They proceed to argue about whose master is better, and fight until Benvolio arrives and tells them to put up their swords. SAMSON : No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I bite my thumb, sir (1.1 37-45). SAMSON : Is the law of our said if I say ‘Ay’ I will bite my thumb at them, which is a disgrace to them if they bear it.ĪBRAHAM: Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? Gregory suggests that frowning in their general direction will suffice initially. Samson responds, “Quarrel, I will back thee” (1.1 30). Here comes of the house of Montagues” (1.1 29). They continue their repartee until Abraham and another servingman of the Montagues arrive.
SAMSON: A dog of the house of Montague moves me (1.1 5-7). GREGORY: But thou art not quickly moved to strike. Here Shakespeare's text shows Samson and Gregory of the house of Capulet exchanging in witty banter: The differences between these two works are distinctly illustrated in Act One, Scene One of the text and its matching film scene. A closer reading, however, will also illuminate significant deviations in verse. A mere glance at the film will show anyone with even the slightest knowledge of the play that the two are ferociously different in terms of setting, costume, casting, music, and props.
