writer, the article, and these ideas that men were all rapists and all women were potential victims, all incapable of having any power over their own fate, the next ten minutes of class was an attack and defense situation.
The professor called on people to speak, but never leant her own comments. For the entirety of that unit, I was almost afraid to speak up, because every time I did I was met with a hoard of angry voices declaring I was not a feminist, that I was on "their side," and that I was wrong, ignorant, or shouldn't speak any more. After the unit, at least three women in the class no longer spoke to me. Speaking to the professor after classes yielded nothing more than that made good points in class. It felt like both a responsibility and a burden to speak, because when I didn't, no one else did — not even the professor.
Maybe this is a forced introduction into the "real world," where unpopular opinions can lead to shunning and aggression. At the end of the class, everyone got a postcard from the professor's collection, and mine remarked that the image was of a "strong woman, just like you!" It was a nice sentiment, but didn't make up for one of the most uncomfortable courses of my academic career.
On the other hand, when we discussed perceptions of and barriers faced by LGBTQ individuals in my Adolescent Pschology II class, the professor had a slightly different handle. He too let it fall primarily to student discussion, calling on people to speak, sometimes letting us regulate ourselves — it was an even smaller class than the writing at the other school and we were familiar enough with one another to fall into respectful patterns of sharing. Then, somehow, the conversation turned to several students in the class swearing that literature and research backed up the idea that gay men were most likely to be pedophiles, that the AIDS epidemic was primarily the fault of the gay community and was a good thing, etc.
The professor stepped in, pointed out some faulty logic, helped divide (or tried to help divide) the fact from the opinion for students who cited one as the other. Students on both sides had to concede some things — it wasn't a matter of a liberal agenda or the forcing of opinions on others (actually, the professor is a devout Catholic who helps oversee, at a local institution, who does and does not advance from their studies to the priesthood).
I felt awful at the end of the class, but I wasn't dreading going back, because I felt like the professor was taking some kind of responsibility for making it a place where anyone was welcome to learn. He didn't give his own opinions on the matter, he didn't silence anyone, he didn't tell anyone they were wrong — he simply noted that some things were actually factually inaccurate, misconceptions perpetuated by a popular culture of misinformation. It wasn't a debate class, it was a class about fact and theory — and when opinions got in the way of either of those two things, he believed it was his job to clear that up.
And I am of the opinion that even higher education students need that. So maybe it isn't a matter of preparing other educational materials, or even giving students additional resources, when it comes to a higher level of learning — I concede that. I'm used to the responsibilities of Elementary and Secondary Ed, and of being a general advocate for marginalized groups in environments where what needs to be resolved is a lack of information. On the college level, students are supposed to, to some degree, be able to learn for themselves — though one should still keep in mind that everyone comes in at different levels.
Maybe it's just a matter of being sure to moderate discussion, as would be done in any good debate at any age, to be certain that people know the difference between good information and misinformation, opinion and fact, and to be sure that conversations do not become so inflamed that learning cannot happen.


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LEGO-Like Recycling Containers: Practical, Modern, and Pretty
For awhile now I've had a secret beef with recycling bins. For starters, you often need multiple bins to properly sort different items according to your city's standards, but as soon as that happens, things start to feel clunky and unattractive. These new LEGO bins might be just what the modern-recycling doctor ordered.
It's always exciting to watch an item go from concept into mass production for consumers — especially when it's as awesome as this LEGO-like "LECO" System from FlussoCreative. When it comes to recycling, practicality and aesthetic appeal are at the top of the list, and this system does both. We hope to see them on the market soon. Bonus: their tops allow for them to be used as extra seating or storage!
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Similarly, I really like the Ikea RETUR recycling bins-- they look really sleek and are easily stackable so that you can make use of vertical space.
Very cute! An alternative use could be storage in a playroom too.
I love the whimsy of them--I'd love to have giant Lego boxes stacked in my pantry. They'd make me smile.
hahaha medusa12120, you run in different circles than i do if you think that's too immature for an adult residence ; )


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Oh wow!!! we're still in the 90s here...
I so miss my wood stove. There's nothing like wood heat - I just about freeze now with natural gas.
So cozy! And to think that today I'm wearing a tank top!
p.s. I LOVE your new header!
I don't have a wood stove but I love the first fire in my fireplace.
Oh, man it's 100 degress, here. No fireplace use for months.
Oh fun! Hasn't been that cold for us yet, but I think a few neighbors have had their fireplaces on since I can smell it outdoors in the evenings.
What a cozy sight! Still too warm for a fire here. Hopefully soon!
Have a lovely evening!
It looks so warm and cozy! I'll take a seat next to the fire, please. :)
We've been rather spoiled here the past few days. Lows in the 50s at night. No need for any heat yet, but it's comin'. :) A lovely photo, Judy!
Looks cozy.
We did already use the heat once at our place up north (now affectionately called The Cabin) but haven't had our first fire of Autumn yet. Warms the soul, doesn't it?!
If I had that stove, I would probably have a fire off and on through the summer even...no joke.
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i'm roughly 6' and 160lbs with a size 12 boot. whats the shortest board i could handle?
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probibly a 154ish with a waist width of at least 260mm
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you can go with anything that has a ww of 250mm or more. 260 and above is a little extreme depending on your stance. the wider and more ducked out the slimmer board you can ride. i have a size 12 and rode at around 24 inches +18/-18 on a board with 250m waist and it was fine unless i really laid one down. i got a stairmaster 152w at the end of this season and thats at 257mm and there is no catching at all and its way more stable but harder to turn. id say if the ww is between 250mm and 260mm then you will be just fine.
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- Normal person: i think you should lose some weight, i'm worried about your health.
- Fatty: ugh, you're not a doctor, you don't know what's healthy for my body!
- Doctor: i'm afraid he's correct. your obesity is killing you... also we may have to amputate your foot.
- Fatty: ugh, you may be a doctor but you don't know what you're talking about, you're just fatphobic!
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Lilith was created before Adam. Why don't Men's Rights Activists complain about that?
because only feminists complain about myths.
feminists must see "1 in 3 women will be raped" as some kind of target that has to be met, judging by how they constantly redefine what rape actually is
I would like to thank feminism for turning the female gender into a fucking joke.
Thank you, feminists, for perpetuating the stereotype that women are hysterical, selfish, and entitled.
Thank you for teaching me that despite the fact that you think men are vile,…
I find it ironic that feminists would call a woman an 'honorary man' for any reason, when they conciously defeminise themselves through body hair and clothing choices and try to adopt many hobbies and interests etc. that they deem to be male dominated…
Expanding the definition of rape to include drunken sex is ridiculous. Feminists need to decide whether they're strong and independent womyn or they're vulnerable weaklings who need the government to protect them from being 'taken advantage of' by men and their dangerous penises. Take some personal responsibility instead of playing the victim.
Anonymous said: You might as well go ahead and report yourself as a sex offender now, bro.
Feminist logic: exploiting holes in their logic is the same as exploiting holes on their bodies.. no wonder they think rape is a more widespread issue than it actually is
Anonymous said: Why are you an anti feminist?
There's the lies, sexism, and hypocrisy:
"An individual woman can certainly hate men as a group, so in a literal sense, 'misandry' does exist. However, it doesn't exist in an institutionalised, systematic way like misogyny does. All signs that would indicate men being oppressed in certain areas of life are a consequence of a social order created and maintained by empowered men. The biggest and most empowered perpetrators of 'misandry' are other men. 'Misandry' is problematic because it gives the impression that it is an equal counterweight to misogyny, which is far from the truth."
(via thefeministdragon)
Shut your lying Feminist mouth:
Feminists created the Duluth model for domestic violence that says only men commit domestic abuse and only women suffer it. Thanks to VAWA, if a man calls about an abusive spouse, he is himself arrested.
Feminists control all the discourse on domestic violence while men can't get a single penny for domestic violence shelters for male victims.
Feminists brought back debtors prison for fathers who can't afford childsupport, even if they children who were raped having to pay off their rapist.
Feminists insist that women are at higher risk than any other group despite the overwhelming majority of victims of violent crime being men.
Feminists treat MGM like a harmless joke and spread false information about the "benefits". MGM is still legal worldwide now that Germany has undone it's ban.
Feminists endanger women by telling them that they shouldn't learn to defend themselves because all we need to do is tell men not to rape, ignoring half the victims and perpetrators in the process.
Feminists believe that all men are potential rapists. That we should simply tell them rape is bad (it's not like it's illegal or anything), that you can somehow be a good person and a rapist simultaneously.
Feminists have abolished "innocent until proven guilty" when it comes to men who are falsely accused.
Feminists deny that men are raped at all, let alone just as often. If not more.
Feminists have erased many female victims due to the "only men rape" paradigm.
Feminists say that being called a slut is oppression but being called a rapist is nothing to be upset about even if you get killed by vigilantes or driven to suicide because "lolz male tearz".
Feminists treat us (women) like infantile children who can't think for ourselves and dismiss our dissent as "internalised misogyny".
Feminists ignoring and even praising women who physically abuse men
Feminists label women as weak, stupid imbeciles who can't even do what is expected of a child. Here I talk about the instance on drunken "rape". it is absolutely the most deeming argument that i have ever seen and makes me feel ashamed. I mean women actually hold up signs and scream that "they aren't responsible for what they do or what happens to them while they are drunk." "they don't have to protect themselves from psychos trying to rape them…tell psychos not to rape." Why the hell do you think we tell children not to talk to strangers and to look both ways before crossing the streets. Why don't we just tell peodophiles not to kidnap children and tell drivers not to run them over. Children are expected more of than women are in feminists eyes. that is so sick and stupid. Also why is it that a woman who is drunk of her rocker and has sex with someone she normally wouldn't have sex with can state rape and lad his sorry ass in prison, but a man who is drunk off his rocker and does the same thing with a woman, as to suck it up and label it as "a bad night" or something. that's really freaking stupid. in the eyes of feminists, a woman who is intoxicated and does something she normally wouldn't do when sober is the victim…but when a man is intoxicated and does something he normally wouldn't do it's still his fault, his actions, a responsibility he has to own up to? what!? how is that freaking fair!? that is not only unjust, but also deeming to women. They are saying while I'm drunk i am not capable of being responsible for me…but while a man is drunk he is capable for being responsible for him (and in some instances me.)
That term "rape culture" used by feminists to put all women in a state of fear came from prison. Even more ironically, it was a term used in prison to describe the amount of male rape that occurs there. Wooowwww i know right?
although it is proven that women are just as capable and guilty of domestic violence, feminists introduced the duluth model, which, as it is clearly biased and ineffective, paints men as the main perpetrators of domestic violence
women's advocates working to keep 'non-violent' women (ONLY WOMEN, NOT PARENTS) out of prison for the sake of their children
men are given longer sentences than women for the same crimes
(but u don't see 'em fighting about increasing the prison sentence for women to be equal to men's. nope u just hear 'em whining about a jerk on the bus saying they weren't real gamers.)
The freaking wage- gap lie:
The wage gap is a result of women's choices
Women sacrifice pay for all sorts of reasons including security, safety, flexibility, and fulfillment.
Men choose higher-paying fields and occupations.
Women more likely to choose careers in lower paying fields such as education and health care
Men are more likely than women to pursue areas of specialization with higher levels of stress.
Men are also far more likely to choose careers that involve physical labor, overnight and weekend shifts, dangerous conditions, as well as uncomfortable, isolated, outdoor, and undesirable locations.
Men work more hours(9%) than women
Women spending fewer hours than men at work doing the same jobs, such as taking more sick and vacation time, working less overtime and fewer nights, weekends, and holidays.
Instead of pursuing a degree in Gender/Women's studies maybe you should help close the wage gap by pursuing a degree in Computer science, Construction, Petroleum Engineering and other stressful, dirty and dangerous male dominated job.
The stupid women are objectified and sexulized bull: women "objectfy" men ex:
But what's really dumb, is that there is no such freaking the as objectification!
"eople are attracted to one another but it doesn't mean that they don't think that person is human. I don't think women are objectified. Women sexualize themselves and so do men. It sells and its just the truth. We know that we're biological creatures that have a need to reproduce. When we see someone that we're attracted to it doesn't mean that person "isn't human" it just means it's in our nature to want to mate. That person is not an object.
Sexuality is so ridiculously taboo here that if someone says that they find someone attractive it's objectification. TO ME? It's fucking natural. I'm not saying go fuck that person, and certainly don't rape or force that person to be with you. I'm saying that being attracted to someone isn't objectifying them. Wanting to have sex with someone isn't objectifying them either.
You know how parents shame their kids when they find out they've masturbated? They tell them that it's evil and wrong and whatever.
In America women treat men like that. You find a woman attractive you're objectifying her. like fuck! He's not killing her or raping her I don't see what the problem is. Why tell men that something thats natural is wrong? finding a woman attractive is wrong? "
""For every girl who takes a step towards her liberation, there is a boy who finds his way to freedom a bit easier."
No. Fuck you, man. Men and women are equal, men are disadvantaged in many places, so are women. But that doesn't mean "men/women have it easier". No one does. As a woman, I'm held to stupid beauty standards, I'm insulted because of my profession and I'm told I shouldn't be strong. As a man, they're insulted because "all the men are rapists". But it goes farther than just insulting, they're looked down upon for being victims, they're denied rights to custody, and they have no reproductive rights.
That sentence is the highlight of the "equality" feminists. They say things like, "Well, we all face problems but women have it harder". No, you're wrong. We ALL face problems, men have institutionalised discrimination against them, because of feminism supporting those causes.
Feminism makes up things, or forces women into a victim role, needing to be helped and pushed up rather than earning it.
Feminism is that sentence and it hurts everyone.
Feminism tells me I'm weak and I need handouts because of my gender. Feminism tells me I can't stand up and empower myself because I need help with every little thing. Feminism tells me men are all sexist and rapists and I should be scared just walking outside. Feminism tells me I can't be sexist or horrible to men because previously women were oppressed. Feminism tells me that's equality.
Feminism tells men they need to be passive and let women lead, that they shouldn't have ambition. Feminism tells men that they're stupid and are sexist and horrible and rapists because they don't support the movement that supports the removal of their rights. Feminism tells men they need to apologise because of their gender, something they can't change. Feminism tells men that they didn't work to get into high positions in society, that they were just handed them. Feminism tells men they can't be raped, abused or hurt because they're men. Feminism tells men they're little more than dildos that help us reproduce. Feminism tells men this is equality.
That's not equality and that is not okay." "For every boy struggling to not let advertising dictate his desires, there is a girl facing the ad industry's attacks on her self-esteem"
Wrong. Why? These problems apply to both genders. Men are expected to be tall and have a perfect body and uphold male standards, and women are expected to uphold female standards. It's literally the exact same thing.
Both genders have attacks against our desires, men aren't portrayed as being with larger women, or very unattractive women. That forces a standard that they feel they have to live up to. Women are portrayed as willing to be with a man because of a certain trait and liking someone's looks is usually frowned upon, unless, of course she fixes the man and he gets smarter, stronger, kinder, whatever.
They BOTH face these issues, the exclusionary content of this sentence bugs me. However, this sentence isn't so bad. I'm nitpicking right now. The next one, I'm not nitpicking." -beauty-in-the-simplest-terms
The freaking "free-bleeding"!!!
what is wrong with you feminists and the freaking free-bleeding. Why would you do that!? do you even understand what you are doing? the harm you are putting everyone in your environment in? Blood in one of the most dangerous disease carrying bodily fluids. and you think you can go around to public places like schools, libraries, restaurants, and parks and sit your bleeding asses down on a chair that many unsuspecting people will sit on! wtf! it is the most sickening, dangerous, and unhygienic thing i have ever heard of. it make it even more sick because i'm a girl. ugh it should be illegal. a freaking medical university shut down an entire section of it's school because a kid had a bloody nose and they know how dangerous blood is, and you go around, spreading your period blood on public surfaces! DISGUSTING!
The last thing i hate about feminism is their victim complex and their freaking patriarchy. (it's laughable i tell ya)
******But if you don't wanna read all that, just read this…i think it's shorter
Equal Rights exist, right now: Feminists are the only people who lose their minds with rage when you tell them that women already have the same exact rights as men. That's not good enough. They want more. They desperately want to be victims. They want a privileged social position.
Censorship: Feminism is about censorship. Feminists are the most vocal promoters of censorship of First Amendment Rights, hands down. Just look at how they react to Facebook comments, Twitter speech, and here on Tumblr. They also promote censorship campaigns against opinions in the media, on blogs, and on YouTube. They promote inequality of speech.
Helpless Victim Cult: Feminism promotes the idea that women are fragile damsels-in-distress who must be rescued by an external entity (the state/patriarchy) in order to be protected from having their feelings hurt by words that they disagree with. Feminism encourages women to think in terms of weakness.
Inequality: Contrary to what it claims with a dictionary definition, Feminism is not about equality in practice. Did you hear that part?…in practice. Based on its overall actions, it is about socially engineering society to give special privileges to women and special punishments to men. That's not equality. That's not respecting genders. Once again, I don't give a crap about your dictionary definition. It's the actions that turned me against feminism. The actions don't match the rhetoric.
Discriminatory: The very name "feminism" is discriminatory. The "fem" refers specifically to women. It can never refer to men. To say that only through women can equal rights be claimed is like saying that only through black people can people have rights.
Patriarchy Fantasy: There is no "Patriarchy" because a real patriarchy would not allow women to vote, divorce, go to college, have a career, live single, get abortions, etc. If this is a patriarchy, then it's a pathetic patriarchy and attacking it is like attacking a little boy as if he were a man.
Gender Roles…only for men: Feminists claim to be against gender roles, but I see feminists doing nothing about men's gender roles when it comes to working the hardest, most dangerous jobs in society. They seem perfectly okay with men being the majority of the homeless on the street. They don't want to look at the bottom of society where they will find lots of men (along with women), thus ruining their "patriarchy" fantasy and their claims to victimhood (and stuff for free).
Equal Pay is here… but it's your choice: The "equal pay" claim is bogus and has been debunked. Any "average" differences in pay can be shown to come down to different choices in careers that have different earnings. The easiest way for women to "narrow the pay gap" is to train for engineering, computer science, and science-based career fields (the highest paying careers around). But they would rather complain. In fact, new research shows women are out-earning men in cities.
Elitism: Feminists are elitists. They are preoccupied with elite men: CEOs, millionaires, Senators, etc. But the majority of men will never have elite status. So, feminists are out of touch with the daily reality of the vast majority of men.
Hypocrites: Feminists preach against slut-shaming only to march in the streets calling themselves sluts. They scream against "objectification" but then objectify men for their abs, looks, money, and status. They claim to be for equal rights, but they only advocate for one gender. They claim to be for "choice" but they are constantly policing other women and telling what is "okay for women to do".
Policing other women: A lot of feminists seem to think they have been appointed the Women Police who can then go around shaming other women for the things that are "not okay". Makeup, shaving, wearing pink, and more are all "crimes against feminism" and punishable by social attacks. Nearly every online feminist seems to be a petty dictator marching around and telling women what "true feminism" is.
Rape Culture-Fantasy: Since Feminism is all about playing the persecuted, weak, helpless victim, feminists have promoted the fantasy that we live a culture that "teaches men to rape". But nowhere is rape taught as acceptable.Rape is illegal and is seen as a crime by most people in society. Feminists confuse dominance and submission themes as rape. Only rape is rape. Posing in a picture for perfume is not rape.
Inflated Rape Statistics: Feminists love to "cite" that "1-in-4 women are raped" during her lifetime. This is a misreading of the statistic. The real statistic is that "1-in-4 women claims sexual assault", which can mean anything a women wants it to mean when she reports it. It can mean rape, touching, kissing, groping, or even lewd comments. "Sexual assault" can be a very broad category. But feminists only select the most shocking aspect (rape) and then claim that is the definition.
Abortion as "empowerment": This opinion is unpopular, but I don't agree that I need to have my baby scraped out of my uterus in order to feel empowered. But the abortion industry (i.e. Planned Parenthood) makes a ton of money off this perversion of empowerment. "Abortion as empowerment" teaches women to see their wombs as nothing but garbage bins full of disposable waste.


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This tutorial walks you through the steps to create a basic Azure Virtual Network using the Azure Management Portal. For more information about Azure Virtual Network, see Azure Virtual Network Overview.
This tutorial assumes you have no prior experience using Azure. It is meant to help you become familiar with the steps required to create a virtual network. If you are looking for design scenarios and advanced information about Virtual Network, see the Azure Virtual Network Overview.
After completing this tutorial, you will have a virtual network to which you can deploy your Azure services and virtual machines.
This tutorial does not walk you through creating a cross-premises configuration. For a tutorial that walks you through creating a virtual network with site-to-site cross-premises connectivity (i.e., connecting to Active Directory or SharePoint located at your company), see Create a Virtual Network for Cross-Premises Connectivity.
For additional Virtual Network configuration procedures and settings, see Azure Virtual Network Configuration Tasks.
For guidelines about deploying AD DS on Azure Virtual Machines, see Guidelines for Deploying Windows Server Active Directory on Azure Virtual Machines.
In this tutorial you will learn:
To create a cloud-only virtual network:
Log in to the Azure Management Portal.
In the lower left-hand corner of the screen, click New. In the navigation pane, click Networks, and then click Virtual Network. Click Custom Create to begin the configuration wizard.
On the Virtual Network Details page, enter the following information, and then click the next arrow on the lower right. For more information about the settings on the details page, see Virtual Network Details page section in About Configuring a Virtual Network using the Management Portal.
Name - Name your virtual network. Type YourVirtualNetwork.
Affinity Group - From the drop-down list, select Create a new affinity group. Affinity groups are a way to physically group Azure services together at the same data center to increase performance. Only one virtual network can be assigned an affinity group.
Region - From the drop-down list, select the desired region. Your virtual network will be created at a datacenter located in the specified region.
Affinity Group Name - Name the new affinity group. Type YourAffinityGroup.
On the DNS Servers and VPN Connectivity page, enter the following information, and then click the next arrow on the lower right. For more information about the settings on this page, see DNS Servers and VPN Connectivity page in About Configuring a Virtual Network using the Management Portal.
DNS Servers-Optional - Enter the DNS server name and IP address that you want to use. This setting does not create a DNS server, it refers to an already existing DNS server.
If you want to use a public DNS service, you can enter that information on this screen. Otherwise, name resolution will default to the Azure service. For more information, see Azure Name Resolution Overview
Do not select the checkbox for point-to-site or site to site connectivity. The virtual network we are creating in this tutorial is not designed for cross-premises connectivity.
On the Virtual Network Address Spaces page, enter the following information and then click the checkmark on the lower right to configure your network. Address space must be a private address range, specified in CIDR notation 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, or 192.168.0.0/16 (as specified by RFC 1918). For more information about the settings on this page, see Virtual Network Address Spaces page in About Configuring a Virtual Network using the Management Portal.
Address Space: Click CIDR in the upper right corner, then enter the following:
Add subnet: Enter the following:
After clicking the checkmark, your virtual network will begin to create. When your virtual network has been created, you will see Created listed under Status on the networks page in the Management Portal.
Once your virtual network has been created, you can continue with the following tutorials:
Azure Virtual Network Overview
Azure Virtual Network FAQ
Azure Virtual Network Configuration Tasks
Configuring a Virtual Network Using Network Configuration Files
Azure Name Resolution Overview
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