Romeo and Juliet: Summer Term 2006

William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
(Adapted by Mr. Williams)
The Proloue
(Music: Confide in Me by Kylie Minoue!
C"#R$S: T%o &ouse&olds bot& ali'e in dinity
((n fair )erona %&ere %e lay our scene!*
+rom ancient rude brea' to ne% mutiny
,&ere ci-il blood ma'es ci-il &ands unclean.
+rom fort& t&e fatal loins of t&ese t%o foes*
/ 0air of star1crossed lo-ers ta'e t&eir life:
S!ene "
2/RR/T#R: T&e 0eace on t&e streets of )erona &as been
disturbed. /not&er fi&t &as bro'en out bet%een t&e
Montaues and Ca0ulets* t%o 0o%erful families %&o &a-e
fou&t eac& ot&er for as lon as anyone can remember.
)#(C3: 4o%n %it& t&e Ca0ulets* do%n %it& t&e Montaues5
/6R/"M: 4o you bite your t&umb at us* sir7
S/M8S#2: ( do bite my t&umb* sir.
)#(C3 2: / 0laue on bot& your &ouses5
(3nter 632)#9(# /24 T:6/9T!
632)#9(#: ( do but 'ee0 t&e 0eace.
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T:6/9T: 8eace7 8eace7 ( &ate t&e %ord* as ( &ate &ell* all
Montaues and t&ee.
(3nter 8R(2C3!
8R(2C3: Rebellious sub;ects* enemies to 0eace5 (f e-er you
disturb our streets aain* your li-es s&all 0ay t&e forfeit of
t&e 0eace. #n 0ain of deat&* all men de0art.
S!ene #
2/RR/T#R: 9ater t&at day* Romeo1 a Montaue1 learns t&at
t&ere is to be a mas<uerade &eld at t&e "ouse of Ca0ulet. "is
best friend* Mercutio* suests t&ey o because Romeo &as
been so de0ressed o-er Rosaline %&o &e lo-es* but s&e doesnt
lo-e &im. Since e-eryone %ill be %earin mas's* nobody %ould
'no% if a Montaue %as t&ere5
(8arty music: T&ey by Jem!
)#(C3: (f you be not of t&e "ouse of Montaue* ( 0ray come
and crus& a cu0 of %ine.
R#M3#: +ors%ear it* si&t* for ( neer sa% true beauty till t&is
ni&t.
J$9(3T: =o as' &is name.
2$RS3: "is name is Romeo* and a Montaue* t&e only son of
your reat enemy.
J$9(3T: My only lo-e s0run from my only &ate5
(Music: T&e Trouble ,it& 9o-e (s by Kelly Clar'son!
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S!ene $
2/RR/T#R: Romeo and Juliet decide to marry in secret. +riar
9a%rence &o0es t&at t&is %ill 0ut an end to t&e fi&tin
bet%een t&e Montaues and Ca0ulets. "o%e-er* Tybalt1 a
fearsome and -iolent Ca0ulet1 'no%s Romeo %ent to t&e
mas<uerade and confronts &im.
T:6/9T: Romeo* t&e lo-e ( bear t&ee can afford no better
term t&an t&is: t&ou art a -illain.
R#M3#: )illain am ( none t&erefore fare%ell.
("e %al's a%ay!
M3RC$T(#: # calm* dis&onourable* -ile submission5
(T:6/9T and M3C$T(# fi&t. R#M3# tries to 0art t&em and
M3RC$T(# is %ounded!
M3RC$T(#: ( am &urt. / 0laue on bot& your &ouses5 /s' for
me tomorro% and you %ill find me a ra-e man. / 0laue on bot&
your &ouses5 T&ey &a-e made %orms meat of me.
(M3RC$T(# dies!
R#M3#: +ire1eyed fury be my conduct no%5
("e attac's T:6/9T and 'ills &im!
S!ene %
T&e ne>t narration is to be 0erformed in t&e style of a ne%s
bulletin.
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8R3S32T3R: =ood e-enin. S&oc'in e-ents on t&e streets
today as anot&er bra%l &as disturbed t&e 0eace. Romeo &as
been banis&ed for t&e murder of Tybalt.
8R3S32T3R 2: #t&er ne%s toni&t: Juliet from t&e "ouse of
Ca0ulet is to be married to 8aris %it&in t&e ne>t t%o days.
8re0arations are under %ay. 2o%* o-er to our re0orter outside
t&e "ouse of Ca0ulet.
R38#RT3R: :es* 0re0arations are under %ay des0ite t&e deat&
of Tybalt. Seein Juliet earlier today s&e a00eared to loo'
distressed and not li'e t&e &a00y bride1to1be at all. 6ac' to
t&e studio.
2/RR/T#R: Juliet must marry 8aris. "er %&ole family still do
not 'no% about &er marriae to Romeo. +riar 9a%rence &as
i-en &er a 0otion to ta'e. (t %ill ma'e &er a00ear to &a-e died
in &er slee0. T&e 0lan is for +riar 9a%rence to ta'e &er out of
t&e cry0t once t&e 0otion %ears off and reunite &er %it&
Romeo.
2/RR/T#R 2: "o%e-er* Romeo does not recei-e a letter
tellin &im of t&e 0lan. (nstead* &e &ears Juliet &as died. "e
buys some 0oison and &eads to t&e cry0t.
S!ene &
The !rypt
(T&e e-ents in t&e cry0t are mimed to Stay by S&a'es0eares
Sister!.
S!ene '
(T&e audience see t&e Ca0ulets and Montaues s&a'in &ands!.
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(Music: "ere Comes t&e Sun!
2/RR/T#R: ,it& t&e deat& of Romeo and Juliet* t&e Ca0ulets
and Montaues end t&e conflict t&at &as one on for so many
0ainful years.
C"#R$S: / loomin 0eace t&is mornin %it& it brins. T&e sun
for sorro% %ill not s&o% &is &ead. +or ne-er %as t&ere a story
of more %oe t&an t&is of Juliet and &er Romeo.
(3>eunt all!
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