William Shakespeare mentions Pentecost in a line from "Romeo and Juliet" Act 1, Scene V. At the ball at his home, Capulet speaks in refuting an overestimate of the time elapsed since he last danced: ""What, man? 'Tis not so much, 'tis not so much! 'Tis since the nuptial of Lucentio, Come Pentecost as quickly as it will, Some five-and-twenty years, and then we mask'd."" Note here the allusion to the tradition of mumming, Morris dancing and wedding celebrations at Pentecost.