ROMEO AND JULIET (SCRIPT BLK-B5)

PROLOGUE
In beautiful Verona, where our play takes place, there are two families, both equally noble. From their old grudge there is an outbreak of
new fighting, in which they stain their refined hands with fellow citizens' blood. A pair of ill-fated lovers from the deadly bloodlines of
these two feuding households commit suicide. Their sad and tragic deaths put an end to their parents' fighting. Now, we will present the
story of their love and death, which was the only thing that could stop their families' rage.

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ACT 1 SCENE 1 (STREET) __________________________

(Genevie, Angel, Judy Ann, Analie)
GREGORY: Draw your swords! Here comes two of the houses of the CAPULETs!
SAMSON: If they want a fight, let them start it.
GREGORY: I am going to give them some evil looks, see how they like that!
ABRAHAM: What’s your problem?
GREGORY: Nothing, what’s your problem?
ABRAHAM: Why are you giving me dirty looks?
SAMSON: Are you starting something?
ABRAHAM: Starting something? ME? Wouldn’t waste my time on you!
GREGORY: Oh yeah? Well at least my boss isn’t an idiot like yours!
ABRAHAM: Right, that’s it! I’ve had enough of you!
SAMSON: Well, come on then! Let’s have a look at you!
(They fight)
BENVOLIO: Part, fools! Put your swords down! What are you doing?
(Beats down their swords. TYBALT comes over)
TYBALT: I’m not surprised to see you messing about with these silly kids, come on then let’s have a real fight!
BENVOLIO: I am trying to stop them! Either get lost or come and help me!
TYBALT: Hang on! So you have your sword out but you’re not fighting? Yeah right! I hate all the MONTAGUEs, especially you, what a
coward! Come on then!
(They fight)
(Enter, Lady MONTAGUE, Lord and Lady CAPULET.)
LORD CAPULET: What’s going on? MONTAGUEs! Let me at them!
LADY CAPULET: Don’t be stupid!
CAPULET: Get out of the way! Look! There is Lady MONTAGUE! She has got her sword out! How dare her!
LADY MONTAGUE: That villain CAPULET! Don’t hold me! Let me go!
BENVOLIO: Not a chance! Don’t get involved!
(Enter Princess)
PRINCESS: STOP! Stop it all of you! I have had enough of this! I am your Princess and you will listen to me! This old argument
between you has got to stop. There will be no more fighting, On pain of death! I mean it! I will show no mercy to the next person caught
fighting in these streets. Now go home, all of you!
(Exit all but LADY MONTAGUE and BENVOLIO)
LADY MONTAGUE: Nephew, what went on here? Who started the fight?
BENVOLIO: A couple of the young servants were having a scrap, but then TYBALT arrived and made it all ten times worse.
LADY MONTAGUE: Where is ROMEO? Have you seen him today? I am so glad he wasn’t fighting.
BENVOLIO: I saw him earlier but he looked really upset, and he legged it when he saw me coming.
LADY MONTAGUE: He has been really down these last few days. He has been shutting himself away in his room. I’m getting worried
about him.
BENVOLIO: Any ideas what might be up with him Aunt?
LADY MONTAGUE: No. I have tried to speak to him, but he won’t say a thing.
(Enter ROMEO)
BENVOLIO: Here he comes now! I will have a word with him.
LADY MONTAGUE: OK I will go home.
(Exit LADY MONTAGUE)
BENVOLIO: Cousin ROMEO! You seem really down lately. What’s up mate?
ROMEO: Well, nothing, I am just…missing something…
BENVOLIO: Something or someone? Are you in love?
ROMEO: More like out of love, she’s not interested.
BENVOLIO: Sorry to hear that. Plenty more fish in the sea though.
ROMEO: Not for me. I think she was the one. She was so beautiful, and clever, and funny
BENVOLIO: Oh, come on mate, if she’s not interested, then she’s not interested! Bet there are loads of girls better than her anyway!
ROMEO: Oh, what do you know? Just leave me alone.
(ROMEO exits. BENVOLIO follows shaking his head.)

ACT 1 SCENE 2 STREET______________________________________

(Enter CAPULET and PARIS)
PARIS: Lord CAPULET I was wondering if you had thought anymore about me wanting to marry your daughter.
CAPULET: My daughter is still very young, I’m not sure she is
ready to be married yet, give it a couple of years, eh?
PARIS: I have seen younger girls than her be happily married.
CAPULET: Yeah, but those marriages don’t always work out. Besides, I want her to marry someone she can love, so take some time,
see if she likes you and we will see. Look, I’m having a fancy dress party tonight, why don’t you come? You can spend some time with
JULIET, and see how you get on? (PARIS nods and they walk off.)
(Enter BENVOLIO and ROMEO)
BENVOLIO: Did you hear that ROMEO? A fancy dress party! That would be just the thing to take your mind of this girl. They won’t
know it’s us cos we will be all dressed up, bet there will be loads of gorgeous girls there for you to meet.
ROMEO: I don’t think so...
BENVOLIO: Oh, come on! Please?

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ROMEO: Oh, alright then! But don’t hold your breath, no one can possibly be as gorgeous as her.
(ROMEO AND BENVOLIO exit)

ACT 1 SCENE 3 CASTLE

(Enter LADY CAPULET and NURSE)
LADY CAPULET: NURSE, where's my daughter?
NURSE: Well, I did call her. Where can she be? JULIET? JULIET?
(Enter JULIET)
JULIET: Here I am. What do you want?
LADY CAPULET: Well, tell me JULIET, what do you think about getting married?
JULIET: I haven’t really thought about it.
LADY CAPULET: Well, think about it now. There are other girls your age happily married, and there is a young nobleman called PARIS
Who like you to be his wife. He is quite handsome. So, what do you think? He is coming to the party tonight. It would be great if you did
like him. Your father and I think this would be a good marriage so make sure you try your best to like him. What do you think?
JULIET: Well, I will see what I think.
LADY CAPULET: Ooh that’s the door bell, the guests must be arriving. Come on!
(Exit LADY CAPULET, JULIET and NURSE)

ACT1 SCENE 4 CASTLE PARTY

(Enter CAPULET, with JULIET and others of his house, meeting the Guests and Maskers)
CAPULET: Welcome all! We will have dancing and music tonight!
(Music plays, and they dance)
ROMEO: Who is that girl over there?
BENVOLIO: No idea.
ROMEO: She is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen! She is brighter than a flame, more precious thana diamond she makes all the
other girls here look so ugly! I can’t believe I thought I was in love before. Now I have seen her, I know what true love is.
TYBALT: That sounds like a MONTAGUE! You! Quick, get me my sword! How dare he come to our party like this! I am going to kill
him!
LORD CAPULET: Hey TYBALT! What is the matter? Where are you going with that sword?
TYBALT: Uncle, this is a MONTAGUE, our enemy! He has come to ruin our party.
CAPULET: Young ROMEO is it? Leave him alone. I have heard that he is good lad, I will not allow him to be hurt in my house. Now
come on, this is a party.
TYBALT: I will not leave him alone!
CAPULET: Oh yes you will! This is my house and what I say goes.
TYBALT: OK, I will leave him alone tonight, but I won’t forget this!
(Exit everyone except Romeo and Juliet)
ROMEO: I know that I am not worthy to touch your hand but would you dance with me?
JULIET: You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself. Of course, I will dance with you.
ROMEO: If I am good enough to dance with you, am I good enough to kiss you?
JULIET: I think you are.
(They kiss)
NURSE: JULIET! Your Mother wants to speak to you.
ROMEO: Who is her mother?
NURSE: Well, well! Her mother is Lady CAPULET.
ROMEO: She is a CAPULET? Oh no!
BENVOLIO: Let’s get out of here.
(Exit all except JULIET and NURSE)
JULIET: Come here quick! Who is that?
NURSE: His name is ROMEO, and a MONTAGUE; the only son of your great enemy.
JULIET: My only love sprung from my only hate!
NURSE: What?!
JULIET: Oh nothing, forget I spoke. Come on, let’s go to bed.

ACT 2 SCENE 1 BALCONY

NARRATOR: After what happened at the party, Romeo could not stop thinking about Juliet. He made the decision to
climb the wall and leap through it. Romeo was surprised when he saw Juliet.

ROMEO: Oh! Look! There is JULIET! She is like the sun. Oh, she is my love! I wish she knew how I felt. Her eyes are like stars. Should
I speak to her? Look she rests her hand on her face, I wish that I could stroke her cheek.
JULIET: Oh dear.
ROMEO: Oh she speaks, bright angel.
JULIET: O ROMEO, ROMEO! Why do you have to be a MONTAGUE? Leave your family and change your name, and if you won’t just
tell me you love me and I will no longer be a CAPULET.
ROMEO: Shall I listen more or shall I speak?I believe what you say is true, just let me be your love and I will change my name.
JULIET: Who is there? Who is listening to me?
ROMEO: I do not want to speak my name as you hate it so much.
JULIET: I have only heard you speak a few words before but I know your voice ROMEO! How did you get in here? If any of my family
fine you they will kill you.
ROMEO: I climbed the walls; nothing could keep me away from you.
JULIET: But if they see you, they will kill you.
ROMEO: I am more afraid that you will say you don’t love me than I am that they will find me. Besides, itis so dark No-one will find me
here. Tell me, did you mean what I heard you say? Do you love me?
JULIET: I am so embarrassed that you heard what I said! Do you love me? No wait, don’t answer, I think that you will say yes But I
need to know if you really mean it. Do you love me? ROMEO: JULIET, I swear I love you and if you love me too then…
JULIET: No do not say anymore! This is all too sudden. My head is spinning! I must go. When we see each other again we will know if
this is real. Good night, good night!
ROMEO: Don’t go! Tell me you love me too.
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JULIET: I already have.

NURSE: (calls within) JULIET!!

JULIET: Someone is coming! Good night my love.
NURSE: JULIET!
JULIET: I’m coming! ROMEO, if you mean what you say then marry me tomorrow.
NURSE: JULIET!
JULIET I’m coming! What do you say? I will send a messenger to you tomorrow to hear your answer. What time tomorrow shall I send
my messenger?
ROMEO: 9:00 AM
JULIET: It feels like twenty years until then. Good night!
ROMEO: I must go and see Father Lawrence, explain what has happened and see if he will marry us.
(Exit)

ACT 2 SCENE 2 CHURCH

(Enter FRIAR LAURENCE)
FRIAR LAURENCE: It is so early! I must get to work though, making my potions and cures. I know how to brew a cure for nearly all
illness and I know the poisons that grow beside them.

(Enter ROMEO)
ROMEO: Good morning, father.
FRIAR LAURENCE: Bless me! It is young ROMEO. You are up early. Where have you been, then?
ROMEO: I have been at the CAPULET’s house, they had a party last night. I met someone, we are in love and we need your help.
FRIAR LAURENCE: Who are you in love with now? I take it is not the same girl as last week, the one who wasn’t interested?
ROMEO: No, not her, she is an ugly crow compared to the one I love now. Her name is JULIET, and she is the daughter of Lord
CAPULET. She loves me too. We want you to marry us today.
FRIAR LAURENCE: Holy Saint Francis! You only just met! You have been crying over some other girl for weeks.
ROMEO: Don’t say that! JULIET loves me and I love her! So will you marry us?
FRIAR LAURENCE: Well, I think it is very quick, I hope that you won’t regret this choice. But if you two get married it might stop the
fighting between your families. I will help you. Let’s go.
(Exit)

ACT 2 SCENE 3 ________________________------ delete sa baba

NURSE: My lady JULIET sent me to you. She has told me about your plans and I just want to say that if you have changed your mind,
or if you hurt her then you will have to answer to me.
ROMEO: I would never hurt her. Tell her that we are to be married at three o’clock In Friar Lawrence’s church.
NURSE: Oh! She will be so happy!
(Exit)

ACT 2 SCENE 4 BEDROOM

(Enter JULIET)
JULIET: The NURSE has been gone for three hours now! Maybe she couldn’t find ROMEO? Oh the time is dragging so slowly! Here
she comes!!
(Enter NURSE)
JULIET: O my dearest NURSE, what news? Have you seen ROMEO? What did he say? NURSE, what did ROMEO say about our
wedding?
NURSE: You are to be married at two o’clock today At Friar Lawrence’s church. Ah! That has
brought some color to your face! Go girl, be happy!
JULIET: Thank you!
(Exit JULIET and NURSE)
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(The wedding scene will be played to music.)
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ACT 3 SCENE 1 STREET

NARRATOR: Tybalt arrived and challenged Romeo to a fight, but Romeo refused to be involved. However,
Mertucio was very aggressive and attacked Tybalt. Unfortunately, Merctucio was stabbed by Tybalt and died.
(Enter Benvolio, Romeo, Mertucio, Tybalt)
BENVOLIO: O ROMEO MERCUTIO's dead! And here comes TYBALT back again.
ROMEO: She has killed my friend! I can’t let her get away again! TYBALT! Brave MERCUTIO lies dead because of you, but his soul is
waiting above our heads either you or I must join him! Now, let us see who it is to be!
(They fight and TYBALT falls)
BENVOLIO: ROMEO, get out of here! The Princess is coming!
ROMEO: What have I done?
BENVOLIO: RUN!
(Exit ROMEO) (Enter PRINCESS, LADY CAPULET)
PRINCESS: What has happened here?
BENVOLIO: TYBALT killed Mercutio, So ROMEO killed TYBALT.
LADY CAPULET: TYBALT, my cousin! Prince, I demand revenge!
PRINCESS: BENVOLIO, who began this fight?
BENVOLIO: TYBALT. She tried to fight ROMEO, But ROMEO said no. TYBALT fought and killed MERCUTIO, and then came back
again, looking again for ROMEO They fought and ROMEO killed her.
LADY CAPULET: He is a MONTAGUE ! You can’t believe him! ROMEO killed TYBALT! He must die!
PRINCESS: For ROMEO ’s crime he will be exiled. Never again to return to Verona.
(Exit)

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ACT 3 SCENE 2 BEDROOM

(Enter JULIET)
JULIET: I can’t wait until tonight, to see my ROMEO again. O, here comes my NURSE. You look so upset! What has happened?
NURSE: Dead! Brave, good and true and now dead!
JULIET: What? Dead? My true love? We only got married today? Why? Why did this happen? I can’t live without him!
NURSE: TYBALT is dead! She was killed, killed by ROMEO and now ROMEO is exiled, never again to return to Verona!
JULIET: O No! How could such a handsome face hide a killer? Was I wrong to love him? That man is my husband! And he is
banished? Then will I never see him again?
NURSE: I know that he is hiding at Friar Lawrence’s church. I will find him and bring him to you so you can say our last goodbyes.
(Exit)

ACT 3 SCENE 3 CHURCH

(Enter FRIAR LAURENCE and Romeo)
FRIAR LAURENCE: ROMEO! You are in so much trouble. The Princess has been merciful; you are not to die but to leave Verona
forever
ROMEO: Away from JULIET? Forever? I would rather die! I will not live without JULIET!
(Knock at the door)
FRIAR LAURENCE: ROMEO, hide!
ROMEO: No!
(Knocking)
FRIAR LAURENCE: ROMEO! You will be taken away! HIDE!
(Knocking and ROMEO hides)
FRIAR LAURENCE: Who is there? What do you want?
NURSE: I come from Lady JULIET.
FRIAR LAURENCE: Welcome, then.
(Enter NURSE)
NURSE: Where is my lady's lord, where's ROMEO?
FRIAR LAURENCE: Hiding and very unhappy.
NURSE: JULIET too, she hasn’t stopped crying! ROMEO! Stand up! Be a man, for JULIET you must be strong!
ROMEO: NURSE!
NURSE: ROMEO!
ROMEO: How is JULIET! Does she hate me for killing her cousin? What does she say about me having to leave?
NURSE: O, she says nothing, sir, but cries and cries.
ROMEO: I hate myself for doing this to her! I would be better dead.
(Draws his sword and points it at his own heart)
FRIAR LAURENCE: STOP! You foolish man! Listen, TYBALT wanted to kill you, but you killed her instead, that’s a good thing! The law
says you should have been killed for what you did, instead you are only sent away, that’s a good thing, JULIET is alive and loves you
still, and again you should be happy not crying and moaning. Go and see JULIET tonight, but leave early in the morning for Mantua.
Live there, until we can find a good time to tell everyone about your marriage, beg forgiveness of the princess and bring you back.
NURSE: You are so wise! ROMEO I will tell JULIET you are coming. Here is a ring she asked me to give you.
ROMEO: Then she does still love me.
(NURSE: Exit)
FRIAR LAURENCE: Go quickly, go to see JULIET! Stay in Mantua and I will send a message to you as soon as I can. Farewell.
ROMEO: I am going to miss you. I must go to JULIET.
(Exit)

ACT 3 SCENE 4 CASTLE

(Enter CAPULET! LADY CAPULET! And PARIS)
CAPULET: TYBALT ’s death has meant that I have had not had time to speak to JULIET about your wedding.
PARIS: I understand, in times of sadness, there is no room for love. Madam, good night: speak well of me to JULIET.
LADY CAPULET: I will, and I will know how she feels in the morning. Tonight, she is too sad about TYBALT.
CAPULET: Sir PARIS, I will take a chance and tell you that JULIET does love you. She is a good girl and normally does as I tell her.
Wife, go to JULIET and tell that PARIS loves her and that on Wednesday no that is too soon, on Thursday, she will become his wife!
Will you be ready? Is this alright with you? It won’t be a big do, not with TYBALT being only just killed, people might think we are being
disrespectful! So, what do you think to Thursday then?
PARIS: My lord, I wish that Thursday was tomorrow.
CAPULET: Fantastic! Thursday it is then! See you then. Wife, go to JULIET and prepare her to be married. Good night!
(Exit)

BEDROOM
(Enter LADY CAPULET)
LADY CAPULET: JULIET! What’s wrong?
JULIET: I am not well.
LADY CAPULET: Still weeping for TYBALT! Well, I suppose it shows how much you loved her, but you must cheer up.
JULIET: I will cry, for as long as I feel my terrible loss.
LADY CAPULET: Well, shall I tell you some wonderful, joyful news?
JULIET: I could do with some joyful news. What is it?
LADY CAPULET: Well, you are lucky to have a father who cares for you! He has decided to cheer you up by arranging a day of joy,
one that you will not expect, and I had hardly dare hope would happen!
JULIET: Day of joy?
LADY CAPULET: Next Thursday morning, the young, rich and handsome man, Lord PARIS! at Saint Peter's Church, shall happily
make you a joyful bride.

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JULIET: NO! By Saint Peter’s church! He will not make me a joyful bride! How can you expect me to get married so fast!? I have hardly
even met him! Tell my father I will not marry PARIS! I will NEVER marry PARIS! I hate him!
LADY CAPULET: Here comes your father; tell him so yourself, and see how he takes it.
(Enter CAPULET)
CAPULET: Still crying JULIET! Have you not told her the good news?
LADY CAPULET: I have, but she says she will not marry him.
CAPULET: What? How dare she? Is she not grateful for my hard work in finding her so handsome and rich a husband? Is she not
proud that pathetic and unworthy as she is that a Lord wants to marry her?
JULIET: How can I be proud or grateful for something I hate?
CAPULET: How dare you! Who do you think you are? Answering me back! Arguing with my decision! You will prepare yourself to be
married on Thursday If I have to drag you there, you will go! You ugly, ungrateful, rude disobedient child!
JULIET: Father, I beg you on my knees, please listen!
CAPULET: No! You disgusting, disobedient child! Get off me! You will get yourself to church on Thursday or never after can you be my
daughter, can you starve in the streets for all I care! Do as I say! I wish that you had never been born!
LADY CAPULET: Calm down!
CAPULET: It makes me so angry! I have been working for years to find her a husband! A Lord, handsome, rich, a real catch! And she
cries and whines, she says “I will not love! I am too young!” No! I will not be made to look a fool. I mean what I say; you will do as I
command Or you will starve, beg in the streets, Die for all I care! You will be married on Thursday!
(Exit)
ACT 4 SCENE 1 CHURCH
NARRATOR: Juliet rushed to Friar Lawrence for help because she didn't want to marry Paris and wanted to be with
Romeo once again
JULIET: Tell me what to do! I can’t marry PARIS!
FRIAR LAURENCE: I know! I know! Things look so bad, but I do have an idea. It is so risky though, and you will need to be very brave.
JULIET: I would rather jump of the highest bridge than marry PARIS! I would rather be thrown into a pit of snakes!
FRIAR LAURENCE: OK then this is what we shall do. Go home, be very cheerful and happy. Say that you have changed your mind
and that you will marry PARIS! Once you are in bed on Wednesday night and everyone has left you, drink this. Your skin will grow pale
and cold, you will not seem to breathe. In the morning when they come to fetch you, they will think that you are dead. They will carry
you to your family’s tomb. After two days, you will wake up, and I will send for ROMEO to be there when you do So that he can take you
away with him. Do you think that you are brave enough?
JULIET: Give it to me! I am not afraid!
FRIAR LAURENCE: Go then, do as I say. I will write to ROMEO.
(Exit)

ACT 4 SCENE 2 BEDROOM

NARRATOR: While everyone is busy for Paris and Juliet’s wedding, Juliet is at her room anxious of how their plan
might turn out.
JULIET: God knows when we shall meet again. I am so scared of what I have to do now. What if the potion doesn’t work? Then I will
end up getting married tomorrow! Or even worse, what I wake up too early, Before ROMEO has come to get me And I am in the grave
surrounded with bones and skulls and rats! No, I mustn’t think about it! ROMEO! I drink to you! (She falls upon her bed)

ACT 4 SCENE 3 BEDROOM

NARRATOR: The next morning, few hours before the wedding everyone was wondering where Juliet could’ve been.
(Enter NURSE)
NURSE: JULIET! JULIET! Oh bless her she is fast asleep! JULIET! JULIET! Oh come on you lazy bones it is your wedding day, you
should be up and about! JULIET! JULIET! Why are you still dressed? JULIET! Oh she is as cold as ice! Oh she’s dead! She’s dead! Oh
Lady CAPULET! Lord CAPULET!
(Enter LADY CAPULET)
LADY CAPULET: What’s all the noise? What is the matter?
NURSE: Look, look!
LADY CAPULET: Oh no! Oh no! My child! My life! Oh wake up! WAKE UP! Oh NURSE! Call for help!
CAPULET: Let me see her! No, no she is dead. Death lies on her lips like frost.
(Enter FRIAR LAURENCE and PARIS)
FRIAR LAURENCE: Is the bride ready to go to church?
CAPULET: She will go to church but not return! She is dead. Oh PARIS! Death has stolen your wife!
PARIS: I have waited so long for today, and this is what it brings.
LADY CAPULET: Accursed, unhappy, wretched, hateful day! This is the worst day of my life! I had only one child and now she is gone.
FRIAR LAURENCE: Dry up your tears, she is in heaven now. Cover her in flowers and take her to church. She will be laid to rest in
your great monument
CAPULET: Cancel all the wedding plans and where there was light and joy and color let there be black.
(Exit)

ACT 5 SCENE 1
(Enter ROMEO & BALTHASAR)
ROMEO: Ah! News from Verona! Do you have letters for me? From Friar Laurence? How is my Father? How is JULIET! As long as she
is well I am happy.
BALTHASAR: Oh ROMEO! JULIET is dead! I saw them bury her in CAPULET ’s tomb , and I came here at once to tell yo.
ROMEO: NO! Get me a horse. I leave for Verona tonight. Just go and get the horses.
(Exit BALTHASAR)
ROMEO: I think I can remember an apothecary who sells some potions that I could use. I will go to him now.

(ROMEO: leaves and walks for a while then bangs on a door. Enter Apothecary)
APOTHECARY: Who calls so loud?
ROMEO: Come here. Do you know how to make a poison that will quickly allow a man to end his life?
APOTHECARY: Such drugs I have; but the law Is death to anyone who sells them.
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ROMEO: I can see that you are poor. I will give you a thousand pieces of gold for a bottle of your drug.
APOTHECARY: Take this and put it in any drink you like. It will do the job.
ROMEO: There is your gold. Goodbye! Buy yourself some food. To me this is heaven, not poison!
(Exit)
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ACT 5 SCENE 2 CHURCH
(Enter FRIAR JOHN)
FRIAR JOHN: Friar Laurence! Are you in?
(Enter FRIAR LAURENCE)
FRIAR LAURENCE: Hello Friar John! Just got back from Mantua? How was ROMEO! Did he send me a letter?
FRIAR JOHN: I have not been to Mantua! I was delayed.
FRIAR LAURENCE: Who took the letter I sent to ROMEO then?
FRIAR JOHN: it’s here I could not send it.
FRIAR LAURENCE: Oh no! That was a very important letter! Then ROMEO will not be there when JULIET wakes! Oh quick! We must
go to the cemetery! I will bring JULIET back here until I can send for ROMEO!
(Exit)

ACT 5 SCENE 3 JULIETS GRAVE ____________________-- NARRATOR

NARRATOR: While visiting Juliet's grave, Paris suddenly noticed someone approaching. Much to his surprise  Paris
hid from Romeo and Balthasar. In order to at least spend some time with Juliet, Romeo asked Balthasar  to leave him
alone. Balthasar left but decided just to hide somewhere because he already knew that Romeo might do something
terrible. Paris could’t take anymore and so he showed up and confronted Romeo..
PARIS: You vile MONTAGUE! I arrest you in the name of the Princess!
ROMEO: You are a good man PARIS so I will give you a chance, I will enter this grave and if you try to stop me then I will kill you. So
go away!
PARIS: No! I arrest you!
ROMEO: You will not take me! (They fight)
PARIS: O, I am killed! (Fall) Please, please lie me with JULIET! (Dies)
ROMEO: I will. Poor PARIS! (Laying PARIS in the tomb) Oh there is my love, my JULIET! You are still so beautiful; how can that be?
There is TYBALT! Wrapped in her shroud, I will make things right TYBALT! And use the hand that killed you to finish my own life.
JULIET! you are still so lovely; I will stay with you here forever. Eyes, look for the last time. Arms, take a last embrace. Lips, one final
kiss. Here's to my love. (Drinks) Oh these drugs are quick. So with a kiss I die. (Dies)
(JULIET wakes)
JULIET: Oh! I remember where I am! But where is my ROMEO! Here! And PARIS too, both dead? What’s this? ROMEO has drunk
poison! There is none left to help me follow you. I will miss you. Maybe some of the mixture is still on your lips? No. Someone is
coming. I must be quick!
(Falls on ROMEO's body, and dies)
(Enter FRIAR LAURENCE outside the tomb)
FRIAR LAURENCE: I must be quick! Who is there?
BALTHASAR: Balthasar, I came here with ROMEO!
FRIAR LAURENCE: Then that is his torch I see in CAPULET’s tomb? BALTHASAR It is.
FRIAR LAURENCE: Come with me quickly!
BALTHASAR: I can’t I told him I was gone!
FRIAR LAURENCE: Stay, then; I'll go alone. ROMEO!

(Enters the tomb)

FRIAR LAURENCE: ROMEO! And PARIS too? And JULIET! All dead!
(Enter the Princess)
PRINCESS: What is this? PARIS is killed! ROMEO too lies here dead And JULIET warm and bleeding and dead again? Who can tell
me what has happened here?

(Enter rest of the cast)

CAPULET: What is going on?
LADY CAPULET: O heavens! O wife, look how JULIET bleeds! But she was dead!
LADY MONTAGUE: What? Is that my ROMEO! How can this be?
PRINCESS: Quiet all of you! I want to know what has happened here!
FRIAR LAURENCE: I can tell you what has happened.
PRINCESS: Then tell me at once.
FRIAR LAURENCE: I will. ROMEO and JULIET were married. I married them the same day the TYBALT was killed. So, ROMEO was
sent away it was for him and not TYBALT that JULIET cried. You then tried to force her to marry which she could not do; as she was
already a wife. So, she came to me for help. I gave her a sleeping potion to make her look dead and tried to arrange for ROMEO to
collect her when she woke. My letter to ROMEO was never delivered and when he heard of her death, He came back to end his own
life and lie with her. This he did and upon waking JULIET saw her true love dead and ended her own life.
PRINCESS: Why was PARIS here?
BALTHASAR: He came with flowers for JULIET He saw ROMEO and they fought.
PRINCESS: Lord CAPULET! Lady MONTAGUE! See, what how God despises your hate, that he kills your children with love. I have
been too soft on you both and I too have lost relatives in this fight. We are all punished.
CAPULET: O sister MONTAGUE! Give me your hand: We are friends.
LADY MONTAGUE: I will build JULIET a statue in pure gold, for she was a true and faithful wife.
CAPULET: And I will build one for ROMEO!
PRINCESS: We have a grey peace this morning. The sun is too sad to raise his head. We will talk more of these sad things. For never
was a story of more woe than this of JULIET and her ROMEO.
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