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Romeo, Lines 101-120
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Act 5,
Scene 3
Lines 101-120

Romeo performs a speech from Act 5, Scene 3 of myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. 

Romeo

Forgive me, cousin!
[Romeo turns back to face Juliet's body]
                                    Ah, dear Juliet,                                                              
Why art thou yet so fair? Shall I believe
That unsubstantial Death is amorous,
And that the lean abhorred monster keeps
Thee here in dark to be his paramour?
For fear of that I still will stay with thee,
And never from this palace of dim night
Depart again. Here, here will I remain
With worms that are thy chamber-maids. O, here
Will I set up my everlasting rest,                                   
And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars
From this world-wearied flesh. Eyes, look your last!
Arms, take your last embrace! And, lips, O you
The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss
A dateless bargain to engrossing death!
[Romeo kisses Juliet, then takes out the vial of poison and addresses it]
Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavory guide,
Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on
The dashing rocks thy sea-sick weary bark!
Here's to my love!
[He drinks the potion]
                             O true apothecary,
Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die. [Dies.]