Romeo and juliet act 1 scene 1 script4/10/2023 You’ll cut off the heads of the maidens? Sampson After I’ve fought with the men, I’ll be nice to the young women. The quarrel is between us men, not the women. So I’ll push away Montague men from the wall and thrust the young girls into it. Well, women are the “weaker vessels,” so it’ll be the Montague women with their backs to the wall. You know the old saying, “The weak keeps his back to the wall.” So if you always keep to the wall, you must be a weakling. If I encounter any Montague on the sidewalk, man or woman, I’ll take the good side of the sidewalk - next to the building - and force them into the street. I mean that dog moves me to stand and fight. So if you say you’re moved, I guess you’re running away. Well everyone who runs from a fight also “moves to action” and being brave means standing firm. If it’s the Montagues, even the family dog could move me to action. Gregoryīut it takes a while to provoke you. Well, if you want to stay alive, rather than draw your sword, you’d better draw your neck out of the noose. What I mean is, if we are angry, we’ll draw our swords. Of course not, if we spent our time carrying coal, we’d be dirty coal carriers, wouldn’t we! Sampson Mark my words, Gregory, we won’t carry coals.
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