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ÄÅÉÑÒÂÓÞÙÈÅ ËÈÖÀ

 
 
     Ýñêàë, ãåðöîã Âåðîíñêèé.
     Ïàðèñ, ìîëîäîé ïàòðèöèé, åãî ðîäñòâåííèê.
     Ìîíòåêêè  } ãëàâû äâóõ âðàæäóþùèõ
     Êàïóëåòòè } äðóã ñ äðóãîì ôàìèëèé.
     Äÿäÿ Êàïóëåòòè.
     Ðîìåî, ñûí Ìîíòåêêè.
     Ìåðêóöèî, ðîäñòâåííèê ãåðöîãà, äðóã Ðîìåî.
     Áåíâîëèî, ïëåìÿííèê Ìîíòåêêè è äðóã Ðîìåî.
     Òèáàëüäî, ïëåìÿííèê æåíû Êàïóëåòòè.
 
     Ëîðåíöî   |
               } ôðàíöèñêàíñêèå ìîíàõè.
     Äæèîâàííè |
 
     Áàëüòàçàð, ñëóãà Ðîìåî.
 
     Ñàìñîí   |
              } ñëóãè Êàïóëåòòè.
     Ãðåãîðèî |
 
     Ïüåòpî, ñëóãà êîðìèëèöû Äæóëüåòòû.
     Àápàìî, ñëóãà Ìîíòåêêè.
     Àïòåêàðü.
     Òðîå ìóçûêàíòîâ.
     Õîð.
     Îôèöåð.
     Ïàæ Ìåðêóöèî.
     Ïàæ Ïàðèñà.
     Æåíà Ìîíòåêêè.
     Æåíà Êàïóëåòòè.
     Äæóëüåòòà, äî÷ü Êàïóëåòòè.
     Êîðìèëèöà Äæóëüåòòû.
     Âåðîíñêèå   ãðàæäàíå,  ðîäñòâåííèêè  è  ðîäñòâåííèöû  îáåèõ  âðàæäóþùèõ
ôàìèëèé, ìàñêè, ñòðàæà è ñëóãè.
 
                          Ìåñòî äåéñòâèÿ - Âåðîíà,
                      îäíà ñöåíà V äåéñòâèÿ - Ìàíòóÿ.
 

ÏÐÎËÎÃ

 
 
                                Âõîäèò Õîð.
 
                                    Õîð
 
                    Äâå çíàòíûå ôàìèëèè, ðàâíî
                    Ïî÷òåííûå, â Âåðîíå îáèòàëè,
                    Íî íåíàâèñòü òåðçàëà èõ äàâíî, -
                    Âñåãäà îíè äðóã ñ äðóãîì âðàæäîâàëè.
                    Äî áóíòà èõ ðàçäîðû äîâåëè,
                    È ðóêè èõ îêðàñèëèñÿ êðîâüþ;
                    Íî ñåðäöà äâà îíè ïðîèçâåëè,
                    Íà çëî âðàæäå, ïûëàâøèå ëþáîâüþ,
                    È ãðóñòíàÿ äâóõ ëþáÿùèõ ñóäüáà
                    Ñòàðèííûå ðàçäîðû ïðåêðàòèëà.
                    Ôàìèëèé òåõ ñâèðåïàÿ áîðüáà,
                    Âëþáëåííûõ ñìåðòü, ëþáâè èõ ñòðàñòíîé ñèëà, -
                    Âîò òî, ÷òî ìû òåïåðü âàì çäåñü èçîáðàçèì,
                    Ïðîñÿ ó âàñ íà äâà ÷àñà òåðïåíüÿ,
                    È åñëè ÷òî ïðîïóñòèì, òî äàäèì
                    Ìû ê äåéñòâèþ íà ñöåíå îáúÿñíåíüÿ.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
 

ÄÅÉÑÒÂÈÅ ÏÅÐÂÎÅ

 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ I

 
 
                        Ãîðîäñêàÿ ïëîùàäü â Âåðîíå.
                Âõîäÿò Ñàìñîí è Ãðåãîðèî, âîîðóæåííûå ìå÷àìè
                                 è ùèòàìè.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Ãðåãîðèî, ÿ ðó÷àþñü, ÷òî ìû íå ïîçâîëèì ïëåâàòü íàì â ëèöî!
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     Åùå áû! ëèöî - íå ïëåâàëüíèöà.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     ß  õî÷ó  ñêàçàòü,  ÷òî  êîãäà  íàñ  ðàññåðäÿò, ìû æèâî âûõâàòèì ìå÷è èç
íîæåí.
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     À ïîêóäà òû æèâ - íå ëåçü íà ðîæîí.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Êîãäà ìåíÿ âûâåäóò èç ñåáÿ, ÿ ñêîð íà óäàðû.
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     Äà òîëüêî íå ñêîðî òåáÿ ìîæíî âûâåñòè èç ñåáÿ - äëÿ óäàðîâ.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Âñÿêàÿ ñîáàêà èç äîìà Êàïóëåòòè âûâîäèò ìåíÿ èç ñåáÿ.
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     Âûéòè  -  çíà÷èò  äâèíóòüñÿ  ñ  ìåñòà,  à  áûòü õðàáðûì - çíà÷èò ñòîÿòü
êðåïêî; ïîýòîìó, åñëè òû âûéäåøü èç ñåáÿ, òî ñòðóñèøü è óáåæèøü.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Ñîáàêà  èç  äîìà Êàïóëåòòè çàñòàâèò ìåíÿ ñòîÿòü êðåïêî; ÿ òî÷íî â ñòåíó
óïðóñü, îòáèâàÿñü îò êàæäîãî ìóæ÷èíû èëè äåâêè èç ýòîãî äîìà.
 
                                  Ãðåãopèî
 
     Íó  âîò  è  âèäíî,  ÷òî  òû  -  ñëàáûé  ðàá:  ê  ñòåíå ïðèïèðàþò òîëüêî
ñëàáåéøèõ.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Âåðíî;  ïîýòîìó  æåíùèí,  êàê  áîëåå  ñëàáûå ñîñóäû, âñåãäà ïðèïèðàþò ê
ñòåíå.  ß  áóäó  îòòàëêèâàòü  ñëóã Ìîíòåêêè îò ñòåíû, à ñëóæàíîê ïðèæèìàòü ê
ñòåíå.
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     Íî âåäü ññîðÿòñÿ-òî íàøè ãîñïîäà, à ìû - òîëüêî èõ ñëóãè.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Ýòî âñå ðàâíî. ß âûêàæó ñåáÿ òèðàíîì: ïîêîëîòèâ ìóæ÷èí, íå äàì ïîùàäû è
äåâêàì: ÿ ñîðâó èì ãîëîâû.
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     Ñîðâåøü ãîëîâû äåâêàì?
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Íó, äà, èëè èõ äåâñòâåííîñòü, - ïîíèìàé, êàê õî÷åøü.
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     Ïîíèìàòü äîëæíû òå, êîòîðûå ïî÷óâñòâóþò.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Ìåíÿ-òî  îíè  ïî÷óâñòâóþò;  ÿ ïîñòîþ çà ñåáÿ; ÿ, êàê èçâåñòíî, çäîðîâûé
êóñîê ìÿñà.
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     Õîðîøî,  ÷òî  òû  íå ðûáà; áóäü òû ðûáîé - òû íå ãîäèëñÿ áû íè ê ÷åðòó.
Âûíèìàé ñâîé èíñòðóìåíò: âîí èäóò ëþäè èç äîìà Ìîíòåêêè.
 
                         Âõîäÿò Àáðàìî è Áàëüòàçàð.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Ìîå îðóæèå îáíàæåíî. Íà÷èíàé ññîðó, à ÿ áóäó ñçàäè è òåáÿ ïîääåðæó.
 
                                  Ãpåãîpèî
 
     Äà òû óáåæèøü!
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Îáî ìíå íå áåñïîêîéñÿ.
 
                                  Ãpåãîpèî
 
     Äà ÿ íå áåñïîêîþñü î òåáå, ÷åðò âîçüìè! Áåñïîêîèòüñÿ î òåáå!
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Ïóñòü çàêîí áóäåò íà íàøåé ñòîðîíå: ïóñòü íà÷íóò îíè.
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     ß íàõìóðþ áðîâè, êîãäà îíè áóäóò ïðîõîäèò ìèìî íàñ; ïóñòü îíè ïðèíèìàþò
ýòî, êàê õîòÿò.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Òî  åñòü  êàê  ñìåþò.  ß çàêóøó íà íèõ ïàëåö, è áóäåò èì ñðàì, åñëè îíè
ñòåðïÿò ýòî.
 
                                   Àápàìî
 
     Ýòî âû íà íàñ çàêóñèëè ïàëåö, ñèíüîð?
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
                           (îáðàùàÿñü ê Ãðåãîðèî)
 
     Íà íàøåé ñòîðîíå áóäåò çàêîí, åñëè ÿ ñêàæó "äà"?
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     Íåò.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Íåò, ñèíüîð, íå íà âàñ, ÿ ïðîñòî çàêóñèë ïàëåö.
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     Âû õîòèòå çàòåÿòü ññîðó, ñèíüîð?
 
                                   Àáðàìî
 
     Ññîðó? Êàêóþ ññîðó? Íåò, ñèíüîð.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Åñëè  æåëàåòå,  òî  ÿ ê âàøèì óñëóãàì, ñèíüîð. ß íàõîæóñü â óñëóæåíèè ó
ãîñïîäèíà, êîòîðûé íå õóæå âàøåãî.
 
                                   Àápàìî
 
     Äà è íå ëó÷øå.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Õîðîøî, ñèíüîð.
 
                        Âäàëè ïîêàçûâàåòñÿ Áåíâîëèî.
 
                                  Ãðåãîðèî
 
     Ïðèçíàéñÿ, ÷òî ëó÷øå. Âîò èäåò îäèí èç ðîäñòâåííèêîâ ìîåãî ãîñïîäèíà.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
 
     Äà, ëó÷øå, ñèíüîð.
 
                                   Àápàìî
 
     Òû ëæåøü.
 
                                   Ñàìñîí
 
     Âûíèìàéòå  ìå÷è,  åñëè  âû  ìóæ÷èíû.  Ãðåãîðèî, âñïîìíè ñâîé çíàìåíèòûé
óäàð. (Äåðóòñÿ.)
 
                              Âõîäèò Áåíâîëèî.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     Ïðî÷ü,  ãëóïöû!  Âëîæèòå  ñâîè  ìå÷è  â  íîæíû;  âû ñàìè íå çíàåòå, ÷òî
äåëàåòå. (Âûáèâàåò ìå÷è ó íèõ èç ðóê.)
 
                              Âõîäèò Òèáàëüäî.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                    Ñ ìå÷îì â ðóêå, ñðåäü ýòèõ ñëóã íåãîäíûõ!
                    Ïîâîðîòèñü, Áåíâîëèî, âçãëÿíè
                    Íà ñìåðòü ñâîþ.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    ß âîäâîðÿþ ìèð,
                    Íå áîëåå. Âëîæè ñâîé ìå÷ â íîæíû,
                    Èëü ïîìîãè ðàçíÿòü ìíå ýòó ñâîëî÷ü.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                    Òû âûíóë ìå÷ - è ãîâîðèøü î ìèðå!
                    ß íåíàâèæó ýòî ñëîâî òàê æå,
                    Êàê àä, êàê âñåõ Ìîíòåêêè è òåáÿ.
                    Òðóñ, çàùèùàéñÿ!
                                 (Äåðóòñÿ.)
 
                  Âõîäÿò ðàçíûå ïðèâåðæåíöû îáåèõ ôàìèëèé,
              çàòåì ñáåãàþòñÿ ãðàæäàíå, ñ ïàëêàìè è áåðäûøàìè.
 
                               1-é ãðàæäàíèí
 
                    Ýé! àëåáàðä, äóáèí è áåðäûøåé!
                    Áåé èõ! Äîëîé Ìîíòåêêè, Êàïóëåòø!
 
                 Âõîäÿò Êàïóëåòòè (â øëàôðîêå) è åãî æåíà.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                    ×òî òóò çà øóì? Ïîäàéòå äëèííûé ìå÷ ìîé!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                    Êîñòûëü, êîñòûëü! Çà÷åì òåáå òâîé ìå÷?
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                    Ìå÷, ãîâîðþ! Èäåò ñòàðèê Ìîíòåêêè,
                    Ñâîèì êëèíêîì ðàçìàõèâàåò îí,
                    Ñ óãðîçîé ìíå.
 
                        Âõîäÿò Ìîíòåêêè è åãî æåíà.
 
                                  Ìîíòåêêè
 
                                    Íåãîäíûé Êàíóëåòòè!
                                  (Æåíå.)
                    Ïóñòè ìåíÿ!
 
                              Ñèíüîðà Ìîíòåêêè
 
                                Íå ñòóïèøü òû íè øàãó;
                    Íå äîïóùó, ÷òîá ëåç òû íà âðàãà.
 
                          Âõîäèò Ãåðöîã ñî ñâèòîé.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                    Ìÿòåæíèêè, ñïîêîéñòâèÿ âðàãè,
                    Ñâîè ìå÷è ïîçîðÿùèå êðîâüþ
                    Ñîãðàæäàí! Ýé! - íå ñëûøàò?.. Ëþäè, çâåðè,
                    Ãàñÿùèå îãîíü ñâîåé âðàæäû
                    Ãóáèòåëüíîé ïóðïóðíûìè ñòðóÿìè
                    Èç æèë ñâîèõ! Ïîä ñòðàõîì ïûòêè, áðîñüòå
                    Îðóæüå èç îêðîâàâëåííûõ ðóê,
                    È ñëóøàéòå ðàçãíåâàííîãî êíÿçÿ.
                    Òðè ðàçà óæ ìåæäîóñîáíîé ðàñïðåé,
                    Èç ïóñòÿêîâ, òû ñòàðûé Êàïóëåòòè,
                    È òû, Ìîíòåêêè, íàðóøàëè ìèð
                    Íà óëèöàõ Âåðîíû, çàñòàâëÿÿ
                    Åå ãðàæäàí, ñòåïåííûé ñíÿâ íàðÿä,
                    Çà áåðäûøè ñòàðèííûå ñõâàòèòüñÿ,
                    ×òîá âî âðàæäå çàêîðåíåëîé âàøåé
                    Ó÷àñòèå ïðèíÿòü, êîãäà âû ñíîâà
                    Îñìåëèòåñü íàðóøèòü òèøèíó
                    Íà óëèöàõ, òî æèçíèþ ñâîåþ
                    Îòâåòèòå çà âîçìóùåííûé ìèð.
                    Íà ýòîò ðàç âñå îñòàëüíûå ïóñòü
                    Óõîäÿò ïðî÷ü; òû, ñòàðûé Êàïóëåòòè,
                    Èäè ñî ìíîé, à òû, Ìîíòåêêè, â íàøå
                    Ñóäèëèùå ÿâèñü ê íàì, ïîïîëóäíè,
                    ×òîá âûñëóøàòü äàëüíåéøèé íàø ïðèêàç.
                    Âñå - ïðî÷ü îòñåëü, ïîä ñòðàõîì
                                           ñìåðòíîé êàçíè!
 
                   Ãåðöîã, åãî ñâèòà, Êàïóëåòòè ñ æåíîé,
                          ãðàæäàíå è ñëóãè óõîäÿò.
 
                                  Ìîíòåêêè
 
                    Êòî ïîäíÿë âíîâü ñòàðèííóþ âðàæäó?
                    Òû áûë ëè çäåñü, êîãäà âîçíèêëà ññîðà?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Íåò; âàøåãî âðàãà è âàøè ñëóãè
                    Óæ ñîáðàëèñü, êîãäà ÿ ïîäîøåë;
                    ß èõ õîòåë ðàçíÿòü, íî â òîò ìîìåíò
                    Çàïàëü÷èâûé Òèáàëüäî ïîÿâèëñÿ,
                    Ñ ìå÷îì â ðóêå; îí îñêîðáëÿë ìåíÿ,
                    Íàä ãîëîâîé ñâîåé ìå÷îì ìàõàÿ
                    Ïî âîçäóõó, êîòîðûé ëèøü ñâèñòåë
                    Â îòâåò åìó, êàê áóäòî áû ñ ïðåçðåíüåì.
                    Ìåæ òåì êàê ìû îáìåíèâàëèñü ñ íèì
                    Óäàðàìè; âñå áîëåå ñòåêàëîñü
                    Íàðîäà ñ äâóõ âðàæäóþùèõ ñòîðîí,
                    ×òîáû ïðèíÿòü ó÷àñòüå â îáùåé ñâàëêå,
                    Ïîêóäà èõ íå ðîçíÿë ãåðöîã íàø.
 
                              Ñèíüîðà Ìîíòåêêè
 
                    Íå âèäåë ëè ñåãîäíÿ òû Ðîìåî?
                    Êàê ðàäà ÿ, ÷òî íå áûëî åãî
                    Ïðè ýòîé äðàêå! Ãäå æå îí?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                               Ñèíüîðà,
                    Çà ÷àñ ïðåä òåì, êàê â çîëîòîì îêíå
                    Âîñòîêà ëèê ñâîé ñîëíöå ïîêàçàëî,
                    Âçâîëíîâàííûé, ÿ âûøåë ïîáðîäèòü
                    È â ôèãîâîé òîé ðîùå, ÷òî íà çàïàä
                    Îò ãîðîäà ëåæèò, ÿ óâèäàë
                     ñòîëü ðàííèé ÷àñ áðîäèâøåãî Ðîìåî.
                    Íàïðàâèëñÿ ê íåìó ÿ, íî, ìåíÿ
                    Çàìåòèâøè, îí ñêðûëñÿ â ÷àùå ëåñà.
                    ß ïîíÿë, ïî ñåáå ñóäÿ, ÷òî îí
                    Íàõîäèòñÿ â òîì ñîñòîÿíüè äóõà,
                    Â êîòîðîì ìû æåëàåì òåì ñèëüíåé
                    Óéòè îò âñåõ, ÷åì áîëåå íàñ èùóò;
                    È, çàíÿòûé ñàìèì ñîáîé, íå ñòàë
                    Ìåøàòü åìó, ñâîèì îòäàâøèñü äóìàì.
                    ß ðàä áûë ñàì èçáåãíóòü âñòðå÷è ñ òåì,
                    Êòî îò ìåíÿ áåæàë, æåëàÿ ñêðûòüñÿ.
 
                                  Ìîíòåêêè
 
                    Óæ ìíîãî ðàç åãî âèäàëè â ðîùå,
                     ÷àñû óòðà; õîëîäíóþ ðîñó
                    Ñëåçàìè òàì óñèëèâàë Ðîìåî
                    È íîâûõ òó÷ îí ê òó÷àì ïðèáàâëÿë
                    Òóìàíàìè ñâîèõ ãëóáîêèõ âçäîõîâ.
                    Íî òîëüêî ëèøü âîñòîêà äàëüíèé êðàé
                    Îñâåòèòñÿ âñåðàäóþùèì ñîëíöåì,
                    Åäâà îíî òåíèñòûå ïîêðîâû
                    Ïðèïîäíèìàòü íà÷íåò ñ îäðà Àâðîðû,
                    Ìîé ãðóñòíûé ñûí ñïåøèò óéòè äîìîé, -
                    È â êîìíàòå ñâîåé îäèí çàïðåòñÿ;
                    Îí ñâåò äíåâíîé îòòóäà ãîíèò âîí,
                    Âñå îêíà òàì îí ïëîòíî çàêðûâàåò
                    È ñîçäàåò èñêóññòâåííóþ íî÷ü.
                    Äî ìðà÷íîãî îò÷àÿíüÿ Ðîìåî
                    Óíûíèå òàêîå äîâåäåò,
                    Êîëü êòî åãî ñîâåòîì íå ñïàñåò,
                    Íå óñòðàíèò åãî òîñêè ïðè÷èíó.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Âû çíàåòå åå, ìîé ìèëûé äÿäÿ?
 
                                  Ìîíòåêêè
 
                    Íå çíàþ è óçíàòü ÿ íå ìîãó
                    Îò ñàìîãî Ðîìåî.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                         Âû ïûòàëèñü
                    Íàñòîé÷èâî ðàññïðàøèâàòü åãî?
 
                                  Ìîíòåêêè
 
                    Ðàññïðàøèâàë è ñàì, è ÷ðåç äðóçåé,
                    Íî â ÷óâñòâàõ çäåñü îí ñàì ñåáå ñîâåòíèê;
                    Õîðîøèé ëè - íå ñòàíó ãîâîðèòü,
                    Íî òîëüêî îí òàê ñêðûòåí, íåäîñòóïåí,
                    Êàê ïî÷êà, ãäå ñèäèò óæå ÷åðâÿê,
                    Êîãäà îíà åùå íå ðàçâåðíóëà
                    Íà âîçäóõå ïðåêðàñíûõ ëåïåñòêîâ
                    È êðàñîòû íå ïîñâÿòèëà ñîëíöó.
                    Êîãäà áû íàì óçíàòü ëèøü - îò÷åãî
                    Òîñêóåò îí, ñïàñëè áû ìû åãî.
 
                      Â îòäàëåíèè ïîêàçûâàåòñÿ Ðîìåî.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    À, âîò îí ñàì. Óéäèòå; - ïîñòàðàþñü
                    Óçíàòü åãî ïå÷àëü, íî íå ðó÷àþñü.
 
                                  Ìîíòåêêè
 
                    Î åñëè á òû äîáèëñÿ - ÷åì îíà
                    Â íåì âûçâàíà! Èäåì, èäåì, æåíà.
 
                        Ìîíòåêêè è æåíà åãî óõîäÿò.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Êóçåí ìîé, ñ äîáðûì óòðîì!
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                               Ðàçâå ðàíî?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Ëèøü äåâÿòü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                  Àõ, ïå÷àëüíûå ÷àñû
                    Òàê òÿíóòñÿ! Òî íå îòåö ëè ìîé
                    Ïîñïåøíî òàê îòñþäà óäàëèëñÿ?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Äà, òî áûë îí. ×òî çà ïå÷àëü òàê äëèò
                    Òâîè ÷àñû?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                Îòñóòñòâèå òîãî,
                    ×òî ïðèäàåò èì áûñòðîå òå÷åíüå.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Âëþáëåí?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                             Íå òî...
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                      Ëèøåí ëþáâè?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                                   Ëèøåí
                    Âçàèìíîñòè.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                 Ïîäîáíàÿ ëþáîâü,
                    Ïðåêðàñíàÿ ïî âèäó, áûòü äîëæíà
                    Òàê òÿæåëà, ìó÷èòåëüíà íà äåëå.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Óâû, ëþáîâü, õîòÿ îíà ñëåïà,
                    Áåç ãëàç íàéäåò, êàêèìè åé ïóòÿìè
                    Äîéòè äî íàñ è âëàñòâîâàòü íàä íàìè.
                    Ãäå áóäåì ìû îáåäàòü? - Ãîðå ìíå!
                    ×òî òóò áûëà çà äðàêà? Âïðî÷åì, íåò,
                    Íå ãîâîðè: ÿ ñëûøàë âñå; ñ âðàæäîþ
                    Ñîïðÿæåíî òàê ìíîãî çäåñü òðåâîã,
                    Íî áîëüøå èõ ñ ëþáîâüþ... Î, ëþáîâü
                    Æåñòîêàÿ! î ëþáÿùàÿ çëîáà!
                    Èç íè÷åãî ñîçäàâøååñÿ íå÷òî!
                    Î, ãðóñòíîå âåñåëüå, ñóåòà
                    Ñåðüåçíàÿ, áåñôîðìåííûé õàîñ
                    Êðàñèâûõ ôîðì, ñâèíöîâîå ïåðî,
                    Áëåñòÿùèé äûì, ìîðîçÿùåå ïëàìÿ,
                    Áîëÿùåå çäîðîâüå, ñîí íåñïÿùèé,
                    Êîòîðîãî è ñíîì íåëüçÿ íàçâàòü!
                    Òàêóþ âîò ÿ ÷óâñòâóþ ëþáîâü,
                    Íå ÷óâñòâóÿ â òàêîé ëþáâè îòðàäû.
                    Òû íå ñìååøüñÿ?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                    Íåò, ñêîðåå ïëà÷ó.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Î ÷åì æå ýòî, äîáðàÿ äóøà?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Î ãîðåñòè, òâîþ ãíåòóùåé äóøó.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ïðè÷èíà ýòîé ãîðåñòè - ëþáîâü.
                    Ìíå òÿæåëî îò ñîáñòâåííûõ ïå÷àëåé,
                    È õî÷åøü òû ñâîþ ïðèáàâèòü ê íèì,
                    Èçáûòîê èõ óñèëèòü ñîñòðàäàíüåì.
                    Ëþáîâü åñòü äûì, ïîäíÿâøèéñÿ îò âçäîõîâ;
                    Îíà - îãîíü, ñâåðêàþùèé â ãëàçàõ
                    Ëþáîâíèêîâ; â òðåâîãå, ýòî - ìîðå,
                    Êîòîðîå ïèòàþò ñëåçû èõ.
                    ×òî äàëåå? Òî - õèòðîå áåçóìüå,
                    Æåë÷ü ãîðüêàÿ, êîòîðàÿ íàñ äóøèò,
                    È ñëàäîñòü, ÷òî ïîääåðæèâàåò íàñ.
                    Ïðîùàé.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                            Ïîñòîé, è ÿ ïîéäó ñ òîáîþ, -
                    Îáèäíî ìíå, êîãäà òû òàê óéäåøü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    ß ïîòåðÿë ñåáÿ, ÿ íå Ðîìåî,
                    Åãî çäåñü íåò, îí ãäå-íèáóäü...
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                                    Ñêàæè
                    Ñåðüåçíî ìíå: êòî òà, êîãî òû ëþáèøü?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ïîòðåáóé-êà, ÷òîá ÷åëîâåê áîëüíîé,
                    Â ñòðàäàíèÿõ, ñîñòàâèë çàâåùàíüå:
                    Êàê ñëîâî òî áîëüíîãî ïîðàçèò!
                    Íî, ìîé êóçåí, ñêàæó òåáå ñåðüåçíî:
                    ß æåíùèíó ëþáëþ.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                      Ñâîåé äîãàäêîé
                    ß â öåëü ïîïàë.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                    Î, òû ñòðåëîê èñêóñíûé! -
                    Ïðåêðàñíà òà, êîãî ÿ òàê ëþáëþ.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    ×åì ëó÷øå öåëü - ïîïàñòü â íåå òåì ëåã÷å.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Íó, òóò, êóçåí, òû ïðîìàõ äàë: â íåå
                    Íåëüçÿ ïîïàñòü ñòðåëîþ Êóïèäîíà, -
                    Äèàíû óì åé äàí, íåâèííîñòü â íåé
                    Çàùèùåíà áðîíåé íåñîêðóøèìîé,
                    Åé äåòñêèé ëóê ëþáâè íå ïîâðåäèò.
                    Îíà ê ðå÷àì ëþáîâíûì ðàâíîäóøíà,
                    Íàõàëüíûõ ãëàç íå ìîæåò âûíîñèòü,
                    Ïîðîé ñâÿòûõ, åå íå ñîáëàçíèòü.
                    Î, êðàñîòîé îíà áîãàòà, - âìåñòå
                    Áåäíà îíà - òåì, ÷òî êîãäà óìðåò,
                    Áîãàòñòâî òî íàïðàñíî ïðîïàäàåò.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Èëü ïîêëÿëàñü îíà îñòàòüñÿ â äåâñòâå?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Äà; è ê áîëüøîé ïîòåðå ïîâåäåò
                    Áåñïëîäíîå òàêîå âîçäåðæàíüå:
                    Âåäü öåëîå ïîòîìñòâî â íåé óìðåò,
                    Çàðàíåå ëèøàñü ñóùåñòâîâàíüÿ.
                    Îíà ÷èñòà, ïðåêðàñíà è óìíà, -
                    Íî äëÿ òîãî ëü âñå ýòè ñîâåðøåíñòâà,
                    ×òîá, ââåðãíóâøè â îò÷àÿíüå ìåíÿ,
                    Òåì â íåáåñàõ åé çàñëóæèòü áëàæåíñòâî?
                    Áåçáðà÷èÿ îáåò îíà äàëà;
                    ß óìåðùâëåí ñóðîâûì òåì îáåòîì,
                    Õîòÿ æèâó è ãîâîðþ îá ýòîì.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Ïîñëóøàé, äðóã, çàáóäü î íåé è äóìàòü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Î, íàó÷è, êàê ýòî ñäåëàòü ìíå!
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Ãëàçàì äàé âîëþ, íà äðóãèõ êðàñàâèö
                    Âíèìàíüå îáðàòè.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                     Âîò ñðåäñòâî - ÷àùå
                    Î êðàñîòå åå ìíå âñïîìèíàòü!
                    Òàê ìàñêè, ÷òî ëèöà ïðåêðàñíûõ æåíùèí
                    Êàñàþòñÿ, íàâîäÿò íàñ íà ìûñëü
                    Î êðàñîòå, òàÿùåéñÿ ïîä íèìè.
                    Òîò, êòî îñëåï, íå ìîæåò ïîçàáûòü
                    Ñîêðîâèùà óòðà÷åííîãî çðåíüÿ.
                    Î, ïîêàæè êðàñàâèöó òû ìíå -
                    Èç ðÿäà âîí - è êðàñîòà åå
                    Ïîñëóæèò ìíå ëèøü ïàìÿòíîþ êíèæêîé,
                    Ãäå áóäó ÿ ÷èòàòü ÷åðòû äðóãîé,
                    ×òî êðàñîòîé åå òàê ïðåâîñõîäèò.
                    Ïðîùàé; ìåíÿ íå ìîæåøü íàó÷èòü
                    Çàáâåíüþ òû.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                 ß íàó÷ó, èëü áóäó
                    Äî ãðîáà ÿ â äîëãó ïåðåä òîáîé.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ II

 
 
                                   Óëèöà.
                      Âõîäÿò Êàïóëåòòè, Ïàðèñ è ñëóãà.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                    Òàêîé æå øòðàô íàëîæåí íà Ìîíòåêêè,
                    Êàê íà ìåíÿ; è íàì, äâóì ñòàðèêàì,
                    ß äóìàþ, íå òðóäíî áû æèòü â ìèðå.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                    Îáîèõ âàñ ãëóáîêî óâàæàþò,
                    È î÷åíü æàëü, ÷òî äëèòñÿ âàø ðàçäîð.
                    Íî ÷òî æå âû íà ñâàòîâñòâî ìîå
                    Ìíå ñêàæåòå?
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                 Òî, ÷òî ñêàçàë óæ ïðåæäå:
                    ×òî äî÷ü ìîÿ åäâà âñòóïèëà â ñâåò,
                    Åé íåò åùå ÷åòûðíàäöàòè ëåò;
                    Êîãäà êðàñà åùå äâóõ ëåò óâÿíåò -
                    Äëÿ íåé ïîðà íåâåñòîé áûòü íàñòàíåò.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                    Åñòü ìàòåðè ìîëîæå, ÷åì îíà.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                    Çà òî îíè è áëåêíóò ñëèøêîì ðàíî.
                    ß âñå ìîè íàäåæäû ñõîðîíèë,
                    Îíà - îäíà ìîÿ íàäåæäà â ìèðå.
                    Íî, ìèëûé ìîé Ïàðèñ, ïîíðàâüòåñü åé,
                    Åå ëþáâè äîáèòüñÿ ïîñòàðàéòåñü:
                    Ñîãëàñèå ìîå çàêëþ÷åíî
                    Â ñîãëàñèè è âûáîðå Äæóëüåòòû.
                    Ñåãîäíÿ ïèð âå÷åðíèé ÿ äàþ,
                    Ïî ñòàðîìó îáû÷àþ ñåìåéñòâà,
                    È ìíîæåñòâî ãîñòåé ÿ ïðèãëàñèë
                    Èç òåõ, êîãî ëþáëþ ÿ; â òîì ÷èñëå
                    Âû áóäåòå ìîèì æåëàííûì ãîñòåì.
                    È ÿ âàñ æäó; ïðèäèòå â ýòó íî÷ü
                    Â ìîé ñêðîìíûé äîì, ÷òîá íà çåìíûå çâåçäû
                    Òàì ïîñìîòðåòü, êîòîðûõ ÿðêèé áëåñê
                    Ñèÿíüå çâåçä íåáåñíûõ çàòìåâàåò.
                    Âàñ ó ìåíÿ òî íàñëàæäåíüå æäåò,
                    ×òî þíîøè òàê ÷óâñòâóþò âåñíîþ,
                    Êîãäà îíà, öâåòóùàÿ, èäåò
                    Çà ñêó÷íîþ ìåäëèòåëüíîé çèìîþ.
                    Òàì â öâåòíèêå èç ïî÷åê ìîëîäûõ
                    Âû âèäîì èõ ïðåêðàñíûì íàñëàäèòåñü;
                    Ïðèñëóøàéòåñü êî âñåì è ïðèñìîòðèòåñü -
                    È âûáåðèòå ëó÷øóþ èç íèõ.
                    È äî÷ü ìîÿ òàì áóäåò ìåæ äðóãèìè
                    Äëÿ ñ÷åòà ëèøü: îíà - íè÷òî ïðåä íèìè.
                    Ïîéäåìòå, ãðàô;
                                  (ñëóãå)
                                    à òû ñêîðåé ñòóïàé
                    Ïî ãîðîäó; èùè è ïðèãëàøàé
                    Âñåõ, êòî âîò çäåñü çàïèñàí â ñïèñêå ýòîì;
                             (Îòäàâàÿ çàïèñêó.)
                    Ñêàæè, ÷òî æäó èõ ñ ëàñêîé è ïðèâåòîì.
                            (Óõîäèò ñ Ïàðèñîì.)
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     Îòûñêàòü òåõ, ÷üè èìåíà çäåñü çàïèñàíû? À òóò íàïèñàíî, ÷òîáû áàøìà÷íèê
ïðèíèìàëñÿ  çà  àðøèí,  à  ïîðòíîé  çà  øèëî; ÷òîáû ðûáàê îðóäîâàë êèñòüþ, à
æèâîïèñåö  -  íåâîäîì.  Ìåíÿ ïîñëàëè íàéòè òåõ, ÷üè èìåíà çäåñü çàïèñàíû; íî
ìíå  íå  îòûñêàòü  - êòî æå èìåííî çàïèñàí òóò. ß äîëæåí îáðàòèòüñÿ ê ó÷åíûì
ëþäÿì. À, âîò îíè êñòàòè!
 
                          Âõîäÿò Ðîìåî è Áåíâîëèî.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Îäèí îãîíü òåðÿåòñÿ â äðóãîì,
                    Ñòðàäàíèå ñòðàäàíüåì óìåíüøèòñÿ;
                    Êîëü ãîëîâà òâîÿ èäåò êðóãîì,
                    Çàñòàâü åå îáðàòíî çàêðóæèòüñÿ;
                    Îäíà ïå÷àëü äðóãîþ èñöåëèòñÿ:
                    Ïóñòü íîâûé ÿä â ãëàçà òâîè âîéäåò -
                    È ïðåæíÿÿ çàðàçà ïðîïàäåò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ïîëüçèòåëåí òóò ïîäîðîæíèê òâîé.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Ãäå? äëÿ ÷åãî?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                   Äëÿ ïîâðåæäåííîé êîñòè
                    Òâîåé íîãè.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                 Äà òû ñîøåë ñ óìà?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Íåò, íå ñîøåë, à õóæå ÷åì ñîøåë:
                    ß çàêëþ÷åí â òþðüìó, ëèøåí ÿ ïèùè,
                    Èñòåðçàí ÿ, èçìó÷åí.
                            (Ïîäõîäÿùåìó ñëóãå.)
                                         Çäðàâñòâóé, ìèëûé.
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     Çäðàâñòâóéòå, ñèíüîð. Ñêàæèòå, ïîæàëóéñòà, âû ÷èòàòü óìååòå?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ìîþ ñóäüáó â íåñ÷àñòèè ìîåì.
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     Âû  ìîãëè âûó÷èòüñÿ ýòîìó áåç êíèã, à ÿ ñïðàøèâàþ - óìååòå ëè âû ÷èòàòü
òî, ÷òî íàïèñàíî.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Äà, åñëè çíàþ áóêâû è ÿçûê.
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     Âû îòâå÷àåòå ÷åñòíî. Ñ÷àñòëèâî îñòàâàòüñÿ. (Õî÷åò óéòè).
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ïîñòîé, ëþáåçíûé, ÿ ÷èòàòü óìåþ.
                                 (×èòàåò).
 
"- Ñèíüîð Ìàðòèíî ñ æåíîþ è äî÷åðüìè; ãðàô Àíñåëüìî è åãî ïðåêðàñíûå ñåñòðû;
âäîâà  ñèíüîðà Âèòðóâèî; ñèíüîð Ïëà÷åíöèî è åãî ìèëûå ïëåìÿííèöû; Ìåðêóöèî è
åãî  áðàò  Âàëåíòèí;  ìîé  äÿäÿ Êàïóëåòòè, åãî æåíà è äî÷åðè; ìîÿ ïðåêðàñíàÿ
Ðîçàëèíà;  Ëèâèÿ;  ñèíüîð  Âàëåíöèî  è  åãî  êóçåí Òèáàëüäî; Ëþ÷èî è âåñåëàÿ
Åëåíà".
 
     Ïðåêðàñíîå îáùåñòâî. À êóäà îíî ïðèãëàøåíî?
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     Íàâåðõ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Êóäà?
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     Íà óæèí, â íàø äîì.
 
                                   Pîìåî
 
      ÷åé ýòî?
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     Â äîì ìîåãî ãîñïîäèíà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Ìíå ñëåäîâàëî áû ñïðîñèòü ïðåæäå âñåãî, êòî òâîé ãîñïîäèí.
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     ß îòâå÷ó âàì è áåç âîïðîñà. Ìîé ãîñïîäèí - çíàòíûé è áîãàòûé Êàïóëåòòè;
è  åñëè  âû  íå  ïðèíàäëåæèòå  ê ôàìèëèè Ìîíòåêêè, òî ÿ ïðîøó âàñ, ïðèõîäèòå
îñóøèòü ñòàêàí÷èê âèíà. Ñ÷àñòëèâî îñòàâàòüñÿ. (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Íà âå÷åðå ó Êàïóëåòòè áóäóò
                    È Ðîçàëèíà ìèëàÿ òâîÿ,
                    È ïåðâûå êðàñàâèöû Âåðîíû:
                    Èäè òóäà è, áåñïðèñòðàñòíûì âçîðîì
                    Ñðàâíè åå ñ äðóãèìè, íà êîãî
                    ß óêàæó, è áåëûé ëåáåäü òâîé
                    Îêàæåòñÿ âîðîíîþ ïðîñòîé.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Êîëü åðåñüþ ïîäîáíîé çàðàçÿòñÿ
                    Ìîè ãëàçà, òî ïóñòü îíè óìðóò;
                    Ïóñêàé â îãîíü èõ ñëåçû ïðåâðàòÿòñÿ,
                    Åðåòèêîâ, îòñòóïíèêîâ ñîæãóò!
                    ×òîáû áûëà êðàñàâèöà äðóãàÿ
                    Ïðåêðàñíåå âîçëþáëåííîé ìîåé?
                    Íåò, - ñîëíöå, âñå íà ñâåòå ñîçåðöàÿ,
                    Íå âèäåëî äðóãîé, ïîäîáíîé åé.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Òû íå âèäàë åùå äðóãèõ ñ íåé ðÿäîì,
                    Îíà îäíà òâîèì âëàäåëà âçãëÿäîì;
                    Íà ÷àøå÷êàõ êðèñòàëüíûõ ãëàç òâîèõ
                    Âçâåñü âèä åå ñ íàðóæíîñòüþ äðóãèõ -
                    È êðàñîòû íàéäåøü òû î÷åíü ìàëî
                     òîé, ÷òî òâîé âçîð äîíûíå ÷àðîâàëà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ïîéäó òóäà, íî òîëüêî íå çà òåì,
                    ×òîá íà äðóãèõ êðàñàâèö ëþáîâàòüñÿ:
                    ß áóäó òàì ñâîåþ âîñòîðãàòüñÿ.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ III

 
 
                         Êîìíàòà â äîìå Êàïóëåòòè.
                   Âõîäÿò ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè è êîðìèëèöà.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                   Êîðìèëèöà, ãäå äî÷ü ìîÿ? Çîâè
                   Åå êî ìíå.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                              Íåâèííîñòüþ ìîåé â äâåíàäöàòü ëåò
                   Êëÿíóñü, ÷òî ÿ óæå çâàëà åå.
                   ßãíåíî÷åê, ïîðõàþùàÿ ïòè÷êà!
                   Î, Ãîñïîäè, äà ãäå æ îíà? - Äæóëüåòòà!
 
                             Âõîäèò Äæóëüåòòà.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   ×òî òàì åùå? êòî êëè÷åò?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                            Âàøà ìàòü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   ß çäåñü. ×òî âàì óãîäíî?
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                            Âîò â ÷åì äåëî...
                   Êîðìèëèöà, îñòàâü íàñ; íóæíî íàì
                   Ïîãîâîðèòü íàåäèíå. - Ïîñòîé, âåðíèñü.
                   ß âñïîìíèëà, ÷òî ñëåäóåò òåáå
                   Ïðèñóòñòâîâàòü ïðè íàøåì ðàçãîâîðå.
                   Òû çíàåøü, ÷òî Äæóëüåòòà ïîäðîñëà...
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                   Åå ãîäà ÷àñ â ÷àñ ÿ ñîñ÷èòàþ.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                   Åé íåò åùå ÷åòûðíàäöàòè ëåò.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                   Äà, ýòî âåðíî. ß îòäàòü ãîòîâà
                   ×åòûðíàäöàòü çóáîâ ìîèõ, ÷òî òàê.
                   (×åòûðíàäöàòü òóò òîëüêî äëÿ ïðèêðàñû,
                   Èõ ó ìåíÿ âñåãî ÷åòûðå). Ñêîëüêî
                   Îñòàëîñü äî Ïåòðîâà äíÿ?
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                            Åùå
                   Äâå ñ íåáîëüøèì íåäåëè îñòàåòñÿ.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                   Íó, ðàâíî äâå, èëü ñ íåáîëüøèì, à òîëüêî
                   ×åòûðíàäöàòü èñïîëíèòñÿ åé ëåò
                   Â êàíóí Ïåòðîâà äíÿ; ìîåé Ñóñàííå
                   Ðîâåñíèöà îíà, - äà óïîêîèò
                   Âñå äóøè õðèñòèàíñêèå Ãîñïîäü
                   Ñóñàííà ñ Íèì; áûëà ÿ íåäîñòîéíà
                   Èìåòü åå. Òàê âîò, - ÿ ãîâîðþ,
                   ×òî â íî÷ü ïåðåä Ïåòðîâûì äíåì Äæóëüåòòå
                   Èñïîëíèòñÿ ÷åòûðíàäöàòü êàê ðàç.
                   Äà, èìåííî, ÿ òâåðäî ýòî ïîìíþ.
                   Òåïåðü ïðîøëî îäèííàäöàòü ãîäîâ
                   Ñî âðåìåíè çåìëåòðÿñåíüÿ; ìû
                   Òîãäà åå îò ãðóäè îòûìàëè.
                   Âåê íå çàáûòü ìíå äíÿ òîãî; èç âñåõ
                   Îí äíåé â ãîäó ìíå ïàìÿòíûì îñòàëñÿ.
                   Ïîëûíüþ ÿ íàìàçàëà ñîñêè -
                   È ñåëà ñ íåé ó ñòåíêè ãîëóáÿòíè,
                   Íà ñîëíûøêå. Âàñ íå áûëî â òîò äåíü:
                   Âû â Ìàíòóþ óåõàëè ñ ñóïðóãîì.
                   (Êàê õîðîøà-òî ïàìÿòü ó ìåíÿ!)
                   Êîãäà äèòÿ ïîïðîáîâàëî ãðóäè,
                   Ñ ïîëûíüþ, è ïî÷óâñòâîâàëî ãîðå÷ü, -
                   Áåäíÿæå÷êà, êàê ñìîðùèëàñü îíà!
                   Ãðóäü áðîñèëà, è â ýòîò ñàìûé ìèã
                   Âäðóã çàøàòàëàñü íàøà ãîëóáÿòíÿ.
                   ß - ïðî÷ü ñêîðåé, - äàâàé Áîã òîëüêî íîãè!
                   Ñ òåõ ïîð ïðîøëî îäèííàäöàòü ãîäîâ--
                   Îíà òîãäà ñòîÿòü óæå óìåëà.
                   Íåò, ÷òî ÿ! óæ õîäèòü ìîãëà è áåãàòü,
                   Öåïëÿëñÿ çà ÷òî-íèáóäü. Îíà
                   Ñåáå óøèáëà ëîáèê íàêàíóíå
                   Òîãî æå äíÿ; à ìóæ ìîé - âåñåëü÷àê
                   Ïîêîéíèê áûë - âçÿë íà ðóêè ðåáåíêà
                   È ãîâîðèò: "òû ëè÷èêîì óïàëà,
                   À âîò, êîãäà òû áóäåøü ïîóìíåé,
                   Òî áóäåøü ïàäàòü íàâçíè÷ü. - Òàê ëè, Äæóëÿ?"
                   È äóðî÷êà, áîæóñü âàì, ïåðåñòàëà
                   Òîò÷àñ æå ïëàêàòü è ñêàçàëà: "äà".
                   Âîò âèäèòå, êàê øóòêà ïîìîãàåò.
                   Õîòü ïðîæèëà á ÿ òûñÿ÷ó ãîäîâ,
                   ß ýòîãî á äî ãðîáà íå çàáûëà.
                   "Íå òàê ëè, Äæóëÿ?" îí ñïðîñèë; ìàëþòêà
                   Ñäåðæàëà ñëåçû è ñêàçàëà: "äà".
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                   Äîâîëüíî óæ îá ýòîì, ïåðåñòàíü,
                   Ïîæàëóéñòà.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                               Ïåðåñòàþ, ñèíüîðà.
                   Íî íå ìîãó îò ñìåõà óäåðæàòüñÿ,
                   Ëèøü âñïîìíþ - êàê, îñòàâèâøè ñâîé ïëà÷,
                   Îíà ñêàçàëà "äà", à âåäü ó íåé
                   Áîëüøóùàÿ íà ëáó âñêî÷èëà øèøêà -
                   Îíà óøèáëàñü áîëüíî è íàâçðûä
                   Çàïëàêàëà. Îí ãîâîðèò: "íà ëè÷êî
                   Óïàëà òû, - êîãäà æå ïîäðàñòåøü,
                   Òî áóäåøü ïàäàòü íàâçíè÷ü. Òàê ëè, Äæóÿÿ?"
                   Îíà ñäåðæàëàñü è ñêàçàëà: "äà".
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Ñäåðæèñü è òû, ïðîøó òåáÿ.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                              Íó, ëàäíî.
                   Íå áóäó áîëüøå. Áîã òåáÿ õðàíè!
                   Èç òåõ äåòåé, êîòîðûõ ÿ êîðìèëà,
                   Òû ó ìåíÿ áûëà êðàñèâåé âñåõ.
                   Àõ, åñëè á ìíå òâîåé äîæäàòüñÿ ñâàäüáû.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                   Îá ýòîì âîò ïðåäìåòå è õî÷ó ÿ
                   Ïîãîâîðèòü. Äæóëüåòòà, äî÷ü, ñêàæè ìíå,
                   Æåëàåøü ëè òû âûéòè çàìóæ?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                               Ìíå
                   Íå ãðåçèòñÿ îá ýòîé ÷åñòè.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                               ×åñòè!
                   Êîãäà á íå ÿ êîðìèëèöåé òâîåé
                   Åäèíñòâåííîé áûëà, òîãäà á ñêàçàëà,
                   ×òî ðàçóì òû âñîñàëà ñ ìîëîêîì.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                   Íó, òàê òåïåðü ïîäóìàé î çàìóæåñòâå.
                   Â Âåðîíå åñòü ïî÷òåííûå ñèíüîðû,
                   Óæ ìàòåðè, êîòîðûå ìîëîæå
                   Òåáÿ, Äæóëüåòòà; äà è ÿ ñàìà
                   Äàâíî áûëà óæ ìàòåðüþ â òå ëåòà,
                   Â êàêèå òû â äåâèöàõ îñòàåøüñÿ.
                   Âîò äåëî â ÷åì: ãðàô ìîëîäîé Ïàðèñ
                   Òâîåé ðóêè æåëàåò.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                       Àõ, Äæóëüåòòà,
                   Âîò ÷åëîâåê! òàêîé-òî ÷åëîâåê,
                   ×òî ðàâíîãî íåëüçÿ íàéòè íà ñâåòå!
                   Êàðòèíêà, âîñê!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                   Â âåðîíñêèõ öâåòíèêàõ
                   Öâåòêà òàêîãî ëåòîì íå áûâàåò.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                   Äà, èñòèííî öâåòîê, êàê åñòü öâåòîê!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                   ×òî æ ñêàæåøü ìíå, Äæóëüåòòà? Ìîæåøü ëè
                   Òû ïîëþáèòü åãî? Ó íàñ ñåãîäíÿ
                   Íà âå÷åðå óâèäèøü òû Ïàðèñà.
                   Âíèìàòåëüíî ïðî÷òè òîãäà âñþ êíèãó
                   Åãî ëèöà, âñìîòðèñü â åãî ÷åðòû,
                   ×òî âïèñàíû ðóêîþ êðàñîòû,
                   È ïðèìå÷àé - êàê âñå îíè ñîãëàñíû
                   Îäíà ñ äðóãîé; à åñëè â ÷åì íåÿñíû
                   Ïîêàæóòñÿ, åãî ãëàçà ïðî÷òåøü -
                   Òîãäà òû âñå íåÿñíîå ïîéìåøü.
                   Äëÿ ïîëíîòû òîé êíèãè äðàãîöåííîé,
                   Íå ñâÿçàííîé, îáëîæêà åé íóæíà
                   Òàê òî÷íî, êàê äëÿ ðûáû ãëóáèíà,
                   È êðàñîòà íàðóæíàÿ äîëæíà
                   Äàòü âèä êðàñå, îò âçîðîâ ñîêðîâåííîé.
                   Äëÿ áîëüøèíñòâà ñòàíîâèòñÿ öåííåé
                   Âñÿ êíèãà îò áîãàòñòâà ïåðåïëåòà;
                   Äîñòîèíñòâà òóò ðàçäåëÿþò ñ íåé,
                   Â ãëàçàõ òîëïû, çàñòåæêè, ïîçîëîòà;
                   Òàê òî÷íî âñå, ÷åì îáëàäàåò ãðàô,
                   Ðàçäåëèøü òû, â ñîþçå ñ íèì, íèìàëî
                   Íå ïîòåðÿâ òîãî, ÷åì îáëàäàëà.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                   Íå ïîòåðÿâ! ïðèáûòîê òóò îäèí -
                   Âåäü æåíùèíû òîëñòåþò îò ìóæ÷èí.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                   Íó, ãîâîðè, Äæóëüåòòà, ïîñêîðåé,
                   Êàê, íðàâèòñÿ òåáå ëþáîâü Ïàðèñà?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   ß ðàññìîòðþ åãî, ÷òîá ïîëþáèòü,
                   Êîãäà ëþáîâü òåì ìîæíî âîçáóäèòü,
                   Ïðè÷åì, ñìîòðåòü ïîçâîëþ ÿ ãëàçàì,
                   Íàñêîëüêî ëèøü óãîäíî ýòî âàì.
 
                               Âõîäèò ñëóãà.
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     Ñèíüîðà,  ãîñòè  ñîáðàëèñü, ñòîë äëÿ óæèíà íàêðûò, âàñ æäóò, ñïðàøèâàþò
ñèíüîðèíó, êîðìèëèöó ïðîêëèíàþò â áóôåòíîé. Ñóìàòîõà ñòðàøíàÿ, ÿ äîëæåí èäòè
ïðèñëóæèâàòü. Ðàäè Áîãà, èäèòå ñêîðåå. (Óõîäèò.)
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                   Ñåé÷àñ èäåì. - Äæóëüåòòà, ãðàô óæ òàì!
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                   Èäè, ìîé ñâåò, ê òâîèì ñ÷àñòëèâûì äíÿì,
                   Íî÷åé òåáå ñ÷àñòëèâûõ ÿ æåëàþ.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ IV

 
 
                                   Óëèöà.
                Âõîäÿò Ðîìåî, Ìåðêóöèî, Áåíâîëèî, íåñêîëüêî
                          ìàñîê è ñëóã ñ ôàêåëàìè.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   Ñêàçàòü ëè íàì ïðè âõîäå ÷òî íèáóäü,
                   Èëü ïðîñòî òàê âîéòè, áåç ïðåäèñëîâèé?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                   Îíè òåïåðü íå â ìîäå; Êóïèäîí,
                   Ñ ïîâÿçêîé íà ãëàçàõ, ñ òàòàðñêèì ëóêîì
                   Ðàñêðàøåííûì, ïðåä íàìè íå èäåò,
                   Ïóãàÿ äàì, êàê ïóãàëî âîðîíüå.
                   Íå íóæíî íèêàêèõ ïðîëîãîâ íàì
                   Ñ çàïèíêàìè, ïîäñêàçàííûõ ñóôëåðîì.
                   Ïóñòü íàñ îíè ñ÷èòàþò, ÷åì õîòÿò;
                   Ìû òîëüêî â òàêò ïðîéòèñÿ èõ çàñòàâèì
                   Äà è óéäåì îòòóäà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                       Äàéòå ôàêåë -
                   Íå äî ïðûæêîâ òåïåðü ìíå; íà äóøå
                   Òàê òÿæåëî; íåñòè ÿ ôàêåë áóäó.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   Íåò, ìèëûé ìîé, òû äîëæåí òàíöåâàòü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   ß íå ìîãó: âû â áàëüíûõ áàøìàêàõ,
                   Íà òîíåíüêèõ ïîäîøâàõ; ó ìåíÿ æå
                   Òîñêà ëåæèò íà ñåðäöå, êàê ñâèíåö;
                   Îíà ìåíÿ ïðèêîâûâàåò ê ïîëó,
                   ß äâèíóòüñÿ íå â ñèëàõ.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                                           Òû âëþáëåí -
                   Íó òàê çàéìè òû êðûëüÿ ó Àìóðà
                   È âîñïàðè âûñ_î_êî íàä çåìëåé.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   Åãî ñòðåëîé ÿ ðàíåí ñëèøêîì òÿæêî,
                   ×òîáû ïàðèòü íà ýòèõ ëåãêèõ êðûëüÿõ.
                   Îöåïåíåâ îò ãîðÿ, íå ìîãó
                   Ïîäíÿòüñÿ ÿ íàä öåïåíÿùèì ãîðåì,
                   È ïàäàþ ïîä áðåìåíåì åãî.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   Óïàâøè ñ ýòèì áðåìåíåì, òû ñàì
                   Îáðåìåíèøü ëþáîâü: îíà íåæíà,
                   Íå âûíåñåò ïîäîáíîãî äàâëåíüÿ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   Ëþáîâü íåæíà? Íåò, ÷åðåñ÷óð ñóðîâà,
                   Ãðóáà, áóéíà è êîëåòñÿ, êàê òåðí.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   Êîãäà ëþáîâü ñ òîáîþ òàê ñóðîâà,
                   Òî ñàì òû áóäü ñ ëþáîâèþ ñóðîâ;
                   Êîëè åå, êîãäà îíà êîëþ÷à,
                   È ñ íîã ñîáüåøü, è ïîáåäèøü ëþáîâü.
                   Äàâàéòå-êà ôóòëÿð ìíå íà ëèöî,
                             (Íàäåâàåò ìàñêó.)
                   Íà ìàñêó - ìàñêó. Âîò òàê îáðàçèíà!
                   Ïóñòü íàäî ìíîé ñìåþòñÿ, - ìíå-òî ÷òî?
                   Ïóñòü çà ìåíÿ êðàñíååò ýòîé õàðè
                   Íàâèñøèé ëîá.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                 Íó, ÷òî æå? Ïîñòó÷èìñÿ,
                   Äà è âîéäåì.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                 Ïîäàéòå ôàêåë ìíå.
                   Ïóñòü øàëóíû ñ âåñåëûì, ëåãêèì ñåðäöåì
                   Íîãîé òðîñòíèê áåçäóøíûé øåâåëÿò,
                   À ÿ, äåðæàñü ïîñëîâèöû ñòàðèííîé,
                   Ñâåòèòü âàì áóäó è ñìîòðåòü: çàáàâà
                   Âåñåëàÿ, à ÿ - ñîâñåì ïðîïàë.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   Êîãäà ïîïàë òû â òèíó, òî òåáÿ
                   Ìû âûòàùèì èç ýòîãî áîëîòà,
                   Èç ýòîé, ñ ïîçâîëåíèÿ ñêàçàòü,
                   Ëþáâè, ãäå òû óâÿç ïî ãîðëî. Íó æå,
                   Ìû õîäèì äíåì ñ îãíåì.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                           Òû âçäîð ãîðîäèøü.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   ß ãîâîðþ, ÷òî ïîíàïðàñíó ææåì
                   Ìû ôàêåëû ñâîè, êàê ëàìïû äíåì,
                   Íå äâèãàÿñü âïåðåä; ïîéìè, Ðîìåî,
                   Íàìåðåíèå äîáðîå ó íàñ,
                   À â ýòîì ñìûñëà áîëåå â ïÿòü ðàç,
                   ×åì â íàøèõ âñåõ ñïîñîáíîñòÿõ äóøåâíûõ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   Ñ íàìåðåíèåì äîáðûì ìû èäåì
                   Íà ìàñêàðàä, - íî íåò â òîì âîâñå ñìûñëà.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   À ïî÷åìó? ïîçâîëåíî ñïðîñèòü?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    íî÷ü ïðîøëóþ ìíå ñíèëñÿ ñîí.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                                                   Ìíå - òîæå.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   ×òî æ âèäåë òû âî ñíå?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                                           ×òî î÷åíü ÷àñòî
                   Ñíîâèäöû ëãóò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                  Íî èñòèíû èì ñíÿòñÿ.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   Î, âèæó ÿ, ÷òî ó òåáÿ áûëà
                   Öàðèöà Ìýá, âîëøåáíèö ïîâèòóõà.
                   Îíà ñîâñåì ìàëþòêà: âñÿ îíà
                   Íå áîëåå àãàòîâîãî êàìíÿ
                   Ó ñòàðøèíû íà ïàëüöå; ðàçúåçæàåò
                   Íà àòîìàõ, çàïðÿæåííûõ ãóñüêîì,
                   Â ñâîåì âîçêå âîçäóøíîì, ïî íîñàì
                   Ëþäåé, ÷òî ñïÿò. Â åãî êîëåñàõ ñïèöû
                   Óñòðîåíû èç ïàóêîâûõ íîã,
                   Èç êðûëûøåê êóçíå÷èêîâ - ïîêðûøêà,
                   Èç ïàóòèíîê òîíåíüêèõ - ïîñòðîìêè,
                   Èç ëóííîãî ñèÿíüÿ - õîìóòû,
                   Õëûñò - èç ñâåð÷êîâîé êîñòî÷êè äëÿ ðó÷êè
                   È ïëåíî÷êè òîí÷àéøåé äëÿ áè÷à.
                   Åå âîçíèöà - êðîøå÷íûé êîìàð
                   Â êàôòàíå ñåðîì; îí ãîðàçäî ìåíüøå
                   Òåõ ÷åðâÿ÷êîâ, ÷òî ïîëçàþò ïîðîé
                   Ïî ïàëü÷èêó ëåíèâîìó äåâèöû.
                   Åå âîçîê - ïóñòîé ëåñíîé îðåõ;
                   Óñòðîåí îí èñêóñíèöåþ-áåëêîé
                   Èëü ÷åðâÿêîì, êîòîðûå äëÿ ôåé
                   Ðàáîòàëè èçäðåâëå êîëåñíèöû.
                   Â òàêîì-òî âîò ïàðàäå, ïî íî÷àì,
                   Öàðèöà Ìýá â ìîçãó âëþáëåííûõ ì÷èòñÿ, -
                   Ëþáîâíûå òîãäà èì ñíÿòñÿ ñíû;
                   Èëü ñêà÷åò ïî êîëåíÿì öàðåäâîðöåâ -
                   È ãðåçÿòñÿ èì íèçêèå ïîêëîíû;
                   Èëü ó ñóäüè ïî ïàëüöàì - è åìó
                   Ïðèñíÿòñÿ âçÿòêè; èëü ïî ãóáêàì äàì -
                   È ãðåçÿòñÿ òîãäà èì ïîöåëóè;
                   (Íî ýòè ãóáêè ÷àñòî çëàÿ Ìýá
                   Ïðûùàìè ïîêðûâàåò çà ïðèñòðàñòüå
                   Èõ ê ëàêîìñòâàì); èëü ïî íîñó âåëüìîæè
                   Ïðîåäåò - è âî ñíå îí ÷óåò çàïàõ
                   Áëàãîâîëåíüÿ íîâîãî ê íåìó;
                   À èíîãäà çàäåíåò íîñ ïîïà,
                   Ùåòèíêîé îò õâîñòà ñâèíüè - è òîò÷àñ
                   Äðóãîé ïðèõîä ïðèãðåçèòñÿ åìó;
                   Ïîðîé îíà ïðîåäåòñÿ ïî øåå
                   Ó ñïÿùåãî ñîëäàòà - è âî ñíå
                   Îí âèäèò áèòâû, ïðèñòóïû, çàñàäû,
                   Èñïàíñêèå êëèíêè, ïèðû è êóáêè
                   Â ïÿòü ôóòîâ ãëóáèíîé; çàòåì îïÿòü
                   Ïî÷óäèòñÿ åìó ãðîì áàðàáàíîâ, -
                   Îí âçäðîãíåò è ñ ïðîêëÿòèåì ïðîñíåòñÿ
                    èñïóãå, è, ìîëèòâó ïðî÷èòàâ,
                   Îïÿòü çàñíåò. Îíà æå, ýòà Ìýá,
                    íî÷íóþ ïîðó ãðèâû çàïëåòàåò
                   Ó ëîøàäåé è â ãðÿçíûå êîìêè
                   Èõ âîëîñû ñáèâàåò; åñëè æ èõ
                   Ðàñïóòàòü, òî áåäà ãðîçèò áîëüøàÿ.
                   Îíà æå, âåäüìà, äàâèò òåõ äåâèö,
                   ×òî íàâçíè÷ü ñïÿò, çàðàíå ïðèó÷àÿ
                   Èõ ê òÿæåñòè, è äåëàåò èç íèõ
                   Õîðîøèõ æåí.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                 Äà çàìîë÷èøü ëè òû,
                   Ìåðêóöèî? Âåäü ãîâîðèøü òû âçäîð.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   Äà, âåðíî: ÿ î ãðåçàõ ãîâîðþ,
                   Èñ÷àäèÿõ íåçàíÿòîãî ìîçãà,
                   Èç íè÷åãî çà÷àâøèõñÿ â ïóñòîé
                   Ôàíòàçèè. Îíà ýôèðà òîíüøå;
                   Èçìåí÷èâåé, ÷åì âåòåð, ÷òî ñïåðâà
                   Õîëîäíóþ ãðóäü ñåâåðà ëàñêàåò,
                   È âäðóã çàòåì, ðàçãíåâàííûé, ëåòèò
                   Îòòóäà ïðî÷ü, ïîâîðîòèâ ëèöî
                   Ê ñòðàíàì ðîñîé óâëàæåííîãî þãà.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                   È âåòåð òîò ñáèâàåò ñ òîëêó íàñ.
                   ×åãî ìû æäåì? Òàì, âåðíî, êîí÷åí óæèí.
                   È ñëèøêîì ïîçäíî ìû ïðèäåì.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                                À ÿ
                   Áîþñü, ÷òî ñëèøêîì ðàíî; äóøó ìíå
                   Êàêîå-òî ïðåä÷óâñòâèå òðåâîæèò:
                   Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, ÷òî íàäî ìíîé âèñèò
                   Â ñîçâåçäèÿõ êàêàÿ-òî óãðîçà,
                   ×òî ýòîò ïèð ëèøü ãîðüêîå íà÷àëî
                   Ìîåé ñóäüáû, è êîí÷èòñÿ îíà
                   Áåçâðåìåííîé, íàñèëüñòâåííîþ ñìåðòüþ.
                   Íî ïóñòü ìîåé ëàäüåþ ïðàâèò Òîò,
                   Êòî äåðæèò ðóëü åå â Ñâîåé äåñíèöå.
                   Âïåðåä, ñèíüîðû.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                    Áåéòå â áàðàáàí.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ V

 
 
                           Çàëà â äîìå Êàïóëåòòè.
                     Íà ñöåíå ìóçûêàíòû. Âõîäÿò ñëóãè.
 
                                 1-é ñëóãà
 
     Ãäå  Ïîòïàí?  Ïî÷åìó  îí  íå ïîìîãàåò óáèðàòü? Âåäü åãî äåëî ïåðåìåíÿòü
òàðåëêè è âûòèðàòü ñòîëû!
 
                                 2-é ñëóãà
 
     Êîãäà âñÿ ÷èñòàÿ ðàáîòà ëåæèò íà ðóêàõ òîëüêî îäíîãî èëè äâóõ ÷åëîâåê è
ýòè ðóêè íå óìûòû, âûõîäèò òîëüêî ãðÿçü îäíà.
 
                                 1-é ñëóãà
 
     Ïðî÷ü  ýòè ñêëàäíûå ñòóëüÿ, îòîäâèíüòå ýòîò áóôåò, äà ïðèñìàòðèâàéòå çà
ïîñóäîé. - Ïîæàëóéñòà, ïðèáåðåãè ìíå êóñî÷åê ìàðöèïàíà, äà áóäü äðóãîì: âåëè
ïðèâðàòíèêó ïðîïóñòèòü ñþäà Ñóñàííó è Ëåíîðó. - Àíòîí! Ïîòïàí!
 
                              3-é è 4-é ñëóãè
 
     Çäåñü! Ñåé÷àñ!
 
                                 1-é ñëóãà
 
     Âàñ èùóò, çîâóò, æäóò, òðåáóþò â çàëå!
 
                                 3-é ñëóãà
 
     Ìû   íå   ìîæåì   áûòü  è  òóò  è  òàì  â  îäíî  âðåìÿ.  Æèâî,  ðåáÿòà,
ïîøåâåëèâàéòåñü. Êòî äîëüøå ïðîæèâåò, òîò âñå çàáåðåò.
 
               Âõîäÿò Êàïóëåòòè, åãî äÿäÿ, ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè,
              Äæóëüåòòà, êîðìèëèöà, ãîñòè è Ðîìåî, ñ ìàñêàìè.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                      Ïîæàëóéòå, ïðèâåò âàì, ãîñïîäà.
                      Âñå äàìû, ó êîòîðûõ íà íîãàõ
                      Ìîçîëåé íåò, ïîïëÿøóò ñ âàìè. À,
                      Ñóäàðûíè! ïîñìîòðèì - êòî èç âàñ
                      Îòêàæåòñÿ îò òàíöåâ; åñëè ñòàíåò
                      Æåìàíèòüñÿ êîòîðàÿ-íèáóäü,
                      Òî ïîêëÿíóñü, ÷òî åñòü ó íåé ìîçîëè.
                      Íå ïðàâäà ëè, ÿ ëîâêî âàñ ïîääåë?
                                 (Ìàñêàì.)
                      Ïðèâåò ìîé âàì, ñèíüîðû! -
                      Áûëî âðåìÿ,
                      Êîãäà è ÿ êðàñàâèöàì â óøêî
                      Íàøåïòûâàë ïëåíèòåëüíûå ðå÷è,
                      Ïîä ìàñêîþ. Îíî óæå ïðîøëî,
                      Ïðîøëî, ïðîøëî...
                            (ê Ðîìåî è ìàñêàì:)
                                        ß ðàä âàì, ãîñïîäà.
                      Íó, ìóçûêàíòû, íà÷èíàòü! - ïðîøó
                      Ðàçäâèíóòüñÿ; äåâèöû, òàíöåâàòü!
 
                           Ìóçûêà. Ãîñòè òàíöóþò.
 
                                 (Ñëóãàì.)
                      Ýé âû, áîëâàíû, ñâåòà áîëüøå! ïðî÷ü
                      Ñòîëû! Îãîíü â êàìèíå ïîãàñèòü:
                      È áåç íåãî òóò ñòàëî ñëèøêîì æàðêî.
                      Âîò ïîäëèííî, ÷òî êñòàòè ïîäîøëà
                      Íåæäàííàÿ çàáàâà.
                                   (Äÿäå)
                                        Íåò, ñèäè,
                      Ñèäè, ìîé äîáðûé äÿäÿ; âðåìÿ òàíöåâ
                      Ïðîøëî äëÿ íàñ ñ òîáîþ. Êàê äàâíî
                      Â ïîñëåäíèé ðàç ìû íàäåâàëè ìàñêè?
 
                               Äÿäÿ Êàïóëåòòè
 
                      Íàâåðíîå, ëåò òðèäöàòü.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                               ×òî òû, ïîëíî!
                      Íå ìîæåò áûòü, ÷òîá òàê äàâíî; ñî ñâàäüáû
                      Ëþ÷åíöèî ïðîøëî ëåò äâàäöàòü ïÿòü,
                      Íå áîëåå, êîãäà á íè ïðèõîäèëñÿ
                      Äåíü Òðîèöû. Â ïîñëåäíèé ðàç òîãäà
                      Ìû áûëè â ìàñêàõ.
 
                               Äÿäÿ Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                         Áîëüøå; ñûí åãî
                      Ãîðàçäî ñòàðøå: òðèäöàòü ëåò åìó.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                      Òîëêóé! âåäü, ñûí íàçàä òîìó äâà ãîäà
                      Åùå èìåë îïåêóíà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
                                  (ñëóãå)
 
                                         Êòî ýòà äàìà,
                      ×òî ïîäàëà òîìó ìóæ÷èíå ðóêó?
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     Íå çíàþ, ñèíüîð.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Ñâåòèëüíèêè ïîìåðêëè ïåðåä íåþ;
                      Êàê íà ñåðüãå íóá_è_àíêè àëìàç,
                      Îíà âî òüìå áëåñòèò êðàñîé ñâîåþ,
                      Áåñöåííîþ, äîñòóïíîé ëèøü äëÿ ãëàç,
                      Íå ñîçäàííûõ äëÿ îáëàäàíüÿ åþ.
                      Êðàñàâèöà òîëïîé îêðóæåíà:
                      Êàê áåëàÿ ãîëóáêà òàì îíà,
                      Êîãäà âîêðóã âîðîíû ñîáåðóòñÿ.
                      Ïóñòü ëèøü îíà îêîí÷èò òàíåö ñâîé -
                      ß ïîäîéäó, ÷òîá ãðóáîþ ðóêîé
                      Åå ðóêè áîæåñòâåííîé êîñíóòüñÿ.
                      Ëþáèë ëè ÿ êîãäà äî ýòèõ ïîð?
                      Î, îòðåêèñü îò ýòîãî, ìîé âçîð!
                      Âåäü èñòèííûõ êðàñàâèö ýòè î÷è
                      Íå âèäåëè äî íàñòîÿùåé íî÷è.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
                              (ïðèñëóøèâàÿñü)
 
                      Ïî ãîëîñó, Ìîíòåêêè ýòî. - Ìàëü÷èê!
                      Ïîäàé ìîé ìå÷! Êàê! íåãîäÿé äåðçíóë
                      Âîéòè ñþäà, ïîä øóòîâñêîþ ìàñêîé,
                      ×òîá íàä ñåìåéíûì íàøèì ïðàçäíåñòâîì
                      Íàõàëüíî òàê è íàãëî èçäåâàòüñÿ!
                      Êëÿíóñÿ ÷åñòüþ ðîäà ìîåãî,
                      ß íå ñî÷òó ãðåõîì - óáèòü åãî!
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                      Èç-çà ÷åãî áóøóåøü òû, ïëåìÿííèê?
                       ÷åì äåëî?
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                                  Äÿäÿ, ýòî âîò - Ìîíòåêêè,
                      Íàø âðàã, ïîäëåö, çàáðàâøèéñÿ ñþäà,
                      ×òîáû íàä íàøèì ïðàçäíèêîì ãëóìèòüñÿ.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                      Ðîìåî - ýòîò þíîøà?
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                                          Äà, îí,
                      Îí, íåãîäÿé Ðîìåî.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                          Óñïîêîéñÿ,
                      Îñòàâü åãî, íå çàäåâàé; âåäü, îí
                      Âåäåò ñåáÿ, êàê äîëæíî äâîðÿíèíó;
                      È, ãîâîðÿ ïî ïðàâäå, âñÿ Âåðîíà
                      Ãîðäèòñÿ èì, êàê þíîøåþ ÷åñòíûì
                      È õîðîøî âîñïèòàííûì, - è ÿ
                      Çà âñå áîãàòñòâà ãîðîäà Âåðîíû
                      Íå äîïóùó, ÷òîá â äîìå ó ìåíÿ
                      Íàíåñåíà åìó áûëà îáèäà.
                      Èòàê, ñäåðæèñü, íå çàìå÷àé åãî:
                      ß òàê õî÷ó. Êîãäà òû óâàæàåøü
                      Æåëàíèÿ ìîè, òî âèä âåñåëûé
                      Ïðèìè, íå õìóðüñÿ, - ýòî íåóìåñòíî
                      Íà ïðàçäíèêå.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                                     Êàê ðàç óìåñòíî, åñëè,
                       ÷èñëå ãîñòåé, çàáðàëñÿ íåãîäÿé,
                      È âûíîñèòü åãî ÿ íå æåëàþ.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                      Ïåðåíåñåøü! Çàíîñ÷èâûé ìàëü÷èøêà!
                      ß ãîâîðþ, ïåðåíåñåøü. - Ñòóïàé,
                      Êòî çäåñü õîçÿèí: ÿ èëü òû? ñòóïàé!
                      Ïåðåíîñèòü åãî òû íå æåëàåøü!
                      Î, Ãîñïîäè! ïåðåïîëîõ òû õî÷åøü
                      Ïðîèçâåñòè ñðåäè ìîèõ ãîñòåé?
                      Çàòåÿòü øóì? Äîâîëüíî, áóäü ìóæ÷èíîé.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                      Íî, äÿäÿ, ýòî ñòûä.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                          Ñòóïàé, ñòóïàé
                      Òû-äåðçêèé ìàëü÷èê. Ñòûäíî? â ñàìîì äåëå?
                      Íå  ä îâåäåò çàäîð òâîé äî äîáðà.
                      Ïåðå÷èòü ìíå! Êàê ðàç íàøåë òû âðåìÿ.
                           (Îáðàùàÿñü ê ãîñòÿì.)
                      Îòëè÷íî âû ñêàçàëè.
                                (ê Òèáàëüäî)
                                          Íó, ñòóïàé,
                      Ìîëîêîñîñ, äà íå øóìè, èíà÷å...
                                 (Ñëóãàì.)
                      Ïðèáàâüòå ñâå÷!
                                (ê Òèáàëüäî)
                                      Íó êàê òåáå íå ñòûäíî!
                      ß óñìèðþ òåáÿ!
                                  (ãîñòÿì)
                                     Íó, âåñåëåå,
                      Ìîè äðóçüÿ!
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                                  Íåâîëüíîå òåðïåíüå
                      È âîëüíûé ãíåâ ïðèõîäÿò â ñòîëêíîâåíüå,
                      È òåëî âñå ìîå îò íèõ äðîæèò.
                      Ïðèâåòëèâûé ïðèíÿòü ÿ äîëæåí âèä -
                      È ñ íàãëîñòüþ íà âðåìÿ ïðèìèðèòüñÿ;
                      Íî â æåë÷ü ìîå òåðïåíüå ïðåâðàòèòñÿ!
 
                                   Ðîìåî
                                (Äæóëüåòòå)
 
                      Êîãäà ìîåé ðóêîþ íåäîñòîéíîé
                      ß ìîã òâîþ ñâÿòûíþ îñêîðáèòü,
                      Ïîçâîëü ãóáàì ìîèì, äâóì ïèëèãðèìàì,
                      Ìîé ñëàäêèé ãðåõ ëîáçàíüåì èñêóïèòü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Íî, ïèëèãðèì, íåâåëèêà âèíà
                      Òâîåé ðóêè: â íåé íàáîæíîñòü âèäíà;
                      Ïàëîìíèêàì ïîçâîëåíî ðóêàìè
                      Ñ ìîëèòâîþ êàñàòüñÿ ðóê ñâÿòûõ,
                      È æìóò îíè äðóã äðóãó ðóêó ñàìè,
                      Ïîæàòèå ðóêè - ëîáçàíüå èõ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Íî, êðîìå ðóê, äàíû è ãóáû èì.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Äà, - ÷òîá ÷èòàòü ìîëèòâû, ïèëèãðèì.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Î, åñëè òàê, òî, ìèëàÿ ñâÿòàÿ,
                      Ïîçâîëü ãóáàì ìîëèòüñÿ, ïîäðàæàÿ
                      Ìîåé ðóêå; äàðóé åé áëàãîäàòü,
                      ×òîá âåðû ìíå ñâîåé íå ïîòåðÿòü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Íåäâèæíûìè ñâÿòûå ïðåáûâàþò,
                      Õîòü ìèëîñòü çà ìîëèòâó ïîñûëàþò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Íå äâèãàéñÿ æ, ïîêà íå èñïðîñèë
                      ß ìèëîñòè ìîëèòâàìè ñâîèìè...
                                (Öåëóåò åå.)
                      Íó, âîò, òåïåðü ÿ ïðåãðåøåíüå ñìûë,
                      Ñîåäèíèâ ìîè óñòà ñ òâîèìè.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      È íà ìîèõ óñòàõ òâîé ãðåõ ëåæèò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Êàê ìèëî òû íà ýòî íåãîäóåøü!
                      Îòäàé åãî íàçàä, êîëü òÿãîòèò.
                             (Öåëóåò åå ñíîâà.)
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Òû, ïèëèãðèì, ïî òðåáíèêó öåëóåøü.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
                                 (ïîäõîäÿ)
 
                      Âàñ ìàòóøêà çîâåò.
                            (Äæóëüåòòà óõîäèò.)
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                         À êòî îíà?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                      Íå çíàåòå? Áîã ìîé! õîçÿéêà äîìà;
                      È äîáðàÿ, è óìíàÿ òàêàÿ
                      Ñèíüîðà; ÿ êîðìèëà äî÷ü åå,
                      Òó ñàìóþ, ñ êîòîðîþ ñåé÷àñ
                      Âû ãîâîðèëè; è ìîãó óâåðèòü,
                      ×òî òîò, êîìó äîñòàíåòñÿ îíà,
                      È äåíåæêè õîðîøèå ïîëó÷èò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Èòàê, îíà - äî÷ü Êàïóëåòòè? Ïëîõî!
                      Òåïåðü âñÿ æèçíü ìîÿ â ðóêàõ âðàãà.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
                                 (ïîäõîäÿ)
 
                      Èäåì, èäåì, îêîí÷èëàñü çàáàâà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Îêîí÷èëàñü; ÿ ýòîãî áîþñü,
                      Ñ ñïîêîéñòâèåì ìîèì ÿ ðàññòàþñü.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                      Íåò, ãîñïîäà, ïîêà íå óõîäèòå:
                      Êîé ÷åì åùå âàñ íàäî óãîñòèòü.
                      Íåëüçÿ? - Òàê ÿ áëàãîäàðþ âñåõ âàñ,
                      Áëàãîäàðþ âàñ îò äóøè, ñèíüîðû.
                      Ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è! - Ôàêåëû ñþäà!
                      Òåïåðü - â ïîñòåëü: ñïàòü õî÷åòñÿ. Óæ ïîçäíî.
 
                  Âñå óõîäÿò, êðîìå Äæóëüåòòû è êîðìèëèöû.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Ïîäè ñþäà, êîðìèëèöà. Ñêàæè -
                      Êòî ãîñïîäèí âîí òîò?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                             Ñûí è íàñëåäíèê
                      Òèáåðèî.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                               À òîò, ÷òî â äâåðü âûõîäèò?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                      Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, Ïåòðóêüî ìîëîäîé.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      À òîò, ÷òî âñëåä èäåò çà íèì, êîòîðûé
                      Íå òàíöåâàë?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                    Íå çíàþ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                             Ðàçóçíàé,
                      Êòî îí òàêîé.
                            (Êîðìèëèöà óõîäèò.)
                                    Î, åñëè îí æåíàò,
                      Òî ãðîá îäèí ìíå áóäåò áðà÷íûì ëîæåì.
 
                          Êîðìèëèöà âîçâðàùàåòñÿ.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                      Îí âàøåãî âðàãà Ìîíòåêêè ñûí
                      Åäèíñòâåííûé; çîâóò åãî Ðîìåî.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Ñðåäè ìîåé åäèíñòâåííîé âðàæäû
                      Ëþáîâü ìîÿ åäèíàÿ âîçíèêëà.
                      Íå âîâðåìÿ óçíàëà ÿ, êòî îí;
                      Íå âîâðåìÿ åãî ÿ óâèäàëà!
                      Íå ïðèâåäåò ê äîáðó ëþáîâü ìîÿ:
                      Â çàêëÿòîãî âðàãà âëþáèëàñü ÿ.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                      ×òî? ÷òî òû òàì?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                        Ñòèõè ïðèïîìèíàþ,
                      Êîòîðûì íàó÷èë ìåíÿ îäèí
                      Èç êàâàëåðîâ.
                      (Çà ñöåíîþ çîâóò: "Äæóëüåòòà!")
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                    Ìû èäåì! ñåé÷àñ! -
                      Ïîéäåì, ïîðà, âñå ãîñòè ðàçîøëèñü.
                                 (Óõîäÿò.)
 
                                Âõîäèò Õîð.
 
                                    Õîð
 
                      Ñòðàñòü ïðåæíÿÿ âíåçàïíî îõëàäåëà,
                      È íîâàÿ åå ñìåíèëà ñòðàñòü;
                      Òà, ÷òî Ðîìåî ñåðäöåì îâëàäåëà,
                      Óòðàòèëà íàä ýòèì ñåðäöåì âëàñòü;
                      Åå êðàñà êðàñîé áûòü ïåðåñòàëà
                      Â åãî ãëàçàõ, - è ïîëþáèë îí âíîâü.
                      Äæóëüåòòà âçîð åãî î÷àðîâàëà,
                      Îí ñàì ëþáèì, - îïàñíàÿ ëþáîâü!
                      Êàê âðàã ñåìüè Äæóëüåòòû, îí íå ñìååò
                      Âîéòè ê íåé â äîì ñ ïðèçíàíèåì ñâîèì;
                      È íèêàêîé íàäåæäû íå èìååò
                      Îíà íà òî, ÷òîá ïîâñòðå÷àòüñÿ ñ íèì.
                      Íî ñëó÷àè èì âðåìÿ ïîñûëàåò,
                      È ïûë ëþáâè èì ìóæåñòâî äàåò
                      Äëÿ âñòðå÷, - è ìèã áëàæåíñòâà óòåøàåò
                      È ñëàäêóþ îòðàäó â ñåðäöå ëüåò.
 
 

ÄÅÉÑÒÂÈÅ ÂÒÎÐÎÅ

 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ I

 
 
                   Ïëîùàäü, ïðèìûêàþùàÿ ê ñàäó Êàïóëåòòè.
                               Âõîäèò Ðîìåî.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   Ìîãó ëü óéòè, êîãäà ÿ ñåðäöåì çäåñü?
                   Âåðíèñü íàçàä, òÿæåëûé ïðàõ, íàéäè
                   Ñâîé öåíòð.
                       (Ïåðåëåçàåò ÷åðåç ñòåíó ñàäà.)
 
                        Âõîäÿò Áåíâîëèî è Ìåðêóöèî.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                Êóçåí Ðîìåî! ýé, Ðîìåî!
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   ß ïîêëÿíóñü, ÷òî îí óøåë äîìîé
                   È ëåã â ïîñòåëü.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                    Îí ïîáåæàë ñþäà
                   È ïåðåëåç ÷ðåç ýòó ñòåíó ñàäà.
                   Çîâè åãî, Ìåðêóöèî.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                                       ß áóäó
                   Íå òîëüêî çâàòü, íî äàæå çàêëèíàòü.
                   Ðîìåî! ñòðàñòü, âëþáëåííûé, ñóìàñøåäøèé,
                   Áëàæíîé! ÿâèñü ïðåä íàìè â âèäå âçäîõà,
                   Ïðîèçíåñè õîòü ðèôìó - "êðîâü, ëþáîâü",
                   Õîòü ñëîâî â ÷åñòü áîëòóøêè Àôðîäèòû,
                   Èëü ïðîçâèùå ñìåøíîå äàé åå
                   Íàñëåäíèêó è ñûíó Êóïèäîíó,
                   Ïðîêàçíèêó-ìàëü÷èøêå, ÷òî òàê ëîâêî
                   Ñòðåëó ïóñòèë, ÷òî öàðü Êîôåòóà
                   Âäðóã â íèùóþ âëþáèëñÿ. - Îí íå ñëûøèò,
                   Íå äâèæåòñÿ, - ñêîí÷àëàñü îáåçüÿíà!
                   È çàêëèíàòü åãî ÿ ïðèíóæäåí.
                   ßâèñü æå íàì; òåáÿ ÿ çàêëèíàþ
                   Áëåñòÿùèìè ãëàçàìè Ðîçàëèíû,
                   Åå ÷åëîì, ïóðïóðíûìè óñòàìè
                   È íîæêîþ, è òðåïåòíûì áåäðîì,
                   È âñåì, ÷òî òàì íàéäåòñÿ ïî ñîñåäñòâó, -
                   Ïðåäñòàíü ïðåä íàìè â îáðàçå ñâîåì!
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                   Ðàññåðäèòñÿ, êîãäà òåáÿ óñëûøèò.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   Èç-çà ÷åãî? - Îí ìîã áû ðàññåðäèòüñÿ,
                   Êîãäà áû ÿ â åå âîëøåáíûé êðóã
                   Çàêëÿòèåì äðóãîãî äóõà âûçâàë
                   È òàì åãî îñòàâèë äî òåõ ïîð,
                   Ïîêà îíà á åãî íå îòîãíàëà;
                   Ðåçîí áû áûë; ìîå æ çàêëÿòüå ÷åñòíî:
                   ß, èìåíåì âîçëþáëåííîé Ðîìåî,
                   ßâèòüñÿ íàì Ðîìåî çàêëèíàþ.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                   Îí ñêðûëñÿ çäåñü, ñðåäè äåðåâüåâ ýòèõ,
                   Óøåë âî ìðàê õîëîäíîé, âëàæíîé íî÷è:
                   Ëþáîâü ñëåïà è ëþáèò áûòü âî òüìå.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                   Êîãäà á ñëåïà áûëà, òî íå ìîãëà áû
                   È â öåëü ïîïàñòü. Îí ãäå-íèáóäü ñèäèò
                   Òóò ïîä êóñòîì êèçèëîâûì, ìå÷òàÿ
                   Î ìèëîé. - Ýé, Ðîìåî! ß æåëàþ,
                   ×òîá îíà... et cetera... Ïðîùàé,
                   Ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è! Íó, à ÿ - íà êîéêó;
                   Ñïàòü íà çåìëå - óæ ñëèøêîì õîëîäíî!
                   Èäåì ëè, ÷òî ëü?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                    Èäåì, - ñîâñåì íàïðàñíî -
                   Èñêàòü òîãî, êòî ïðÿ÷åòñÿ îò íàñ.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ II

 
 
                               Ñàä Êàïóëåòòè.
                               Âõîäèò Ðîìåî.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Íàä ðàíàìè ñìååòñÿ òîëüêî òîò,
                      Êòî íå áûâàë åùå íè ðàçó ðàíåí.
                      (Äæóëüåòòà ïîêàçûâàåòñÿ ó îêíà.)
                      Íî, òèøå, ÷òî çà ñâåò â åå îêíå?
                      Îíî - âîñòîê, è â íåì Äæóëüåòòà - ñîëíöå.
                      Âñõîäè, âñõîäè, ïðåêðàñíîå ñâåòèëî,
                      È ñâåò ëóíû çàâèñòëèâîé çàòìè;
                      Îíà óæå îò ñêîðáè ïîáëåäíåëà,
                      Çàâèäóÿ, ÷òî òû, åå ñëóãà,
                      Åå êðàñîé äàëåêî ïðåâîñõîäèøü.
                      Íå áóäü åå ñëóãîþ; âåäü îíà -
                      Çàâèñòíèöà è äåâñòâåííàÿ ðèçà
                      Âåñòàëêè - è áåñöâåòíà, è áëåäíà, -
                      Áåçóìíûì ëèøü íîñèòü åå ïðèëè÷íî.
                      Î, áðîñü åå... Äà, òî ìîÿ ëþáîâü,
                      Âëàäû÷èöà; êîãäà á îíà òî çíàëà!
                      Âîò ãîâîðèò îíà, èëü íåò, åùå
                      Íå ãîâîðèò; òàê ÷òî æå? Ãîâîðÿò
                      Åå ãëàçà, - ÿ îòâå÷àòü èì áóäó.
                      ß ñëèøêîì ñìåë: íå äëÿ ìåíÿ èõ ðå÷ü:
                      Äâå ñàìûå ïðåêðàñíûå çâåçäû
                      Èç ñôåð ñâîèõ æåëàþò îòëó÷èòüñÿ
                      È ïðîñÿò, ÷òîá åå ãëàçà, íà âðåìÿ,
                      Íà íåáåñàõ ñâåòèëè âìåñòî èõ.
                      ×òî åñëè áû è âïðàâäó ýòè çâåçäû
                      Â åå ëèöå ñèÿëè âìåñòî ãëàç,
                      Åå æ ãëàçà ñìåíèëè èõ íà íåáå?
                      Åå ëèöà ñèÿíüå ýòè çâåçäû
                      Çàòìèëî áû, êàê ëàìïó ñâåò äíåâíîé,
                      À â íåáåñàõ òàêîé áû ÿðêèé ñâåò
                      Åå ãëàçà ïîòîêîì èçëèâàëè,
                      ×òî ïòèöû, íî÷ü ïðèíÿâ çà ñâåòëûé äåíü,
                      Çàïåëè áû. Âîò íà ðóêó ùåêîé
                      Ñêëîíèëàñÿ îíà... êàê ÿ æåëàë áû
                      Ïåð÷àòêîé áûòü íà ýòîé áåëîé ðó÷êå,
                      ×òîáû ùåêè åå êàñàòüñÿ ìíå!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Î, ãîðå ìíå!
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                   Âîò, ãîâîðèò îíà.
                      Î, ïðîäîëæàé, ìîé àíãåë ëó÷åçàðíûé!
                      Òû â òüìå íî÷íîé íàä ãîëîâîé ìîåé
                      Ñèÿåøü, êàê íåáåñ êðûëàòûé âåñòíèê,
                      Êîãäà â ñâîåì ïîëåòå îáëàêà
                      Â âîçäóøíîì îí ïðîñòðàíñòâå îáãîíÿåò,
                      È ñìåðòíûå, ââåðõ î÷è âîçâåäÿ
                      È çàïðîêèíóâ ãîëîâó, ãëÿäÿò
                      Íà àíãåëà îöåïåíåâøèì âçîðîì.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Ðîìåî! Äëÿ ÷åãî Ðîìåî òû?
                      Î, îòðåêèñü îò ñâîåãî îòöà,
                      Îò èìåíè; à åñëè íå æåëàåøü,
                      Òî ïîêëÿíèñü ëèøü ìíå â ñâîåé ëþáâè -
                      È ÿ òîãäà íå áóäó Êàïóëåòòè.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
                                 (ñàì ñåáå)
 
                      Îòâåòèòü ìíå èëè åùå ïîñëóøàòü?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Ëèøü èìåíåì ñâîèì òû âðàã ìíå, íî
                      Ñàì ïî ñåáå òû âîâñå íå Ìîíòåêêè.
                      Ìîíòåêêè... íî ÷òî çíà÷èò ýòî èìÿ?
                      Îíî âåäü - íå ðóêà è íå íîãà,
                      Îíî - íå ÷àñòü êàêàÿ-ëèáî òåëà.
                      Î, âûáåðè ñåáå äðóãîå èìÿ;
                      ×òî â èìåíè? Êàê ðîçó íè çîâè -
                      Â íåé àðîìàò îñòàíåòñÿ âñå òîò æå:
                      Òàê è Ðîìåî ñ èìåíåì äðóãèì
                      Îñòàíåòñÿ âñå òàê æå ñîâåðøåííûì.
                      Ðàññòàíüñÿ æå òû ñ èìåíåì ñâîèì,
                      Ðîìåî, è, âçàìåí çà ýòî èìÿ,
                       êîòîðîì íåò òâîåé è ÷àñòè, âñþ
                      Ìåíÿ âîçüìè!
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                   Ëîâëþ òåáÿ íà ñëîâå.
                      Ëèøü íàçîâè ìåíÿ ñâîåé ëþáîâüþ -
                      È çàíîâî ÿ áóäó îêðåùåí
                      È íàâñåãäà ñâîå óòðà÷ó èìÿ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Êòî òû òàêîé, ñîêðûòûé ìðàêîì íî÷è,
                      Ïîäñëóøàâøèé ïðèçíàíèÿ ìîè?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Íå ñìåþ ÿ ñêàçàòü òåáå, êòî ÿ
                      Ïî èìåíè, î ìèëàÿ, ñâÿòàÿ:
                      Òî èìÿ ìíå, êàê âðàã òâîé, íåíàâèñòíî.
                      ß á ðàçîðâàë åãî, êîãäà á åãî
                      Íàïèñàííûì óâèäåë íà áóìàãå.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Òû íå ñêàçàë åùå äâóõ ñëîâ, êàê ÿ,
                      Ïî ãîëîñó, òåáÿ óæå óçíàëà.
                      Ðîìåî òû? Ìîíòåêêè?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                          Íå Ðîìåî
                      È íå Ìîíòåêêè, åñëè îòâðàùåíüå
                      Òû ÷óâñòâóåøü ê îáîèì èìåíàì.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Êàê òû ñþäà ïðîáðàëñÿ è çà÷åì?
                      Êàê ïåðåëåçòü òû ìîã ÷ðåç ñòåíó ñàäà
                      Âûñîêóþ è ãëàäêóþ? È ñìåðòü
                      Òåáå, êîãäà êòî èç ìîèõ ðîäíûõ
                      Òåáÿ íàéäåò çäåñü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                           ×åðåç ýòó ñòåíó
                      Ïåðåëåòåë ÿ íà êðûëàõ ëþáâè.
                      Îãðàäîþ èç êàìíÿ íåâîçìîæíî
                      Ñäåðæàòü ëþáîâü, - îíà íà âñå ãîòîâà, -
                      Òâîè ðîäíûå - íå ïîìåõà ìíå.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Îíè òåáÿ óáüþò, êîãäà óâèäÿò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Òâîè ãëàçà îïàñíåé äëÿ ìåíÿ,
                      ×åì äâàäöàòü èõ ìå÷åé; âçãëÿíè ëèøü
                                                     ñ ëàñêîé -
                      È çëîáà èõ ìíå áóäåò íè ïî ÷åì.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      ß íè çà ÷òî á íà ñâåòå íå æåëàëà,
                      ×òîáû îíè óâèäåëè òåáÿ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Îò âçîðîâ èõ ÿ ñêðûò ïîêðîâîì íî÷è.
                      Íî ïóñòü îíè ìåíÿ çàñòàíóò çäåñü,
                      Ëèøü áû ìåíÿ ëþáèëà òû; ïóñòü ëó÷øå
                      Æèçíü êîí÷èòñÿ ìîÿ îò çëîáû èõ,
                      ×åì áåç òâîåé ëþáâè îíà ïðîäëèòñÿ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Êòî ïîêàçàë òåáå ñþäà äîðîãó?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Ìîÿ ëþáîâü: îíà ìåíÿ âåëà
                      È ïîäàëà ñîâåò ìíå; ÿ çà ýòî
                      Ñíàáäèë åå ãëàçàìè. ß - íå êîðì÷èé,
                      Íî åñëè áû òû îò ìåíÿ áûëà
                      Òàê äàëåêî, êàê ñàìûé äàëüíèé áåðåã
                      Íåâåäîìûõ ìîðåé, òî çà òàêèì
                      Ñîêðîâèùåì ÿ á ñìåëî â ïóòü ïóñòèëñÿ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Ìîå ëèöî ïîêðûòî ìàñêîé íî÷è,
                      Èíà÷å á òû óâèäåë - êàê îíî
                      Çàðäåëîñü îò ñòûäà çà òå ñëîâà
                      Ïðèçíàíèÿ, ÷òî òû ñåé÷àñ ïîäñëóøàë.
                      Æåëàëà á ÿ ïðèëè÷üå ñîáëþñòè,
                      Æåëàëà áû, æåëàëà áû îòðå÷üñÿ
                      Îò ñëîâ ñâîèõ, - íî ïðî÷ü òàêàÿ ëîæü!
                      Òû ëþáèøü ëè ìåíÿ? Âïåðåä ÿ çíàþ,
                      ×òî ñêàæåøü "äà", è ñëîâà òâîåãî
                      Äîâîëüíî ìíå. Êîãäà á òû â òîì ïîêëÿëñÿ,
                      Òî, âñå ðàâíî, òû ìîã áû îáìàíóòü, -
                      Âåäü, ãîâîðÿò, íàä êëÿòâàìè âëþáëåííûõ
                      Ñìååòñÿ Çåâñ. Î, ìèëûé ìîé Ðîìåî,
                      Êîãäà ìåíÿ òû ëþáèøü, ýòî ìíå
                      Òû èñêðåííî ñêàæè; êîãäà æ íàõîäèøü,
                      ×òî ñëèøêîì ÿ ïîñïåøíî îòäàþñü,
                      Òî ÿ ïðèìó ñåðäèòûé âèä, íàõìóðþñü
                      È íà òâîè ìîëüáû îòâå÷ó "íåò".
                      Äà, ïðèçíàþñü, ÿ ñëèøêîì áåçðàññóäíà,
                      È âåòðåíîé ìåíÿ òû ìîæåøü çâàòü.
                      Íî âåðü òû ìíå, ïðåêðàñíûé ìîé Ìîíòåêêè,
                      ×òî îêàæóñÿ ÿ âåðíåå òåõ,
                      Êîòîðûå èñêóñíåå óìåþò
                      Êàçàòüñÿ íåïðèñòóïíûìè; è ÿ
                      Ñàìà áûëà áû ìåíåå äîñòóïíà,
                      Êîãäà á ìåíÿ òû íå çàñòàë âðàñïëîõ
                      È èñòèííîé ëþáâè ìîåé ïðèçíàíüÿ
                      Íå óñëûõàë. Èòàê, ïðîñòè ìåíÿ
                      È íå ñ÷èòàé ñãîâîð÷èâîñòè ýòîé
                      Çà âåòðåíîñòü â ëþáâè: ìîþ ëþáîâü
                      Ëèøü íî÷è òüìà íåæäàííî òàê îòêðûëà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Êëÿíóñü ëóíîé, ÷òî òî÷íî ñåðåáðîì
                      Îñûïàëà âåðõè äåðåâüåâ ýòèõ...
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Íåò, íå êëÿíèñü èçìåí÷èâîé ëóíîé,
                      Ìåíÿþùåé ñâîè îáðàç êàæäûé ìåñÿö,
                      ×òîáû òâîÿ ëþáîâü, ïîäîáíî åé,
                      Èçìåí÷èâîé íå îêàçàëàñü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                               ×åì æå
                      Ïîêëÿñòüñÿ ìíå?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                      Íå íóæíî âîâñå êëÿòâ;
                      Èëü, åñëè òû æåëàåøü äàòü ìíå êëÿòâó,
                      Òî ñîáñòâåííûì ïðåêðàñíûì ñóùåñòâîì
                      Êëÿíèñü; òû - ìîé áîæåñòâåííûé êóìèð,
                      È ÿ òåáå ïîâåðþ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                        Åñëè ñåðäöà
                      Çàâåòíàÿ ëþáîâü...
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                          Íåò, íå êëÿíèñü.
                      Õîòü ðàäà ÿ òâîåé ëþáâè, íî ýòîò
                      Îáåò íî÷íîé íå ðàäóåò ìåíÿ:
                      Îí ñëèøêîì ñêîð, âíåçàïåí, îïðîìåò÷èâ,
                      È ñëèøêîì îí íà ìîëíèþ ïîõîæ,
                      Êîòîðàÿ, ñâåðêíóâ, èñ÷åçíåò ïðåæäå,
                      ×åì ñêàæåì ìû, ÷òî ìîëíèÿ áëåñòèò.
                      Ìîé äîðîãîé, ïðîùàé, ïóñòü ýòà ïî÷êà
                      Ëþáâè â öâåòîê ïðåêðàñíûé ðàçâåðíåòñÿ,
                      Êî âðåìåíè áëèæàéøåé íàøåé âñòðå÷è.
                      Ïðîùàé, ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è! Ïóñòü òîò ìèð
                      È òîò ïîêîé â òâîå âîëüþòñÿ ñåðäöå,
                      Êîòîðûìè íàïîëíåíî ìîå.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      È òû óéäåøü, ìåíÿ íå óñïîêîèâ?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Êàêîãî æå óñïîêîåíüÿ õî÷åøü
                      Òû â ýòó íî÷ü?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                     Òâîåé ëþáîâíîé êëÿòâû.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Íî ÿ äàëà óæ ýòó êëÿòâó ïðåæäå,
                      ×åì òû ïðîñèë î íåé. À âñå æå ÿ
                      Æåëàëà áû èìåòü åå â çàïàñå.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Òû õî÷åøü âçÿòü åå íàçàä?
                      Çà÷åì, ìîé äðóã?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                        ×òîá ùåäðîé áûòü è ñíîâà
                      Îòäàòü åå òåáå. Îäíàêî ÿ
                      Õî÷ó òîãî, ÷åì ÿ óæ îáëàäàþ:
                      Äëÿ ùåäðîñòè ìîåé ïðåäåëîâ íåò,
                      È ãëóáîêà ìîÿ ëþáîâü, êàê ìîðå;
                      È ÷åì òåáå ÿ áîëüøå îòäàþ,
                      Òåì ó ìåíÿ èõ áîëüøå îñòàåòñÿ, -
                      Èì íåò êîíöà.
                 (Çà ñöåíîé ñëûøåí ãîëîñ êîðìèëèöû, êîòîðàÿ
                             çîâåò Äæóëüåòòó.)
                                    Ìåíÿ çîâóò. Ïðîùàé,
                      Ìîé äîðîãîé. - Ñåé÷àñ èäó ÿ, íÿíÿ!..
                      Áóäü âåðåí ìíå, Ìîíòåêêè ìèëûé ìîé.
                      Ïîñòîé åùå ìèíóòêó: ÿ âåðíóñü.
                             (Îòõîäèò îò îêíà.)
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Áëàæåííàÿ è ñëàäîñòíàÿ íî÷ü!
                      Íî ýòî âñå - íå ãðåçû ëè íî÷íûå,
                      Ñòîëü ñëàäêèå è ÷óäíûå, ÷òî èì
                      Â äåéñòâèòåëüíîñòü íåëüçÿ ïðåîáðàçèòüñÿ?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Ðîìåî, äâà-òðè ñëîâà - è ïðîùàé.
                      Êîãäà ëþáîâü òâîÿ ÷èñòà è åñëè
                      Íàìåðåí òû âñòóïèòü ñî ìíîþ â áðàê,
                      Òî çàâòðà ìíå îòâåò ñâîé ïåðåäàé, -
                      ×ðåç òîãî, êîãî ê òåáå ïðèøëþ ÿ, -
                      Ãäå è êîãäà âåí÷àëüíûé íàø îáðÿä
                      Òû ñîâåðøèòü æåëàåøü. ß òîãäà
                      Ìîþ ñóäüáó ê òâîèì íîãàì ïîâåðãíó
                      È çà òîáîé, âëàñòèòåëü ìîé, ïîéäó
                      Â øèðîêèé ìèð.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                                      Ñèíüîðà!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                               ß èäó! -
                      Íî åñëè òû íå èñêðåíåí, òî ÿ
                      Ìîëþ òåáÿ...
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                                    Ñèíüîðà!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                             ß ñåé÷àñ! -
                      Ìîëþ òåáÿ óõàæèâàíüå áðîñèòü -
                      È ñ ãîðåñòüþ ìîåé îñòàâü ìåíÿ.
                      Èòàê, ïðèøëþ ÿ çàâòðà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                             ß áëàæåíñòâîì
                      Ìîåé äóøè...
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                   Ïðîùàé, ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è
                      Æåëàþ ÿ òåáå ñòî ðàç.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                            Ìíå íî÷ü
                      Ñòî ðàç ìðà÷íåé áåç òâîåãî ñèÿíüÿ.
                      Êàê øêîëüíèêè ñïåøàò óéòè îò êíèã,
                      Òàê ðàäîñòíî ëþáîâü ê ëþáâè ñòðåìèòñÿ.
                      Êàê øêîëû âèä ïå÷àëèò âçîð èõ,
                      Òàê òÿæêî åé ñ ëþáîâüþ ðàçëó÷èòüñÿ.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
                         (ñíîâà ïîêàçûâàÿñü ó îêíà)
 
                      Ðîìåî! òñ-ñ! Çà÷åì íå îáëàäàþ
                      ß ãîëîñîì ñîêîëüíè÷åãî, ÷òîáû
                      Ìíå ñîêîëà îáðàòíî ïðèìàíèòü?
                      Íå ñìååò ãðîìêî ãîâîðèòü íåâîëÿ,
                      Íå òî áû ãðîò ðàçðóøèëà áû ÿ,
                      Ãäå Ýõî ñïèò; âîçäóøíûé ýòîò ãîëîñ
                      Òîãäà áû ñòàë ñëàáåå ìîåãî,
                      Îò ïîâòîðåíüÿ èìåíè Ðîìåî.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
                               (âîçâðàùàÿñü)
 
                      Òî ìèëàÿ ìîÿ çîâåò ìåíÿ...
                      Êàê ñëàäîñòíî çâó÷àò ñëîâà âëþáëåííûõ
                       íî÷íîé òèøè, ëåëåÿ íåæíî ñëóõ,
                      Êàê ìóçûêà!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                  Ðîìåî!
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                         Äîðîãàÿ!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                       êîòîðîì æå ÷àñó äîëæíà ÿ çàâòðà
                      Ïðèñëàòü ê òåáå?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                       Ïîóòðó ê äåâÿòè.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Íå ïðîïóùó íàçíà÷åííîãî ÷àñà.
                      Êàê äîëãî æäàòü! êàê áóäòî äâàäöàòü ëåò.
                      Çàáûëà ÿ - çà÷åì òåáÿ âåðíóëà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Ïîçâîëü æå ìíå îñòàòüñÿ çäåñü, ïîêà
                      Íå âñïîìíèøü òû.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                        Æåëàÿ, ÷òîá îñòàëñÿ
                      Òû äîëüøå çäåñü, ÿ áóäó çàáûâàòü
                      È äóìàòü ëèøü î òîì, êàê ìíå ïðèÿòíî
                      Ñ òîáîþ áûòü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                    À ÿ ñòîÿòü çäåñü áóäó,
                      ×òîáû ïðîäëèòü çàáâåíèå òâîå,
                      Çàáûâ, ÷òî åñòü ìåñòà äðóãèå â ìèðå.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      Ïî÷òè óæ óòðî, è æåëàëà á ÿ,
                      ×òîá òû óøåë - íå äàëüøå, âïðî÷åì, ïòè÷êè,
                      Êîòîðóþ, êàê óçíèêà â öåïÿõ,
                      Íà íèòî÷êå èç øåëêà âûïóñêàåò
                      Ìàëü÷èøêà-ïëóò èç ðóê ñâîèõ è âíîâü
                      Åå ê ñåáå çà ýòó íèòêó òÿíåò,
                      Ðåâíóÿ ê âîëå ïëåííèöó ñâîþ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Æåëàë áû ÿ òâîåþ ïòè÷êîé áûòü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                      È ÿ æåëàëà á ýòîãî, ìîé ìèëûé, -
                      Íî ëàñêàìè çàìó÷èëà á òåáÿ.
                      Ïðîùàé, ïðîùàé; ìèíóòû ðàññòàâàíüÿ
                      Èñïîëíåíû ñòîëü ñëàäêîãî ñòðàäàíüÿ,
                      ×òî ÿ òåáå äî ñàìîãî óòðà
                      Ãîòîâà áû æåëàòü ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                      Ïóñòü êðåïêèé ñîí ãëàçà òâîè çàêðîåò,
                      Â òâîåé ãðóäè ïóñòü âîäâîðèòñÿ ìèð.
                      Î åñëè á ÿ áûë ýòèì ñíîì è ìèðîì!
                      Òåïåðü ïîéäó ê äóõîâíîìó îòöó,
                      Åìó ñâîå ÿ ñ÷àñòèå îòêðîþ
                      È ïîïðîøó î ïîìîùè åãî.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ III

 
 
                           Êåëüÿ ìîíàõà Ëîðåíöî.
                              Âõîäèò Ëîðåíöî.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Ñ óëûáêîþ íà ñóìðà÷íóþ íî÷ü,
                    Ïåñòðÿ âîñòîê, ãëÿäÿò ãëàçà äåííèöû;
                    Ïÿòíèñòûé ìðàê, ñïåøà, óõîäèò ïðî÷ü
                    Îò îãíåííîé Òèòàíà êîëåñíèöû.
                    Ïîêóäà âçîð ñâåòèëà îãíåâîé
                    Íå âûãëÿíóë, ÷òîá âñòðåòèòü äåíü ïðèâåòîì,
                    Ïîêóäà îí åùå ðîñû íî÷íîé
                    Íå îñóøèë ñâîèì ãîðÿ÷èì ñâåòîì, -
                    Äîëæíà ìîÿ êîðçèíà äî êðàåâ
                    Íàïîëíèòüñÿ, - ìíå íóæíî òîðîïèòüñÿ
                    Íàáðàòü â íåå öåëèòåëüíûõ öâåòîâ
                    È òðàâ, ãäå ÿä ãóáèòåëüíûé òàèòñÿ.
                    Ïðèðîäà âñÿ çåìëåþ ñîçäàíà;
                    Çåìëÿ äëÿ íåé óòðîáà è ìîãèëà,
                    È ìíîãî ÷àä ïðîèçâåëà îíà
                    È íà ñâîåé ãðóäè çàòåì âñêîðìèëà.
                     èõ êà÷åñòâàõ è ñâîéñòâàõ ìíîãî áëàã,
                    È ÷åì-íèáóäü ïîëåçíû âñå òâîðåíüÿ;
                    Åñòü ìíîãî ñèë â ðàñòåíèÿõ, òðàâàõ,
                    Âñå ðàçíîå èìåþò íàçíà÷åíüå.
                    Ñòîëü íèçêîãî íåò â ìèðå íè÷åãî,
                    ×òî á êàê-íèáóäü êî áëàãó íå ñëóæèëî,
                    Èëü äîáðîãî íàñòîëüêî, ÷òîá åãî
                    Ïîëåçíûõ ñâîéñòâ íè÷òî íå èçìåíèëî.
                    Äîáðî, ïîðîé, ìåíÿåòñÿ â ïîðîê,
                    Åñòü èíîãäà âî çëå áëàãîäåÿíüå;
                    Âîò, íàïðèìåð, õîòü ýòîò áû öâåòîê:
                     íåì åñòü è ÿä, è ñèëà âðà÷åâàíüÿ.
                    Â íåì çàïàõ - æèçíü, à ñîê â íåì ñèëüíûé ÿä,
                    Îí ÷óâñòâà âñå è ñåðäöå óáèâàåò;
                    Â òðàâàõ è â íàñ äâà êîðîëÿ ñèäÿò:
                    Äîáðî è çëî; êîãäà ïðåîáëàäàåò
                    Ïîñëåäíåå, îíî, êàê ÷åðâü, ãðûçåò,
                    È îò íåãî ðàñòåíèå óìðåò.
 
                               Âõîäèò Ðîìåî.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Îòåö ìîé, çäðàâñòâóé.
 
                                  Ëopeíöî
 
                                          Benedicite!
                    ×åé ñëûøó ÿ ïðèâåò â ñòîëü ðàííèé ÷àñ?
                    Ìîé ñûí, ÷òî òàê ïîäíÿëñÿ ñïîçàðàíêó?
                    Äîëæíî áûòü, òû ðàññòðîåí ÷åì-íèáóäü.
                    Ó ñòàðèêà â ãëàçàõ - âñåãäà çàáîòà,
                    À ãäå îíà, òàì âîâñå íå äî ñíà;
                    Íî òàì, ãäå ñïàòü ðàñïîëîæèëàñü þíîñòü
                    Áåñïå÷íàÿ, òàì êðåïêèé ñîí öàðèò;
                    Ïîýòîìó, ïðèõîä òâîé ðàííèé ñëóæèò
                    Ïîðóêîé ìíå, ÷òî èëü âçâîëíîâàí òû,
                    Èëü â ýòó íî÷ü â ïîñòåëü òû íå ëîæèëñÿ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ïîñëåäíåå âåðíåé - ïðîâåë ÿ âðåìÿ
                    Ïðèÿòíåå.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                              Ïóñòü Áîã ïðîñòèò òâîé ãðåõ!
                    Òû íî÷ü ïðîâåë, äîëæíî áûòü, ñ Ðîçàëèíîé?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Íåò, ìîé îòåö; çàáûë ÿ ýòî èìÿ
                    È ãîðå òî, ÷òî çàêëþ÷àëîñü â íåì.
 
                                  Ëîpeíöî
 
                    Íî ãäå æ òû áûë?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                     ß ïèðîâàë ñ âðàãàìè,
                    È ðàíó ìíå âíåçàïíî òàì íàíåñ
                    Îäèí èç íèõ; îí - òîæå ðàíåí ìíîþ,
                    È îáà ìû íóæäàåìñÿ òåïåðü
                     òâîåì, îòåö, ñâÿòîì óâðà÷åâàíüè.
                    Â ìîåé äóøå ÿ çëîáû íå íîøó:
                    È çà ñåáÿ, è çà âðàãà ïðîøó.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    ßñíåå ñûí, â çàãàäêàõ òîëêó íåò:
                    Íà íèõ äàþò çàãàäî÷íûé îòâåò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Òàê ñëóøàé. ß âñåì ñåðäöåì ïîëþáèë
                    Äî÷ü ñòàðîãî ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè,
                    Äà è îíà ìíå ñåðäöå îòäàëà.
                    Âñå ñëàæåíî, è îñòàåòñÿ òîëüêî
                    Òåáå ñîþç íàø áðàêîì çàâåðøèòü.
                    Êàê, ãäå, êîãäà ìû âñòðåòèëèñü, âëþáèëèñü
                    È êëÿòâàìè äðóã ñ äðóãîì îáìåíÿëèñü -
                    ß ðàññêàæó îá ýòîì ïî ïóòè;
                    Òåïåðü æå âîò î ÷åì òåáÿ ïðîøó ÿ:
                    ×òîá ïîâåí÷àë ñåãîäíÿ æå òû íàñ.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Ñâÿòîé Ôðàíöèñê, êàêîé ïåðåâîðîò!
                    Óæåëè òû îñòàâèë Ðîçàëèíó,
                    Êîòîðóþ òàê ãîðÿ÷î ëþáèë?
                    Ó ìîëîäûõ ëþäåé ëþáîâü íå â ñåðäöå,
                    À ëèøü â ãëàçàõ! Jesu Maria! ñêîëüêî
                    Íà áëåäíûå âîò ýòè ùåêè ïðîëèë
                    Òû ãîðüêèõ ñëåç, è âñå èç-çà íåå!
                    Êàê ìíîãî òû ðàñòðàòèë ñîëíîé âëàãè
                    Â ïðèïðàâó òîé íåòðîíóòîé ëþáâè,
                    Êîòîðàÿ òåáå óæ íå ïî âêóñó!
                    Åùå ïàðû òâîèõ ãëóáîêèõ âçäîõîâ
                    Íå âûñîõëè îò ñîëíå÷íûõ ëó÷åé,
                    Åùå òâîè îò÷àÿííûå ñòîíû
                    È äî ñèõ ïîð çâó÷àò â ìîèõ óøàõ,
                    Ñî ùåê òâîèõ åùå íå ñìûòû ïÿòíà
                    Îò ïðåæíèõ ñëåç. Ðîìåî, åñëè áûë
                    Êîãäà-íèáóäü òû ñàì ñîáîþ, åñëè
                    Òû ãîðåâàë è ãîðåñòè òâîè
                    Ïîñâÿùåíû âñå áûëè Ðîçàëèíå,
                    Òî íåóæåëü òàê èçìåíèëñÿ òû?
                    Ïðèçíàéñÿ, ÷òî ïðàâäèâî èçðå÷åíüå:
                    Êîëü òâåðäîñòè â ìóæ÷èíàõ íåò, òîãäà
                    È æåíùèíàì ïðîñòèòåëüíî ïàäåíüå.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Òû, çà ëþáîâü ê íåé, ñàì ìåíÿ áðàíèë.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Íå çà ëþáîâü, ìîé ñûí, çà ñóìàñáðîäñòâî.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ñîâåòîâàë òû ìíå ïîõîðîíèòü
                    Ìîþ ëþáîâü...
 
                                  Ëopeíöî
 
                                   Äà, íî íå ñ òåì, ÷òîáû
                    Çàðûòü îäíó è âûêîïàòü äðóãóþ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ïðîøó, îñòàâü ñâîè óïðåêè; òà,
                    Êîòîðóþ òåïåðü ÿ ïîëþáèë,
                    Ìíå çà ëþáîâü ñàìà ëþáîâüþ ïëàòèò,
                    À â ïðåæíåé ÿ òîãî æå íå âñòðå÷àë.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Íåìóäðåíî: âåäü, áûëî åé èçâåñòíî,
                    ×òî òû ëþáîâü â äîëáåæêó çàòâåðäèë,
                    Åå ñêëàäîâ åùå íå ïîíèìàÿ.
                    Íî, âåòðåííèê ìîé þíûé, ÿ òåáå
                    Ãîòîâ ïîìî÷ü, åäèíñòâåííî â íàäåæäå,
                    ×òî âàøèõ äâóõ ñåìåéñòâ âðàæäà â ëþáîâü
                    ×èñòåéøóþ, ÷ðåç áðàê âàø, ïðåâðàòèòñÿ.
                    Ïîéäåì ñî ìíîé.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                     Ïîéäåì, - ÿ íå ìîãó
                    Îòêëàäûâàòü.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                                  Íå íóæíî òîðîïèòüñÿ:
                    Òîò ïàäàåò, êòî ñëèøêîì áûñòðî ì÷èòñÿ.
                                 (Óõîäÿò.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ IV

 
 
                                   Óëèöà.
                        Âõîäÿò Áåíâîëèî è Ìåðêóöèî.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                    Ãäå, ÷åðò âîçüìè, çàïðîïàñòèëñÿ îí?
                    Èëü â ýòó íî÷ü äîìîé íå âîçâðàùàëñÿ
                    Ðîìåî?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                            Äà; îí òàì íå íî÷åâàë:
                    ß ñïðàøèâàë åãî ñëóãó.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                                            Íó, ýòà
                    Áåçäóøíàÿ äåâ÷îíêà Ðîçàëèíà,
                    Íàâåðíîå, ñâåäåò åãî ñ óìà.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Òèáàëüä, ðîäíÿ ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè,
                    Ïðèñëàë ïèñüìî ê Ðîìåî.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                                            Ýòî âûçîâ,
                    Ðó÷àþñü ÿ.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                                Îí áóäåò îòâå÷àòü.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                    Êîíå÷íî; êòî ïèñàòü óìååò, òîò
                    È íà ïèñüìî îòâåòèòü â ñîñòîÿíüÿ.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     ß íå î òîì; ÿ õî÷ó ñêàçàòü, ÷òî Ðîìåî ïðèìåò âûçîâ Òèáàëüäà.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Áåäíûé  Ðîìåî!  Îí  óæå  è  òàê  ìåðòâ:  îí ñðàæåí ÷åðíûìè ãëàçàìè ýòîé
áåëîëèöåé  äåâ÷îíêè;  åãî  óøè  ïðîíçåíû  ëþáîâíîþ ïåñíüþ, è ñàìûé öåíòð åãî
ñåðäöà   ïðîáèò  ñòðåëîþ  ñëåïîãî  ìàëü÷èøêè.  Òàê  ãäå  æå  åìó  òÿãàòüñÿ ñ
Òèáàëüäîì?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     À ÷òî òàêîå Òèáàëüä?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Ýòî  áîëüøå,  ÷åì öàðü êîòîâ, ìîãó òåáÿ óâåðèòü; îí çàêîíîäàòåëü âñÿêèõ
öåðåìîíèé;  îí äåðåòñÿ, òî÷íî ïî íîòàì, ñîáëþäàÿ ðàçìåð, ïàóçû, òàêòû; îí íå
äàåò  ïðîòèâíèêó è âçäîõíóòü: ðàç, äâà, à òðåòèé óäàð óæå ó òåáÿ â ãðóäè; îí
ïîïàäàåò  â øåëêîâóþ ïóãîâêó; ýòî íàñòîÿùèé äóýëÿíò, òîíêèé çíàòîê âñåõ ýòèõ
ïåðâûõ  è  âòîðûõ  ïîâîäîâ  ê  äóýëè. Àõ, êàê âåëèêîëåïíî îí äåëàåò âûïàäû è
îáðàòíûå óäàðû, ýòè áåññìåðòíûå passado, punto revesso, hay!
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     ×òî òàêîå?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     ×òîá   èì  ïóñòî  áûëî  -  ýòèì  øóòàì,  ýòèì  øåïåëÿâûì,  êðèâëÿþùèìñÿ
ôàíòàçåðàì,  ýòèì íàñòðîéùèêàì ðå÷è íà íîâûé ëàä! "Êëÿíóñü, îòëè÷íûé êëèíîê!
-  Êðàñàâåö  ìóæ÷èíà!  -  Ñëàâíàÿ  äåâêà!"  Íå ïðèñêîðáíî ëè, ÷òî íà íàñ òàê
íàñåëè  ýòè  ÷óæåçåìíûå  ìóõè,  ýòè ïðîäàâöû ìîä, ýòè pardonnez-moi, êîòîðûå
ïðèäàþò  òàêóþ  âàæíîñòü  íîâûì  ôîðìàì,  ÷òî  èì  íåóäîáíî ñèäåòü íà ñòàðîé
ñêàìüå? Íàäîåëè îíè ñ ýòèìè ñâîèìè "bon, bon".
 
                               Âõîäèò Ðîìåî.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     Âîò èäåò Ðîìåî, - Ðîìåî èäåò!
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Îí  -  òî÷íî  âûñóøåííàÿ  ñåëåäêà  áåç  èêðû.  Áåäíîå òåëî! îíî èç ìÿñà
ïðåâðàòèëîñü  â ðûáó. Îí íàõîäèòñÿ â ïîýòè÷åñêîì íàñòðîåíèè Ïåòðàðêè; òîëüêî
â ñðàâíåíèè ñ åãî ìèëîé Ëàóðà áûëà ñóäîìîéêà, õîòÿ åå îáîæàòåëü áûë èñêóñíåé
Ðîìåî  îòíîñèòåëüíî  ïðîñëàâëåíèÿ  ñâîåé  âîçëþáëåííîé  â ñòèõàõ; Äèäîíà, ïî
åãî ìíåíèþ, øëþõà, Êëåîïàòðà - öûãàíêà; Åëåíà è Ãåðà - ðàñïóòíèöû è ñâîëî÷ü.
Ôèñáè  îáëàäàëà  êðàñèâûìè  ñåðûìè  ãëàçàìè,  íî  ãäå æå åé ñðàâíÿòüñÿ ñ åãî
ìèëîé!  -  Ñèíüîð  Ðîìåî,  bonjour! Âîò ôðàíöóçñêèé ïðèâåò òâîèì ôðàíöóçñêèì
øòàíàì. Òû íàñ îòëè÷íî íàäóë â ýòó íî÷ü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Äîáðîãî óòðà âàì îáîèì. ×åì ÿ âàñ íàäóë?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Âû óñêîëüçíóëè, ñèíüîð, óñêîëüçíóëè îò íàñ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Èçâèíè  ìåíÿ,  äîáðûé  Ìåðêóöèî;  ó  ìåíÿ  áûëî  òàêîå âàæíîå äåëî, à â
ïîäîáíûõ ñëó÷àÿõ ÷åëîâåêó ïîçâîëèòåëüíî ïîñòóïèòüñÿ âåæëèâîñòüþ.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Äðóãèìè ñëîâàìè, - â ïîäîáíûõ ñëó÷àÿõ ÷åëîâåê ïðèíóæäåí ñãèáàòü êîëåíè.
 
                                   Pîìåî
 
     Òî åñòü êëàíÿòüñÿ?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Òû êàê ðàç óãàäàë.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Ýòî î÷åíü âåæëèâîå îáúÿñíåíèå.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Äà, âåäü, ÿ íàñòîÿùàÿ ãâîçäèêà âåæëèâîñòè.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Ãâîçäèêà â ñìûñëå öâåòêà âîîáùå?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Èìåííî.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Íî âåäü è ìîè áàøìàêè õîðîøî óáðàíû ðîçåòêàìè.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Âåðíî. Ïðîäîëæàé òàê øóòèòü ñî ìíîþ, ïîêà íå èçíîñèøü ñâîèõ áàø- ìàêîâ,
òàê ÷òîáû êîãäà ó íèõ îòâàëÿòñÿ èõ åäèíñòâåííûå ïîäîøâû, øóòêà òâîÿ îñòàëàñü
îäíà-îäèíåøåíüêà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Âîò òàê îñòðîòà! Åäèíñòâåííàÿ ïî ñâîåìó îäèíî÷åñòâó.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Ðàçíèìè íàñ, äîáðûé Áåíâîëèî; ìîå îñòðîóìèå ñëàáååò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Áåé ñâîå îñòðîóìèå õëûñòîì, ïðèøïîðü åãî, íå òî - ÿ ïðîâîçãëàøó: ïàðòèÿ
ìîÿ!
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Íåò, åñëè òâîå è ìîå îñòðîóìèå ïîãîíÿòñÿ çà äèêèìè ãóñÿìè, òî ÿ ïðîïàë,
ïîòîìó ÷òî ó òåáÿ â îäíîì èç ÷óâñòâ áîëüøå äè÷è, ÷åì ó ìåíÿ âî âñåõ ïÿòè. Íå
ïðèíèìàåøü ëè òû ìåíÿ çà äèêîãî ãóñÿ?
 
                                   Pîìåî
 
     Äà òû íèêîãäà è íå áûë äëÿ ìåíÿ íè÷åì èíûì, êàê ãóñåì.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     ß óêóøó òåáå óõî çà ýòó íàñìåøêó.
 
                                   Pîìåî
 
     Íå êóñàéñÿ, äîáðûé ãóñü.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Ó òåáÿ ãîðüêî-ñëàäêîå îñòðîóìèå, à ýòî î÷åíü îñòðûé ñîóñ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     À ðàçâå ãîðüêî-ñëàäêèå ÿáëîêè - äóðíàÿ ïðèïðàâà ê õîðîøåìó ãóñþ?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Íó,  òâîå  îñòðîóìèå  ðàñòÿãèâàåòñÿ, òî÷íî ëàéêà; èç îäíîãî äþéìà ìîæíî
åãî ðàñøèðèòü äî ëîêòÿ.
 
                                   Pîìåî
 
     ß  ðàñòÿãèâàþ  åãî  äî  ñëîâà  "øèðèíà": ïðèñîåäèíè ýòî ïîíÿòèå ê ñëîâó
"ãóñü" - âûéäåò, ÷òî òû â øèðèíó è äëèíó îãðîìíûé ãóñü.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Íó,  íå  ëó÷øå  ëè  òàê  øóòèòü,  ÷åì  ñòîíàòü  èç-çà  ëþáâè? Òåïåðü òû
îáùèòåëåí,  òåïåðü òû - Ðîìåî, òåïåðü òû - òîò, ÷òî òû íà ñàìîì äåëå, òàêîé,
êàêîé  òû  ïî  ñâîèì  âðîæäåííûì  è  ïðèîáðåòåííûì êà÷åñòâàì. À ýòà ñëþíÿâàÿ
ëþáîâü  ïîõîæà  íà  øóòà,  ÷òî  ìå÷åòñÿ  òóäà  è  ñþäà,  ÷òîáû ñïðÿòàòü ñâîþ
øóòîâñêóþ ïàëêó â êàêóþ-íèáóäü äûðó.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     Ñòîé, ñòîé, äîâîëüíî!
 
                                  Måpêóöèî
 
     Òû îñòàíàâëèâàåøü ìåíÿ; ýòî íàçûâàåòñÿ - ãëàäèòü ïðîòèâ øåðñòè.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     Íå îñòàíîâè òåáÿ, òàê òû áóäåøü ãîâîðèòü áåç êîíöà.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Òû  îøèáàåøüñÿ.  ß  íå  ñòàë  áû ðàñïðîñòðàíÿòüñÿ, òàê êàê äîøåë óæå äî
ñàìîé ñóòè ìîåé ðå÷è è íàìåðåâàëñÿ êîí÷èòü åå.
 
                         Âõîäÿò êîðìèëèöà è Ïüåòðî.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Âîò ñëàâíûé íàðÿä!
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Ïàðóñ! Ïàðóñ!
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     Öåëûõ äâà: ìóæñêàÿ ðóáàõà è þáêà.
 
                                 Kopìèëèöà
 
     Ïüåòðî!
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Ñëóøàþ.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Ìîé âååð, Ïüåòðî!
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Äîáðûé Ïüåòðî, ïðèêðîé âååðîì åé ëèöî; îí êðàñèâåé åå ëèöà.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Äîáðîãî óòðà, ñèíüîðû.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Äîáðîãî âå÷åðà, ïðåêðàñíàÿ ñèíüîðà.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Äà ðàçâå òåïåðü âå÷åð?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Äà,  íå  ìåíåå  òîãî,  óâåðÿþ  âàñ.  Áåññòûäíàÿ ñòðåëêà ñîëíå÷íûõ ÷àñîâ
óêàçûâàåò óæå íà ïîëäåíü.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Óáèðàéòåñü! êòî âû òàêîé?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Ýòî,  ìèëàÿ  æåíùèíà,  ÷åëîâåê,  êîòîðûé  ñîòâîðåí  Áîãîì  âî âðåä ñåáå
ñàìîìó.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Íó,  ïðàâî  æå,  ýòî õîðîøî ñêàçàíî! Âî âðåä ñåáå ñàìîìó, - òàê ÷òî ëè?
Ñèíüîðû, íå ìîæåò ëè êòî èç âàñ ñêàçàòü ìíå, ãäå ìíå íàéòè ìîëîäîãî Ðîìåî?
 
                                   Pîìåî
 
     ß  ìîãó  ñêàçàòü. Íî êîãäà âû íàéäåòå åãî, îí áóäåò ñòàðøå, ÷åì òåïåðü,
êîãäà âû åãî èùåòå. ß ñàìûé ìëàäøèé èç ëþäåé ñ ýòèì èìåíåì, åñëè íå õóäøèé.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Âû õîðîøî ãîâîðèòå.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Âîò  êàê!  Äà  ðàçâå  õóäøåå  ìîæåò  áûòü  õîðîøèì? Î÷åíü óäà÷íî, î÷åíü
óìíî!
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
                                 (ê Ðîìåî)
 
     Ñèíüîð,  åñëè  âû  è  åñòü  Ðîìåî,  òî  ìíå  íóæíî ïîãîâîðèòü ñ âàìè ïî
ñåêðåòó.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Ñâîäíÿ, ñâîäíÿ, ñâîäíÿ! Àòó åå!
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Êîãî òû òàì òðàâèøü?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Íå çàéöà, ñèíüîð, à åñëè è çàéöà, òî ýòî çàÿö â ïîñòíîì ïèðîãå, êîòîðûé
íåñêîëüêî çà÷åðñòâåë è âûäîõñÿ ïðåæäå, ÷åì åãî ñúåëè.
 
                   Ñòàðûé çàÿö õîòü ñåä, íî áåäû â ýòîì íåò:
                   Çàÿö â ïîñòíûé ïèðîã ïðèãîäèòñÿ;
                   Åñëè æ ýòîò ïèðîã çà÷åðñòâåë è çàñîõ,
                   Ñòàðûì çàéöåì ëåãêî ïîäàâèòüñÿ.
 
Ðîìåî, íå ïîéäåøü ëè òû â äîì ñâîåãî îòöà? Ìû äóìàåì òàì îáåäàòü.
 
                                   Pîìåî
 
     ß ïðèäó òóäà âñëåä çà âàìè.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Ïðîùàéòå,   ñòàðàÿ   ñèíüîðà!   ïðîùàéòå,  ñèíüîðà,  ñèíüîðà,  ñèíüîðà!
(Íàïåâàÿ.)
 
                        Ìåðêóöèî è Áåíâîëèî óõîäÿò.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Ñêàòåðòüþ   äîðîãà!  Ñêàæèòå,  ïîæàëóéñòà,  ñèíüîð,  êòî  ýòîò  äåðçêèé
êóï÷èøêà, ÷òî íàãîâîðèë òàê ìíîãî ïîøëîñòåé?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Ýòî  ãîñïîäèí,  êîòîðûé  ëþáèò ñëóøàòü ñåáÿ ñàìîãî è ìîæåò íàãîâîðèòü â
îäíó ìèíóòó áîëüøå, ÷åì äðóãîé êòî-íèáóäü â öåëûé ìåñÿö.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Åñëè  îí  ñêàæåò ÷òî-íèáóäü ïðîòèâ ìåíÿ, òî ÿ åìó çàäàì, õîòü áû îí áûë
ñèëüíåé,  ÷åì  îí  åñòü  íà  ñàìîì  äåëå;  ÿ  ñïðàâëþñü è ñ äâàäöàòüþ òàêèìè
íàõàëàìè,  à  åñëè  íåò,  òî  ÿ  íàéäó  ëþäåé, êîòîðûå åãî îáðàçóìÿò. Ïîäëûé
íåãîäÿé!  ß íå ãóëÿùàÿ êàêàÿ-íèáóäü, ÿ íå òîâàðèù åìó, øàëîïàþ. (Îáðàùàÿñü ê
Ïúåòðî.) Äà è òû õîðîø: ñòîèøü ñåáå è ïîçâîëÿåøü êàæäîìó íåãîäÿþ íàäðóãàòüñÿ
íàäî ìíîé â ñâîå óäîâîëüñòâèå.
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     ß  íå  âèäàë  íè îäíîãî ÷åëîâåêà, êîòîðûé áû íàäðóãàëñÿ íàä âàìè â ñâîå
óäîâîëüñòâèå,  à  åñëè  áû óâèäàë, òî ñåé÷àñ âûõâàòèë áû ñâîå îðóæèå, óâåðÿþ
âàñ.  ß îáíàæàþ ìå÷ òàê æå ïðîâîðíî, êàê âñÿêèé äðóãîé, êîãäà ïîäâåðòûâàåòñÿ
ñëó÷àé äëÿ õîðîøåé äðàêè è êîãäà çàêîí íà ìîåé ñòîðîíå.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Êëÿíóñü  Áîãîì,  îí  òàê  ðàçîáèäåë  ìåíÿ,  ÷òî ÿ âñÿ, êàê åñòü, äðîæó.
Ïîäëûé  íåãîäÿé!  -  Ñèíüîð,  ìíå  íóæíî  ñêàçàòü âàì äâà ñëîâà. Ìîÿ ìîëîäàÿ
ãîñïîæà ïðèêàçàëà ìíå îòûñêàòü âàñ, à ÷ò_î_ îíà âåëåëà ïåðåäàòü âàì, îá ýòîì
ÿ ïîêà ïîìîë÷ó. Ïðåæäå âñåãî ïîçâîëüòå ìíå ñêàçàòü âàì, ÷òî åñëè âû íàìåðåíû
åå îäóðà÷èòü, òî ýòî áóäåò, êàê ãîâîðèòñÿ, ñêâåðíàÿ øòóêà, òàê êàê ñèíüîðèíà
ìîëîäà,  è  ïîòîìó, åñëè âû áóäåòå èãðàòü ñ íåþ â äâîéíóþ èãðó, òî ýòî áóäåò
íåëàäíî è íèçêî îòíîñèòåëüíî òàêîé áëàãîðîäíîé äåâóøêè.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Íÿíÿ, ïîêëîíèñü îò ìåíÿ ñâîåé ãîñïîæå, ÿ çàÿâëÿþ òåáå...
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Âîò  äîáðàÿ  äóøà!  êëÿíóñü,  ÿ ñêàæó åé ýòî. Ãîñïîäè, Ãîñïîäè! êàê îíà
áóäåò ðàäà!
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Äà ÷òî æå òû åé ñêàæåøü, íÿíÿ? Òû âåäü íå äîñëóøàëà ìåíÿ.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     ß  ñêàæó  åé  ñèíüîð,  ÷òî  âû  çàÿâëÿåòå;  à ýòî ÿ ïîíèìàþ òàê, ÷òî âû
äåëàåòå åé ïðåäëîæåíèå, êàê áëàãîðîäíûé ÷åëîâåê.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ñêàæè åé, ÷òîá îíà íàøëà ïðåäëîã
                    Îòïðàâèòüñÿ íà èñïîâåäü ñåãîäíÿ;
                    È â êåëüå ó Ëîðåíöî áóäåì ñ íåþ
                    Îáâåí÷àíû ìû. Âîò òåáå çà òðóä.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                    Íåò, íåò, ñèíüîð, íå íóæíî íè êîïåéêè.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Äà ïîëíî æå, áåðè.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                       Ñåãîäíÿ, çíà÷èò?
                    Íó, õîðîøî, îíà òóäà ïðèäåò.
                               (Õî÷åò óéòè.)
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ïîñòîé åùå. Òàê ÷åðåç ÷àñ, íå äîëüøå,
                    Òû ìîåãî ñëóãó íàéäåøü ó ñòåí
                    Ìîíàñòûðÿ; îí ïðèíåñåò âåðåâêè,
                    ×òî ñâÿçàíû, êàê ëåñòíèöà: ïî íåé
                    ß â òüìå íî÷íîé âçîéäó íà âåðõ áëàæåíñòâà.
                    Ïðîùàé, äà áóäü âåðíà: çà òðóä
                    ß çàïëà÷ó. Ïîêëîí ìîé ñèíüîðèíå.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                    Áëàãîñëîâè âàñ Áîã! - Íî âîò ÷òî, -
                    Ïîñëóøàéòå...
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                   ×òî, äîðîãàÿ íÿíÿ?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                    Âàø ÷åëîâåê íàäåæåí? âû ñëûõàëè
                    Ïîñëîâèöó òàêóþ: òàéíû íåò,
                    Êîãäà äâîèì èçâåñòåí âàø ñåêðåò?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Íàäåæåí îí, êàê ñòàëü, - íå áåñïîêîéñÿ.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Íó,  òàê  âîò  ÷òî,  ñèíüîð. Ìîÿ ãîñïîæà - ñàìàÿ ìèëàÿ äåâóøêà â ñâåòå.
Ãîñïîäè,  Ãîñïîäè! êîãäà îíà áûëà åùå êðîøå÷íîé áîëòóíüåé... Î! Òóò â ãîðîäå
åñòü  îäèí  ãðàô,  íåêòî Ïàðèñ, êîòîðûé î÷åíü æåëàë áû ïîäìàçàòüñÿ ê íåé, äà
îíà,  ãîëóáóøêà,  íå  õî÷åò  è  ñìîòðåòü íà íåãî, îíà îòâîðà÷èâàåòñÿ îò íåãî
òî÷íî  îò  êàêîé-íèáóäü  æàáû. ß èíîãäà äðàçíþ åå: ãîâîðþ, ÷òî Ïàðèñ õîðîøèé
÷åëîâåê,  è  óâåðÿþ  âàñ,  ÷òî  îíà  òîãäà áëåäíååò, êàê ïîëîòíî. - Ñêàæèòå,
ïîæàëóéñòà,  âåäü,  ñëîâà  "Ðîìåî"  è "ðîçìàðèí" íà÷èíàþòñÿ ñ îäíîé è òîé æå
áóêâû?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Äà, íÿíÿ; à ÷òî? Îáà ñëîâà íà÷èíàþò ñ áóêâû Ð.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Êàêîé  âû  íàñìåøíèê!  Äà  âåäü  ýòî Ð-ð-ð - ñîáà÷üÿ áóêâà! Îíà ãîäèòñÿ
äëÿ...  -  Íåò,  ÿ  óâåðåíà,  ÷òî  âàøå èìÿ íà÷èíàåòñÿ ñ êàêîé-íèáóäü äðóãîé
áóêâû.  Ìîÿ  ãîñïîæà ïîäáèðàåò ê íåìó òàêèå õîðîøåíüêèå ïðèñêàçêè - ê âàøåìó
èìåíè è ê ðîçìàðèíó, - ÷òî âû áû çàñëóøàëèñü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Êëàíÿéñÿ îò ìåíÿ òâîåé ãîñïîæå.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Áóäó êëàíÿòüñÿ òûñÿ÷ó ðàç. (Ðîìåî óõîäèò.) Ïüåòðî!
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Ñëóøàþ.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Ñòóïàé âïåðåä è èäåì ñêîðåé. (Óõîäèò.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ V

 
 
                               Ñàä Êàïóëåòòè.
                             Âõîäèò Äæóëüåòòà.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     ß íÿíþøêó ïîñëàëà ðîâíî â äåâÿòü,
                     È ìíå îíà âåðíóòüñÿ îáåùàëà
                     ×åðåç ïîë÷àñà. Èëü íå íàøëà åãî?
                     Íå ìîæåò áûòü. Äà! âåäü îíà õðîìàÿ.
                     Ïîñëàìè ó ëþáâè äîëæíû áûòü ìûñëè, -
                     Îíè ëåòÿò âäåñÿòåðî áûñòðåé,
                     ×åì ñîëíöà ñâåò ñ õîëìîâ ñãîíÿåò òåíè.
                     Âîò ïî÷åìó ëþáâè áîãèíÿ åçäèò
                     Íà ãîëóáÿõ, àìóð èìååò êðûëüÿ,
                     È íîñèòñÿ áûñòðåå âåòðà îí.
                     Óæ ïîäíÿëîñü äî âûñøåé òî÷êè ñîëíöå,
                     Îò äåñÿòè äî ïîëäíÿ - òðè ÷àñà,
                     À íÿíè íåò. Êîãäà á â íåé áûëè ÷óâñòâà
                     Ñåðäå÷íûå è ìîëîäàÿ êðîâü,
                     Òîãäà á îíà, êàê ìÿ÷, ïåðåëåòåëà,
                     ×òîá ïåðåäàòü ìîè ñëîâà åìó,
                     À ìíå - ñëîâà Ðîìåî äîðîãîãî.
                     Íî ìíîãèå èç ñòàðèêîâ ïîõîæè
                     Íà ìåðòâåöîâ, - ìåäëèòåëüíû è âÿëû,
                     È òÿæåëû, è ìðà÷íû, êàê ñâèíåö.
                     Âõîäÿò êîðìèëèöà è Ïüåòðî.
                     À! âîò îíà. - Êàêèå âåñòè, íÿíÿ?
                     Ãîëóáóøêà, òû âèäåëà åãî?
                           (Ïîêàçûâàÿ íà Ïüåòðî.)
                     Âåëè åìó óéòè îòñþäà.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                            Ïüåòðî,
                     Óéäè è æäè òàì ó âîðîò.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                             Íó, ÷òî æå,
                     Ãîëóáóøêà? Î, Ãîñïîäè! ÷òî çíà÷èò,
                     ×òî ó òåáÿ òàêîé ïå÷àëüíûé âèä?
                     Õîòÿ á òâîè èçâåñòüÿ áûëè ãðóñòíû,
                     Òû âåñåëî èõ ïåðåäàé; êîãäà æ
                     Òû ñ äîáðûìè ïðèøëà êî ìíå âåñòÿìè,
                     Òî ìóçûêè èõ ñëàäêîé íå ñðàìè,
                     Èãðàÿ èõ ñ òàêîþ êèñëîé ìèíîé.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Óñòàëà ÿ, äàé ìíå ïåðåäîõíóòü;
                     Ñìåðòü êàê áîëÿò âñå êîñòè. Íó, ïðîãóëêà!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Æåëàëà á ÿ îòäàòü òåáå ìîè,
                     Âçàìåí âåñòåé. - Äà ãîâîðè æå, íÿíÿ.
                     Íó, äîáðàÿ, íó, ìèëàÿ, ñêîðåé!
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Î, Ãîñïîäè, êàêàÿ ñïåøêà! Ðàçâå
                     Íå ìîæåøü òû íåìíîæêî ïîòåðïåòü?
                     Òû âèäèøü - ìíå äûõàíüÿ íå õâàòàåò.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Âïîëíå äûõàíüÿ õâàòèò ó òåáÿ,
                     ×òîáû ñêàçàòü, ÷òî òû âçäîõíóòü íå ìîæåøü.
                     Ïîêà òû ìíå âñå ýòî ãîâîðèøü,
                     Ñâîþ òû âåñòü äàâíî á ñêàçàòü óñïåëà.
                     Íó, õîðîøà îíà, èëè äóðíà?
                     Íà ýòî ëèøü îòâåòü ìíå ïîñêîðåå.
                     Ïîäðîáíîñòåé ÿ ïîäîæäó. Íó, ÷òî æ?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
     Íó,  íåâàæíûé  âûáîð  òû  ñäåëàëà.  Íåò,  íå óìååøü òû âûáèðàòü ìóæ÷èí.
Ðîìåî!  -  íåò,  íåò,  íå  íóæíî  åãî,  õîòü  ëèöî  ó  íåãî  êðàñèâåé, ÷åì ó
êîãî-íèáóäü,  -  òàêæå  è  ðóêè,  è íîãè, è òàëèÿ, âïðî÷åì, î íèõ íå ñòîèò è
ãîâîðèòü. Íî îíè âûøå âñÿêîãî ñðàâíåíèÿ. Íåëüçÿ ñêàçàòü, ÷òîá îí áûë îòìåííî
âåæëèâ;  íî ÿ ïîðó÷óñü, ÷òî îí êðîòîê, òî÷íî ÿãíåíîê. Ñ Áîãîì, äåâî÷êà! - Âû
óæ ïîîáåäàëè?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Íåò, íåò, íå òî: âñå ýòî ÿ óæ çíàëà.
                     ×òî ãîâîðèò î íàøåì áðàêå îí?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Î, Áîæå ìîé, êàê ãîëîâà áîëèò!
                     Êàê ó ìåíÿ ñëàáà îíà, îäíàêî!
                      âèñêàõ ñòó÷èò, êàê áóäòî ãîëîâà
                     Âñÿ íà êóñêè ãîòîâà ðàçîðâàòüñÿ.
                     Äà è ñïèíà... îõ, áåäíàÿ ñïèíà!
                     Áëàãîäàðþ ïîêîðíî, ÷òî ñòàðóõó
                     Òû äî ñìåðòè ãîòîâà çàãîíÿòü!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Ìíå ïðàâî æàëü, ÷òî òû ñòðàäàåøü, íÿíÿ;
                     Íî, ìèëàÿ, ÷òî, ÷òî îí ãîâîðèò?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Îí ãîâîðèò, êàê ÷åñòíûé ÷åëîâåê
                     È âåæëèâûé, è äîáðûé, è êðàñèâûé -
                     È ïîðó÷óñü, ÷òî íå îáìàíùèê îí.
                     Ãäå âàøà ìàòü?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                    Ãäå ìàòü? êîíå÷íî, äîìà,
                     È ãäå æ åé áûòü? Êàêèå, íÿíÿ, ïðàâî,
                     Òû ñòðàííûå îòâåòû ìíå äàåøü:
                     "Îí ãîâîðèë, êàê ÷åñòíûé ÷åëîâåê",
                     "Ãäå âàøà ìàòü?.."
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                         Âëàäû÷èöà ñâÿòàÿ!
                     Òû ñåðäèøüñÿ; íó, íå÷åãî ñêàçàòü,
                     Áîëüíûì êîñòÿì õîðîøàÿ ïðèïàðêà!
                     Òåïåðü ñàìà òû áåãàé äëÿ ñåáÿ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Ïîåõàëà! - ×òî ãîâîðèò Ðîìåî?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Ïîçâîëåíî òåáå èäòè ñåãîäíÿ
                     Íà èñïîâåäü?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                  Ïîçâîëåíî.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                              Òàê âîò:
                     Èäè ñåé÷àñ ê îòöó Ëîðåíöî â êåëüþ;
                     Òàì æäåò æåíèõ, êîòîðûé õî÷åò ñäåëàòü
                     Òåáÿ æåíîé. Àãà! òåïåðü è êðîâü
                     Ïðèõëûíóëà ê òâîèì ùåêàì; îíè,
                     Êàê æàð, ãîðÿò ïðè ýòîé ñëàäêîé âåñòè.
                     Òû - â öåðêîâü, ÿ æ çà ëåñòíèöåé ïîéäó,
                     ×òîá ìèëûé òâîé â ãíåçäî ñâîåé ãîëóáêè
                     Çàáðàòüñÿ ìîã, êîãäà íàñòóïèò íî÷ü.
                     Ðàáîòíèöà ÿ âàøåìó âåñåëüþ,
                     Íî â ýòó íî÷ü íàñòóïèò òâîé ÷åðåä,
                     Íó, ÿ ïîéäó îáåäàòü, òû æå - â êåëüþ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Ïðîùàé! ìåíÿ âåðõ ñ÷àñòèÿ òàì æäåò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ IV

 
 
                           Êåëüÿ ìîíàõà Ëîðåíöî.
                          Âõîäÿò Ëîðåíöî è Ðîìåî.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Ïóñòü íåáåñà ñâÿùåííûé âàø ñîþç
                    Áëàãîñëîâÿò, ÷òîáû ïîòîì ñî ñêîðáüþ
                    Íàì çà íåãî ñåáÿ íå óïðåêàòü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Àìèíü, àìèíü! íî íèêàêàÿ ñêîðáü
                    Òîé ðàäîñòè íå ìîæåò ïåðåâåñèòü,
                    ×òî ìíå îäíà ìèíóòà ëèøü äàåò,
                    Êîãäà ñâîþ ÿ äîðîãóþ âèæó.
                    Ñîåäèíè ëèøü êðåïêî ðóêè íàì
                    Ñâÿùåííûìè ñëîâàìè; ïóñòü ïðèõîäèò
                    Õîòü ñìåðòü çàòåì, êîãäà óãîäíî åé,
                    Ëèøü ìèëóþ íàçâàòü áû ìíå ìîåé.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Ìîé ñûí, âîñòîðã ñòðåìèòåëüíûé íåðåäêî
                    Èìååò è ñòðåìèòåëüíûé êîíåö,
                    È ãèáíåò îí â çåíèòå ëèêîâàíüÿ.
                    Òàêîé âîñòîðã - òî ïîðîõ è îãîíü,
                    ×òî ãèáíóò âäðóã â ìèíóòó èõ ëîáçàíüÿ.
                    Ñëàä÷àéøèé ìåä, â êîíöå êîíöîâ, ïðåòèò:
                    Ïðîòèâåí îí îò ñëàäîñòè ÷ðåçìåðíîé.
                    Â ñâîåé ëþáâè óìåðåííåå áóäü:
                    Ðàçóìíàÿ ëþáîâü ïðî÷íà è äëèòñÿ;
                    Íå òîðîïèñü ïðîéòè áëàæåíñòâà ïóòü:
                    Êòî ñëèøêîì ñêîð - ñ ìåäëèòåëüíûì
                                                  ñðàâíèòñÿ.
 
                             Âõîäèò Äæóëüåòòà.
 
                    Âîò è îíà. - Òàêîþ ëåãêîé íîæêîé
                    Íåëüçÿ ñòåðåòü êðåìíåâûõ ýòèõ ïëèò.
                    Âëþáëåííûå ïî òîíêîé ïàóòèíå,
                    ×òî â âîçäóõå ëåòàåò â ëåòíèé çíîé,
                    Ìîãëè á õîäèòü, - òàê ñóåòà âîçäóøíà!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                    Ïðèâåò ìîé âàì, äóõîâíûé ìîé îòåö!
 
                                  Ëîpeíöî
 
                    Ïóñòü, äî÷ü ìîÿ, òåáÿ çà òâîé ïðèâåò
                    Áëàãîäàðèò îò íàñ äâîèõ Ðîìåî.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                    ß è åãî ïðèâåòñòâóþ; èíà÷å
                    Òóò íå çà ÷òî åìó áëàãîäàðèòü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Î, ìèëàÿ Äæóëüåòòà, åñëè ñ÷àñòüÿ
                    Â òâîåé äóøå òàê ìíîãî íàêîïèëîñü,
                    Êàê è â ìîåé; êîãäà òû ìîæåøü ðàäîñòü
                    Ïåðåäàâàòü èñêóñíåå, ÷åì ÿ, -
                    Òî óñëàäè ñâîèì äûõàíüåì âîçäóõ
                    È ìóçûêîé áîãàòîé ÿçûêà
                    Èçîáðàçè òî ñ÷àñòèå, ÷òî îáà
                    Ìû ÷óâñòâóåì, âñòðå÷àÿñü òóò.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                                  Ëþáîâü,
                    ×òî ñóùíîñòüþ áîãà÷å, ÷åì ñëîâàìè,
                    Ãîðäà ñîáîé, íå òðåáóÿ ïðèêðàñ.
                    Êòî ñîñ÷èòàòü èìóùåñòâî ñâîå
                    Ñïîñîáåí, òîò íå áîëåå, êàê íèùèé;
                    Ìîÿ æ ëþáîâü òàê âûøëà èç ãðàíèö,
                    ×òî íå ìîãó ÿ ñ÷åñòü è ïîëîâèíó
                    Åå áîãàòñòâ.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                                 Ìû êîí÷èì âñå ñåé÷àñ
                    Ïîéäåìòå æå: ñâÿòàÿ öåðêîâü âàñ
                    Ñîåäèíèò îáîèõ â ïëîòü åäèíó.
 
 

ÄÅÉÑÒÂÈÅ ÒÐÅÒÜÅ

 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ I

 
 
                                  Ïëîùàäü.
                  Âõîäÿò Ìåðêóöèî, Áåíâîëèî, ïàæ è ñëóãè.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Ìåðêóöèî, ïðîøó òåáÿ, óéäåì:
                    Äåíü æàðîê, è íå äîìà Êàïóëåòòè;
                    À âñòðåòü ìû èõ - áûòü ññîðå: â çíîé òàêîé
                    Êëîêî÷åò êðîâü, è òàê ëåãêî âçáåñèòüñÿ.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Òû  ïîõîæ  íà  îäíîãî  èç òåõ ìîëîäöîâ, ÷òî, âîéäÿ â òðàòòîðèþ, óäàðÿþò
ñâîåþ  øïàãîé  ïî ñòîëó, è ãîâîðÿò: "äàé Áîã, ÷òîáû òû ìíå íå ïîíàäîáèëàñü",
íî  êîãäà  âûïüþò  âòîðóþ  ÷àøêó,  òî íè ñ òîãî íè ñ ñåãî îáíàæàþò ýòó øïàãó
ïðîòèâ ïðèñëóæíèêà.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     Òàê ÿ ïîõîæ íà òàêîãî ìîëîäöà?
 
                                  Mepêóöèî
 
     Íó äà; êîãäà òû â äóðíîì ðàñïîëîæåíèè äóõà, òû ãîðÿ÷, êàê ëþáîé çàáèÿêà
â  Èòàëèè,  à  òåáÿ  òàê  ëåãêî  ïðèâåñòè â ïîäîáíîå ñîñòîÿíèå, - è òîãäà òû
âñïûõèâàåøü âäðóã.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     ×òî æå äàëüøå?
 
                                  Mepêóöèî
 
     À  òî, ÷òî áóäü íà ñâåòå äâîå òàêèõ ëþäåé, êàê òû, ñêîðî ó íàñ íå ñòàëî
áû  íè  îäíîãî  èç  âàñ:  âû  óáèëè  áû  äðóã  äðóãà.  Òû!..  Äà òû ñïîñîáåí
ïîññîðèòüñÿ ñ ÷åëîâåêîì èç-çà òîãî, ÷òî ó íåãî â áîðîäå îäíèì âîëîñîì áîëüøå
èëè ìåíüøå, ÷åì ó òåáÿ; òû ãîòîâ çàòåÿòü ññîðó ñ ÷åëîâåêîì, ùåëêàþùèì îðåõè,
íà  òîì  îñíîâàíèè,  ÷òî  ó  òåáÿ  ãëàçà  îðåõîâîãî  öâåòà. Íó, ÷åé ãëàç, çà
èñêëþ÷åíèåì  òâîåãî,  ìîæåò  óâèäåòü  â  ýòîì  ïîâîä  äëÿ ññîðû? Òâîÿ ãîëîâà
íàïîëíåíà ññîðàìè, êàê ÿéöî æèäêîñòüþ, õîòü èç-çà ýòîãî çàäîðà îíà è ðàçáèòà
ó òåáÿ, êàê íåãîäíîå ÿéöî. Âåäü ïîññîðèëñÿ æå òû ñ îäíèì ïðîõîæèì çà òî, ÷òî
îí  êàøëÿë  íà óëèöå è ñâîèì êàøëåì ðàçáóäèë òâîþ ñîáàêó, ñïàâøóþ íà ñîëíöå.
Íå  òû  ëè  îáðóãàë  ïîðòíîãî  çà  òî,  ÷òî  îí  íàäåë ñâîé íîâûé êàìçîë, íå
äîæäàâøèñü  Ïàñõè,  à  åùå  êîãî-òî çà òî, ÷òî îí ñâîè íîâûå áàøìàêè çàòÿíóë
ñòàðûìè òåñåìêàìè? È òû ïîó÷àåøü ìåíÿ - èçáåãàòü ññîðû!
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     Åñëè  á  ÿ  áûë  çàäîðåí,  êàê  òû,  òî  ïðîäàë  áû  ñâîþ æèçíü ïåðâîìó
âñòðå÷íîìó, êòî ïîðó÷èëñÿ áû çà íåå íà ÷àñ ñ ÷åòâåðòüþ âðåìåíè.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Ïîðó÷èòüñÿ çà íåå! Êàê æå, íàøåë äóðàêà!
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
     Êëÿíóñü ãîëîâîé ìîåé, ñþäà èäóò Êàïóëåòòè.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Êëÿíóñü ìîåé ïÿòêîé, ìíå äî ýòîãî íåò íèêàêîãî äåëà.
 
                         Âõîäÿò Òèáàëüäî è äðóãèå.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
                             (ñâîèì ñïóòíèêàì)
 
                    Èäèòå âñëåä çà ìíîé, ìíå íóæíî ñ íèìè
                    Ïîãîâîðèòü. - Ñèíüîðû, äîáðûé äåíü!
                    Ñ îäíèì èç âàñ ÿ îáìåíÿþñü ñëîâîì.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Ñëîâîì  -  ñ  îäíèì  èç  íàñ?  Ïðèáàâüòå  ê ýòîìó ñëîâó åùå ÷òî-íèáóäü;
ñêàæèòå - ñëîâîì è óäàðîì.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
     ß ãîòîâ, ñèíüîð, åñëè âû ïîäàäèòå ê ýòîìó ïîâîä.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     À ñàìè âû ðàçâå íå ìîæåòå íàéòè åãî è áåç ìåíÿ?
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
     Ìåðêóöèî, òû ïðèíàäëåæèøü ê õîðó Ðîìåî.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Ê  õîðó!  Äà ðàçâå ìû ìóçûêàíòû? À åñëè ìû ìóçûêàíòû, òî òû íå óñëûøèøü
îò  íàñ  íè÷åãî,  êðîìå  ðàçíîãîëîñèöû.  Âîò  ìîé  ñìû÷îê - îí çàñòàâèò òåáÿ
ïëÿñàòü. ×åðò ïîáåðè! õîð!
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Ìû ãîâîðèì íà ïëîùàäè; çàéäåì
                    Êóäà-íèáóäü, ÷òîá îáñóäèòü ñïîêîéíî,
                     ÷åì ñîñòîÿò îáèäû âàøè, - èëè
                    Ñîâñåì óéäåì: âñå òóò ãëÿäÿò íà íàñ.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                    È ïóñòü ãëÿäÿò, - íà òî ãëàçà äàíû;
                    Íè äëÿ êîãî íå òðîíóñÿ ÿ ñ ìåñòà.
 
                               Âõîäèò Ðîìåî.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                    Íó, õîðîøî, ñèíüîð, äîâîëüíî; âîò
                    Ìîé ÷åëîâåê èäåò.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                                      Áóäü ÿ ïîâåøåí,
                    Êîãäà òâîþ ëèâðåþ íîñèò îí!
                    Òû âûçîâè åãî íà ïîåäèíîê,
                    È áóäåò îí ãîòîâ òåáå ñëóæèòü;
                    Òâîé ÷åëîâåê îí òîëüêî â ýòîì ñìûñëå.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                    Ìîÿ ëþáîâü ê òåáå, Ðîìåî, ìîæåò
                    Ïðèäóìàòü ëèøü îäíî òåáå íàçâàíüå:
                    Òû - íåãîäÿé.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                  Ïðè÷èíà, ïî êîòîðîé
                    Òåáÿ ëþáèòü, Òèáàëüäî, äîëæåí ÿ,
                    Ìíå íå äàåò îòäàòüñÿ âçðûâó ãíåâà
                    Çà äåðçêèå ñëîâà òâîè. ß âîâñå
                    Íå íåãîäÿé. Èòàê, ïðîùàé; ÿ âèæó -
                    Íå çíàåøü òû ìåíÿ.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                                       Ìàëü÷èøêà, ýòî
                    Íå èçâèíèò òåõ îñêîðáëåíèé, ÷òî
                    Íàíåñ òû ìíå. Íó, âûíèìàé æå øïàãó.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    ß íèêîãäà òåáÿ íå îñêîðáëÿë;
                    Òåáÿ ëþáëþ ÿ áîëüøå, ÷åì òû ìîæåøü
                    Âîîáðàçèòü, íå çíàÿ î ïðè÷èíå
                    Ìîåé ëþáâè. Ìîé äîáðûé Êàïóëåòòè,
                    ×üå èìÿ ìíå òàê ìèëî, êàê ìîå,
                    Íå ãîðÿ÷èñü.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                                 Ïîçîðíîå ñìèðåíüå!
                    Alla stoccata {Êîëþùèé óäàð (èò.).} óñòðàíèò åãî.
                    Íó, êðûñîëîâ Òèáàëüäî, âûõîäè.
                              (Âûíèìàåò ìå÷.)
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
     ×òî òåáå íóæíî îò ìåíÿ?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Íè÷åãî,  äîñòîéíûé  öàðü  êîòîâ,  êðîìå îäíîé èç âàøèõ äåâÿòè æèçíåé; à
îñòàëüíûå  ÿ  áóäó  âûáèâàòü  èç âàñ, ñìîòðÿ ïî âàøåìó îáðàùåíèþ ñî ìíîé. Íå
óãîäíî  ëè  âàì âûòàùèòü çà óøè âàø ìå÷ èç êîæàíîãî ôóòëÿðà? Íå òî - ìîé ìå÷
åùå ïðåæäå ýòîãî î÷óòèòñÿ âîçëå âàøèõ óøåé.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
     ß ê âàøèì óñëóãàì.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ìåðêóöèî, âëîæè ñâîé ìå÷ â íîæíû.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Íó, ñèíüîð, äåëàéòå æå âàøå passade.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Áåíâîëèî, ìå÷ îáíàæè è âûáåé
                    Îðóæèå èç ðóê èõ. Ãîñïîäà,
                    Íå ñòûäíî ëü âàì! Îñòàâüòå ýòó ññîðó.
                    Ìåðêóöèî! Òèáàëüäî! Ãåðöîã äðàêè
                    Íà óëèöàõ Âåðîíû çàïðåòèë.
                    Ïîñòîé, Òèáàëüä! Ìåðêóöèî!
 
                     Òèáàëüäî è åãî ïðèâåðæåíöû óõîäÿò.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                                               ß ðàíåí;
                    ×óìà íà âàñ, - íà îáà âàøè äîìà!..
                    Ïîêîí÷åíî ñî ìíîé... è îí óøåë!
                    È íåóæëè ñîâñåì îí öåë îñòàëñÿ?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Òû ðàíåí?
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                               Äà, - öàðàïèíà îäíà,
                    Öàðàïèíà, íî ýòîãî äîâîëüíî.
                    Ýé, ïàæ, ñòóïàé è ïðèâåäè âðà÷à.
 
                                Ïàæ óõîäèò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
     Îáîäðèñü, äðóã ìîé, ýòà ðàíà íå ìîæåò áûòü ãëóáîêà.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
     Äà,  îíà  íå  òàê ãëóáîêà, êàê êîëîäåçü, è íå òàê øèðîêà, êàê öåðêîâíàÿ
äâåðü,  íî è åå äîâîëüíî: îíà ñäåëàåò ñâîå äåëî. Ïðèõîäè êî ìíå çàâòðà, è òû
íàéäåøü ìåíÿ ïîêîéíûì ÷åëîâåêîì. ß óæå íå ãîæóñü äëÿ ýòîãî ìèðà. ×óìà íà îáà
âàøè  äîìà!  ×åðò  âîçüìè!  ×òîáû êàêàÿ-íèáóäü ñîáàêà, êîøêà, ìûøü îöàðàïàëà
ìåíÿ  äî  ñìåðòè!  Õâàñòóí, áåçäåëüíèê, íåãîäÿé, êîòîðûé äåðåòñÿ ïî ïðàâèëàì
àðèôìåòèêè! È íà êîé ÷åðò òû ñóíóëñÿ ìåæäó íàìè? ß ðàíåí èç-ïîä òâîåé ðóêè.
 
                                   Pîìåî
 
     ß õîòåë óëàäèòü âñå ê ëó÷øåìó.
 
                                  Ìåðêóöèî
 
                    Â êàêîé-íèáóäü äîì îòâåäè ìåíÿ,
                    Áåíâîëèî, íå òî - ÿ óïàäó
                    Áåç ÷óâñòâ. ×óìà íà îáà âàøè äîìà!
                    ß èç-çà íèõ ñòàë ïèùåé äëÿ ÷åðâåé,
                    È ìíå êîíåö. - ×óìà íà îáà äîìà!
 
                        Ìåðêóöèî è Áåíâîëèî óõîäÿò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Èç-çà ìåíÿ ñìåðòåëüíî ðàíåí äðóã ìîé
                    È ðîäñòâåííèê ñòîëü áëèçêèé ãîñóäàðÿ!
                    Ðóãàòåëüñòâîì Òèáàëüäà ÷åñòü ìîÿ
                    Çàïÿòíàíà, - Òèáàëüäà, ÷òî çà ÷àñ
                    Òîìó íàçàä áûë âñå ðàâíî, ÷òî áðàò ìíå.
                    Î, ìèëàÿ Äæóëüåòòà, êðàñîòà
                    Òâîÿ ìîé íðàâ æåëåçíûé óìÿã÷èëà
                    È ñäåëàëà èçíåæåííûì ìåíÿ!
 
                           Áåíâîëèî âîçâðàùàåòñÿ.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Ðîìåî, î Ðîìåî! óìåð õðàáðûé
                    Ìåðêóöèî! äóõ äîáëåñòíûé åãî,
                    Áåçâðåìåííî ïðåçðåâøè ýòó çåìëþ,
                    Íà íåáåñà ïîäíÿòüñÿ ïîñïåøèë.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Äíÿ ýòîãî çëîâåùàÿ ñóäüáà
                    Íà ìíîãî äíåé ïðîäëèòñÿ; èì áåäà
                    Ëèøü íà÷àëàñü, à êîí÷èòñÿ ñ äðóãèìè.
 
                           Òèáàëüäî âîçâðàùàåòñÿ.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Âîò áåøåíûé Òèáàëüä èäåò îïÿòü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Îí æèâ, ñâîþ ïîáåäó òîðæåñòâóÿ,
                    À ìåæäó òåì Ìåðêóöèî óáèò!
                    Ïðî÷ü îò ìåíÿ, óñòóï÷èâàÿ êðîòîñòü!
                    Ïóñòü áåøåíñòâî òåïåðü âåäåò ìåíÿ!
                    Òèáàëüä, òû äàë ìíå èìÿ íåãîäÿÿ -
                    Âîçüìè åãî; Ìåðêóöèî äóøà
                    Åùå ïàðèò ó íàñ íàä ãîëîâàìè
                    È æäåò òâîåé, ÷òîá âìåñòå óëåòåòü.
                    Èëü òû, èëü ÿ, èëü îáà ìû äîëæíû
                    Ñîïóòñòâîâàòü åìó.
 
                                  Òèáàëüäî
 
                                       Ìàëü÷èøêà æàëêèé,
                    Òû áûë åãî ïðèÿòåëåì, è òû
                    Ñ íèì ïîëåòèøü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                     Íó, ýòî ìå÷ ðåøèò.
 
                       Îíè äåðóòñÿ; Òèáàëüäî ïàäàåò.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Áåãè, áåãè, Ðîìåî!
                    Òèáàëüä óáèò, è ãðàæäàíå â òðåâîãå.
                    ×åãî æ òû çäåñü ðàñòåðÿííûé ñòîèøü?
                    Ïðèãîâîðèò òåáÿ âåäü ãåðöîã ê ñìåðòè,
                    Êîãäà òåáÿ çàñòàíóò çäåñü. Áåãè!
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ìîÿ ñóäüáà ãëóìèòñÿ íàäî ìíîþ.
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    ×òî æ òû ñòîèøü? Áåãè, áåãè, Ðîìåî!
                              (Ðîìåî óõîäèò.)
 
                          Ñáåãàåòñÿ òîëïà ãðàæäàí.
 
                               1-é ãðàæäàíèí
 
                    Êóäà áåæàë òîò, êòî óáèë Ìåðêóöèî?
                    Êóäà óøåë Òèáàëüä, åãî óáèéöà?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Âîò îí ëåæèò.
 
                               1-é ãðàæäàíèí
 
                                   Âñòàâàé, èäè çà ìíîé,
                    ß òðåáóþ âî èìÿ ãîñóäàðÿ.
 
                    Âõîäÿò ãåðöîã ñî ñâèòîé, Ìîíòåêêè è
                        Êàïóëåòòè ñ æåíàìè è äðóãèå.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                    Ãäå ïîäëûå çà÷èíùèêè ðåçíè?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    ß ðàññêàçàòü ìîãó âàì, ãîñóäàðü,
                    Ïîäðîáíîñòè íåñ÷àñòíîé ýòîé ññîðû.
                    Âîò ÷åëîâåê, êîòîðûì áûë óáèò
                    Òâîé ðîäñòâåííèê Ìåðêóöèî. Ëåæèò îí
                    Óáèòûé ñàì çà òî ðóêîé Ðîìåî.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                    Ïëåìÿííèê ìîé Òèáàëüäî, áðàòà ñûí!
                    Î, ãåðöîã, ìóæ ìîé, äÿäÿ! ïðîëèëàñü
                    Êðîâü ìèëîãî ïëåìÿííèêà! Î, ãåðöîã,
                    Î ãîñóäàðü, êîãäà òû ñïðàâåäëèâ,
                    Çà íàøó êðîâü ïðîëåé òû êðîâü Ìîíòåêêè!
                    Ïëåìÿííèê ìîé!..
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                                     Áåíâîëèî, êòî áûë
                    Çà÷èíùèêîì êðîâàâîé ýòîé äðàêè?
 
                                  Áåíâîëèî
 
                    Òèáàëüäî, ÷òî óáèò ðóêîé Ðîìåî.
                    Ñ íèì ëàñêîâî Ðîìåî ãîâîðèë,
                    Ïðîñÿ ïîíÿòü áåçóìüå ýòîé ññîðû;
                    Ãðîçèë åìó è âàøèì ãíåâîì îí;
                    Íî ýòî âñå, - õîòü âûñêàçàíî áûëî
                    Ñ ñïîêîéñòâèåì âî âçãëÿäàõ è ñëîâàõ
                    È ñ êðîòêîþ ìîëüáîþ, - íå ìîãëî
                    Âçðûâ áåøåíñòâà Òèáàëüäà óñïîêîèòü;
                    Îñòàëñÿ îí ê âíóøåíüÿì ìèðà ãëóõ -
                    È áðîñèëñÿ ñ ïðîíçàþùåé ñòàëüþ
                    Íà ñìåëîãî Ìåðêóöèî; è òîò,
                    Íå ìåíåå ãîðÿ÷èé, ÷åì Òèáàëüäî,
                    Ñ ïðîòèâíèêîì âñòóïèë â ñìåðòåëüíûé áîé.
                    Ñ âîèíñòâåííûì ïðåçðåíüåì îòðàæàë îí
                    Ñìåðòü îò ñåáÿ è îòñûëàë îáðàòíî
                    Åå âðàãó, êîòîðûé, â ñâîé ÷åðåä,
                    Èñêóñíî îòðàæàë åå. Ðîìåî
                    Âñêðè÷àë: "äðóçüÿ, äîâîëüíî, ïåðåñòàíüòå!"
                    Áûñòðåå ñëîâ áûëà åãî ðóêà -
                    È âûáèëà êëèíêè èõ ðîêîâûå;
                    Íî èç-ïîä íåé óñïåë óæå Òèáàëüä
                    Ìåðêóöèî íàíåñòü óäàð ñìåðòåëüíûé.
                    Òèáàëüä áåæàë, íî âñëåä çàòåì âåðíóëñÿ.
                    Òóò áåøåíñòâîì Ðîìåî çàêèïåë,
                    È â òîò æå ìèã îíè âñòóïèëè â áèòâó.
                    Åùå ìå÷à ÿ âûíóòü íå óñïåë,
                    ×òîá èõ ðàçíÿòü, êàê óæ óïàë Òèáàëüäî.
                    Óáèâ åãî, Ðîìåî óáåæàë.
                    Âîò èñòèíà, êëÿíóñü ìîåþ æèçíüþ.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                    Îí ðîäñòâåííèê Ìîíòåêêè è, ïîíÿòíî,
                    Îí, ðàäè èõ, íåïðàâäó ãîâîðèò.
                    Äî äâàäöàòè ñðàæàâøèõñÿ òóò áûëî,
                    À ìåæäó òåì îäèí Òèáàëüä óáèò.
                    Ïðîøó ÿ âàñ î ïðàâîñóäüè, ãåðöîã!
                    Îáÿçàíû âû ïðàâûé ñóä ñâåðøèòü, -
                    Òèáàëüä óáèò, åãî óáèë Ðîìåî,
                    À ïîòîìó è îí íå äîëæåí æèòü.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                    Íî îí óáèë òîãî, êòî áûë óáèéöåé
                    Ìåðêóöèî; çà äîðîãóþ êðîâü
                    Ìåðêóöèî êòî äîëæåí çàïëàòèòü ìíå?
 
                                  Ìîíòåêêè
 
                    Êîíå÷íî, íå Ðîìåî, ãîñóäàðü!
                    Îí äðóãîì áûë Ìåðêóöèî, è îí
                    Óáèë òîãî, êîãî á êàçíèë çàêîí;
                    Âîò âñÿ åãî âèíà.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                                      È çà íåå
                    Íåìåäëåííî åãî ìû èçãîíÿåì.
                    Îò âàøèõ ññîð è ñàìè ìû ñòðàäàåì:
                    Òóò ïðîëèëàñü ðîäíàÿ êðîâü ìîÿ,
                    È íàêàæó çà ýòî ñòðîãî ÿ,
                    Òàê ÷òî, íåñÿ òÿæåëóþ ðàñïëàòó,
                    Îïëà÷åòå âû âñå ìîþ óòðàòó.
                    Êî âñåì ìîëüáàì îñòàíóñü ÿ ãëóõèì;
                    Íè ñëåçû, íè ìîëüáû, íè èçâèíåíüÿ
                    Çäåñü èñêóïèòü íå ìîãóò ïðåñòóïëåíüÿ,
                    È ïîòîìó - íå ïðèáåãàéòå ê íèì.
                    Ïóñòü ïîñïåøèò Ðîìåî óäàëèòüñÿ,
                    À åñëè íåò - îí ñ æèçíèþ ïðîñòèòñÿ.
                    Ïðîùàòü óáèéö! äà ýòî âñå ðàâíî,
                    ×òî ñ íèìè áûòü â óáèéñòâå çàîäíî.
                                 (Óõîäÿò.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ II

 
 
                         Êîìíàòà â äîìå Êàïóëåòòè.
                             Âõîäèò Äæóëüåòòà.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Âïåðåä, âïåðåä, íà îãíåííûõ íîãàõ,
                     Íåñèòåñÿ áûñòðåå, êîíè Ôåáà,
                     Ê åãî äâîðöó. Êîãäà á ó âàñ âîçíèöåé
                     Áûë Ôàýòîí, ïîãíàë áû îí õëûñòîì
                     Ê çàêàòó âàñ, è íî÷ü áû íàñòóïèëà
                     Íåìåäëåííî. Ëþáâè ïîäðóãà, íî÷ü!
                     Ðàñêèíü ñâîå ãóñòîå ïîêðûâàëî,
                     ×òîáû íè÷üè íåñêðîìíûå ãëàçà
                     Âî òüìå òâîåé Ðîìåî íå âèäàëè;
                     ×òîá êèíóëñÿ â îáúÿòüÿ îí ìîè,
                     Ïîäêðàâøèñÿ íåñëûøíî è íåçðèìî.
                     Âëþáëåííûå ñïîñîáíû âèäåòü âñå,
                     ×òî íóæíî èì, äîâîëüñòâóéñÿ ñâåòîì
                     Èõ êðàñîòû; êîãäà ëþáîâü ñëåïà,
                     Òî áîëåå âñåãî åé íî÷ü ïîäõîäèò.
                     Ïðèäè æå, íî÷ü ñòåïåííàÿ, ñêîðåé, -
                     Âñÿ â ÷åðíîå îäåòàÿ ìàòðîíà, -
                     È íàó÷è ìåíÿ - êàê ïðîèãðàòü
                     Ìíå â òîé èãðå, êîòîðóþ âåäóò
                     Äâà äåâñòâåííûõ è íåïîðî÷íûõ ñåðäöà.
                     Ïðèêðîé ìîþ áóíòóþùóþ êðîâü,
                     Êîòîðàÿ â ëèöî ìíå óäàðÿåò,
                     Òû ÷åðíîþ îäåæäîþ ñâîåé,
                     Ïîêà ìîÿ ñòûäëèâàÿ ëþáîâü,
                     Ñìåëåå ñòàâ, íå ñâûêíåòñÿ ñ òîé ìûñëüþ,
                     ×òî â èñòèííîé ëþáâè âñå - òîëüêî
                                                  ñêðîìíîñòü.
                     Ïðèäè æå, íî÷ü, ñêîðåé; ïðèäè, Ðîìåî,
                     Ìîé äåíü âî òüìå; íà êðûëüÿõ ýòîé íî÷è
                     Òû ÿâèøüñÿ ìíå ÷èùå è áåëåé,
                     ×åì ïåðâûé ñíåã ó âîðîíà íà ïåðüÿõ.
                     Î, òèõàÿ, ëàñêàþùàÿ íî÷ü,
                     Íî÷ü òåìíàÿ, ïðèäè, äàé ìíå Ðîìåî.
                     Êîãäà æå îí óìðåò, âîçüìè åãî
                     È ðàçäðîáè íà ìàëåíüêèå çâåçäû:
                     Óêðàñèò îí òîãäà ëèöî íåáåñ,
                     Òàê ÷òî âåñü ìèð, âëþáèâøèñü â íî÷ü,
                                                     íå áóäåò
                     Áîãîòâîðèòü ñëåïÿùèé ñîëíöà ñâåò.
                     Êóïèëà ÿ ñåáå ïðèþò ëþáâè,
                     Íî íå âîøëà åùå ÿ âî âëàäåíüå;
                     ß ïðîäàíà ñàìà, íî ïîêóïùèê
                     Ïîêà åùå íå ïîëüçóåòñÿ ìíîþ.
                     Ìíå ýòîò äåíü òîìèòåëåí, êàê íî÷ü
                     Ïðåä ïðàçäíèêîì òîìèòåëüíà ðåáåíêó,
                     Êîòîðûé æäåò è íå äîæäåòñÿ äíÿ,
                     ×òîáû íàäåòü ãîòîâûå îáíîâêè.
 
                  Âõîäèò êîðìèëèöà ñ âåðåâî÷íîþ ëåñòíèöåé.
 
                     Íî âîò èäåò êîðìèëèöà ìîÿ
                     È âåñòü íåñåò. Íåáåñíûì êðàñíîðå÷üåì,
                     Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, âëàäååò òîò ÿçûê,
                     ×òî èìÿ ëèøü Ðîìåî ïðîèçíîñèò.
                     ×òî íîâîãî? ×òî ó òåáÿ òàì, íÿíÿ?
                     Âåðåâêè, ÷òî ëü, êîòîðûå òåáå
                     Âåëåë ïðèíåñòü Ðîìåî?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                           Äà, âåðåâêè.
                         (Áðîñàåò âåðåâêè íà ïîë.)
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Àõ, ÷òî ñ òîáîé? ÷òî òû ëîìàåøü ðóêè?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Î, ãîðå ìíå! Îí óìåð, óìåð, óìåð!
                     Ïðîïàëè ìû, ïîãèáëè, ñèíüîðèíà;
                     Çëîñ÷àñòíûé äåíü! ñêîí÷àëñÿ, ìåðòâ, óáèò!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Èëü íåáåñà òàê çëîáíû?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                             Çîë Ðîìåî,
                     À íåáåñà íå ìîãóò çëûìè áûòü.
                     Ðîìåî! î, Ðîìåî! êòî áû ìîã
                     Êîãäà-íèáóäü ñåáå ïðåäñòàâèòü ýòî?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Òû äåìîí, ÷òî ëü, ÷òî ìó÷èøü òàê ìåíÿ?
                     Òâîè ñëîâà, âåäü ýòî - ïûòêà àäà!
                     Èëè óáèë Ðîìåî ñàì ñåáÿ?
                     Ñêàæè ëèøü "äà" - ïðîñòîå ýòî ñëîâî,
                     Ïðîñòîå "äà" ñïîñîáíî îòðàâèòü
                     Ñêîðåé, ÷åì âçãëÿä ñìåðòåëüíûé âàñèëèñêà.
                     ß - óæ íå ÿ, êîëü åñòü òàêîå "äà",
                     Êîãäà ãëàçà çàêðûëèñü, î êîòîðûõ
                     Òû ñêàæåøü "äà". Òàê ãîâîðè æå "äà",
                     Êîãäà óáèò îí; åñëè æ íåò, òî - "íåò".
                     Òû ïîðåøèøü îäíèì êîðîòêèì çâóêîì,
                     Áëàæåíñòâó ìíå îòäàòüñÿ èëè ìóêàì.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Ñàìà, ñàìà ÿ âèäåëà òó ðàíó;
                     Óæàñíûé çíàê! - òóò, íà åãî ãðóäè...
                     Íåñ÷àñòíûé òðóï, - è áëåäíûé òî÷íî ïåïåë,
                     Âåñü, âåñü â êðîâè, â çàïåêøåéñÿ êðîâè!
                     Ïðè âèäå òîì ÿ â îáìîðîê óïàëà.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Ðàçáåéñÿ æå, î ñåðäöå: òû - áàíêðîò,
                     Ðàçáåéñÿ âäðóã; ãëàçà ìîè, â òåìíèöó!
                     Óæ áîëüøå âàì íà âîëå íå ñìîòðåòü.
                     Ïðåçðåííûé ïðàõ, îòäàéñÿ ñíîâà ïðàõó;
                     Ïóñòü êîí÷èòñÿ ñêèòàëü÷åñòâî òâîå
                     Çäåñü íà çåìëå; òû è Ðîìåî - îáà
                     Ïîêîéòåñÿ âäâîåì ïîä êðûøêîé ãðîáà!
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Òèáàëüä, Òèáàëüä, ìîé ëàñêîâûé Òèáàëüä,
                     È ëó÷øèé äðóã, êàêîãî ÿ èìåëà,
                     Òèáàëüä, òàêîé ÷åñòíåéøèé ãîñïîäèí!..
                     È äîæèëà ÿ äî åãî êîí÷èíû!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Êàêîé íà íàñ íàíåññÿ óðàãàí?
                     Ðîìåî ìîé óáèò, Òèáàëüäî óìåð!
                     Ìîé äîðîãîé êóçåí è ìîé ñóïðóã,
                     ×òî ìíå åùå äîðîæå. Åñëè òàê,
                     Òðóáè, òðóáà, âñåîáùóþ ïîãèáåëü!
                     Êòî æèâ åùå, êîëü ýòèõ äâóõ óæ íåò?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Òèáàëüä óáèò, åãî óáèë Ðîìåî,
                     È èçãíàí îí.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                  Î, Áîæå, íåóæåëè
                     Òèáàëüäà êðîâü Ðîìåî ïðîëèë?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                                   Äà.
                     Çëîñ÷àñòíûé äåíü! äà, äà, îí ïðîëèë, ïðîëèë!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Öâåòóùåå ëèöî, ñ çìåèíûì ñåðäöåì!
                     Ñêðûâàëñÿ ëè â òàêîì ïðåêðàñíîì ãðîòå
                     Êîãäà-ëèáî äðàêîí? Çëîäåé-êðàñàâåö!
                     Òû, àíãåëó ïîäîáíûé ïàäøèé äóõ!
                     Î, âîðîí çëîé, íî â ïåðüÿõ ãîëóáèöû!
                     Ñâèðåïûé âîëê âî îáðàçå ÿãíåíêà!
                     Òâàðü ãíóñíàÿ ñ áîæåñòâåííûì ÷åëîì!
                     Êîíòðàñò âñåìó, ÷åì êàæåøüñÿ òû ñ âèäó!
                     Ñâÿòîé â ãðåõàõ, â ïî÷åòå íåãîäÿé!
                     Î, ÷òî æ òåáå, ïðèðîäà, îñòàåòñÿ
                     Òâîðèòü â àäó, êîãäà òû äóõó çëà
                     Äàëà ïðèþò â ðàþ ñòîëü íåæíîé ïëîòè?
                     Âèäàë ëè êòî ñòîëü ÷óäíûé ïåðåïëåò
                     Íà êíèãå ñ ñòîëü ïîçîðíûì ñîäåðæàíüåì?
                     Êàê ìîã îáìàí ïîäîáíûé îáèòàòü
                     Â òàêîì äâîðöå ðîñêîøíîì?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                                Íåò â ìóæ÷èíàõ
                     Íè ñîâåñòè, íè ÷åñòíîñòè, íè ïðàâäû;
                     È âñå îíè ëãóíû è ëèöåìåðû:
                     Íèêòî èç íèõ íå ñîáëþäàåò êëÿòâ.
                     Ãäå ìîé ñëóãà? - Ïîäàé ìíå aqua vitae {*}.
                     {* Æèâàÿ âîäà (ëàò.). Çäåñü: âîäêà.}
                     Íåñ÷àñòèå òàêîå, ýòî ãîðå
                     Äî âðåìåíè ñîñòàðèëî ìåíÿ...
                     Ïîçîð òåáå, ïîçîð òåáå, Ðîìåî!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Ïóñòü âîëäûðè ïîêðîþò òâîé ÿçûê,
                     Çà ýòó áðàíü. Íå íà ïîçîð Ðîìåî
                     Ðîäèëñÿ â ñâåò, è íà åãî ÷åëî
                     Áåññîâåñòíûé ïîçîð âçîéòè ñòûäèòñÿ:
                     Îíî åñòü òðîí, ãäå âîññåäàåò ÷åñòü,
                     Åäèíàÿ âëàñòèòåëüíèöà ìèðà.
                     Î, ÷òî çà çâåðü áûëà ÿ, ÷òî åãî
                     Áðàíèëà òàê!
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                  Íî íåóæåëè õâàëèò
                     Òîãî, êòî áûë óáèéöåþ êóçåíà?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Ìîãó ëü î íåì ÿ äóðíî ãîâîðèòü?
                     Îí ìîé ñóïðóã. - Ìîé áåäíûé ìóæ, êòî èìÿ
                     Òâîå äîáðîì ïîìÿíåò, åñëè ÿ,
                     Òâîÿ æåíà íå áîëüøå òðåõ ÷àñîâ,
                     Åãî óæå òàê èñòåðçàòü óñïåëà?
                     Çà ÷òî æ óáèë, íåãîäíûé òû, êóçåíà?
                     Çà òî, ÷òî îí, íåãîäíûé ìîé êóçåí,
                     Õîòåë óáèòü òåáÿ, ìîé ìóæ. Ïðî÷ü ñëåçû
                     Áåçóìíûå, âåðíèòåñü ê ñâîåìó
                     Èñòî÷íèêó: âû - äàííèêè ïå÷àëè,
                     È ñ÷àñòüþ äàíü îøèáêîé ïðèíåñëè.
                     Æèâåò ìîé ìóæ, êîòîðîãî Òèáàëüäî
                     Õîòåë óáèòü, à ñàì Òèáàëüäî óìåð...
                     Âñå ðàäîñòü òóò; èç-çà ÷åãî æ ÿ ïëà÷ó?
                     Íî ñëîâî çäåñü ÿ ñëûøàëà îäíî,
                     ×òî õóæå, ÷åì Òèáàëüäà ñìåðòü: óáèëî
                     Îíî ìåíÿ, è ïîçàáûòü åãî
                     Æåëàëà á ÿ; íî â ïàìÿòè ìîåé,
                     Óâû! îíî íàñòîé÷èâî ãíåçäèòñÿ,
                     Êàê òÿæêèé ãðåõ ó ãðåøíèêà â óìå.
                     Òèáàëüä óáèò, à ìîé Ðîìåî èçãíàí!
                     È ýòî "èçãíàí", òîëüêî ñëîâî "èçãíàí"
                     Óáèëî ìûñëü î òûñÿ÷àõ Òèáàëüäî.
                     Òèáàëüäà ñìåðòü - äîñòàòî÷íîå ãîðå,
                     Õîòÿ áû âñå íåñ÷àñòüå áûëî â íåé.
                     Íî åæåëè, ñîîáùåñòâî ëþáÿ,
                     Áåäà ñ áåäîé äîëæíà ñîåäèíÿòüñÿ,
                     Òî ïî÷åìó çà âåñòüþ, ÷òî Òèáàëüä
                     Óáèò, òîò÷àñ íå ñêàçàíî ìíå áûëî,
                     ×òî ìîé îòåö èëü ìàòü ìîÿ, èëü îáà
                     Ñêîí÷àëèñÿ îíè? Òàêîå ãîðå
                     ß âûïëàêàòü ìîãëà áû. Íî ñêàçàòü -
                     "Òèáàëüä óáèò" è âñëåä çà òåì ïðèáàâèòü:
                     "Ðîìåî èçãíàí" - çíà÷èò óìåðòâèòü
                     Îòöà è ìàòü, Òèáàëüäî è Ðîìåî,
                     È ñàìóþ Äæóëüåòòó, - âñåõ óáèòü!
                     Ðîìåî èçãíàí! Óæàñó ñèõ ñëîâ
                     Íåò íè êîíöà, íè ìåðû, íè ïðåäåëà, -
                     Èõ áåäñòâèÿ íåëüçÿ èçîáðàçèòü.
                     Ãäå ìàòü, îòåö?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                     Ðûäàþò íàä Òèáàëüäîì.
                     Òû ê íèì ïîéäåøü? ß ïðîâîæó òåáÿ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Íåò, ïóòü îíè ñëåçàìè îìûâàþò
                     Òàì ðàíû ó ïîêîéíèêà, à ÿ
                     Îá èçãíàííîì Ðîìåî áóäó ïëàêàòü,
                     Êîãäà óæå ïðîñîõíóò ñëåçû èõ.
                     Âîçüìè âåðåâêè. - Áåäíûå âåðåâêè,
                     Îáìàíóòû âû òàê æå, êàê è ÿ:
                     Ðîìåî èçãíàí, ïóòü ê ìîåé ïîñòåëè
                     Óñòðîèë îí èç âàñ, íî ÿ, äåâèöà,
                     Òàê è óìðó äåâèöåþ-âäîâîé.
                     Êîðìèëèöà, ïîéäåì, âîçüìè âåðåâêè,
                     Õî÷ó ÿ ëå÷ü íà áðà÷íóþ ïîñòåëü.
                     Ðîìåî ìîé íå ïîñåòèò åå,
                     Ïóñòü ñìåðòü âîçüìåò äåâè÷åñòâî ìîå!
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Èäè â ñâîþ òû êîìíàòó, à ÿ
                     Íàéäó åãî, ÷òîáû òåáÿ óòåøèòü.
                     ß çíàþ, ãäå îí. Ñëóøàé, òâîé Ðîìåî
                     Çäåñü áóäåò â ýòó íî÷ü; ïîéäó ê íåìó -
                     Ñêðûâàåòñÿ îí â êåëüå ó Ëîðåíöî.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Èäè, èäè, îòäàé åìó âîò ýòî
                     Êîëüöî; ñêàæè, ÷òîá îí ïðèøåë ïðîñòèòüñÿ.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ III

 
 
                           Êåëüÿ ìîíàõà Ëîðåíöî.
                          Âõîäÿò Ëîðåíöî è Ðîìåî.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Íó, âûõîäè, Ðîìåî, âûéäè òðóñ;
                    Ïå÷àëü â òâîè äîñòîèíñòâà âëþáèëàñü,
                    È ñ áåäñòâèåì ïîâåí÷àí òû.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                               Îòåö,
                    ×òî íîâîãî? ×åì ãåðöîã ïîðåøèë?
                    Êàêîå ìíå ãðîçèò çíàêîìñòâîì ãîðå,
                    Êîòîðîãî åùå íå çíàþ ÿ?
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Ìîé ìèëûé ñûí, òû ñëèøêîì õîðîøî
                    Çíàêîì è òàê ñ óãðþìîþ ïå÷àëüþ.
                    Èçâåñòèå î ïðèãîâîðå ïðèíöà
                    Òåáå ïðèíåñ ÿ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                     ÷åì îí ñîñòîèò?
                    Íå â ñìåðòè ëè?
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                                    Îí íå íà ñòîëüêî ñòðîã:
                    Òû ïðèñóæäåí íå ê ñìåðòè, à ê èçãíàíüþ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ê èçãíàíèþ? Áóäü ìèëîñòèâ, ñêàæè,
                    ×òî ê ñìåðòè: ìíå ñòðàøíåé ãîðàçäî ññûëêà;
                    Íå ãîâîðè òû ìíå î íåé, îòåö.
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                    Òû èçãíàí ëèøü îòñþäà, èç Âåðîíû;
                    Íå óíûâàé: îáøèðåí Áîæèé ìèð.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Âíå ñòåí åå íåò íèêîãî ìèðà;
                    Òàì ìóêà ëèøü, ÷èñòèëèùå è àä.
                    Èçãíàíèå îòñþäà åñòü èçãíàíüå
                    Èç ìèðà, à èçãíàíèå èç ìèðà
                    Åñòü òà æå ñìåðòü, ñ íàçâàíèåì äðóãèì,
                    Íåïðàâèëüíûì; è íàçûâàÿ ñìåðòü
                    Èçãíàíèåì, òû ãîëîâó ìíå ðóáèøü
                    Ñåêèðîþ èç çîëîòà, ñëåäÿ
                    Ñ óëûáêîþ çà ãèáåëüíûì óäàðîì.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Î, ñìåðòíûé ãðåõ - òâîÿ íåáëàãîäàðíîñòü!
                    Ïðîñòóïîê òâîé, ïî íàøåìó çàêîíó,
                    Ñìåðòü çàñëóæèë, íî äîáðûé ãåðöîã íàø,
                    Èç ìèëîñòè ê òåáå, çàêîí íàðóøèë,
                    È ïðèãîâîð îí ñìåðòíûé çàìåíèë
                    Èçãíàíèåì. Áîëüøàÿ ýòî ìèëîñòü,
                    È ýòîãî íå ïîíèìàåøü òû!
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Ìó÷åíüå, à íå ìèëîñòü; íåáåñà -
                    Çäåñü, ãäå æèâåò Äæóëüåòòà. Êàæäûé êîò,
                    Ñîáàêà, ìûøü, ïîñëåäíåå òâîðåíüå
                    Íè÷òîæíîå - æèâóò çäåñü, â íåáåñàõ, -
                    Âñå íà íåå òóò ìîãóò ëþáîâàòüñÿ;
                    Ðîìåî - íåò. Ó ìóõ íàâîçíûõ áîëüøå
                    Ïî÷åòíûõ ïðàâ, ñâîáîäû äëÿ ëþáâè,
                    ×åì ó íåãî: îíè ñâîáîäíî ìîãóò
                    Ê åå ðóêå ïðåêðàñíîé ïðèïàäàòü,
                    Áåññìåðòíîå áëàæåíñòâî ïîõèùàòü,
                    Ïî âðåìåíàì, ñ åå íåâèííûõ ãóáîê,
                    ×òî, â ÷èñòîòå äåâè÷åñêîé ñâîåé,
                    Ñàìèõ ñåáÿ êàñàëñÿ, êðàñíåþò.
                    Äîçâîëåíî âñå ýòî äåëàòü ìóõàì,
                    Ìíå æ âåëåíî îò ýòîãî áåæàòü;
                    Èì - âîëÿ, ìíå - èçãíàíèå. È òû
                    Ìíå ãîâîðèøü, ÷òî ññûëêà ëó÷øå ñìåðòè!
                    Èëü ó òåáÿ íåò ÿäà ïîä ðóêîé,
                    Èëü îñòðîãî íîæà, èëè äðóãîãî
                    Ãîòîâîãî îðóäèÿ äëÿ ñìåðòè,
                    Ëèøü áû íå ñòîëü óæàñíîãî, êàê ññûëêà,
                    ×òîáû ìåíÿ óáèòü? - ß èçãíàí... Î!
                    Âåäü ýòî ñëîâî ãðåøíèêè â àäó
                    Ñî ñêðåæåòîì è ñòîíîì ïðîèçíîñÿò;
                    Êàê ó òåáÿ, äóõîâíîãî ëèöà,
                    Âðà÷à äóøè, ðåøèòåëÿ ãðåõîâ
                    È ìîåãî èñïûòàííîãî äðóãà -
                    Êàê ó òåáÿ òåïåðü äîñòàëî äóõó
                    Ìåíÿ òåðçàòü óæàñíûì ñëîâîì "èçãíàí"?
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                    Ïîìåøàííûé, áåçóìíûé ÷åëîâåê!
                    Äàé ìíå ñêàçàòü äâà ñëîâà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                               ×òîá îïÿòü
                    Çàãîâîðèòü î ññûëêå?
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                                         ß õî÷ó
                    Îðóæüå äàòü òåáå, ÷òîá ýòî ñëîâî
                    Òû îòðàçèë. Â áåäå óñëàäà - ìóäðîñòü.
                    Îíà òåáÿ óòåøèò è â èçãíàíüè.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Îïÿòü îíî, èçãíàíüå! - Ê ÷åðòó ìóäðîñòü!
                    Íå ìîæåò, âåäü, ñîçäàòü îíà Äæóëüåòòó,
                    Ïåðåìåñòèòü Âåðîíó, îòìåíèòü
                    Ìîé ïðèãîâîð. Êîãäà îíà áåññèëüíà,
                    Òî íå÷åãî î íåé è ãîâîðèòü.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    ß âèæó, ÷òî íåò ñëóõà ó áåçóìöåâ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Êàê áûòü åìó, êîãäà ó ìóäðåöîâ
                    Íåò çðåíèÿ?
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                                Îáñóäèì-êà ñ òîáîþ
                    Òâîè äåëà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                               Êàê ìîæåøü òû ñóäèòü
                    Î òîì, ÷åãî íå ÷óâñòâóåøü? Êîãäà áû
                    Òû ìîëîä áûë, êàê ÿ, ëþáèë Äæóëüåòòó,
                    Îáâåí÷àí áûë ëèøü ÷àñ òîìó íàçàä,
                    Ñâåäåí ñ óìà è óìåðòâèë Òèáàëüäà
                    È èçãíàí áûë, êàê ÿ, - òîãäà áû òû
                    Ìîã ãîâîðèòü; òû âîëîñû áû ðâàë
                    È íà çåìëþ óïàë áû òàê, êàê ÿ,
                    ×òîá ìåðêó ñíÿòü äëÿ áóäóùåé ìîãèëû.
                             (Ñòó÷àò â äâåðü.)
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                    Âñòàâàé, óéäè, Ðîìåî! Ìèëûé, ñïðÿ÷üñÿ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Íå ñïðÿ÷óñü ÿ, ïîêà ïàðû îò âçäîõîâ
                    Ìåíÿ îò ãëàç íå ñêðîþò, êàê òóìàí.
                                 (Ñòó÷àò.)
 
                                  Ëopeíöî
 
                    Êòî òàì ñòó÷èò? êòî òàì? - Âñòàâàé, Ðîìåî.
                    Âñòàâàé; òåáÿ çäåñü ìîãóò çàõâàòèòü.
                                 (Ñòó÷àò.)
                    Áåãè â ìîþ ìîëåëüíóþ. - Ñåé÷àñ!
                    Î, Ãîñïîäè, êàê îí óïðÿì. - Èäó!
                                 (Ñòó÷àò.)
                    Êòî ãðîìêî òàê ñòó÷èòñÿ? Âû îòêóäà?
                    ×òî íóæíî âàì?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                   Âïóñòèòå, è òîãäà
                    Óçíàåòå. Ñèíüîðîþ Äæóëüåòòîé
                    ß ïðèñëàíà.
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                                Î, åñëè òàê, äîáðî
                    Ïîæàëîâàòü.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                Ñâÿòîé îòåö, ñêàæèòå -
                    Ãäå ìóæ ìîåé ñèíüîðû, ãäå Ðîìåî?
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Âîí, íà ïîëó, îí îïüÿíåë îò ñëåç.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                    Êàê è ìîÿ ñèíüîðà: ñ íåþ òî æå.
                    Î, ãîðüêîå ñî÷óâñòâèå! áåäíÿæêè!
                    Êàê ðàç âîò òàê ëåæèò îíà è ïëà÷åò
                    Áåçóäåðæíî. - Äà áóäüòå æå ìóæ÷èíîé;
                    Íó, âñòàíüòå äëÿ Äæóëüåòòû, äëÿ íåå!
                    Çà÷åì âçäûõàòü òàê ãëóáîêî?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                                Àõ, íÿíÿ!
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                    Ñèíüîð, ñèíüîð, âåäü ñìåðòü - êîíåö âñåìó.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Òû î Äæóëüåòòå çäåñü óïîìÿíóëà?
                    Íó, ÷òî îíà? ñ÷èòàåò ëè ìåíÿ
                    Îíà òåïåðü óáèéöåé çàêîñíåëûì?
                    Âåäü êîëûáåëü ñ÷àñòëèâûõ íàøèõ äíåé
                    ß çàïÿòíàë ñòîëü áëèçêîþ åé êðîâüþ!
                    ×òî äåëàåò, ÷òî ãîâîðèò îíà,
                    Îíà, ìîÿ ñóïðóãà â òàéíîì áðàêå, -
                    Òåïåðü, êîãäà ðàñòîðãíóò íàø ñîþç?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                    Äà íè÷åãî íå ãîâîðèò, âñå ïëà÷åò;
                    Òî óïàäåò â ïîñòåëü, òî âñêî÷èò ñíîâà,
                    Çîâåò Òèáàëüäà, âñêðèêíåò âäðóã "Ðîìåî!"
                    È ïàäàåò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                               Êàê áóäòî ýòî èìÿ
                    Óáüåò åå âíåçàïíî, òî÷íî ïóëÿ,
                    Ïîäîáíî êàê åå êóçåí óáèò
                    Ïðîêëÿòîþ ðóêîé òîãî æ Ðîìåî!
                    Ñêàæè, ìîíàõ, ñêàæè ìíå, ãäå òà ÷àñòü
                    Ïðåçðåííàÿ âîò ýòîé ñàìîé ïëîòè,
                    Ãäå èìÿ òî ãíåçäèòñÿ, ÷òîáû ÿ
                    Ðàçðóøèòü ìîã ïðèþò òîò íåíàâèñòíûé!
                              (Âûíèìàåò ìå÷.)
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                    Ìóæ÷èíà ëü òû? Ïî âèäó - äà, ìóæ÷èíà,
                    Íî æåíñêèå òû ïðîëèâàåøü ñëåçû
                    È äåéñòâóåøü, êàê íåðàçóìíûé çâåðü.
                    Î, æåíùèíà, âî îáðàçå ìóæ÷èíû,
                    Â äâóõ âèäàõ çâåðü! ìåíÿ òû èçóìëÿåøü.
                    Êëÿíóñü ñâÿòûì ÿ îðäåíîì ìîèì,
                    ß äóìàë, ÷òî õàðàêòåðîì òû òâåðæå.
                    Òû óìåðòâèë Òèáàëüäà, à òåïåðü
                    Ñåáÿ óáèòü òû äóìàåøü - è âìåñòå
                    Óáèòü æåíó, æèâóùóþ òîáîþ,
                    Ïðîêëÿòèå îáðóøèâ íà ñåáÿ!
                    ×òî âîññòàåøü òû íà ñâîå ðîæäåíüå,
                    Íà íåáî, çåìëþ, - òàê êàê âñå îíè
                    Â òåáå ñëèëèñü, è òû íàìåðåí ðàçîì
                    Ðàñòîðãíóòü èõ òðîéíîé ñîþç. Ñòûäèñü!
                    Ïîçîðèøü òû ñâîé îáðàç è ñâîé ðàçóì,
                    Ñâîþ ëþáîâü, - òû èìè íàäåëåí
                    Ñ èçáûòêîì, íî, êàê ðîñòîâùèê, íå õî÷åøü
                    Èçâëå÷ü èç íèõ òó èñòèííóþ ïîëüçó,
                    Êîòîðàÿ óêðàñèëà áû èõ.
                    ×òî ñäåëàëîñü ñ òâîåþ áëàãîðîäíîé
                    Íàðóæíîñòüþ? Íà âîñêîâóþ êóêëó
                    Òû ñòàë ïîõîæ, óòðàòèë òâåðäîñòü ìóæà;
                    Òâîÿ ëþáîâü - ëèøü êëÿòâîïðåñòóïëåíüå,
                    Òàê êàê óáèòü òû õî÷åøü òó ëþáîâü,
                    Êîòîðóþ ïîêëÿëñÿ òû ëåëåÿòü;
                    Òâîé óì, êðàñà è òåëà è ëþáâè,
                    Â ïîñòóïêàõ èõ îáîèõ èñêàçèëñÿ:
                    Êàê ïîðîõ ó íåëîâêîãî ñîëäàòà
                    Â åãî ñóìå: îí âñïûõíóë âäðóã, - è òû
                    Ðàçîðâàí èì, íå çíàÿ - êàê âëàäåòü
                    Îðóäèåì äëÿ ñîáñòâåííîé çàùèòû.
                    Íó, ïîëíî, âñòàíü, îáîäðèñü; âåäü, Äæóëüåòòà,
                    Èç-çà êîòîðîé ÷óòü íå óìåð òû,
                    Æèâà, - è â ýòîì ñëó÷àå òû ñ÷àñòëèâ.
                    Òåáÿ Òèáàëüä õîòåë óáèòü, íî òû
                    Óáèë åãî, - è çäåñü òû òîæå ñ÷àñòëèâ.
                    Çàêîí, ÷òî ñìåðòü ñóëèë òåáå, ñìÿã÷åí:
                    Òû íå êàçíåí, à èçãíàí, - ñíîâà ñ÷àñòüå!
                    Äà, ñûïëþòñÿ âñå áëàãà íà òåáÿ,
                    Ôîðòóíà ëüíåò ê òåáå, îáëåêøèñü â ëó÷øèé
                    Íàðÿä, íî, êàê ñåðäèòàÿ äåâ÷îíêà,
                    Òû äóåøüñÿ íà ñ÷àñòèå ñâîå
                    È íà ëþáîâü ñâîþ. Îñòåðåãàéñÿ, -
                    Íå òî - äîéäåøü äî æàëêîãî êîíöà.
                    Ñòóïàé ê ñâîåé âîçëþáëåííîé, êàê áûëî
                    Ó ñëîâëåíî; ê íåé â êîìíàòó âîéäè,
                    Óòåøü åå; íî òàì íå îñòàâàéñÿ
                    Äî òîé ïîðû, êàê ñòàâÿò ÷àñîâûõ, -
                    Èëü â Ìàíòóþ òåáå óæ íå ïðîáðàòüñÿ.
                    Æäè â Ìàíòóå, ïîêà ìû íå íàéäåì
                    Âîçìîæíîñòè âñåì îáúÿâèòü î áðàêå,
                    Ñ íèì ïîìèðèòü äðóçåé è èñïðîñèòü
                    Ïðîùåíèÿ ó ãåðöîãà. Â Âåðîíó
                    Ìû âûçîâåì òîãäà òåáÿ, - è ðàäîñòü
                    Òâîÿ ñèëüíåé â ñòî òûñÿ÷ áóäåò ðàç,
                    ×åì ýòîò ïëà÷ ïðè îòïðàâëåíüè â ññûëêó.
                    Êîðìèëèöà, ñòóïàé âïåðåä, ïîêëîí
                    Ìîé ïåðåäàé ñèíüîðå; ïóñòü óëîæèò
                    Ïîðàíüøå âñåõ ñâîèõ äîìàøíèõ ñïàòü, -
                    Íå ìóäðåíî óñòðîèòü ýòî: âñå
                    Óòîìëåíû ñâîèì òÿæåëûì ãîðåì.
                    Ñêàæè åé, ÷òî èäåò Ðîìåî.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                              Áîæå!
                    Ãîòîâà ÿ îñòàòüñÿ òóò âñþ íî÷ü -
                    Ðàçóìíûå òàêèå ðå÷è ñëóøàòü.
                    Ó÷åíîñòü-òî, ó÷åíîñòü-òî ÷òî çíà÷èò!
                    ß ãîñïîæå ìîåé ñêàæó, ñèíüîð,
                    ×òî âû ñåé÷àñ ïðèäåòå.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                           Õîðîøî.
                    Ñêàæè, ÷òîáû îíà áûëà ãîòîâà
                    Ìåíÿ áðàíèòü.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                  Âîò âàì êîëüöî îò íåé.
                    Ñêîðåé, ñèíüîð, ñòàíîâèòñÿ óæ ïîçäíî.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                    Êàê ýòî âñå îáîäðèëî ìåíÿ!
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    Èäè, èäè; ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è. Ïîìíè:
                    Òâîÿ ñóäüáà çàâèñèò îò òîãî,
                    ×òîá çäåñü íå áûòü, êàê ñòàíóò ñòàâèòü ñòðàæó,
                    Èëè ÷óòü ñâåò óéòè ïåðåîäåòûì.
                    Æäè â Ìàíòóå: ÷ðåç òâîåãî ñëóãó,
                    Êîòîðîãî ÿ îòûùó, òû áóäåøü,
                    Ïî âðåìåíàì, èçâåñòüÿ ïîëó÷àòü
                    Î âñåì, ÷òî çäåñü â òâîþ ñëó÷èòñÿ ïîëüçó.
                    Äàé ðóêó ìíå; óæ ïîçäíî; íó, ïðîùàé,
                    Ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                    Åñëè á ýòà ðàäîñòü,
                    ×òî âûøå âñåõ äðóãèõ, íå ïðèçûâàëà
                    Ìåíÿ òåïåðü, òî áûëî á ãîðüêî ìíå
                    Ñ òîáîþ òàê ïîñïåøíî ðàçëó÷èòüñÿ.
                    Ïðîùàé.
                                 (Óõîäÿò.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ IV

 
 
                         Êîìíàòà â äîìå Êàïóëåòòè.
                   Âõîäÿò Êàïóëåòòè, ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè è
                                   Ïàðèñ.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                    Ñèíüîð, ó íàñ òåïåðü òàêîå ãîðå,
                    ×òî âðåìåíè åùå ìû íå íàøëè
                    Ïîãîâîðèòü ñ Äæóëüåòòîé; âåäü îíà
                    Ëþáèëà òàê Òèáàëüäà, äà è ÿ
                    Åãî ëþáèë. ×òî äåëàòü, ðîäèëèñü ìû,
                    ×òîá óìåðåòü. Òåïåðü óæ î÷åíü ïîçäíî,
                    Ñåãîäíÿ óæ îíà íå âûéäåò ê íàì.
                    ß ñàì óæ áûë áû ÷àñ íàçàä â ïîñòåëè.
                    Êîãäà á íå âàøå îáùåñòâî.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                                               Â òàêèå
                    Ìèíóòû ãîðÿ íå äî ñâàòîâñòâà.
                    Ñèíüîðà, äîáðîé íî÷è; ïåðåäàéòå
                    Ïîêëîí ìîé ñèíüîðèíå.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                          Ïåðåäàì
                    È ðàññïðîøó Äæóëüåòòó çàâòðà óòðîì,
                    ×òî äóìàåò îíà íà ýòîò ñ÷åò.
                    Òåïåðü îíà âñÿ îòäàëàñü ïå÷àëè.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                    Ñèíüîð Ïàðèñ, ðåøàþñü ïîðó÷èòüñÿ
                    ß çà ëþáîâü ê âàì äî÷åðè ìîåé.
                    ß äóìàþ, - íåò, ÿ íå ñîìíåâàþñü, -
                    Îíà âî âñåì ïîñëóøíà áóäåò ìíå.
                    Æåíà, ñõîäè ê íåé, ïðåæäå ÷åì òû ëÿæåøü
                     ñâîþ ïîñòåëü, è ñîîáùè åé òîò÷àñ
                    Î ïðåäëîæåíüè ñûíà ìîåãî
                    Ïàðèñà; è ñêàæè òû åé, ÷òî â ñðåäó...
                    Íî ÷òî ó íàñ ñåãîäíÿ?
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                                          Ïîíåäåëüíèê.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                    Óæåëè? Íó, òàê â ñðåäó ñëèøêîì ðàíî,
                    À ïóñòü â ÷åòâåðã. Ñêàæè åé, ÷òî â ÷åòâåðã
                    Âåí÷àåòñÿ îíà âîò ñ ýòèì ãðàôîì.
                                  (Ïàðèñó)
                    Âû áóäåòå ëü ãîòîâû ê ÷åòâåðãó,
                    È íðàâèòñÿ ëü òàêàÿ âàì ïîñïåøíîñòü?
                    Îòïðàçäíóåì ìû ñâàäüáó ïîñêðîìíåé:
                    Âîò âèäèòå, Òèáàëüä óáèò íåäàâíî,
                    À òàê êàê îí íàø ðîäñòâåííèê, òî ñêàæóò,
                    ×òî ñìåðòü åãî íàì íè ïî ÷åì, êîãäà
                    Ìû ïèðîâàòü óæ ñëèøêîì øóìíî áóäåì.
                    Ïîýòîìó, ñ ïîëäþæèíû äðóçåé -
                    È òîëüêî. ×òî æå äóìàåòå âû
                    Î ÷åòâåðãå?
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                                 Ñèíüîð, æåëàë áû ÿ,
                    ×òîáû ÷åòâåðã áûë çàâòðà!
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                              Õîðîøî.
                    Èòàê, â ÷åòâåðã. Æåíà, èäè ê Äæóëüåòòå
                    È ñîîáùè î äíå âåí÷àíüÿ åé.
                    Ñèíüîð Ïàðèñ, ïðîùàéòå. - Ýé, îãíÿ
                    Ìíå â êîìíàòó! Ñâåòèòå ìíå. Òåïåðü
                    Òàê ïîçäíî, ÷òî ñåé÷àñ íàì áóäåò ìîæíî
                    Ñêàçàòü, ÷òî î÷åíü ðàíî. - Äîáðîé íî÷è!
                                 (Óõîäÿò.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ V

 
 
                             Êîìíàòà Äæóëüåòòû.
                         Âõîäÿò Ðîìåî è Äæóëüåòòà.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Êàê! õî÷åøü òû óéòè? Íî äàëåêî
                     Åùå äî äíÿ. Íå æàâîðîíîê ýòî,
                     À ñîëîâåé òâîé ðîáêèé ñëóõ âñòðåâîæèë;
                     Îí ïî íî÷àì âñåãäà ïîåò âîí òàì,
                     Íà äåðåâå ãðàíàòîâîì. Ïîâåðü ìíå,
                     Ìîé äîðîãîé, òû ñëûøàë ñîëîâüÿ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     Íå ñîëîâåé, à æàâîðîíîê ïåë.
                     Ñìîòðè, ìîÿ ëþáîâü, êàê íà âîñòîêå
                     Ðàñõîäÿòñÿ äðóã ñ äðóãîì îáëàêà
                     È ïîëîñû çàâèñòëèâûå ñâåòà
                     Ïîäîáíî áàõðîìå, îõâàòûâàþò èõ.
                     Ñâåòèëüíèêè íî÷íûå äîãîðåëè;
                     Âåñåëûé äåíü íà öûïî÷êàõ ñòîèò,
                     Ñìîòðÿ ÷åðåç òóìàííûå âåðøèíû
                     Âûñîêèõ ãîð. ß äîëæåí óõîäèòü,
                     ×òîá áûòü æèâûì; èëü çäåñü åùå îñòàòüñÿ -
                     È óìåðåòü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                 Íå óòðåííèé òî ñâåò,
                     À ìåòåîð; åãî ïîñëàëî ñîëíöå,
                     ×òîá îí òâîèì ôàêåëîíîñöåì áûë
                     È îñâåùàë äî Ìàíòóè äîðîãó.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     Ïóñêàé ìåíÿ çàõâàòÿò è óáüþò;
                     Ñîãëàñåí ÿ, êîãäà òåáå óãîäíî.
                     ß ïðèçíàþ, ÷òî òîò âîí ñåðûé ñâåò
                     Íå óòðà ëó÷, à òîëüêî áëåäíûé îòáëåñê
                     Îò Öèíòèè; íå æàâîðîíêà ïåñíü
                     Íåáåñíûé ñâîä íàä íàìè îãëàøàåò.
                     Ïðèÿòíåé ìíå îñòàòüñÿ, ÷åì óéòè.
                     Ïðèäè æå, ñìåðòü! Äæóëüåòòà òàê æåëàåò.
                     Íå ïðàâäà ëè, ìîÿ äóøà? Ìû áóäåì
                     Áåñåäîâàòü, - òåïåðü åùå íå äåíü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Äåíü, äåíü! Ñïåøè, áåãè ñêîðåé îòñþäà!
                     Òî æàâîðîíîê ôàëüøèâî òàê ïîåò, -
                     Ïðîòèâíàÿ, ïðîíçèòåëüíàÿ ïåñíÿ! -
                     À ãîâîðÿò ìåëîäèÿ â íåé åñòü,
                     Ïðèÿòíûå äëÿ ñëóõà ðàçäåëåíüÿ;
                     Íåïðàâäà âñå: îí ðàçäåëÿåò íàñ.
                     Ñëûõàëà ÿ, ÷òî ñ æàáîþ ãëàçàìè
                     Îí ïîìåíÿëñÿ: êàê æåëàëà á ÿ,
                     ×òîá ãîëîñîì îí ïîìåíÿëñÿ òîæå!
                     Âñòðåâîæèë íàñ îí ãîëîñîì ñâîèì;
                     Îáúÿòèÿ îí íàøè ðàñòîðãàåò,
                     È, ñâîé ïðèâåò òðóáÿ ëó÷àì äíåâíûì,
                     Îòñåëü òåáÿ, ìîé ìèëûé, ïðîãîíÿåò.
                     Èäè, èäè, ðàñòåò âñå áîëüøå ñâåò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     È âìåñòå ñ íèì - òüìà íàøèõ ìðà÷íûõ áåä.
 
                             Âõîäèò Êîðìèëèöà.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Ñèíüîðà!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     ×òî òû, íÿíÿ?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                   Âàøà ìàòü
                     Èäåò ñþäà; ñìîòðèòå, áåðåãèòåñü -
                     Óæå ðàññâåò.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                  Âïóñòè æå äåíü, îêíî,
                     È æèçíü ìîþ òû âûïóñòè îòñþäà.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     Ïðîùàé, ïðîùàé! Îäèí ëèøü ïîöåëóé,
                     È ÿ ñïóùóñü.
                    (Ñïóñêàåòñÿ ïî âåðåâî÷íîé ëåñòíèöå.)
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                   Óæ òû óøåë, ìîé ìèëûé,
                     Ìîÿ ëþáîâü, ìîé ìóæ, âëàñòèòåëü, äðóã!
                     Î, êàæäûé äåíü â òå÷åíèå ÷àñà
                     Äîëæíà èìåòü ÿ î òåáå èçâåñòüÿ:
                     Âåäü äëÿ ìåíÿ òàê ìíîãî äíåé â ìèíóòå!
                     Ïî ýòîìó ðàñ÷åòó ñèëüíî ÿ
                     Ñîñòàðåþñü äî òîé ïîðû, êàê ñíîâà
                     Óâèæó ÿ Ðîìåî ìîåãî.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     Ïðîùàé, ìîé äðóã; ïîâåðü, íå ïðîïóùó
                     Íè îäíîãî ÿ ñëó÷àÿ - ïîñëàòü
                     Òåáå ïðèâåò ñåðäå÷íûé, äîðîãàÿ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Òû äóìàåøü, ìû ñâèäèìñÿ îïÿòü?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     Äà, â ýòîì ÿ ñîìíåíüÿ íå èìåþ;
                     È îáî âñåõ ïå÷àëÿõ ýòèõ íàì
                     Ñî âðåìåíåì ïðèÿòíî áóäåò âñïîìíèòü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Î, Ãîñïîäè, ê ïðåä÷óâñòâèÿì çëîâåùèì
                     Ñêëîííà äóøà ìîÿ: òåïåðü, êîãäà
                     Òû òàì, âíèçó, ñäàåòñÿ ìíå, ÷òî âèæó
                     ß ìåðòâåöà âî ãëóáèíå ìîãèëû...
                     Èëè ãëàçà òàê èçìåíÿþò ìíå,
                     Èëü áëåäåí òû.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                    Ïîâåðü, ÷òî òî÷íî òàê æå
                     Òû áëåäíîþ ìíå êàæåøüñÿ îòñþäà.
                     Ñêîðáü æàäíàÿ ïüåò íàøó êðîâü. Ïðîùàé!
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Òåáÿ çîâóò èçìåí÷èâîé, Ôîðòóíà;
                     À åñëè òû èçìåí÷èâà, òî ÷òî
                     Òåáå äî òåõ, êòî âåðåí? Îñòàâàéñÿ
                     Èçìåí÷èâîé: òîãäà, íàäåþñü, òû
                     Âåðíåøü åãî ìíå ñêîðî.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                                             Äî÷ü, òû âñòàëà?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Êòî òàì çîâåò? Íå ìàòü ëè? Íåóæåëè
                     Îíà åùå ñïàòü íå ëåãëà, äî ïîçäíåé
                     Òàêîé ïîðû, èëè òàê ðàíî âñòàëà?
                     Çà÷åì îíà èäåò â ïîäîáíûé ÷àñ?
 
                         Âõîäèò Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Äæóëüåòòà, êàê òû ÷óâñòâóåøü ñåáÿ?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Íåõîðîøî.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                               Âñå ïëà÷åøü î êóçåíå?
                     Èëü èç çåìëè åãî òû õî÷åøü âûðûòü
                     Ïîòîêîì ñëåç? Êîãäà á òû è ìîãëà,
                     Òî âñå æ åãî òû âîñêðåñèòü íå ìîæåøü.
                     Îñòàâü ñâîé ïëà÷: ïå÷àëü åñòü çíàê ëþáâè,
                     Èçëèøåñòâî ïå÷àëè - áåçðàññóäñòâî.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Íî äàéòå ìíå ïîïëàêàòü î òàêîé
                     ×óâñòâèòåëüíîé óòðàòå.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                            Òàê òû áóäåøü
                     Ëèøü ÷óâñòâîâàòü ñâîþ óòðàòó: äðóãà
                     Íå âîñêðåñèøü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                     Íî, ÷óâñòâóÿ óòðàòó,
                     ß íå ìîãó íå ïëàêàòü è î äðóãå.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Íåò, äåâî÷êà, íå ñòîëüêî î Òèáàëüäî
                     Òû ïëà÷åøü, êàê î òîì, ÷òî æèâ ìåðçàâåö,
                     ×òî óìåðòâèë åãî.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                       Êàêîé ìåðçàâåö?
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Äà òîò æå âñå, Ðîìåî.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                                           Âîò óæ ýòî
                     Íàçâàíèå ñîâñåì íåéäåò ê íåìó.
                                  (Ãðîìêî)
                     Ïðîñòè åìó Ãîñïîäü, à ÿ ïðîùàþ
                     Îò âñåé äóøè, õîòÿ íèêòî, êàê îí,
                     Íå ïðè÷èíÿë åùå ìíå ñòîëüêî ãîðÿ.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Òåì èìåííî, ÷òî îí, óáèéöà, æèâ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     È äàëåêî îò ðóê ìîèõ. Íèêòî áû
                     Íå ìîã îòìåòèòü òàê õîðîøî, êàê ÿ,
                     Çà ñìåðòü êóçåíà!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                       Î, íå áåñïîêîéñÿ:
                     Ìû îòîìñòèì, Äæóëüåòòà. Ïîëíî ïëàêàòü.
                     Òàì, â Ìàíòóå, ãäå ýòîò ïîäëûé ññûëüíûé
                     Òåïåðü æèâåò, åñòü íåêòî ó ìåíÿ
                     Êîìó ÿ ïîðó÷ó ïîäíåñòü òàêîãî
                     Ïèòüÿ åìó, ÷òî è Ðîìåî ñêîðî
                     Îòïðàâèòñÿ ê Òèáàëüäó; è òîãäà,
                     Íàäåþñü, òû äîâîëüíà áóäåøü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                                  Íåò.
                     Íå áóäó ÿ äîâîëüíà äî òåõ ïîð,
                     Ïîêà åãî ÿ íå óâèæó... ìåðòâûì...
                     Äà ìåðòâûì ñòàëî ñåðäöå ó ìåíÿ,
                     Òîñêóÿ î ïîêîéíèêå. Ñèíüîðà,
                     Íàéäèòå ëèøü òàêîãî ÷åëîâåêà,
                     Êîòîðûé áû îòíåñ Ðîìåî ÿä;
                     À ÿ åãî òàê õîðîøî ñîñòàâëþ,
                     ×òî òîò÷àñ æå ñïîêîéíî îí çàñíåò,
                     Ïðèíÿâ åãî. Êàê áîëüíî ñåðäöó - ñëûøàòü
                     Ðîìåî èìÿ è íå îáëàäàòü
                     Âîçìîæíîñòüþ ïîéòè ê íåìó òîò÷àñ æå,
                     ×òîá âñþ ëþáîâü, êîòîðóþ ê Òèáàëüäî
                     Ïèòàëà ÿ, îáðóøèòü íà óáèéöó!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Ãîòîâü ñâîé ÿä; òàêîãî ÷åëîâåêà
                     ß îòûùó. Òåïåðü æå, äî÷ü ìîÿ,
                     Ñêàæó òåáå ÿ ðàäîñòíóþ íîâîñòü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Â ñòîëü ãðóñòíûå ìèíóòû ðàäîñòü êñòàòè;
                      ÷åì ýòà íîâîñòü ñîñòîèò, ñèíüîðà?
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Äèòÿ ìîå, çàáîòëèâ òâîé îòåö:
                     ×òîáû òåáÿ èçáàâèòü îò ïå÷àëè,
                     Îí âûáðàë äåíü äëÿ ðàäîñòè âíåçàïíîé,
                     Íåæäàííîé äëÿ òåáÿ è äëÿ ìåíÿ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Êàêîé æå äåíü? Êàêàÿ ýòî ðàäîñòü?
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Äèòÿ ìîå, â ÷åòâåðã, ïîóòðó, â õðàìå
                     Ïåòðà òåáÿ ïðåêðàñíûé ãðàô Ïàðèñ,
                     Äîñòîéíûé, áëàãîðîäíûé, íàçîâåò
                     Ñ÷àñòëèâîþ ñâîåé æåíîé.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                             Íåò, õðàìîì
                     Ïåòðà êëÿíóñü, ñâÿòûì Ïåòðîì êëÿíóñü,
                     ×òî íå íàçâàòü åìó ìåíÿ æåíîþ!
                     Äà è ïðèòîì, ÿ òàê èçóìëåíà
                     Ïîñïåøíîñòüþ òàêîþ. Êàê âîçìîæíî,
                     Âåí÷àòüñÿ ñ òåì, êòî ìîåãî ñîãëàñüÿ
                     Íà ýòîò áðàê íå ñïðàøèâàë? Ñèíüîðà,
                     Ïîæàëóéñòà, ñêàæèòå âû îòöó,
                     ×òî âûõîäèòü ÿ çàìóæ íå æåëàþ
                     Ïîêóäà; à êîãäà ïîéäó, êëÿíóñü,
                     ß âûáåðó ñêîðåå óæ Ðîìåî, -
                     Êîòîðîãî òàê íåíàâèæó ÿ, -
                     ×åì ãðàôà. Äà, äåéñòâèòåëüíî, ñêàçàëè
                     Âû íîâîñòü ìíå!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                     Âîò òâîé îòåö èäåò.
                     Ñêàæè åìó ñàìà, è òû óâèäèøü -
                     Êàê ïðèìåò îí ðåøåíèå òâîå.
 
                       Âõîäÿò Êàïóëåòòè è Êîðìèëèöà.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Ñ çàêàòîì äíÿ ðîñà íà çåìëþ ñõîäèò,
                     Íî ìîåãî ïëåìÿííèêà çàêàò
                     Ïðèíåñ íàì äîæäü. ×òî, äåâî÷êà-ôîíòàí?
                     Òû âñå â ñëåçàõ, íå óíÿëñÿ èõ ëèâåíü?
                     Òåïåðü â òâîåì ìèíèàòþðíîì òåëå
                     È ìîðå åñòü, è âåòåð, è ëàäüÿ:
                     Òâîè ãëàçà, ÷òî ÿ íàçâàë áû ìîðåì,
                     Âçäûìàþòñÿ ïðèëèâîì ãîðüêèõ ñëåç;
                     Ñðåäü ýòîãî ñîëåíîãî ïîòîêà
                     Ïëûâåò ëàäüÿ - òâîå, Äæóëüåòòà, òåëî;
                     À âåòåð, ÷òî ñ ïîòîêîì ýòèì ñïîðèò
                     Òàê áåøåíî, èçîáðàæàþò âçäîõè.
                     È åñëè øòèëü âíåçàïíûé íå ïðèäåò,
                     Òâîþ ëàäüþ ñëîìàåò ýòà áóðÿ.
                     Íó, ÷òî, æåíà, ïåðåäàëà ëü òû åé,
                     ×òî ìû ñ òîáîé ðåøèëè?
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                            Äà, ñèíüîð;
                     Íî íè÷åãî îíà íå õî÷åò ñëûøàòü,
                     È âàñ îíà áëàãîäàðèò. Óæ ëó÷øå á
                     Ñ ìîãèëîé åé, áåçóìíîé, ïîâåí÷àòüñÿ!
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Ïîñòîé, æåíà; äàé ìíå ïîíÿòü, - óæåëè
                     Ëîìàåòñÿ è íàì íåáëàãîäàðíà?
                     Èëü ãîðäîñòè íå ÷óâñòâóåò îíà?
                     Èëè ñåáÿ ñ÷àñòëèâîé íå ñ÷èòàåò
                     Òåì, ÷òî â ìóæüÿ ìû âûáðàëè äëÿ íåé
                     Äîñòîéíîãî òàêîãî ÷åëîâåêà?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     ß âûáîðîì ïîäîáíûì íå ãîðæóñü,
                     Íî çà íåãî ÿ âñå æ âàì áëàãîäàðíà.
                     ß íå ìîãó ãîðäèòüñÿ òåì, ÷òî ìíå
                     Íå íðàâèòñÿ, íî áëàãîäàðíîé áûòü
                     Ìîãó ÿ è çà íåíàâèñòíûé äàð,
                     Ïðèäóìàííûé ëþáîâüþ.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                           ×òî çà âçäîð!
                     Òû ÷åðåñ÷óð ìóäðèøü. ×òî ýòî çíà÷èò?
                     Òî ÿ "ãîðæóñü", è âàñ "áëàãîäàðþ",
                     Òî "íå ãîðæóñü" "è âñå æå áëàãîäàðíà",
                     Íî, ãîñïîæà ïðè÷óäíèöà, îñòàâü, -
                     Íå íóæíî ìíå òâîèõ áëàãîäàðåíèé,
                     Íè ãîðäîñòè, - à ê ÷åòâåðãó ãîòîâü
                     Ïðåêðàñíûå ñóñòàâ÷èêè ñâîè,
                     ×òîáû èäòè âî õðàì Ïåòðà ñ Ïàðèñîì,
                     Èëü ÿ òåáÿ íàñèëüíî ïîòàùó.
                     Ïðî÷ü ñ ãëàç ìîèõ, çåëåíûé òû ñòåðâåíîê!
                     Âîí, ñâîëî÷ü, äðÿíü, ñ áåçæèçíåííûì ëèöîì'
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Íó, ìîæíî ëü òàê? Èëü òû ñîøåë ñ óìà?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Îòåö, ìîëþ âàñ âûñëóøàòü ìåíÿ
                     Ñ òåðïåíèåì; ñêàçàòü ìíå äàéòå ñëîâî.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Ïðî÷ü îò ìåíÿ, íåãîäíàÿ äåâ÷îíêà,
                     Óïðÿìàÿ òû òâàðü! çíàé íàïåðåä:
                     Èëè â ÷åòâåðã îòïðàâèøüñÿ òû â öåðêîâü,
                     Èëü íèêîãäà ÿâëÿòüñÿ ìíå íå ñìåé.
                     Ìîë÷è, íå âîçðàæàé, íå îòâå÷àé ìíå;
                     Ìîè óæ ðóêè ÷åøóòñÿ... Æåíà,
                     Ñ÷èòàëè ìû áëàãîñëîâåíüåì Áîãà,
                     ×òî Îí íàì äàë îäíó ëèøü ýòó äî÷ü;
                     Íî âèæó ÿ òåïåðü, ÷òî è îäíà -
                     Èçëèøíèé äàð, ÷òî â íåé ïðîêëÿòüå íàøå.
                     Ïðî÷ü, ïîäëàÿ!
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                    Ñïàñè åå, Ãîñïîäü!
                     Ñòûä âàì, ñèíüîð, òàê äåâî÷êó ïîçîðèòü.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     À ïî÷åìó, ìîÿ ñèíüîðà Ìóäðîñòü?
                     Ñäåðæè ÿçûê, áëàãàÿ Îñòîðîæíîñòü,
                     Ñòóïàé áîëòàòü ñ ïîäîáíûìè ñåáå.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     ß íè÷åãî äóðíîãî íå ñêàçàëà.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Ïðîâàëèâàé!
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                 Èëü ãîâîðèòü íåëüçÿ?
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Ìîë÷è, ìîë÷è, áîðìî÷óùàÿ äóðà!
                     Ïîáåðåãè ïðåìóäðîñòü òû ñâîþ
                     Äëÿ áîëòîâíè çà ÷àðêîþ; à íàì
                     Íóæäû â íåé íåò.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                       Òû ñëèøêîì ãîðÿ÷èøüñÿ.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Íî, Ãîñïîäè Âëàäûêà! ýòî ñâîäèò
                     Ìåíÿ ñ óìà. Âåäü ÿ è äíåì è íî÷üþ,
                     Âî âñÿêèé ÷àñ, çà äåëîì, çà èãðîé,
                     Íàåäèíå è â îáùåñòâå - âñå äóìàë,
                     Êàê ìóæà åé íàéòè - è âîò, íàøåë
                     Åé æåíèõà èç çíàòíîãî ñåìåéñòâà:
                     Îí ìîëîä è âîñïèòàí, è áîãàò,
                     Êðàñèâ, óìåí; îí îáëàäàåò âñåì,
                     ×åãî æåëàòü âîçìîæíî ÷åëîâåêó; -
                     È âäðóã òåïåðü - âîò ýòà äóðà, ïëàêñà
                     Íåãîäíàÿ, âîò ýòà êóêëà, äðÿíü,
                     Êîãäà ñàìî åé ñ÷àñòüå ëåçåò â ðóêè,
                     Ëîìàåòñÿ è õíû÷åò: "íå ïîéäó
                     ß çàìóæ", "ÿ åùå òàê ìîëîäà",
                     "ß íå ìîãó ëþáèòü åãî"; "ïðîñòèòå,
                     Ïðîøó ÿ âàñ". Íó, õîðîøî, ïðîùó;
                     Íî åñëè òû íå âûéäåøü çàìóæ, òî
                     Ïèòàéñÿ, ãäå òû õî÷åøü - òû íå áóäåøü
                     Ñî ìíîþ æèòü. Ïîäóìàé æå îá ýòîì,
                     È âñïîìíè, ÷òî øóòèòü ÿ íå ïðèâûê.
                     Êîëü òû ìíå äî÷ü, òî âûõîäè çà ãðàôà.
                     Íå âûéäåøü - òàê ïîâåñüñÿ, ãîëîäàé,
                     Áóäü íèùåþ, íà óëèöå ïîäîõíè, -
                     Íî íèêîãäà - êëÿíóñü ìîåé äóøîé! -
                     ß äî÷åðüþ òåáÿ óæ íå ïðèçíàþ,
                     Ìîå òâîèì íå áóäåò íèêîãäà.
                     Ïîäóìàé æå è çíàé: ñäåðæó ÿ êëÿòâó.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Èëü â íåáåñàõ íåò æàëîñòè? Âåäü, âçîð èõ
                     Äî äíà ìîåé ïå÷àëè ïðîíèêàåò.
                     Ìàòü ìèëàÿ, íå ïðîãîíÿé ìåíÿ,
                     Ïðîøó ÿ âàñ îòñðî÷èòü áðàê íà ìåñÿö,
                     Õîòü íà íåäåëþ; åñëè æå íåëüçÿ,
                     Óñòðîéòå ìíå âû áðà÷íóþ ïîñòåëü
                     Â òîì òåìíîì ñêëåïå, ãäå ëåæèò Òèáàëüäî
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Íå ãîâîðè: ÿ îòâå÷àòü íå áóäó.
                     ×òî õî÷åøü, òî è äåëàé; ÿ ñ òîáîþ
                     Ïîêîí÷èëà.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                 Î, Ãîñïîäè! àõ, íÿíÿ,
                     ×òî äåëàòü ìíå? êàê èçáåæàòü ìíå áðàêà?
                     Ìóæ íà çåìëå, à êëÿòâà â íåáåñàõ:
                     Âîçìîæíî ëü åé íà çåìëþ âîçâðàòèòüñÿ.
                     Ïîêà ìîé ìóæ ñàì íå ïðèøëåò åå
                     Ñþäà ñ íåáåñ, îñòàâèâ ýòó çåìëþ?
                     Äàé ìíå ñîâåò, óòåøü ìåíÿ. Óâû,
                     Óâû, çà÷åì, ñ êàêîþ öåëüþ Íåáî
                     Óñòðîèëî òàêóþ çàïàäíþ
                     Ïðîòèâ ìåíÿ, ñòîëü ñëàáîãî ñîçäàíüÿ?
                     ×òî ñêàæåøü òû? èëü ñëîâà óòåøåíüÿ
                     È ðàäîñòè íåò, íÿíÿ, ó òåáÿ?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Åñòü. Âîò îíî: Ðîìåî òâîé - èçãíàííèê;
                     Âñåì ïîðó÷óñü, ÷òî íå ïîñìååò îí
                     ßâèòüñÿ çäåñü, ÷òîá òðåáîâàòü ñóïðóãó;
                     Ïðèéòè ñþäà îí ìîæåò ëèøü òàéêîì.
                     Èòàê, òåáå, ÿ ïîëàãàþ, ëó÷øå
                     Çà ãðàôà âûéòè. Ñëàâíûé ãîñïîäèí!
                     Â ñðàâíåíüÿ ñ íèì Ðîìåî - ïðîñòî òðÿïêà.
                     Òàêèõ æèâûõ, ïðåêðàñíûõ, ñâåòëûõ ãëàç,
                     Êàê ó íåãî, íåò ó îðëà, ñèíüîðà!
                     ß äóìàþ - è êëÿòâó ÿ äàþ -
                     ×òî ñ÷àñòëèâà òû áóäåøü â ýòîì áðàêå.
                     Îí ïåðâûé áðàê òâîé ïðåâîñõîäèò âñåì.
                     Íî åñëè áû îí äàæå áûë íå ëó÷øå,
                     Òî ïåðâîãî òåïåðü óæ ìóæà íåò:
                     Õîòü îí è æèâ, íî äëÿ òåáÿ îí óìåð.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Òû ãîâîðèøü îò ñåðäöà?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                            È îò âñåé
                     Ìîåé äóøè. Íà ñåðäöå è íà äóøó -
                     Ïðîêëÿòèå, êîãäà íå òàê.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                              Àìèíü.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     ×òî?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                          Òû ÷óäíî òàê óòåøèëà ìåíÿ.
                     Òåïåðü ñòóïàé è ìàòóøêå ñêàæè,
                     ×òî ÿ óøëà ê äóõîâíèêó, ê Ëîðåíöî.
                     Ðàçîãîð÷èâ îòöà, â ìîåì ãðåõå
                     ß ïðèíåñòè æåëàþ ïîêàÿíüå.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Ñåé÷àñ èäó. Âîò ýòî - òàê óìí_î_.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Î, äåìîí çëîé, ïðîêëÿòàÿ ñòàðóõà!
                     ×òî ìîæåò áûòü ïðåñòóïíåé, êàê æåëàòü
                     ×òîáû ñâîþ íàðóøèëà ÿ êëÿòâó,
                     Èëü óíèæàòü òàê ìóæà ìîåãî,
                     Òåì ÿçûêàì, ÷òî ñòîëüêî òûñÿ÷ ðàç
                     Ïðåâîçíîñèë åãî ïðåâûøå ìåðû?
                     Ñîâåòíèöà íåãîäíàÿ, èäÿ;
                     Îòíûíå ìû ÷óæèå äðóã äëÿ äðóãà.
                     Ïîéäó-ñïðîøó - ÷òî ñêàæåò ìíå ìîíàõ:
                     Êîëü ñðåäñòâà íåò, òî ìóæåñòâî è. ñèëó
                     Èìåþ ÿ - ñàìà ñîéòè â ìîãèëó.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
 

ÄÅÉÑÒÂÈÅ ×ÅÒÂÅÐÒÎÅ

 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ I

 
 
                           Êåëüÿ ìîíàõà Ëîðåíöî.
                          Âõîäÿò Ëîðåíöî è Ïàðèñ.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                    ÷åòâåðã, ñèíüîð? Êîðîòêèé ýòî ñðîê.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                   Òàê õî÷åò òåñòü ìîé, Êàïóëåòòè; ÿ æå
                   Íå äóìàþ ïðåïÿòñòâîâàòü åìó.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                   Ñêàçàëè âû, ÷òî ìûñëåé ñèíüîðèíû
                   Íå çíàåòå: íå ãëàäêèé ýòî ïóòü,
                   Íå íðàâèòñÿ ìíå ýòî.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                                        Î Òèáàëüäî
                   Îíà òàê ïëà÷åò, ÷òî íå ìîã ÿ ñ íåþ
                   Ïîãîâîðèòü, êàê äîëæíî, î ëþáâè:
                   Âåäü â äîìå ñëåç Âåíåðà íå ñìååòñÿ.
                   Åå îòåö îïàñíîñòü âèäèò â òîì,
                   ×òî äî÷ü òàêîé ïå÷àëè ïðåäàåòñÿ,
                   È ñ ñâàäüáîþ òîðîïèò îí, ÷òîá ñëåçû,
                   ×òî ëüåò îíà ñðåäü îäèíîêèõ äóì,
                   Îñòàíîâèòü ñîîáùåñòâîì ñóïðóãà;
                   Âîò ïî÷åìó ñïåøèò îí.
 
                                  Ëopeíöî
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                                         ß á æåëàë
                   Íå çíàòü ïðè÷èí, ïðåïÿòñòâóþùèõ ñâàäüáå.
                                  (ãðîìêî)
                   Âîò è îíà èäåò ñþäà, ñèíüîð.
 
                             Âõîäèò Äæóëüåòòà.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                   ß ñ÷àñòëèâ, ÷òî âàñ âñòðåòèë, ñèíüîðèíà,
                   Ìîÿ æåíà.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                             Áûòü ìîæåò, åñëè òîëüêî
                   Ìîãó ÿ áûòü æåíîþ.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                                      Âû äîëæíû
                   È áóäåòå ìîåé æåíîé â ÷åòâåðã.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   ×òî áûòü äîëæíî, òî áóäåò.
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                                              Ýòî âåðíî.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                   Íà èñïîâåäü ê äóõîâíîìó îòöó
                   Ïðèøëè âû?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                              Âàì îòâåòèòü - áûëî á òî æå,
                   ×òî êàÿòüñÿ ïðåä âàìè âî ãðåõàõ.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                   Íå îòðèöàéòå ïåðåä íèì ñâîåé
                   Ëþáâè êî ìíå.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                 Ïðåä âàìè ÿ ïîêàþñü,
                   ×òî ÿ ëþáëþ åãî.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                                    Íó, à åìó
                   Ïîêàéòåñÿ, ÷òî ëþáèòå ìåíÿ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Êîãäà ÿ ýòî ñäåëàþ, òîãäà
                   Ïðèçíàíèå ìîå öåííåå áóäåò,
                   ×åì åñëè á ÿ ïðèçíàëàñü âàì â ãëàçà.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                   Áåäíÿæêà, êàê ëèöî òâîå îò ñëåç
                   Ïîáëåêëî!
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                             Íåò, âðåäà åìó áîëüøîãî
                   Íå ñäåëàëè îíè: îíî è òàê,
                   Äî ýòèõ ñëåç, óæ áûëî íåêðàñèâî.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                   Òû áîëüøå ñëåç âðåäèøü åìó ñëîâàìè.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Íî èñòèíà - íå êëåâåòà; ïðèòîì,
                   Âåäü î ñâîåì ëèöå ÿ ãîâîðþ.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                   Îíî ìîå, òû æ íà íåãî êëåâåùåøü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Áûòü ìîæåò - äà, òàê êàê îíî íå ìíå
                   Ïðèíàäëåæèò. Ñâÿòîé îòåö, òåïåðü
                   Ñâîáîäíû ëü âû, èëü îêîëî âå÷åðíè
                   Ïðèéòè ìíå ê âàì?
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                                     Ê òâîèì óñëóãàì ÿ.
                   Ñèíüîð, ìû ñ íåé äîëæíû îäíè îñòàòüñÿ.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                   Èçáàâè Áîã, ÷òîá â äåëå ïîêàÿíüÿ
                   ß ñòàë ìåøàòü. Äæóëüåòòà, ðàçáóæó
                   ß ðàíî âàñ â ÷åòâåðã. Òåïåðü - ïðîùàéòå,
                   Ïðèìèòå ìîé ñâÿùåííûé ïîöåëóé.
                           (Öåëóåò åå è óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Î, äâåðü çàïðè, è áóäåì âìåñòå ïëàêàòü;
                   Íåò ïîìîùè, ñïàñåíüÿ äëÿ ìåíÿ!
 
                                  Ëopeíöî
 
                   Èçâåñòíî ìíå òâîå, Äæóëüåòòà, ãîðå;
                   Êàê òóò ïîìî÷ü - ïðèäóìàòü íå ìîãó.
                   ß ñëûøàë, òû â ÷åòâåðã äîëæíà âåí÷àòüñÿ:
                   Íè÷åì íåëüçÿ îòñðî÷èòü ýòîò áðàê.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Íå ãîâîðè, ÷òî òû îá ýòîì ñëûøàë,
                   À íàó÷è - êàê ýòî óñòðàíèòü.
                   Êîëü ìóäðîñòüþ ñâîåé íå â ñîñòîÿíüè
                   Òû ìíå ïîìî÷ü, òî íàçîâè õîòü ìóäðûì
                   Ðåøåíèå ìîå, - è ýòîò íîæ
                   Ñåé÷àñ ìåíÿ îò áåäñòâèÿ èçáàâèò.
                   Äóøîé ñàì Áîã ñîåäèíèë ìåíÿ
                   Ñ Ðîìåî; òû ñîåäèíèë íàì ðóêè, -
                   È ïðåæäå ÷åì âîò ýòîþ ðóêîé
                   ß äîãîâîð ñêðåïëþ î íîâîì áðàêå
                   Èëü ìîåìó Ðîìåî èçìåíþ,
                   ×òîáû îòäàòü äðóãîìó ýòî ñåðäöå, -
                   Ïîãèáíóò ïóñòü è ñåðäöå, è ðóêà.
                   Ïóñòü îïûòíîñòü ïðåêëîííûõ ëåò íàó÷èò
                   Òåáÿ - ïîäàòü ìíå òîò÷àñ æå ñîâåò;
                   Íå òî - ìåæäó ìîåé áåäîé è ìíîþ
                   Ïîñðåäíèêîì âîò ýòîò áóäåò íîæ,
                   È îí ðåøèò - òàì, ãäå òâîé óì è îïûò
                   Ìíå ÷åñòíîãî èñõîäà íå äàäóò.
                   Íó, ãîâîðè ñêîðåå, íå òîìè, -
                   ß áåç òîãî òîìëþñü îò íåòåðïåíüÿ:
                   Ñìåðòü, ñìåðòü ñêîðåé, êîãäà óæ íåò ñïàñåíüÿ!
 
                                  Ëopeíöî
 
                   Ïîñëóøàé, äî÷ü: íàäåæäó âèæó ÿ,
                   Íî òóò íóæíà îò÷àÿííàÿ ñìåëîñòü,
                   Íàñòîëüêî æå îò÷àÿííàÿ, êàê
                   Òî áåäñòâèå, ÷òî îòâðàòèòü íàì íóæíî.
                   Êîãäà óæ òû ðåøèëàñü óìåðåòü
                   Ñêîðåå, ÷åì çà ãðàôà âûéòè çàìóæ,
                   Òî ïðåäïî÷òåøü òû íàñòîÿùåé ñìåðòè
                   Ïðèòâîðíóþ, ÷òîá èçáåæàòü ñòûäà,
                   Âëåêóùåãî òåáÿ ê ñàìîóáèéñòâó.
                   Êîëü òû ñìåëà, òî ñïîñîá ÿ íàéäó.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Î, òîëüêî áû íå âûõîäèòü çà ãðàôà!
                   Âåëè òû ìíå ñ âûñîêîé áàøíè ïðûãíóòü,
                   Èäòè ê âîðàì, ñ çìåÿìè ïðåñìûêàòüñÿ,
                   Èëè çàêóé ìåíÿ ñ ìåäâåäåì íà öåïü,
                   Èëü íà íî÷ü â ñêëåï, íàïîëíåííûé êîñòÿìè
                   Ñìåðäÿùèìè è ãðóäîé ÷åðåïîâ,
                   Ìåíÿ çàïðè, èëü â ñâåæóþ ìîãèëó
                   Âåëè ìíå ëå÷ü ïîä ñàâàí ìåðòâåöà, -
                   Âñå, âñå, î ÷åì è ñëûøàòü íå ìîãó ÿ
                   Áåç òðåïåòà, ãîòîâà ñäåëàòü ÿ,
                   Áåç âñÿêîãî ñîìíåíèÿ è ñòðàõà,
                   ×òîá ìèëîìó Ðîìåî ìîåìó
                   Îñòàòüñÿ ìíå æåíîþ áåçóïðå÷íîé.
 
                                  Ëîpeíöî
 
                   Òàê ñëóøàé æå: èäè òåïåðü äîìîé;
                   Áóäü âåñåëà è èçúÿâè ñîãëàñüå
                   Íà ýòîò áðàê. Âåäü çàâòðà ñåðåäà, -
                   Òàê çàâòðà â íî÷ü îäíà îñòàíüñÿ â ñïàëüíå.
                   Êîðìèëèöå ñïàòü â êîìíàòå òâîåé
                   Íå ïîçâîëÿé. Âîçüìè âîò ýòó ñêëÿíêó
                   È âûïåé âñþ. Ïî æèëàì ó òåáÿ
                   Õîëîäíàÿ òîãäà ïîëüåòñÿ âëàãà,
                   Òâîé ïóëüñ çàìðåò; íè òåëà òåïëîòà,
                   Íè ñëàáîå äûõàíèå íå âûäàñò,
                   ×òî òû æèâà; ðóìÿíåö ãóá è ùåê
                   Â áåçæèçíåííûé öâåò ïåïëà ïðåâðàòèòñÿ,
                   Îïóñòÿòñÿ ïîêðîâû ãëàç òâîèõ,
                   Ïîäîáíî êàê ó ìåðòâûõ ïðè êîí÷èíå,
                   È ïðîëåæèøü òû ñîðîê äâà ÷àñà,
                   Êàê áóäòî áû â îöåïåíåíüè ñìåðòè.
                   Çàòåì êàê áû îò ñëàäîñòíîãî ñíà
                   Ïðîáóäèøüñÿ. Êîãäà ïðèäåò ïîóòðó
                   Æåíèõ, ÷òîáû íåâåñòó ðàçáóäèòü,
                   Òåáÿ íàéäóò óæ ìåðòâîþ â ïîñòåëè;
                   Â ïàðàäíûå îäåæäû îáëåêóò,
                   È îòíåñóò òåáÿ â îòêðûòîì ãðîáå
                   Â ñåìåéíûé ñêëåï óñîïøèõ Êàïóëåòòè.
                   ß, ìåæäó òåì, Ðîìåî èçâåùó.
                   Îí ÿâèòñÿ ê íàçíà÷åííîìó ñðîêó,
                   È âìåñòå ñ íèì ÿ áóäó îæèäàòü
                   Òàì òâîåãî îò ñìåðòè ïðîáóæäåíüÿ.
                   È â òó æå íî÷ü îí â Ìàíòóþ ñ òîáîé
                   Îòïðàâèòñÿ; ãðîçÿùåãî ïîçîðà
                   Èçáåãíåøü òû, êîãäà íåïîñòîÿíñòâî
                   Èëü æåíñêèé ñòðàõ òîìó íå ïîìåøàåò.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Äàé ñêëÿíêó ìíå! Íå ãîâîðè î ñòðàõå.
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                   Íà, âîò, âîçüìè è óõîäè; áóäü òâåðäîé
                   È ñ÷àñòëèâîé â ðåøåíèè ñâîåì.
                   ß â Ìàíòóþ ñåé÷àñ ïîøëþ ìîíàõà
                   Ñ ìîèì ïèñüìîì ê ñóïðóãó òâîåìó.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Ëþáîâü, ïîøëè ìíå òâåðäîñòü! Òîëüêî
                                                òâåðäîñòü
                   Ñïàñåò ìåíÿ. - Ïðîùàéòå, ìîé îòåö.
                                 (Óõîäÿò.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ II

 
 
                         Êîìíàòà â äîìå Êàïóëåòòè.
                    Âõîäÿò Êàïóëåòòè, ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè,
                             Êîðìèëèöà è ñëóãè.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
                              (îäíîìó èç ñëóã)
 
                  Êòî òîëüêî çäåñü ïîêàçàí â ýòîì ñïèñêå,
                  Âñåõ ïðèãëàñè. (Ñëóãà óõîäèò.)
                              (äðóãîìó ñëóãå)
                                 À òû ñòóïàé - íàéìè
                  Äåñÿòêà äâà õîðîøèõ ïîâàðîâ.
 
                                 2-é ñëóãà
 
     ß  íå  ïðèâåäó  íè  îäíîãî  ïëîõîãî,  ñèíüîð;  ÿ èñïûòàþ èõ: ïîñìîòðþ -
îáëèçûâàþò ëè îíè ñâîè ïàëüöû.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
     Äà â ÷åì æå òóò èñïûòàíèå?
 
                                 2-é ñëóãà
 
     À  âîò  â  ÷åì,  ñèíüîð:  ïëîõ  òîò  ïîâàð, êîòîðûé íå îáëèçûâàåò ñâîèõ
ïàëüöåâ; çíà÷èò, òàêîãî ÿ è íå íàéìó.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                  Ñòóïàé, ñòóïàé!
 
                             2-é ñëóãà óõîäèò.
 
                  Íà ýòîò ðàç ìû ñëàäèì ïèð êîé-êàê.
                  Ãäå äî÷ü ìîÿ? Ïîøëà ê îòöó Ëîðåíöî?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                  Òàê òî÷íî.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                             Ïóñòü; áûòü ìîæåò, âðàçóìèò
                  Îí äåðçêóþ, êàïðèçíóþ äåâ÷îíêó.
 
                             Âõîäèò Äæóëüåòòà.
 
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                  Ñìîòðèòå, âîò îíà èäåò ñþäà,
                  Âåñåëàÿ.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                            Íó ÷òî, ãäå òû øàòàëàñü,
                  Óïðÿìèöà?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                            Òàì, ãäå ìåíÿ ó÷èëè
                  Ðàñêàÿòüñÿ â ñîïðîòèâëåíüè âàì.
                  Ñâÿòîé îòåö Ëîðåíöî ìíå âåëåë
                  Ïðîñèòü ó âàñ ïðîùåíüÿ íà êîëåíÿõ.
                  Ïðîñòèòå æå, ÿ óìîëÿþ âàñ;
                  Îòíûíå âàì ÿ íàâñåãäà ïîñëóøíà.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                  Ïîñëàòü çà ãðàôîì, èçâåñòèòü åãî,
                  È çàâòðà æå ñêðåïèì ìû ýòîò óçåë.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                  Ñ íèì âñòðåòèëàñü ÿ â êåëüå ó Ëîðåíöî,
                  È ñ íèì áûëà ëþáåçíà, êàê ìîãëà,
                  Ïðèëè÷èÿ ãðàíèö íå íàðóøàÿ.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                  ß î÷åíü ðàä; ïðåêðàñíî ýòî; âñòàíü;
                  Äàâíî áû òàê. - Ìíå íóæíî âèäåòü ãðàôà.
                  Ñòóïàéòå æå, ÿ ãîâîðþ, - ïðîñèòå
                  Åãî êî ìíå. Êëÿíóñü ÿ Áîãîì, ýòî
                  Ïî÷òåííûé è ñâÿòîé ìîíàõ; åìó
                  Âåñü ãîðîä íàø îáÿçàí ìíîãèì.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                                 Íÿíÿ,
                  Èäè ñî ìíîþ â êîìíàòó ìîþ,
                  È ïîìîãè ìíå âûáðàòü óêðàøåíüÿ,
                  Ïðèëè÷íûå äëÿ çàâòðàøíåãî äíÿ.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                  Äëÿ ÷åòâåðãà; òåïåðü åùå íå ê ñïåõó.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                  Èäè ñ íåé, íÿíÿ; çàâòðà - â öåðêîâü ìû.
 
                       Äæóëüåòòà è êîðìèëèöà óõîäÿò.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                  Íå ñïðàâèòüñÿ íàì ê çàâòðàøíåìó äíþ:
                  Ïî÷òè óæ íî÷ü.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                  Ìîë÷è, ÿ âñå óëàæó.
                  Ðó÷àþñü ÿ, âñå âûéäåò õîðîøî.
                  Èäè ê Äæóëüåòòå, ïîìîãè åé âûáðàòü
                  Ñåáå íàðÿä; ÿ óæ íå ëÿãó ñïàòü;
                  Îñòàâü ìåíÿ: íà ýòîò ðàç ÿ áóäó
                  Õîçÿéêîþ. Ýé, âû! - Âñå ðàçîøëèñü.
                  Íó, òàê ÿ ñàì îòïðàâëþñÿ ê Ïàðèñó,
                  Ñêàçàòü, ÷òîá îí íàçàâòðà áûë ãîòîâ.
                  Êàê íà ñåðäöå ëåãêî òåïåðü, êîãäà
                  Îïîìíèëàñü êàïðèçíàÿ äåâ÷îíêà.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ III

 
 
                             Êîìíàòà Äæóëüåòòû.
                       Âõîäÿò Äæóëüåòòà è Êîðìèëèöà.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Äà, ëó÷øå âñåõ äðóãèõ âîò ýòè ïëàòüÿ.
                   Íî, ìèëàÿ, îñòàâü ìåíÿ îäíó
                   Íà ýòó íî÷ü; ìíå íóæíî ïîìîëèòüñÿ
                   Óñåðäíåå, ÷òîá íåáåñà ñâîåé
                   Óëûáêîþ ìíå îçàðèëè äóøó,
                   Êîòîðàÿ, êàê çíàåøü òû ñàìà,
                   Èñïîëíåíà ãðåõà è íåïîêîðñòâà.
 
                         Âõîäèò ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                   Âû çàíÿòû? Íå íóæíî ëü âàì ïîìî÷ü?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Íåò, ìû óæå âñå âûáðàëè, ÷òî íóæíî
                   È ÷òî èäåò äëÿ çàâòðàøíåãî äíÿ.
                   Òåïåðü îäíîé ïîçâîëüòå ìíå îñòàòüñÿ;
                   Ïóñòü íÿíÿ ñ âàìè áóäåò ýòó íî÷ü:
                   Ó âàñ òåïåðü õëîïîò íå îáåðåøüñÿ.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                   Ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è; ëÿã â ïîñòåëü, óñíè:
                   Òû òàê òåïåðü íóæäàåøüñÿ â ïîêîå.
 
                   Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè è êîðìèëèöà óõîäÿò.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                   Ïðîùàéòå. - Áîãó îäíîìó èçâåñòíî,
                   Êîãäà ìû ñ íåé óâèäèìñÿ îïÿòü.
                   Õîëîäíûé ñòðàõ ïî æèëàì ïðîáåãàåò;
                   Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, ÷òî æèçíè òåïëîòó
                   Îí ëåäåíèò. ß ïîçîâó èõ ñíîâà,
                   ×òîáû îíè îáîäðèëè ìåíÿ.
                   Êîðìèëèöà! - Ê ÷åìó? ×òî åé çäåñü äåëàòü?
                   Äîëæíà îäíà ÿ ñöåíó ðàçûãðàòü
                   Óæàñíóþ. Ñþäà, ôèàë!
                   ×òî, åñëè íå ïîäåéñòâóåò ìèêñòóðà?
                   Äîëæíà ëü òîãäà âåí÷àòüñÿ çàâòðà ÿ?
                   Íåò, íåò; âîò â ÷åì ìîå ñïàñåíüå áóäåò.
                   Ëåæè âîò çäåñü. À åñëè ýòî ÿä,
                   ×òî ìíå õèòðî ïîäíåñ ìîíàõ, æåëàÿ
                   Ìåíÿ óáèòü, ÷òîá ñâàäüáó óñòðàíèòü,
                   Êîòîðîþ îí áûë áû îáåñ÷åùåí,
                   Òàê êàê ìåíÿ ñ Ðîìåî ïîâåí÷àë?
                   Áîþñü, ÷òî òàê. Îäíàêî, íåò, åäâà ëè, -
                   Íå äîïóùó ÿ ýòîé ìûñëè çëîé:
                   Îí äî ñèõ ïîð áûë ñâÿòîñòüþ èçâåñòåí.
                   ×òî, åñëè ÿ ïðîñíóñü â ñâîåì ãðîáó
                   Äî âðåìåíè, êîãäà ïðèäåò Ðîìåî,
                   ×òîá âûðó÷èòü ìåíÿ? Âîò ÷òî óæàñíî!
                   Íå çàäîõíóñü ëè â ýòîì ñêëåïå ÿ? -
                   Â ñìåðäÿùèé ðîò åãî íå ïðîíèêàåò
                   Çäîðîâûé âîçäóõ... Íå óìðó ëü ÿ ïðåæäå,
                   ×åì ÿâèòñÿ Ðîìåî ìîé? - À åñëè
                   Îñòàíóñü ÿ æèâà, - òî ìûñëü îäíà,
                   ×òî ñìåðòü êðóãîì è íî÷ü, âåñü óæàñ ìåñòà,
                   Ñòàðèííûé ñêëåï, ãäå ñòîëüêî óæ âåêîâ
                   Âñåõ Êàïóëåòòè êîñòè ïîãðåáàëèñü
                   È ãäå ëåæèò Òèáàëüä îêðîâàâëåííûé,
                   Åùå íåäàâíî òàê ïîõîðîíåííûé,
                   Ãíèþùèé òàì ïîä ñàâàíîì ñâîèì;
                   Ãäå, ãîâîðÿò, óìåðøèõ òåíè áðîäÿò,
                    èçâåñòíûå ÷àñû íî÷íîé ïîðîé...
                   Óâû, óâû! óæåëü íåâåðîÿòíî,
                   ×òî ðàíî òàê ïðîñíóâøèñü â ýòîì ñìðàäå
                   È ñëóøàÿ ñòåíàíèÿ êðóãîì,
                   Ïîõîæèå íà ñòîíû ìàíäðàãîðû,
                   Êîãäà åå èç ïî÷âû âûðûâàþò, -
                   Âîçìîæíî ëè ìíå íå ñîéòè ñ óìà?
                   Î, åñëè ÿ ñðåäü óæàñîâ ïîäîáíûõ
                   Ïðîñíóñÿ âäðóã, òî íå ëèøóñü ëè ÿ
                   Ðàññóäêà, è â áåçóìèè ìîåì
                   Íå ñòàíó ëü ÿ èãðàòü êîñòÿìè ïðåäêîâ,
                   Íå âûðâó ëü ÿ Òèáàëüäà òðóï êðîâàâûé
                   Èç ñàâàíà è, â áåøåíñòâå, ñõâàòèâ
                   Êîñòü îäíîãî èç ïðàäåäîâ ìîèõ,
                   Íå ðàçìîçæó ëü òîé êîñòüþ, êàê äóáèíîé,
                    îò÷àÿíüè ÿ ãîëîâó ñåáå?
                   Î, ýòî ÷òî? Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, ÿ âèæó
                   Òèáàëüäà òåíü... Ðîìåî èùåò îí,
                   Ïðîíçèâøåãî åãî ñâîåé ðàïèðîé.
                   Îñòàíîâèñü, Òèáàëüä! Èäó, Ðîìåî!
                   Èäó! ß ïüþ âîò ýòî äëÿ òåáÿ.
                          (Áðîñàåòñÿ íà ïîñòåëü.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ IV

 
 
                           Çàëà â äîìå Êàïóëåòòè.
                   Âõîäÿò ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè è Êîðìèëèöà.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Âîçüìè êëþ÷è è ïðÿíîñòåé ðàçëè÷íûõ
                     Äîñòàíü åùå.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                  Òàì òðåáóþò àéâû
                     È ôèíèêîâ ê ïàøòåòó.
 
                             Âõîäèò Êàïóëåòòè.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                          Øåâåëèòåñü!
                     Æèâåé, æèâåé. Êðè÷àë âòîðîé ïåòóõ,
                     Òðè ïðîáèëî óæå íà êîëîêîëüíå.
                     Àíäæåëèêà, ïðèñìàòðèâàé çà âñåìè
                     Ïå÷åíüÿìè, äà íå ñêóïèñü.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                               Óéäèòå,
                     Óéäèòå âû, áîëòóí, äà ëÿãòå ñïàòü,
                     Íå òî - âû çàâòðà áóäåòå áîëüíû,
                     Íå ñïàâøè íî÷ü.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                     Íè êðîøå÷êè íå áóäó:
                     Ñëó÷àëîñü ìíå ãëàç íå ñìûêàòü âñþ íî÷ü
                     Èç-çà ïðè÷èí è áîëåå ñåðüåçíûõ, -
                     È íèêîãäà ÿ áîëåí íå áûâàë.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Íó äà, âåäü, òû ïîâåñà áûë èçâåñòíûé,
                     Ëþáèë ëîâèòü ìûøåé òû ïî íî÷àì;
                     Íî ÿ òåïåðü íå äàì òåáå ïðîêàçèòü.
 
                   Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè è êîðìèëèöà óõîäÿò.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Ðåâíèâèöà!
 
              Âõîäÿò ñëóãè ñ âåðåòåëàìè, äðîâàìè è êîðçèíàìè.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
                              (îäíîìó èç ñëóã)
 
                     ×òî æå ýòî òû íåñåøü?
 
                                 1-é ñëóãà
 
                     Äëÿ ïîâàðà; íî ÷òî - íå çíàþ ñàì.
                                 (Óâîäèò.)
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Ñêîðåé, ñêîðåé!
                                (2-ìó ñëóãå)
                                     Ïîäè-êà ïðèíåñè
                     Ïîñóøå äðîâ; ñïðîñè î íèõ ó Ïüåòðî, -
                     Îí çíàåò, ãäå îíè.
 
                                 2-é ñëóãà
 
                                        È ó ìåíÿ
                     Åñòü ãîëîâà, ÷òîá îòûñêàòü äðîâà,
                     ß èç-çà íèõ íå ïîòðåâîæó Ïüåòðî.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Íó, ìîëîäåö; îòëè÷íî. Âåñåëü÷àê -
                     Ñîáà÷èé ñûí! òåáÿ áû íóæíî ñäåëàòü
                     Íà÷àëüíèêîì ïîëåíüåâ. Áîæå ìîé,
                     Ñîâñåì óæ äåíü; ãðàô ÿâèòñÿ ñåé÷àñ,
                     È ñ ìóçûêîé, êàê ýòî îáåùàë.
                            (Ìóçûêà çà ñöåíîé.)
                     Äà âîò ñëûøíà è ìóçûêà; îí áëèçêî.
                     Êîðìèëèöà! æåíà! äà ãäå æå, âû?
 
                             Âõîäèò Êîðìèëèöà.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Êîðìèëèöà, ñòóïàé, áóäè Äæóëüåòòó,
                     Îäåíü åå, à ÿ ïîêà ïîéäó
                     Ïîòîëêîâàòü ñ Ïàðèñîì. Íó, ñêîðåå,
                     Ïîòîðîïèñü: æåíèõ óæå ïðèøåë.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ V

 
 
                             Êîìíàòà Äæóëüåòòû.
                Äæóëüåòòà ëåæèò â ïîñòåëè. Âõîäèò Êîðìèëèöà.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Ñóäàðûíÿ! - Ñèíüîðà! - ãîñïîæà! -
                     Äæóëüåòòà! - âñòàíü! - Êàê êðåïêî
                                                   ñïèò îíà.
                     ßãíåíî÷åê! - Âñòàâàé æå! - ×òî çà ñîíÿ!
                     Íó, çîëîòî, ñîêðîâèùå! - íåâåñòà!
                     Äà ïîëíî ñïàòü! - Êàê ìåðòâàÿ, íè ñëîâà!
                     Èëü âûñïàòüñÿ òû õî÷åøü íàïåðåä,
                     Çà öåëóþ íåäåëþ? Äà è âïðàâäó
                     Ïàðèñ íå äàñò òåáå ñåãîäíÿ ñïàòü.
                     Î, Ãîñïîäè! âîò ñïèò! íå äîáóäèòüñÿ!
                     Íî òàê èëü ñÿê, à íóæíî ðàçáóäèòü.
                     Ñèíüîðà! âåäü, æåíèõ òåáÿ çàñòàíåò
                     Â ïîñòåëè; îí ñïóãíåò òåáÿ, ñìîòðè!
                     Äà ýòî ÷òî? Îíà óæå îäåëàñü
                     È ñíîâà ñïàòü ëåãëà. - Ïðîñíèñü!
                     Ñèíüîðà!... Àõ, ñïàñèòå, ïîìîãèòå!
                     Ñêîðåé ñþäà! Äæóëüåòòà óìåðëà!
                     Çà÷åì íà ñâåòå ÿ ðîäèëàñü? - Ïîäàéòå
                     Ìíå aqua vitae!.. Ax! - Ñèíüîð! Ñèíüîðà!
 
                         Âõîäèò ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè.
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     ×òî òóò çà øóì?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                     Î, çëîïîëó÷íûé äåíü!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Â ÷åì äåëî?
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                 Âîò ñìîòðèòå, ïîãëÿäèòå.
                     Áåäà, áåäà!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                 Î, Áîæå! Ãîðå ìíå!
                     Ìîÿ äèòÿ, åäèíñòâåííàÿ äî÷ü,
                     Î÷íèñü, âçãëÿíè, èëü ÿ óìðó ñ òîáîþ.
                     Ñïàñèòå! Ïîìîãèòå! Íó, çîâè!
 
                             Âõîäèò Êàïóëåòòè.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Âåäü, ýòî ñðàì! ×òî íå èäåò Äæóëüåòòà?
                     Æåíèõ óæ çäåñü.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                     Äæóëüåòòà óìåðëà!
                     Ñêîí÷àëàñü! âîò, - ìåðòâà îíà; î, Áîæå!
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     ×òî? Äàéòå ìíå âçãëÿíóòü. - Óâû! î, ãîðå!
                     Ñîâñåì, êàê ëåä! - â íåé êðîâü îñòàíîâèëàñü,
                     Ñóñòàâû âñå îêî÷åíåëè; - æèçíü
                     Îñòàâèëà äàâíî óæ ýòè ãóáû;
                     Ñìåðòü íà íåå íàïàëà, êàê ìîðîç
                     Íåæäàííûé, ÷òî íåæíåéøèé èç öâåòêîâ
                     Äî âðåìåíè íà ïîëå ïîáèâàåò.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Íåñ÷àñòíûé äåíü!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                      Î, ãîðåñòíîå âðåìÿ!
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Ñìåðòü, äî÷ü ìîþ îòíÿâøàÿ, ñêîâàëà
                     ßçûê ìîé, - ÿ íå â ñèëàõ ãîâîðèòü.
 
                Âõîäÿò ìîíàõ Ëîðåíöî è Ïàðèñ ñ ìóçûêàíòàìè.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                     Ãîòîâà ëè èäòè íåâåñòà â öåðêîâü?
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Èäòè îíà ãîòîâà; òîëüêî åé
                     Óæ íèêîãäà îòòóäà íå âåðíóòüñÿ.
                     Ñûí, â ýòó íî÷ü, ïðåä ñàìûì äíåì âåí÷àíüÿ,
                     Ñìåðòü ñïàòü ëåãëà ñ íåâåñòîþ òâîåé,
                     È âîò îíà, öâåòîê, óáèòûé ñìåðòüþ,
                     Ëåæèò çäåñü; è îòíûíå ñìåðòü - ìîé çÿòü,
                     Íàñëåäíèê ìîé, ñ êîòîðûì äî÷ü ìîÿ
                     Ïîâåí÷àíà. Î, ÿ óìðó è ñìåðòè
                     Îñòàâëþ âñå, - èìóùåñòâî è æèçíü!
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                     À ÿ-òî, ÿ: íå ìîã óòðà äîæäàòüñÿ,
                     È âîò ÷òî ìíå îíî äàåò!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                             Ïðîêëÿòûé,
                     Íåñ÷àñòíûé, ãíóñíûé, íåíàâèñòíûé äåíü!
                     ×àñ ãîðåñòíûé, êàêîé êîãäà-ëèáî
                      òå÷åíèè ñâîåì âèäàëî âðåìÿ!
                     Îäíà, îäíà, åäèíñòâåííàÿ äî÷ü,
                     Îäíî äèòÿ, åäèíñòâåííàÿ ðàäîñòü -
                     È òó âçÿëà áåçæàëîñòíàÿ ñìåðòü!
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                     Âîò ãîðå-òî! Î, çëîïîëó÷íûé äåíü,
                     Ïëà÷åâíûé äåíü, íåñ÷àñòíåéøèé èç âñåõ,
                     Êàêèå ìíå ñëó÷àëîñü â æèçíè âèäåòü!
                     Ïðîêëÿòûé äåíü!
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                                     Îáìàíóò, ðàçâåäåí,
                     Ïîðóãàí ÿ, îïëåâàí ÿ, óáèò!
                     Ñìåðòü ãíóñíàÿ, òîáîþ ÿ îáìàíóò,
                     Íèçâåðãíóò â ïðàõ. Ëþáîâü ìîÿ! î, æèçíü!
                     Íå æèçíü, ëþáîâü ìîÿ óáèòà ñìåðòüþ!
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Ïîðóãàí ÿ, èñòåðçàí, ïðîêëÿò, ââåðãíóò
                      îò÷àÿíüå, óáèò! Î, âðåìÿ ñêîðáè,
                     Çà÷åì ïðèøëî òû ïðàçäíèê íàø ðàçðóøèòü?
                     Äèòÿ ìîå! - íåò, íå äèòÿ, äóøà!..
                     Òû óìåðëà! - óâû, îíà ñêîí÷àëàñü!
                     Ñ íåé óìåðëè âñå ðàäîñòè ìîè.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                     Äîâîëüíî âàì; ñòûäèòåñü! Èñöåëåíüÿ
                     Äëÿ áåäñòâèÿ â îò÷àÿíèè íåò.
                     È íåáåñà, è âû âëàäåëè åþ, -
                     Òåïåðü åå âñþ âçÿëè íåáåñà.
                     Òåì ëó÷øå äëÿ íåå. Òó ÷àñòü Äæóëüåòòû,
                     Êîòîðàÿ ïðèíàäëåæàëà âàì,
                     Âû íå ìîãëè ïðåäîõðàíèòü îò ñìåðòè,
                     Íî íåáåñà äðóãóþ ñîõðàíèëè
                     È âå÷íóþ åé äàðîâàëè æèçíü.
                     Ïåðâåéøèì èç æåëàíèé âàøèõ áûëî -
                     ×òîá ñ÷àñòèå Äæóëüåòòû âîçðîñëî;
                     Âàø ðàé áûë â òîì, ÷òîáû åãî âîçâûñèòü;
                     È âîò, êîãäà ïðåâûøå îáëàêîâ
                     Äî ãëóáèíû íåáåñíîé âîñïàðèëà
                     Åå äóøà, âû ïëà÷åòå î íåé!
                     Íå ñëèøêîì-òî âû ëþáèòå Äæóëüåòòó,
                     Ñõîäÿ ñ óìà, êîãäà åé õîðîøî.
                     Ñ÷àñòëèâåå íå òà, ÷òî äîëãî â áðàêå
                     Æèâåò, à òà, ÷òî óìèðàåò ðàíî.
                     Óòðèòå æå âû ñëåçû; ýòî òåëî
                     Ïðåêðàñíîå îñûïüòå ðîçìàðèíîì
                     È, â ëó÷øóþ îäåæäó íàðÿäèâ,
                     Ïîêîéíèöó, êàê òðåáóåò îáû÷àé,
                     Åå íåñèòå â öåðêîâü: õîòü ðûäàòü
                     Íàì âñåì âåëèò áåçóìíàÿ ïðèðîäà,
                     Íî ðàçóì ñëåç òàêèõ íå ïðèçíàåò.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Âñå òî, ÷òî ìû âåëåëè ïðèãîòîâèòü
                     Äëÿ ïðàçäíåñòâà, ïîñëóæèò ïîãðåáåíüþ.
                     Ïóñòü ìóçûêó çàìåíèò ãðóñòíûé çâîí
                     Êîëîêîëîâ; ïóñòü áðà÷íîå âåñåëüå
                      ïå÷àëüíûå ïîìèíêè ïðåâðàòèòñÿ;
                     Òîðæåñòâåííûå ãèìíû ïåðåéäóò
                     Â óíûëûå íàïåâû ïàíèõèäû;
                     Âåí÷àëüíûå öâåòû ïîêðîþò òðóï, -
                     È âñå, ÷òî çäåñü, ïóñòü ïðèìåò âèä îáðàòíûé.
 
                   Êàïóëåòòè, ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè, Ïàðèñ è
                              Ëîpeíöî óõîäÿò.
 
                                1-é ìóçûêàíò
 
                     Ïðèõîäèòñÿ íàì ñïðÿòàòü íàøè òðóáû
                     È óõîäèòü.
 
                                 Êîðìèëèöà
 
                                Äà ñïðÿ÷üòå, ñïðÿ÷üòå! Àõ!
                     Âû âèäèòå, êàêîé ïå÷àëüíûé ñëó÷àé.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                1-é ìóçûêàíò
 
                     Äà, ïîäëèííî, è äåëà íå ïîïðàâèøü.
 
                               Âõîäèò Ïüåòpî.
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Ìóçûêàíòû,  à  ìóçûêàíòû!  "Óñëàäó  ñåðäöà!",  "Óñëàäó ñåðäöà!" Åñëè âû
õîòèòå ìåíÿ îæèâèòü, ñûãðàéòå ìíå "Óñëàäó ñåðäöà"!
 
                                1-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     Ïî÷åìó "Óñëàäó ñåðäöà"?
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Àõ,  ìóçûêàíòû!  ïîòîìó,  ÷òî  ìîå  ñåðäöå  èãðàåò  àðèþ:  "Ìîå  ñåðäöå
èñïîëíåíî  ãîðÿ".  Î,  ñûãðàéòå  ìíå êàêóþ-íèáóäü âåñåëóþ æàëîáó, ÷òîáû ìåíÿ
óòåøèòü.
 
                                2-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     Íèêàêîé òåáå æàëîáû íå áóäåò: òåïåðü íå äî èãðû.
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Òàê âû íå õîòèòå?
 
                                 Ìóçûêàíòû
 
     Íåò.
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Íó, òàê ÿ âàì çäîðîâî îòïëà÷ó.
 
                                1-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     À ÷åì òû îòïëàòèøü?
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Ðàçóìååòñÿ, íå äåíüãàìè, à ÿ íàçîâó âàñ ñîïåëêàìè è ñêîìîðîõàìè.
 
                                1-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     À ÿ òåáÿ íàçîâó õîëîïñêèì îòðîäüåì.
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Íó,  òàê  ÿ  ñòóêíó òåáÿ õîëîïñêèì êèíæàëîì ïî áàøêå. ß íå áóäó øóòèòü,
çàäàì âàì è re è fa, íà âñå ëàäû! Çàìå÷àåòå?
 
                                1-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     Åñëè  òû õî÷åøü re è fa çàäàòü íàì íà âñå ëàäû, òî çíà÷èò, ïîæàëóé, ÷òî
òâîè äåëà ïîéäóò íà ëàä.
 
                                2-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     Ïîæàëóéñòà, ñïðÿ÷ü ñâîé êèíæàë è ÿâè ñâîå îñòðîóìèå.
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Íó,  òàê  áåðåãèòåñü!  ß ÿâëþ âàì òàêîå îñòðîóìèå, ÷òî çàðåæó áåç íîæà!
Íó-òå-êà, îòâå÷àéòå ìíå:
 
                        Åñëè ñåðäöå ñòðàäàåò îò ìóê,
                        Åñëè äóøó ïå÷àëü ïîäàâëÿåò,
                        Òî ñåðåáðÿíûé ìóçûêè çâóê...
 
Ïî÷åìó  "ñåðåáðÿíûé  çâóê"? Ïî÷åìó ìóçûêà èìååò ñåðåáðÿíûé çâóê? ×òî ñêàæåøü
òû íà ýòî, Ñèìîí Ñòðóíà?
 
                                1-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     Äà ïðîñòî ïîòîìó, ÷òî ñåðåáðî îáëàäàåò ïðèÿòíûì çâóêîì.
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Î÷åíü ìèëî. - Íó, à ÷òî ñêàæåøü òû, Ãóãî Ñêðûïèöà?
 
                                2-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     ß ñêàæó "ñåðåáðÿíûé çâóê" ïîòîìó, ÷òî ìóçûêàíòû èãðàþò çà ñåðåáðî.
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Òîæå î÷åíü õîðîøî ñêàçàíî. Íó, à òû ÷òî ñêàæåøü, Äæîêîáî Äóäêà?
 
                                3-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     Ïðàâî íå çíàþ, ÷òî ñêàçàòü.
 
                                   Ïüåòpî
 
     Àõ,  èçâèíè  ìåíÿ:  âåäü  òû ïåâåö. ß îòâå÷ó âìåñòî òåáÿ: "Ìóçûêà èìååò
ñåðåáðÿíûé çâóê", ïîòîìó ÷òî ìóçûêàíòû íèêîãäà íå ïîëó÷àþò çà íåå çîëîòà:
 
                        Òî ñåðåáðÿíûé ìóçûêè çâóê
                        Ñêîðî ýòó ïå÷àëü ïðîãîíÿåò.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                1-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     ×òî ýòî çà ÿäîâèòàÿ êàíàëüÿ!
 
                                2-é ìóçûêàíò
 
     ×åðò  ñ  íèì,  ñ  ýòèì  øóòîì!  Ïîéäåì-êà  â  äîì. Ïîäîæäåì âîçâðàùåíèÿ
ïðîâîæàþùèõ ãðîá è îñòàíåìñÿ îáåäàòü. (Óõîäÿò.)
 
 

ÄÅÉÑÒÂÈÅ ÏßÒÎÅ

 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ I

 
 
                              Óëèöà â Ìàíòóå.
                               Âõîäèò Ðîìåî.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   Êîãäà ìîãó ÿ âåðèòü ëåñòè ñíà,
                   Òî ãðåçû ìíå ïðåäñêàçûâàþò ðàäîñòü.
                   Âåñåëüåì ïîëíà ìîÿ äóøà,
                   Êàêîé-òî äóõ, íà êðûëüÿõ ñâåòëûõ äóì,
                   Âåñü ýòîò äåíü ìåíÿ âûñîêî íîñèò.
                   Ïðèñíèëàñü ìíå Äæóëüåòòà; çäåñü îíà
                   Íàøëà ìåíÿ óìåðøèì... (ñòðàííûé ñîí,
                   Ãäå ìåðòâåöó ïðèïèñàíî ñîçíàíüå!)
                   Îíà â ìåíÿ ëîáçàíèåì âäîõíóëà
                   Òàêóþ æèçíü, ÷òî ÿ âîñêðåñ è ñòàë
                   Âëàñòèòåëåì âåí÷àííûì. Î, êàê ñëàäêî
                   Ëþáîâèþ ñàìîþ îáëàäàòü,
                   Êîãäà ëèøü òåíü ëþáâè, ìå÷òà î íåé
                   Âëèâàåò íàì òàêóþ ðàäîñòü â äóøó!
 
                             Âõîäèò Áàëüòàçàð.
 
                   Âîò âåñòè èç Âåðîíû. - Áàëòàçàð,
                   ×òî íîâîãî? Ïðèâåç ëè îò ìîíàõà
                   Òû ìíå ïèñüìî? Íó, ÷òî ìîÿ æåíà?
                   Çäîðîâ ëè ìîé îòåö? Íó, êàê Äæóëüåòòà?
                   Âòîðè÷íî ÿ ñïðîñèë òåáÿ î íåé,
                   Òàê êàê íè÷òî íå ìîæåò áûòü äóðíûì,
                   Êîãäà îíà ñ÷àñòëèâà.
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                                         Òàê äóðíîãî
                   Íåò íè÷åãî; îíà ñ÷àñòëèâà: òåëî
                   Åå ëåæèò â ãðîáíèöå Êàïóëåòòè,
                   À ÷àñòü åå áåññìåðòíàÿ æèâåò
                   Ñðåäü àíãåëîâ íà íåáåñàõ. ß âèäåë -
                   Êàê ïðàõ åå ñíåñëè â ñåìåéíûé ñêëåï
                   È ïîñïåøèë âàñ èçâåñòèòü îá ýòîì.
                   Ïðîñòèòå ìíå ìîþ äóðíóþ âåñòü:
                   ß ïîñòóïèë ïî âàøåìó ïðèêàçó.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   Âîçìîæíî ëè! - Ïðîêëÿòèå âàì, çâåçäû! -
                   Òû çíàåøü - ãäå æèâó ÿ: ïðèíåñè
                   Áóìàãè è ÷åðíèë ìíå, è íàéìè
                   Ïî÷òîâûõ ëîøàäåé, - ÿ íî÷üþ åäó.
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                   Ñèíüîð, ìîëþ âàñ, áóäüòå òåðïåëèâû;
                   Âû áëåäíû, âçãëÿä âàø äèê - è ÿ áîþñü
                   Íåñ÷àñòèÿ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                              Íå áîéñÿ, òû îøèáñÿ.
                   Îñòàâü ìåíÿ è äåëàé, ÷òî òåáå
                   ß ïðèêàçàë. - À îò Ëîðåíöî ïèñåì
                   Íåò ó òåáÿ?
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                               Íåò, äîáðûé ìîé ñèíüîð.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   Íó, âñå ðàâíî. Íàéìè æå ëîøàäåé.
                   Ñòóïàé; è ÿ ïðèäó ñåé÷àñ.
 
                             Áàëüòàçàð óõîäèò.
 
                                              Äæóëüåòòà,
                   ß â ýòó íî÷ü ñ òîáîþ ëÿãó â ñêëåïå;
                   Ïîäóìàþ - êàê ýòî ñîâåðøèòü.
                   Çëîé çàìûñåë, êàê áûñòðî òû ïðèõîäèøü
                   Íà óì ëþäåé â îò÷àÿíüè! ß âñïîìíèë
                   Àïòåêàðÿ, - îí ãäå-òî çäåñü æèâåò,
                   Íåäàâíî ÿ åãî åùå òóò âèäåë.
                   Îáîðâàííûé, ñ íàõìóðåííûì ÷åëîì,
                   Îí ðàçáèðàë ëåêàðñòâåííûå òðàâû.
                   Ãîëîäíûé âèä èìåë îí; íèùåòà
                   Æåñòîêàÿ áåäíÿãó èññóøèëà.
                    åãî ëàâ÷îíêå æàëêîé, ïî ñòåíàì
                   Âèñåëè àëèãàòîð, ÷åðåïàõà
                   Äà êîæè ðûá êàêèõ-òî áåçîáðàçíûõ;
                   Íà ïîëêàõ æå - ïóñòûõ êîðîáîê ðÿä,
                   Çåëåíûå ãîðøêè è ïóçûðè,
                   È ñåìåíà íåãîäíûå, îñòàòêè
                   Îò íèòÿíûõ êëóáêîâ, øíóðêè, ëåïåøêè
                   Çàñîõøèå - óáîãèé, æàëêèé õëàì,
                   Ðàçëîæåííûé åäèíñòâåííî äëÿ âèäà.
                   Çàìåòèâ ýòó ñêóäîñòü, ÿ ïîäóìàë,
                   ×òî åñëè áû êîìó áûë íóæåí ÿä,
                   Êîòîðîãî ïðîäàæà ñìåðòíîé êàçíüþ
                   Êàðàåòñÿ çäåñü â Ìàíòóå, òî âîò
                   Áåäíÿê òîò æàëêèé, ÷òî åãî áû ïðîäàë.
                   È ýòà ìûñëü ïðèøëà ìíå ïðåæäå, ÷åì
                   Íóæäàòüñÿ ñòàë ÿ â ÿäå... Ýòîò
                   Èçìó÷åííûé íóæäîþ ÷åëîâåê
                   Ïðîäàñò åãî... Ìíå ïîìíèòñÿ, àïòåêàðü
                   Æèâåò âîò çäåñü. Íî ëàâêà çàïåðòà, -
                   Ñåãîäíÿ ïðàçäíèê. - Ýé, àïòåêàðü! Ýé!
 
                              Âõîäèò àïòåêàðü.
 
                                  Àïòåêàðü
 
                   Êòî òàì çîâåò òàê ãðîìêî?
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                             Âûäü ñþäà.
                   Òû áåäåí... âîò òóò ñîðîê çîëîòûõ:
                   Âîçüìè èõ è ïðîäàé ìíå äðàõìó ÿäó, -
                   Òàêîãî, ÷òîá âñå æèëû îòðàâëÿë;
                   ×òîá ÷åëîâåê, óñòàâøèé æèòü íà ñâåòå,
                   Ïðèíÿâ åãî, òîò÷àñ æå ìåðòâûì ïàë;
                   ×òîá äóõ åãî èç òåëà îòëåòåë
                   Ìãíîâåííî, êàê èç äóëà ïóøêè ïîðîõ.
 
                                  Àïòåêàðü
 
                   Åñòü ó ìåíÿ òàêèå ÿäû; íî
                   Èõ ïðîäàâàòü çàêîí íàø çàïðåùàåò
                   Ïîä ñòðàõîì ñìåðòè.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                       Íåóæåëè òû,
                   Òàêîé áåäíÿê, èçìó÷åííûé íåñ÷àñòüåì,
                   Áîèøüñÿ óìåðåòü? Âîò - ùåêè ó òåáÿ
                   Ââàëèëèñÿ îò ãîëîäà; óíûíüå,
                   Ïîäàâëåííîñòü âèäíû â òâîèõ ãëàçàõ,
                   È æàëêèìè ëîõìîòüÿìè ïîêðûòà
                   Òâîÿ ñïèíà; ìèð è åãî çàêîí -
                   Òåáå âðàãè; ìèð íå ñîçäàë çàêîíà,
                   Êîòîðûé áû òåáÿ îáîãàòèë.
                   Íàðóøü çàêîí - è ïåðåñòàíü áûòü áåäíûì,
                   Âçÿâ ýòè äåíüãè.
 
                                  Àïòåêàðü
 
                                    Íèùåòà ìîÿ,
                   À íå ìîå æåëàíüå ïðèíèìàåò.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   È ÿ äàþ èõ íèùåòå òâîåé.
 
                                  Àïòåêàðü
 
                   Âîò ýòîò ÿä âû â æèäêîñòü îïóñòèòå
                   È âûïåéòå. Õîòÿ áû âàøèõ ñèë
                   Äëÿ äâàäöàòè ëþäåé äîâîëüíî áûëî,
                   Íî ýòîò ÿä òîò÷àñ áû âàñ óáèë.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                   Âîò çîëîòî... Îíî äëÿ äóø ëþäåé
                   Ñèëüíåéøèé ÿä è â ýòîì ãíóñíîì ìèðå,
                   Óáèéñòâ ãîðàçäî áîëüøå ñîâåðøàåò,
                   ×åì ýòè âñå óáîãèå îòðàâû,
                   Êîòîðûõ òû íå ñìååøü ïðîäàâàòü.
                   ß ïðîäàë ÿä òåáå; òû íèêàêîãî
                   Íå ïðîäàë ìíå. - Ïðîùàé; íà ýòè äåíüãè
                   Êóïè ñåáå òû ïèùè è òîëñòåé. -
                   Èäåì ñî ìíîé, êðåïèòåëüíûé ñîñòàâ,
                   À íå îòðàâà, â ñêëåï ê ìîåé Äæóëüåòòå:
                   Ëèøü òàì òîáîé âîñïîëüçóþñÿ ÿ.
                                 (Óõîäÿò.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ II

 
 
                           Êåëüÿ ìîíàõà Ëîðåíöî.
                          Âõîäèò ìîíàõ Äæèîâàííè.
 
                                 Äæèîâàííè
 
                   Ñâÿòîé ìîíàõ Ôðàíöèñêà, áðàò ìîé, ýé!
 
                              Âõîäèò Ëîðåíöî.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                   Ïî ãîëîñó - Äæèîâàííè ýòî. - Çäðàâñòâóé.
                   ×òî ãîâîðèò Ðîìåî? Èëè îí
                   Ïðèñëàë ïèñüìî? Òàê äàé åãî ñþäà.
 
                                 Äæèîâàííè
 
                   Îòïðàâèëñÿ ÿ ñïóòíèêà èñêàòü,
                   Èç íàøåãî æå îðäåíà, ìîíàõà
                   Áîñîãî, íî åãî ÿ íå çàñòàë:
                   Îí íàâåùàë êàêîãî-òî áîëüíîãî.
                   Êîãäà æå ÿ íàøåë åãî, òî íàñ
                   Áëþñòèòåëè îáîèõ çàäåðæàëè,
                   Âîîáðàçèâ, ÷òî â çà÷óìëåííûé äîì
                   Âõîäèëè ìû. Ïå÷àòè ïðèëîæèëè
                   Îíè ê äâåðÿì, íå âûïóñêàÿ íàñ,
                   Òàê ÷òî íå ìîã ÿ â Ìàíòóþ óåõàòü.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                   Íî êòî æ îòâåç ïèñüìî ìîå ê Ðîìåî?
 
                                 Äæèîâàííè
 
                   Ïèñüìà ïîñëàòü íå ìîã ÿ; âîò îíî.
                   È íå íàøåë ÿ íèêîãî, ÷òîáû
                   Ïèñüìî âåðíóòü òåáå: òàê âñå áîÿòñÿ
                   Çàðàçû.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                           Çëîïîëó÷íàÿ ñóäüáà!
                   Êëÿíóñü, ïèñüìî-òî î÷åíü, î÷åíü âàæíî,
                   È âåëèêà îïàñíîñòü îò òîãî,
                   ×òî íå äîøëî îíî ïî íàçíà÷åíüþ.
                   Íàéäè ìíå ëîì æåëåçíûé, áðàò Äæèîâàííè,
                   È òîò÷àñ æå ìíå â êåëüþ ïðèíåñè.
 
                                 Äæèîâàííè
 
                   Èäó ñåé÷àñ.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                                Â ñêëåï äîëæåí ÿ îäèí
                   Îòïðàâèòüñÿ; òàì ÷åðåç òðè ÷àñà
                   Ïðîáóäèòñÿ ïðåêðàñíàÿ Äæóëüåòòà.
                   Êàê áóäåò êëÿñòü îíà ìåíÿ çà òî,
                   ×òî íå óñïåë ÿ èçâåñòèòü Ðîìåî!
                   Íî â Ìàíòóþ ÿ ñíîâà íàïèøó,
                   Åå æ äåðæàòü â ñâîåé ÿ áóäó êåëüå,
                   Äî òîé ïîðû, êàê ÿâèòñÿ è îí.
                   Î, áåäíîå æèâîå ñóùåñòâî,
                   Ñîêðûòîå â ãðîáíèöå ñ ìåðòâåöàìè!
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ III

 
 
                   Êëàäáèùå ñî ñêëåïîì ôàìèëèè Êàïóëåòòè.
                 Âõîäèò Ïàðèñ ñ ïàæîì, êîòîðûé íåñåò öâåòû
                                  è ôàêåë.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                     Äàé ôàêåë ìíå è îòîéäè ïîäàëüøå;
                     Èëü íåò, çàäóé åãî: ÿ á íå æåëàë,
                     ×òîáû ìåíÿ êòî-ëèáî çäåñü óâèäåë.
                     Ïðèëÿã âîí òàì, ïîä òèñàìè è, óõîì
                     Ïðèïàâ ê çåìëå, ïðèñëóøèâàéñÿ ê øóìó.
                     Íà êëàäáèùå, ìîãèëàìè èçðûòîì,
                     Òû êàæäûé øàã óñëûøèøü. Ñâèñòíè ìíå;
                     Òî áóäåò çíàê, ÷òî êòî-òî ê íàì ïîäõîäèò.
                     Äàé ìíå öâåòû è ñäåëàé, ÷òî òåáå
                     ß ïðèêàçàë.
 
                                    Ïàæ
                                 (ïðî ñåáÿ)
 
                                   Ìíå, ïðàâäà, ñòðàøíîâàòî
                     Íà êëàäáèùå îñòàòüñÿ îäíîìó;
                     Íî, òàê è áûòü, ðèñêíó.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                                             Öâåòîê ìîé íåæíûé!
                     Òâîé áðà÷íûé îäð, ãäå, âìåñòî áàëäàõèíà -
                     Óâû! - ëèøü ïðàõ è ìðà÷íûõ êàìíåé ñâîä,
                     Îñûïëþ ÿ âîò ýòèìè öâåòàìè,
                     È ïî íî÷àì èõ áóäó ïîëèâàòü
                     Äóøèñòîþ âîäîþ è ñëåçàìè,
                     È äîëã òåáå ïîñëåäíèé îòäàâàòü
                     Íî÷ü êàæäóþ, ñþäà, ê ãðîáíèöå ìèëîé,
                     Íîñÿ öâåòû è ïëà÷à íàä ìîãèëîé.
 
                                Ïàæ ñâèùåò.
 
                     Ïàæ ïîäàåò ñèãíàë ìíå. ×üÿ íîãà
                     Ïðîêëÿòàÿ çäåñü ýòîé íî÷üþ áðîäèò,
                     Ìåøàÿ ìíå îáðÿä ìîé ñîâåðøàòü?
                     È ñ ôàêåëîì! - Íî÷ü, ñêðîé ìåíÿ ïîêóäà.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                Âõîäÿò Ðîìåî è Áàëüòàçàð, ñ ëîìîì è äðóãèìè
                                 îðóäèÿìè.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     Äàé ìíå êèðêó è ëîì. Âîò ýòî
                     Ïèñüìî âîçüìè è ìîåìó îòöó
                     Âðó÷è åãî ïîðàíüøå çàâòðà óòðîì.
                     Äàé ôàêåë ìíå, è ÷òî á òû íè óñëûøàë
                     Èëü óâèäàë - íå ïîäõîäè êî ìíå.
                     Ñòîé âäàëåêå, èëü æèçíüþ ìíå îòâåòèøü,
                     Êîëü âçäóìàåøü ìíå â ÷åì-íèáóäü ìåøàòü.
                     ß â ýòîò ñêëåï ñïóñêàþñü ñ òåì îò÷àñòè,
                     ×òîá íà ëèöî æåíû ìîåé âçãëÿíóòü,
                     Íî, ãëàâíîå, çàòåì, ÷òîá äîðîãîå
                     Êîëüöî òàì ñíÿòü ñ åå ðóêè, íà ïàìÿòü.
                     Èòàê, óéäè. Íî åñëè òû âåðíåøüñÿ
                     Ïîäñìàòðèâàòü - ÷òî áóäó äåëàòü ÿ, -
                     Êëÿíóñü, òåáÿ â êóñêè ÿ ðàñòåðçàþ,
                     È ÷ëåíû ÿ òâîè çäåñü ðàçáðîñàþ
                     Ïî êëàäáèùó ãîëîäíîìó. Òåïåðü
                     Âçâîëíîâàí ÿ, íåóêðîòèì è äèê,
                     Ñâèðåïåé è ëþòåé, ÷åì òèãð õîëîäíûé
                     Èëü îêåàí ðåâóùèé.
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                                        ß óéäó,
                     È âàñ, ñèíüîð, íå áóäó áåñïîêîèòü.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     È äðóæáó ìíå ïîêàæåøü ýòèì. Âîò,
                     Âîçüìè ñåáå.
                             (Äàåò åìó äåíüãè.)
                                  Çàòåì, ïðîùàé, ìîé ìèëûé,
                     Áóäü ñ÷àñòëèâ è æèâè.
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
                                 (ïðî ñåáÿ)
 
                                           À âñå æå ÿ
                     Ïîáëèçîñòè òóò ãäå-íèáóäü óêðîþñü:
                     Ñòðàøèò ìåíÿ åãî óæàñíûé âçãëÿä,
                     Â íàìåðåíüÿõ åãî ÿ ñîìíåâàþñü.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     Òû, ãíóñíûé çåâ, óòðîáà æàäíîé ñìåðòè,
                     Ïîæðàâøàÿ áåñöåííûé ïðàõ, òâîè
                     ß ÷åëþñòè ãíèëûå îòâîðÿþ...
                        (Ðàçëàìûâàåò äâåðü ñêëåïà.)
                     È íîâûé êîðì âáèâàþ ÿ â òåáÿ.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                     À! èçãíàííûé çàíîñ÷èâûé Ìîíòåêêè,
                     Òîò, êòî óáèë äâîþðîäíîãî áðàòà
                     Âîçëþáëåííîé ìîåé, - è ýòî ãîðå,
                     Êàê äóìàþò, è â ãðîá åå ñâåëî. -
                     È îí ïðèøåë - ïîêîéíèêîâ ïîçîðèòü!
                     Ñõâà÷ó åãî. Îñòàíîâèñü, Ìîíòåêêè!
                     Áðîñü ïîäëîå îðóäèå ñâîå.
                     Âîçìîæíî ëü ìñòèòü óìåðøèì è ïî ñìåðòè?
                     Òåáÿ ÿ àðåñòóþ. Ïîâèíóéñÿ,
                     Èäè ñî ìíîé, ïðåñòóïíûé íåãîäÿé;
                     Òû äîëæåí óìåðåòü!
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                                        Äà, ïðàâäà, äîëæåí;
                     Äëÿ ýòîãî ÿ è ïðèøåë ñþäà.
                     Íî, þíîøà ìîé äîáðûé, ÷åëîâåêà
                     Áåçóìíîãî â îò÷àÿíüè ñâîåì
                     Íå èñêóøàé; áåãè, áåãè îòñþäà!
                     Îñòàâü ìåíÿ, ïîäóìàé îá óìåðøèõ;
                     Ïóñòü ìûñëü î íèõ òåáÿ îòãîíèò ïðî÷ü.
                     Î, þíîøà, òåáÿ ÿ óìîëÿþ:
                     Íå ïðèáàâëÿé ìíå íà äóøó ãðåõà,
                     Áåçóìíûé ãíåâ íàïðàñíî âûçûâàÿ.
                     Óéäè, óéäè, êëÿíóñü ÿ íåáåñàìè, -
                     Ëþáëþ òåáÿ ÿ áîëüøå, ÷åì ñåáÿ:
                     Âåäü ÿ ïðèøåë ñþäà âîîðóæåííûé
                     Ïðîòèâ ñåáÿ æå ñàìîãî. Æèâè,
                     ×òîá ãîâîðèòü âïîñëåäñòâèè, ÷òî ìèëîñòü
                     Áåçóìíîãî çàñòàâèëà òåáÿ
                     Áåæàòü îòñåëü.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                                    Çàêëÿòèÿ òâîè
                     Íå ñòðàøíû ìíå. Òåáÿ ÿ àðåñòóþ.
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     À, åñëè òàê, òî áåðåãèñü æå, ìàëü÷èê!
                                (Ñðàæàþòñÿ.)
 
                                    Ïàæ
 
                     Äåðóòñÿ! - ß çà ñòðàæåé ïîáåãó.
 
                                   Ïàðèñ
 
                     Î, ÿ óáèò! -
                                 (Ïàäàåò.)
                                  Êîãäà òû ìèëîñåðä,
                     Òû ïîëîæè ìåíÿ ñ Äæóëüåòòîé âìåñòå.
                                 (Óìèðàåò.)
 
                                   Ðîìåî
 
                     ß ïîëîæó, ÷åñòíîå ñëîâî. - Äàé,
                     Âçãëÿíó åìó â ëèöî... À! ãðàô Ïàðèñ,
                     Ìåðêóöèî ðîäíÿ. - ×òî æå ïîâåäàë ìíå
                     Ìîé ÷åëîâåê, êîãäà ÿ åõàë ñ íèì
                     Èç Ìàíòóè? ß ñëèøêîì áûë ðàññòðîåí,
                     È ñëóøàòü ÿ âíèìàòåëüíî íå ìîã.
                     Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, ñêàçàë îí, ÷òî Ïàðèñ
                     Ñ Äæóëüåòòîþ áûë äîëæåí ïîâåí÷àòüñÿ...
                     Îí ãîâîðèë ìíå ýòî, èëè íåò?
                     Èëü ýòî ìíå ïðèñíèëîñü? Èëè ÿ
                     Ñîøåë ñ óìà, ïðè èìåíè Äæóëüåòòû,
                     È ýòî ìíå ïî÷óäèëîñü? Äàé ðóêó
                     Òû, êòî ñî ìíîé çàïèñàí â ìðà÷íîé êíèãå
                     Íåñ÷àñòèÿ! ß ñõîðîíþ òåáÿ
                     Â òîðæåñòâåííîé ìîãèëå... Êàê? â ìîãèëå?
                     Î, íåò: âåäü çäåñü ïîêîèòñÿ Äæóëüåòòà -
                     È êðàñîòà åå óãðþìûé ñêëåï
                      ñèÿþùèé ÷åðòîã ïðåîáðàçèëà.
                     Ñïè æ çäåñü ìåðòâåö, ïîõîðîíåííûé ìåðòâûì!
                       (Êëàäåò òåëî Ïàðèñà â ñêëåï.)
                     Íå ÷àñòî ëè ïðåä ñàìîé ñìåðòüþ ëþäè
                     Âåñåëûìè ñòàíîâÿòñÿ? Ñèäåëêè
                     Òî "ìîëíèåé ïðåäñìåðòíîþ" çîâóò.
                     Ìîãó ëü íàçâàòü ÿ ìîëíèåþ ýòî?
                     Î, ìèëàÿ æåíà, ëþáîâü ìîÿ!
                     Ñìåðòü âûïèëà äûõàíèå òâîå,
                     Íî êðàñîòîé òâîåé íå îâëàäåëà
                     Äî ñåé ïîðû, - è çíàìÿ êðàñîòû
                     Åùå âîò çäåñü â ðóìÿíöå ùåê è ãóáîê;
                     Íå ïîäîøåë ê íèì ñìåðòè ìðà÷íûé ôëàã.
                     Íå òû ëè òàì ïîêîèøüñÿ, Òèáàëüäî,
                     Çàâåðíóòûé â êðîâàâûé ñàâàí ñâîé?
                     ×òî äëÿ òåáÿ ìîãó ÿ áîëüøå ñäåëàòü,
                     Êàê òî, ÷òîáû òà ñàìàÿ ðóêà,
                     ×òî æèçíü òâîþ ïðåñåêëà ìîëîäóþ,
                     Ïðåñåêëà æèçíü óáèéöû òâîåãî?
                     Ïðîñòè ìåíÿ, êóçåí! Î, äîðîãàÿ
                     Äæóëüåòòà, îò÷åãî òû òàê ïðåêðàñíà
                     Äî ñåé ïîðû? Íå äîëæåí ëè ÿ äóìàòü,
                     ×òî ñìåðòü, áåñïëîòíûé ïðèçðàê, âëþáëåíà;
                     ×òî ãíóñíîå ÷óäîâèùå òåáÿ
                     Çäåñü â ýòîé òüìå ìîãèëüíîé çàêëþ÷èëà,
                     ×òîá òû áûëà ëþáîâíèöåé åå?
                     Íî ÿ ñ òîáîé îñòàíóñü çäåñü, - íå âûéäó
                     Èç ýòîãî ÷åðòîãà ìðà÷íîé íî÷è
                     ß íèêîãäà; çäåñü, çäåñü îñòàíóñü ÿ
                     Ñ ìîãèëüíûìè ÷åðâÿìè; çäåñü íàéäó
                     ß âå÷íîå ñåáå óñïîêîåíüå,
                     È ñáðîøó ãíåò ìîèõ çëîâåùèõ çâåçä
                     Ñ èçìó÷åííîé è èñòîìëåííîé ïëîòè.
                     Ñìîòðèòå æå â ïîñëåäíèé ðàç ãëàçà;
                     Ðàñêðîéòåñü ðóê ïîñëåäíèå îáúÿòüÿ;
                     Âû, ãóáû, äâåðü äûõàíüÿ ìîåãî,
                     Çàïå÷àòëåéòå ÷åñòíûì ïîöåëóåì
                     Ñî ñìåðòüþ ìîé áåññðî÷íûé äîãîâîð.
                            (Âûíèìàåò ñêëÿíêó.)
                     Ñþäà, ñþäà, ìîé ãîðüêèé ïðîâîäíèê,
                     Ïðîòèâíûé ìîé ðóêîâîäèòåëü, êîðì÷èé
                     Îò÷àÿííûé; îá îñòðóþ ñêàëó
                     Ðàçáåé ëàäüþ, ïîëîìàííóþ áóðåé!
                     Âîò ýòî â ÷åñòü ìîåé ëþáâè ÿ ïüþ.
                               (Âûïèâàåò ÿä.)
                     Äà, ñêîð òâîé ÿä, î ÷åñòíûé ìîé Àïòåêàðü.
                                 (Óìèðàåò.)
 
                Ñ äðóãîãî êîíöà êëàäáèùà ïîêàçûâàåòñÿ ìîíàõ
                     Ëîðåíöî, ñ ôîíàðåì, ëîìîì, è ïðî÷.
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                     Ñâÿòîé Ôðàíöèñê, ñïîñïåøåñòâóé ìíå íûíå!
                     Óæ ìíîãî ðàç ÿ ñòàðûìè íîãàìè
                     Ñïîòêíóëñÿ î ìîãèëû â ýòó íî÷ü. -
                     Êòî òàì?
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                              Âàø äðóã, ÷òî õîðîøî âàñ çíàåò.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                     Áëàãîñëîâè òåáÿ Ãîñïîäü! Ñêàæè ìíå,
                     Ìîé äîáðûé äðóã, ÷òî ýòî òàì çà ôàêåë,
                     Êîòîðûé ñâåò íàïðàñíî ïðîëèâàåò
                     Íà ÷åðâÿêîâ è ÷åðåïà áåç ãëàç?
                     Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, ÷òî â ñêëåïå Êàïóëåòòè
                     Îí ñâåòèòñÿ?
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                                  Äà, òàì, ñâÿòîé îòåö,
                     È ãîñïîäèí ìîé òàì æå, ÷åëîâåê,
                     Êîòîðîãî âû ëþáèòå.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                                         Êòî ýòî?
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                     Ðîìåî.
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                            À äàâíî îí òàì?
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                                            Íå ìåíüøå
                     ×åì ïîë÷àñà.
 
                                  Ëopeíöî
 
                                  Èäè ñî ìíîþ â ñêëåï.
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                     Íå ñìåþ ÿ: ìîé ãîñïîäèí óâåðåí,
                     ×òî ÿ óøåë; ïîä ñòðàõîì ñìåðòè îí
                     Ìíå çàïðåòèë ó ñêëåïà îñòàâàòüñÿ,
                     Ñëåäèòü çà íèì.
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                                     Òàê îñòàâàéñÿ çäåñü,
                     À ÿ ïîéäó îäèí; ìíå ñòàëî ñòðàøíî:
                     Íå âûøëî áû êàêîé-íèáóäü áåäû!
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                     Êîãäà ÿ ñïàë ïîä ýòèì òèñîì çäåñü,
                     Ïðèñíèëîñü ìíå, ÷òî ãîñïîäèí ìîé ñ êåì-òî
                     Ñðàæàëñÿ è ïðîòèâíèêà óáèë.
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
                             (ïîäõîäÿ ê ñêëåïó)
 
                     Ðîìåî! àõ, ÷òî ýòî òóò çà êðîâü,
                     Êîòîðîþ ïîêðûòû êàìíè âõîäà?
                     Çà÷åì ëåæàò çäåñü äâà ìå÷à â êðîâè,
                     Çäåñü, ó äâåðåé îáèòåëè ïîêîÿ?
                             (Âõîäèò â ñêëåï.)
                     Ðîìåî! - Êàê îí áëåäåí! - Êòî æ äðóãîé?
                     À, è Ïàðèñ! è âåñü îáëèòûé êðîâüþ!
                     Î, Ãîñïîäè, ÷òî çà íåäîáðûé ÷àñ
                     Ïðè÷èíîé áûë òàêîãî çëîïîëó÷üÿ?
                     Äæóëüåòòà øåâåëèòñÿ.
 
                           Äæóëüåòòà ïðîñûïàåòñÿ.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                                           À, ìîíàõ,
                     Ìîé óòåøèòåëü! ãäå ìîé ìóæ? ß ïîìíþ,
                     Ãäå î÷óòèòüñÿ ÿ äîëæíà áûëà:
                     ß òàì òåïåðü. - Íî ãäå æå ìîé Ðîìåî?
                              (Øóì çà ñöåíîé.)
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                     ß ñëûøó øóì. - Ñèíüîðà, óõîäèòå
                     Èç ýòîãî ãíåçäà çàðàçû, ñìåðòè,
                     Îöåïåíåíüÿ. Âëàñòü, êîòîðîé ìû
                     Ïðîòèâèòüñÿ íå ìîæåì, íàøè ïëàíû
                     Ðàññòðîèëà. Èäè æå, äî÷ü ìîÿ,
                     Òâîé ìóæ ëåæèò çäåñü ìåðòâûé òàê æå, êàê
                     È ãðàô Ïàðèñ. Èäåì ñêîðåé, òåáÿ
                     ß ïîìåùó ê ìîíàõèíÿì â îáèòåëü.
                     Íå ñïðàøèâàé: ïîäõîäèò ñòðàæà ê íàì.
                     Èäåì, èäåì æå, äîáðàÿ Äæóëüåòòà -
                                (Øóì ñíîâà.)
                     Íåëüçÿ ìíå äîëüøå îñòàâàòüñÿ çäåñü.
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Óéäè, óéäè; ÿ - íå ïîéäó.
                             (Ëîðåíöî óõîäèò.)
                                               ×òî ýòî
                     Ó ìèëîãî â ðóêå? À! ñêëÿíêà ñ ÿäîì!
                     Âîò êàê ñ ñîáîé ïîêîí÷èë îí... Î, æàäíûé!
                     Òû âûïèë âñå, íè êàïëè íå îñòàâèë,
                     ×òî ïîìîãëà á ìíå çà òîáîþ âñëåä
                     Îòïðàâèòüñÿ. - Ïðèëüíó ê òâîèì ãóáàì:
                     Áûòü ìîæåò, åñòü íà íèõ äîâîëüíî ÿäà,
                     ×òîáû ìåíÿ óáèòü. - Îíè òåïëû!
 
                                 1-é ñòîðîæ
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                     Âåäè íàñ, ìàëü÷èê. Ãäå? Êóäà èäòè?
 
                                 Äæóëüåòòà
 
                     Øóì! Íó, òàê ÿ ïîòîðîïëþñü. Î, ñ÷àñòüå:
                     Ïðè íåì êèíæàë!
                    (Âûõâàòûâàåò êèíæàë Ðîìåî èç íîæåí.)
                                     Âîò, ãäå òâîè íîæíû,
                     Çàðæàâåé òàì, à ìíå - äàé óìåðåòü.
 
                       Âõîäèò ñòðàæà ñ ïàæîì Ïàðèñà.
 
                                    Ïàæ
 
                     Âîí ýòî ìåñòî, - òàì, ãäå ôàêåë ñâåòèò.
 
                                 1-é ñòîðîæ
 
                     Çåìëÿ â êðîâè... Èùèòå ïî êëàäáèùó;
                     Õâàòàéòå âñåõ, êîãî íàéäåòå òàì.
                   (Íåñêîëüêî ÷åëîâåê èç ñòðàæè óõîäÿò.)
                     Ïëà÷åâíûé âèä! âîò ãðàô Ïàðèñ óáèòûé,
                     Äæóëüåòòà, âñÿ â êðîâè, - îíà òåïëà:
                     Ïîêîéíèöà, êîòîðàÿ ëåæàëà
                     Çäåñü óæ äâà äíÿ, òåïåðü ëèøü óìåðëà.
                     Áåãèòå çà Ìîíòåêêè, Êàïóëåòòè,
                     Äà ãåðöîãà óâåäîìüòå; äðóãèå
                     Ïóñòü êëàäáèùå îñìîòðÿò.
                 (Åùå íåñêîëüêî ÷åëîâåê èç ñòðàæè óõîäÿò.)
                                              Âèäèì ìû
                     Ëèøü ìåñòî ïðîèñøåñòâèÿ, - ïðè÷èíó æ
                     Âñåõ ýòèõ áåä ïîíÿòü íàì íåâîçìîæíî,
                     Ïîêà ìû íå ðàññëåäóåì âñåãî,
                     Â ïîäðîáíîñòè.
 
                        Ñòðàæà ïðèâîäèò Áàëüòàçàðà.
 
                                     Ñëóãó Ðîìåî ìû
                     Íà êëàäáèùå íàøëè.
 
                                 1-é ñòðàæ
 
                                        Íå âûïóñêàòü,
                     Ïîêà ñþäà íå ÿâèòñÿ ñàì ãåðöîã.
 
                        Âõîäèò Ëîpeíöî, ïîä ñòðàæåé.
 
                                 3-é ñòðàæ
 
                     Ñõâàòèëè ìû ìîíàõà; îí äðîæèò,
                     Âçäûõàåò, ïëà÷åò; ýòó âîò ëîïàòó
                     È ýòîò ëîì íàøëè ìû ó íåãî;
                     Øåë ñ êëàäáèùà îí.
 
                                 1-é ñòðàæ
 
                                        Âàæíàÿ óëèêà,
                     Íå âûïóñêàòü!
 
                          Âõîäèò ãåðöîã ñî ñâèòîé.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                                   Êàêîé íåñ÷àñòíûé ñëó÷àé
                     Íàñ ðàçáóäèë òàê ðàíî?
 
                   Âõîäÿò Êàïóëåòòè, ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè è
                                  äðóãèå.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                            ×òî çà êðèêè
                     Òàì ñëûøàòñÿ? ×òî çà ïðè÷èíà èõ?
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Íà óëèöå êðè÷àò: "Ïàðèñ!" - "Ðîìåî!" -
                     "Äæóëüåòòà!" - Âñå íà êëàäáèùå áåãóò,
                     Ê ãðîáíèöå íàøåé, ñ âîïëÿìè è øóìîì.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                     Èç-çà ÷åãî òðåâîãà?
 
                                 1-é ñòðàæ
 
                                         Ãîñóäàðü!
                     Âîò çäåñü ëåæàò: óáèòûé ãðàô Ïàðèñ,
                     Ðîìåî ìåðòâûé è Äæóëüåòòà òîæå;
                     Îíà áûëà óæå ìåðòâà, òåïåðü æå
                     Óáèòà âíîâü: îíà åùå òåïëà.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                     Ðàññëåäîâàòü - êàê ýòî èçáèåíüå
                     Óæàñíîå ñëó÷èëîñü!
 
                                 1-é ñòðàæ
 
                                        Âîò ìîíàõ
                     È ñ íèì ñëóãà óìåðøåãî Ðîìåî;
                     Îðóäèÿ ïðè íèõ ìû çàõâàòèëè,
                     Ïðèãîäíûå äëÿ âñêðûòèÿ ãðîáíèö.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Î, Ãîñïîäè! - æåíà, âçãëÿíè ñþäà:
                     Êàê ëüåòñÿ êðîâü èç ðàíû ó Äæóëüåòòû!
                     Êèíæàë îøèáñÿ: âîò åãî ôóòëÿð
                     Âèñèò ïóñòîé íà ïîÿñå Ìîíòåêêè,
                     À îí â ãðóäè ó äî÷åðè ìîåé!
 
                             Ñèíüîðà Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Î, ñòðàøíûé âèä! Êàê ïîõîðîííûé çâîí,
                     Î ñìåðòè îí ìåíÿ ïðåäóïðåæäàåò.
 
                              Âõîäèò Ìîíòåêêè.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                     Ïîäè ñþäà, Ìîíòåêêè; âñòàë òû ðàíî,
                     ×òîá óâèäàòü, ÷òî ñûí òâîé ðàíüøå âñòàë.
 
                                  Ìîíòåêêè
 
                     Î, ãîñóäàðü, îò ãîðåñòè ïî ñûíå
                     Æåíà ìîÿ ñêîí÷àëàñü â ýòó íî÷ü.
                     Êàêîå æå íåñ÷àñòèå åùå,
                     Íà ñòàðîñòè ìîåé, ìíå óãðîæàåò?
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                     Âçãëÿíè - è òû óâèäèøü.
 
                                  Ìîíòåêêè
 
                                             Î, íåãîäíûé!
                      ìîãèëó ëå÷ü äî ñâîåãî îòöà!
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                     Îñòàâü ñâîè òû æàëîáû íà âðåìÿ,
                     Ïîêàìåñò ìû âñåãî íå ðàçúÿñíèì,
                     Ïîêóäà ìû ïðè÷èíû íå óçíàåì,
                     Èñòî÷íèêà, íà÷àëà ýòèõ áåä.
                     Òîãäà âîæäåì ÿ âàøåé ñêîðáè áóäó,
                     ß ïåðâûé â íåé ó÷àñòèå ïðèìó.
                     À äî òåõ ïîð ïóñòü ãîðå ïîêîðèòñÿ
                     Òåðïåíèþ. - Ïóñòü ïîäîéäóò ñþäà
                     Òå, íà êîãî óïàëî ïîäîçðåíüå.
 
                                  Ëoðåíöî
 
                     Èç ëèö òàêèõ ÿ ãëàâíûé. Ìåíüøå âñåõ
                     Ñïîñîáåí ÿ óáèéñòâî ñîâåðøèòü,
                     Íî áîëüøå âñåõ ìåíÿ ïîäîçðåâàþò.
                     Óëèêè âñå ïðîòèâ ìåíÿ; è âîò
                     Ñòîþ ÿ çäåñü, ãîòîâûé îïðàâäàòüñÿ,
                     Èëü îáâèíèòü ñåáÿ æå ñàìîãî.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                     Òàê ðàññêàæè ñåé÷àñ - ÷òî çíàåøü òû.
 
                                  Ëîðåíöî
 
                     ß ïåðåäàì âñå âêðàòöå, - äëÿ ðàññêàçà
                     Ïîäðîáíîãî íå õâàòèò ñèë ìîèõ.
                     Ðîìåî, ÷òî ëåæèò çäåñü ìåðòâûé, ìóæåì áûë
                     Äæóëüåòòû, à îíà áûëà æåíîþ.
                     ß èõ âåí÷àë; äåíü òàéíîé ñâàäüáû èõ
                     Áûë ðîêîâûì äëÿ þíîãî Òèáàëüäà,
                     Êîòîðîãî áåçâðåìåííàÿ ñìåðòü
                     Ê èçãíàíèþ Ðîìåî ïðèñóäèëà.
                     È âîò î íåì-òî, à íå î Òèáàëüäå
                     Òàê ïëàêàëà Äæóëüåòòà. ×òîá óíÿòü
                     Åå ïå÷àëü, âû äî÷ü ñâîþ ðåøèëè
                     Íàñèëüíî âûäàòü çàìóæ çà Ïàðèñà.
                     Òîãäà îíà, â îò÷àÿíüè, ïðèøëà
                     Êî ìíå, ïðîñÿ ïðèäóìàòü ñðåäñòâî -
                     Êàê óñòðàíèòü âòîðè÷íûé ýòîò áðàê;
                     Íå òî - îíà ãðîçèëà òóò æå, â êåëüå,
                     Óáèòü ñåáÿ. È ÿ, ðóêîâîäÿñü
                     Ïîçíàíüÿìè ìîèìè, ïðåäëîæèë åé
                     Íàïèòîê óñûïëÿþùèé, êîòîðûé
                     Ïîäåéñòâîâàë, êàê ÿ òîãî æåëàë:
                     Îí äàë åé âèä óìåðøåé. Ìåæäó òåì,
                     ß íàïèñàë ê Ðîìåî, ÷òîá îí ïðèáûë
                      íî÷ü ýòó çëîïîëó÷íóþ ñþäà
                     È ìíå ïîìîã îñâîáîäèòü Äæóëüåòòó
                     Èç âðåìåííîé ìîãèëû: â ýòó íî÷ü
                     Êàê ðàç îíà äîëæíà áûëà ïðîñíóòüñÿ.
                     Íî ÷åëîâåê, ñ êîòîðûì ÿ ïîñëàë
                     Ìîå ïèñüìî ê íåìó, ìîíàõ Äæèîâàííè,
                     Ñëó÷àéíî áûë çàäåðæàí, è â÷åðà
                     Ìíå, ïîä âå÷åð, ïèñüìî îáðàòíî îòäàë.
                     Òîãäà îäèí îòïðàâèëñÿ ÿ â ñêëåï,
                     ×òîá âûðó÷èòü åå, êîãäà ïðîñíåòñÿ,
                     È ñêðûòü åå íà âðåìÿ ó ñåáÿ,
                     Ïîêà çà íåé íå ÿâèòñÿ Ðîìåî,
                     Êîòîðîãî ÿ äóìàë èçâåñòèòü.
                     Êîãäà æ ñþäà, ïðåä ñàìûì ïðîáóæäåíüåì
                     Äæóëüåòòû, ÿ ïðèøåë, òî óâèäàë
                     ß ìåðòâûìè Ïàðèñà è Ðîìåî.
                     Îíà ïðîñíóëàñü. ß ìîëèë åå -
                     Óéòè ñî ìíîé, ïåðåíåñòè ñ òåðïåíüåì,
                     Ñ ïîêîðíîñòüþ ðåøåíèå Íåáåñ,
                     Íî, óñëûõàâ êàêîé-òî øóì, áûë äîëæåí
                     Óéòè; îíà æ, â îò÷àÿíüè ñâîåì,
                     Èäòè ñî ìíîé îòñþäà íå õîòåëà,
                     È óìåðëà îò ñîáñòâåííîé ðóêè,
                     Êàê âèäíî. Âîò âñå òî, ÷òî ìíå èçâåñòíî;
                     À ÷òî äî áðàêà ýòîãî - î íåì
                     Êîðìèëèöà Äæóëüåòòû òîæå çíàåò.
                     Êîãäà â òàêîì íåñ÷àñòüè ÷åì-ëèáî
                     ß âèíîâàò, ïóñòü æåðòâîþ çàêîíà
                     Ñòðîæàéøåãî ïîãèáíåò æèçíü ìîÿ
                     Çà íåñêîëüêî ÷àñîâ äî ñðîêà.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                                                  Ìû
                     Òåáÿ âñåãäà ñâÿòûì ñ÷èòàëè. - Ãäå
                     Ñëóãà Ðîìåî? ×òî ñêàçàòü îí ìîæåò?
 
                                 Áàëüòàçàð
 
                     ß ãîñïîäèíó ìîåìó ïðèâåç
                     Èçâåñòüå, ÷òî æåíà åãî ñêîí÷àëàñü.
                     Îí ïîñïåøèë èç Ìàíòóè ñþäà,
                     Íà êëàäáèùå, ê ãðîáíèöå Êàïóëåòòè.
                     Çäåñü ýòî âîò ïèñüìî îí ìíå âåëåë
                     Îòäàòü åãî îòöó ïîðàíüøå óòðîì;
                     È, â ñêëåï èäÿ, îí ñìåðòüþ ìíå ãðîçèë,
                      òîì ñëó÷àå, êîãäà ÿ íå óéäó
                     È îäíîãî åãî òàì íå îñòàâëþ.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                     Äàé ìíå ïèñüìî, ÿ íà íåãî âçãëÿíó.
                     Ãäå ãðàôà ïàæ, ñþäà ïðèçâàâøèé ñòðàæó?
                     ×òî äåëàë çäåñü òâîé ãîñïîäèí?
 
                                    Ïàæ
 
                                                   Ïðèøåë îí
                     Öâåòû íà ãðîá íåâåñòû ïîëîæèòü,
                     À ìíå âåëåë îí îòîéòè ïîäàëüøå
                     Îò ñêëåïà; ÿ èñïîëíèë ïðèêàçàíüå.
                     Âäðóã ñ ôàêåëîì êàêîé-òî ÷åëîâåê
                     Ïðèøåë ñþäà, ñòàë îòïèðàòü ãðîáíèöó;
                     È íà íåãî òîò÷àñ ìîé ãîñïîäèí
                     Íàïàë; òîãäà ÿ áðîñèëñÿ çà ñòðàæåé.
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                     Ïèñüìî ñëîâà ìîíàõà ïîäòâåðæäàåò.
                     Ðîìåî â íåì èñòîðèþ ëþáâè
                     È ñìåðòü æåíû îïèñûâàåò; òóò æå
                     Îí ãîâîðèò, ÷òî ÿäó îí êóïèë
                     Ó áåäíîãî àïòåêàðÿ, ÷òîá â ñêëåïå
                     Çäåñü óìåðåòü è ëå÷ü ñ Äæóëüåòòîé âìåñòå.
                     Íî ãäå îíè, çàêëÿòûå âðàãè?
                     Ìîíòåêêè, Êàïóëåòòè, ïîñìîòðèòå,
                     Êàê Íåáî âàñ êàðàåò çà âðàæäó:
                     Â ñàìîé ëþáâè îíî íàõîäèò ñðåäñòâî -
                     Âñå ðàäîñòè áåçóìöåâ óìåðòâèòü.
                     À ÿ çà òî, ÷òî íà ðàçäîðû âàøè
                     Ñìîòðåë ñêâîçü ïàëüöû, ïîòåðÿë äâóõ áëèçêèõ.
                     Íàêàçàíû ìû âñå.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                                      Î, áðàò Ìîíòåêêè!
                     Äàé ðóêó ìíå, - òî âäîâüÿ ÷àñòü Äæóëüåòòû,
                     À áîëüøåãî ÿ íå ìîãó ïðîñèòü.
 
                                  Ìîíòåêêè
 
                     Íî ÿ ìîãó äàòü áîëüøå: ÿ âîçäâèãíó
                     Åé ñòàòóþ èç çîëîòà. Ïîêóäà
                     Âåðîíîþ íàø ãîðîä áóäóò çâàòü,
                     Íå áóäåò â íåì äðóãîãî èçâàÿíüÿ,
                     Êîòîðîå, ïî öåííîñòè ñâîåé,
                     Ñðàâíèëîñü áû ñî ñòàòóåé Äæóëüåòòû.
 
                                 Êàïóëåòòè
 
                     Íå ìåíåå áîãàòûé è Ðîìåî
                     Ïîêîèòñÿ ñ ñóïðóãîé áóäåò... Î,
                     Íåñ÷àñòíûå äâå æåðòâû íàøåé çëîáû!
 
                                   Ãåðöîã
 
                     Ïðèøåë ðàññâåò, è ìèð ïå÷àëüíûé ñ íèì.
                     Îò ãîðåñòè è ñîëíöå íå ÿâèëîñü;
                     Ïîéäåì îòñåëü, åùå ïîãîâîðèì
                     Î áåäñòâèè, ÷òî â ýòó íî÷ü ñëó÷èëîñü.
                     Äæóëüåòòà è Ðîìåî þíûé ñ íåé...
                     ×òî ìîæåò áûòü èõ ó÷àñòè ãðóñòíåé?
                                 (Óõîäèò.)