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Romeo has left Lord Capulet's party, which he crashed with Mercutio. He cannot stop thinking about Lord Capulet's daughter, Juliet, whom he met at the feast. He has fallen head over heels in love with her, and hopes to catch a glimpse of her again. He sneaks back in to the grounds of the Capulet鈥檚 house in the hope of talking with Juliet. His patience is rewarded when she appears in her window, despairing about the rivalry between their families. Romeo reveals himself to her and the pair
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ROMEO He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
[JULIET appears above at a window]
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou her maid art far more fair than she:
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
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