Scene Selections
prologue
scene 1 scene 2
scene 3 scene 4
scene 5
Prologue:
Two houses mt son, no
one likes one another. One child from the Montague family and one from
the Capulet family fall in love with one another. They both die for one
another and peace comes to each of their families.
Verona. A public place
Enter Sampson and Gregory,
of the Capulet house,
with swords and bucklers.
Sampson: Gregory, I am not goin' to take that no more. If we took that we would be mad and fight.
Gregory: We'll be slaves if we done that my son.
Sampson: I move as fast as mt dog, my son. Not a thing in that house will move me.
Gregory: I will stay and defend mt land and the fight is between our employer and we are his employees.
Sampson: I will take the heads of the Montague family.
Enter two other servingmen, Abraham and Balthsar.
Sampson: I will back you up, man.
Gregory: No, you will run.
Sampson: Don't be afraid.
Gregory: But I am afraid.
Sampson: Go ahead and let them fight.
Gregory: Ok, I will let them fight.
Sampson: Will the law be on our side or on their side?
Gregory: The law will be on their side.
Sampson: No! I don't mean to insult you but I think your wrong.
Gregory: Do you disagree my son.
Abraham: I don't disagree with you.
Sampson: I guess you are wright.
Abraham: Ok then.
Enter Benvolio.
Gregory: Here comes Sampson another one of Capulets employees.
Sampson: Hey, Whazzup!
Abraham: Liar, You don't see him.
Sampson: If you're a real men you will fight.
They Fight.
Benvolio: Stop fighting you Idiots.
Enter Tybalt.
Tybalt: Benvolio, let's fight, I will kill you.
Benvolio: Ok, I will fight you.
They fight (enter the officers and three or four citizens with clubs and partisians)
Citizens: Fight, Fight, Fight! Down with the Capulets. Down with the Montagues.
Enter Old Capulet and his gown, and Lady Capulet.
Capulet: What is all that racket? Give me my swored.
Lady Capulet: Why do you want your swored?
Capulet: I want to fight Montague.
Enter Old Montague and Lady Montague.
Montague: Evil Capulet don't you put your hands on me, let me go.
Lady Montague: Don't go to see the women.
Enter Prince Escalus with his frain.
Prience: Rude people. People who don't like peace, listen to me. You fighters shut up and listen to me. Stpo your fighting Montague and Capulet and settle your arguments peacefully.
Exit (all but Montague, Lady Montague, and Benvolio).
Montague: Who started this fight. Where were you when this started.
Benvolio: I was right here helping the employers for your anniversary. Tybalt treated me to fight so I did and the Prince came in and stopped us from fighting.
Lady Montague: Where is that stupid child of mine? Have you seen him?
Benvolio: Yes, my dear I have saw him but I don't know where he is now.
Montague: He don't have no friends my dear and he's in his room by himself.
Benvolio: Why does he do that?
Montague: I can't learn why he does that from that my son.
Benvolio: Have you talked to him about it yet.
Enter Romeo.
Benvolio: Speak of the Devil! Here he comes now.
Montague: Why are you so happy my dear. Come on lets go.
Exit (Montague and Lady Montague).
Benvolio: Good Day, Romeo.
Romeo: Is it noon yet?
Benvolio: It is 9 O' Clock.
Romeo: Day is going some so slow.
Benvolio: What makes you so sad?
Romeo: Not having what I want, makes me sad.
Benvolio: Are you in love?
Romeo: Out!
Benvolio: Your in love aren't you.
Romeo: She don't love me though.
Benvolio: I ‘d rather cry than be with someone that don't love me.
Romeo: Why?
Benvolio: Why? Are you obsessed
Romeo: No, is love wrong?
Benvolio: No, But if you aren't really in love bad things can happen.
Romeo: I am not myself today. My mind is just not here.
Benvolio: If you don't go people will call you a liar.
Romeo: I am not really here.
Benvolio: Who do toy love?
Romeo: Why, You will complain while I am telling you.
Benvolio: Complain? I wont. Come on and tell me.
Romeo: Cousin, I love a woman but she don't love me.
Benvolio: T was close when I guessed.
Romeo: She is gorgeous and i love her so much.
Benvolio: How long have you loved this girl?
Romeo: For a while now. She is hot and she is really smart and she has been hit with cupids arrow, and never have kids.
Brnvolio: Did she swear to this?
Romeo: Yes, she is wasting her time.
Benvolio: Forget her.
Romeo: I cant forget that pretty face, tell me how to it.
Benvolio: Look at another pretty face.
Romeo: Really that is not all that is too it. I still won't forget her beauty.
Benvolio: I'll help you.
Exeunt!
A Street
Enter Capulet, County
Paris, and the servant clown
Capulet: I think you could wait a year or two.
Paris: what do you say?
Capulet: I already told you she is too young. She is not ready yet.
Paris: People who are younger than Juliet are already happily married with kids.
Capulet: But, she can't
get married she is only a child, and that choice to marry is hers. Tonight
I will have a party where you will meet Juliet there and you will fall
in love with her.
Gives servant a paper.Tell these people only the ones who's names are here there will be a party at my house tonight at eight
Exit Capulet and Paris.Servant: I have to go and look for these people. Why me?
Enter Romeo and Benvolio
Benvolio: Romeo!
Come on we got to go out to look for a new love for you.
Romeo: Benvolio it is not as easy as that.
Benvolio: Are you mad?
Romeo: Are you crazy, I am like a madman in jail, with no food who is being tortured.
Servant: Romeo, Can you read?
Romeo: Yes, but I am too upset too read.
Servant: Can you read anything?
Romeo: Yup!
Servant: Really, oh God bless you.
Romeo: Okay I'll read
the letter,
He reads the letter
Mr . Marino and family,
Mr. Anselm and his sister, Miss. utrivio, Mr. Placentio and his nieces
Rosaline and Livia , Mercutio and Valentino and Tybalt and Lucio and Helena.
Servant: Up!
Romeo: To supper
Servant: At our house.
Romeo: Whose house?
Servant: My employers.
Romeo: You should have said that before
servant: Oh, well my
employer is the rich Capulet , and if your not a Montague you should come
to our party.
Exit
Benvolio: Go to capulet's
party Romeo, it is the perfect chance to meet a new love.
Romeo: No, I know this is true love
Benvolio: We'll go and if nothing happens it must be true love.
Romeo: Okay, I'll go.
Enter Lady Capulet and nurse
Lady Capulet:
Nurse, where is Juliet? Tell her I want her.
Nurse: I don't
know where she is to.
Enter Juliet
Juliet: Who
wants me?
Nurse: Your mom
Juliet: Mom, what do you want.
Lady Capulet: Nurse, I want to speak with Juliet in private.
Nurse: How old is she?
Lady Capulet: She is not fourteen yet.
Nurse: How much longer is it for her birthday?
Lady Capulet: Around two weeks.
Nurse; I can remember now the way she sucked on my oiled nipple and the way my husband used talk to her and make her smile.
Lady Capulet: Don't say that, Please!
Juliet: Yes, Nurse please don't talk of my childhood.
Nurse: I only talk about it because I want you to be married before I die.
Lady Capulet: Juliet, I have to ask you a question , Do you want to get married?
Juliet: I have always dreamed of it
Nurse: if it weren't for me you wouldn't have been wise enough to say that!
Lady Capulet: Paris wants to marry you.
Nurse: Paris is the perfect man for you.
Lady Capulet: He is beautiful
Nurse: No, Juliet is more beautiful than I.
Lady Capulet: Juliet, Paris is like a book that needs to be read, He needs to be looked at from cover to cover, he loves you , and he wants your hand in marriage.
Nurse: You're a woman and women need men.
Lady Capulet: Juliet, Do you even like Paris?
Juliet: I'll try to like
him.
Enter a serving man
Servant: The
guests are here and supper is served please come and eat.
Exit serving man
Lady Capulet:
Come on, Paris is waiting for you.
Nurse: You can do it Juliet.
ExeuntAct 1
Enter Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio with five or six other marquees,Torch BearersRomeo: Shall we go in and lie?
Benvolio: No, we are not lying we were both lying.
Romeo: I wanna carry that gimmie come on .
Mercutio: No Romeo, you have to dance.
Romeo: Not me, I don't know how to dance.
Mercutio: Don't be such a wimp.
Romeo: Don't call me a wimp I am in love .
Mercutio: If love is rough on you, why aren't you rough on love?
Benvolio: Come on boys lets go in.
Romeo: I want a light.
Mercutio: Put on your mask and lets go.
Romeo: No!
Mercutio: Come on my sense says lets go!
Romeo: This is not the smart thing to do.
Mercutio: Don't be so foolish!
Romeo: I had a bad dream.
Mercutio: I did too.
Romeo: What was yours?
Mercutio: That dreams lie.
Romeo: Dreams are true.
Mercutio: Liar!
Romeo: Calm down!!
Mercutio: Don't pay no attention to those dreams .
Benvolio: You are confusing me .
Romeo: Come on lets go, ignore my dream we gotta go.
Benvolio: plat the drum.
They march about the stageAct1
First Servant: Where is potpan .we needs his help.
Second Servant : a boy are you ready
First Servant: Go and let in Susan Grindstone And Nell- potpan
Third Servant : How can we be here and there the At The Party
Capulet: Welcome ladies
and gentlemen go and have a dance musicians come play and clear the
floor for dancing. Turn up the lights and put out that fire.
Dear capulet how long
have it been since yourself and I been I masts
Second capulet: my lady thirty years
Romeo: who is the lady that goes out with a knight.
Servant: I do not know sir
Romeo: did my heart love till I seen you, and I never seen a true beauty till this night
Tybalt: he is a montugue I could till by hi voice. And get my sowrd I will kill him.
Capulet : No
Tybalt: but he is our enamy.
Capulet: his is name Romeo
Tybalt: but uncle he is a vallain
Capulet : leave him alone and take no notice of him.
Tybalt: this is a shame
dear uncle.
Exit
Romeo: Can my lips
have a tender kiss
Juliet: you do wrong. But you can have a palmers kiss.
Romeo: let my hands do , what a kiss can do.
Juliet: you kiss by the book.
Nurse: your mother wants to have a word with you.
Romeo: who is her mother.
Nurse: she is the lady of the house. And a go lady she is.
Romeo: is she a capulet.
Juliet: who is that young gentilmen
Nurse: He is the son of tiberio.
Juliet: how come he would not dance.
Nurse: I do not know.
Juliet: Go and ask is name. Nurse go.
Nurse: is name is romeo. He is a montugue a son of your enamy.
Juliet: I do not care
Nurse: come let strangers go.