Romeo

&
Juliet
Script Re-Written By,
9 - Boron
Prologue ~
Two households alike with dignity,
Scenes in Verona with fine ingenuity,

For an ancient grudge breaks to mutiny,

Here lies a forbidden destiny,

And a raging war that blazes for centuries,

A war that broke betwixt two families,

Foes that holds grudges between their enemies,

In the form of two lovers,

Which kismetically cannot hover,

Without the order from the uppers,

Their love is doomed to be shattered,

And here unfolds the tale of both,

The crossing of lovers,

And the lulling of oath.

Scene I –

(Benvolio & Tybalt Enters The Market Place / Near The Street Of Verona.)

Tybalt- *Chin-Up With Pride & Overflowing Courage*

(Benvolio Tries To Stop A Fight Between Four Men,

Tybalt Interferes.)

Tybalt- What are thy stupid idiots fighting about?

(Capulets & Montagues Fighting, Placing Bets While Sending Harmful Words
To Both Families.)

Tybalt- HALT! Stop this childish fight right now!

(The Fight Continues, Ignoring Tybalt’s Orders.)

Montague- (While Spying On The Capulets) Thy Capulets Are Thieves!

Capulet- Thy Montague’s words stink of wretched lies!

(They Keep On Fighting Until Prince Escalus Enters.)

(Prince Escalus Enters With His Noble Steed.)

Escalus- What ho, you beasts, throw thy wielded weapons unto the ground,
thy civil brawls are bred with airy words. By thee, old Capulet and Montague,
have thrice disturbed our quiet streets. If you ever disturb these streets again,
your lives shall be the cost of thy peacefulness of thy street. On pain of
death, all men depart.
Scene II –

(Everyone Exits, Benvolio Stays, And Then Enters Romeo.)

Benvolio- Good marrow, cousin.

Romeo- Is the day so young? Aye, sad hours seem long.

Benvolio- What mischievous sadness lengthen my cousin’s hours?

Romeo- Not having thee, makes them short.

Benvolio- In love?

Romeo- Out.

Benvolio- Of love?

Romeo- Out of her favour, where I am in love.

Benvolio- Alas.

(Romeo looks upon the wreckage of the fight.)

Romeo- Aye me, what fray was here? Tell me not, for I have heard of it all.

Benvolio- Tell thee my cousin, who is thy woman in thy heart?

Romeo- In sadness cousin, I did lay my eyes upon a woman.

Benvolio- What is thy name? I aimed too far t’ guess thy love.

Romeo- A great marksman, but why does thy Cupid’s arrow missed thy
target?

Benvolio- *Giving Up* Then I’ll be damned, forget to think of her. (Both Exit)
Scene III –

(Scene changes to the house of the Capulets, Enter Count Paris & Lady
Capulet.)

Capulet- ‘Tis not so hard I think… For old men to be able to keep peace.

Paris- Of honourable reckoning are you both, and pitiful ‘tis life you’ve lived,
but now my lord, what say’s you to my suit?

Lady Capulet- My child, a stranger in the world, she has’nt seen thy change
of fourteen years.

Paris- Younger thou she is are what happy mother are made.

Lady Capulet- And too soon marred, those so close to be made.

Capulet- (Cuts in) Such delight within buds of fresh morning dew shall
delight you this night. Inherit my house, come, go with me.

(Capulets & Paris Exits, Benvolio & Romeo Enters)

(Romeo, barging in with loud footsteps)

Benvolio- Why art thou mad Romeo?

Romeo- Not mad, much bound as a madman;

Shut up in prison, kept without food, whipped & tormented AND--- (Change
of Mood as a Servant Enters) E’enll, good fellow.

Servant- Good e’en, my master, the great, rich, Capulet, if ye’ be not in the
house of the Montagues I pray for thou to come and crash a cup of wine.
 (Servant Hands Benvolio An Invitation, Servant Exits.)

Romeo- I’ll go along.

(Romeo & Benvolio Exits)

Scene IV –

(Inside The Capulet’s House, Nurse & Juliet Enters.)

Nurse- Juliet!

Juliet- How now, who calls?

Nurse- Your Mother.

Juliet- Madamoiselle, thou is’t here, what is your will?

Lady Capulet- Tell me, Juliet, how is your disposition of marriage standing?

Juliet- It is an honour that I do not dream of.

Lady Capulet- Think of it now, the valiant, Count Paris seeks for you as his
bride in marriage. This night, our feast shall’t behold his acquaintance

Nurse- Madam, the guests have arrived.

Lady Capulet- We shall follow thee.

Nurse- Go, Juliet, Seek enjoyment with your fiancé.

(The Nurse & Lady Capulet Leaves Juliet, Sorrowfully Thinking About The
Feast.)
Scene V –

(Romeo, Benvolio, Mercutio & Revellers Enter.)

Mercutio- Pay heed Romeo, we must have you dance.

Romeo- Not I, believe me, you have dancing shoes, with nimble soles, I have
a sole of lead.

Benvolio- Come, knock and enter.

Romeo- But ‘tis wit to go.

Mercutio- Why may I ask?

Romeo- I have dreamt of tonight.

Mercutio- And so did I.

Romeo- What was yours?

Mercutio- That dreamers often lie.

Benvolio- Supper is done. (Waves at them.) and we shall come too late.

Romeo- I fear too early, for my mind misgives thy consequences that are yet
hanging in the stars, that shall bitterly hence our fearful date with this night’s
revels.

(EVERYONE EXITS.)
Scene VI –

(The feast is ongoing, but Romeo & Juliet wind up dancing together before
Paris spins her away, Romeo Exits the stage and stops a nearby servant,)

Romeo- What lady’s that?

Servant- No clue, Sire.

Romeo- Thy woman ablazes the torch of thy heart, did my heart love till
now? Forswear it, sight, for I never saw ‘er true beauty this night.

(Romeo tries to follow her.)

Tybalt- (Standing behind Romeo) This, by voice, should be a Montegue. Now

by the stock honour of thy kin, to strike him dead would be a sin.

Capulet- Why, how now, kinsman, wherefore storm you so?

Tybalt- Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe; a villain that hither comes in his
spite, to scorn at our solemnity this night.

Capulet- Young Romeo is it? Content thee, gentle coz’, let him alone.

Tybalt- I will not endure him.

Capulet- He shall be endured. Am I the master here or you? Go to.

Tybalt- Why uncle, ‘tis a shame.

(Tybalt Exits)
Romeo- (Taking Juliet by the hand) If I were to profane thy unworthiest hand,
this holy shrine, the gentle fine it is, to smooth that rough touch with a
tender kiss.

Juliet- Good pilgrim, you do your wrong hand too much, with mannerly
devotion shows in this; For Saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch,
& palm to palm is holy palmer’s kiss.

Romeo- Have not Saints lips and holy palmers too?

Juliet- Ay, lips that they must use in prayers.

Romeo- O then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do! Then pray.

(THEY KISS o.o)

Juliet- You kiss by the book.

Nurse- Madam, your mother craves a word with you.

Romeo- What is her mother?

Nurse- The Lady of this house, Sire. (Exits)

Romeo- (Staring at Juliet) S-she’s a Capulet?!

Benvolio- (Catching Romeo by the arm) Away be gone, thy sport is at it’s
best.

Romeo- Aye, so I fear; the more is my unrest.

Capulet-(Addressing the whole room.) Thankyou all, I thank you honest

gentlemen, goodnight, by my fay being late.
 (The Revellers Disperse, The Nurse & Juliet Enters)

Juliet- Come, hither Nurse, what is yond gentlemen?

Nurse- Thy name is Romeo, a Montague, the only son of your enemy

Juliet- My love sprung from my only hate, too early seen unknown, and
known too late.

Scene VII –

(Romeo Hides, Benvolio & Mercutio Enters)

Benvolio- Romeo! My cousin Romeo! He ran this way and leapt over this
orchid wall, Come!

Mercutio- If thy love be blind, therefore thy love cannot hit the mark.

Benvolio- Then go for him! Seek for him here that means not to be found!

Scene VIII –

(Romeo is still hiding)

Romeo- He jests at scars that never felt a wound, but soft, what light through
yonder window braeaks?

Juliet- Ay me!
Romeo- She speaks! O Bright Angel, Speak again!

Juliet- O Romeo, Romeo, where art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse
thy name, of, if thou wilt not, be but sworn, my love I will never ber a
Capulet.

Romeo- Shall I hear no more, or speak at this?

Juliet- ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy, thou art self, though not a
Montague, O be some other name, what’s in a name? that which we call a
rose, by any other word would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not
Romeo called, Romeo, doff by name, and for that name, which is no part of
thee. Take all myself.

Romeo- (Emerging from his hiding place.) I take thee at thy word. Call me
but love, and henceforth I never will be Romeo.

Juliet- (Shocked) Art thou not a Montague? How cam’st thy hither, tell me,
and wherefore?

Romeo- With love’s light wings did I o’eperch these walls.

Juliet- If any of my kinsmen find thee here they will murder thee.

Romeo- I have night’s cloak to hide me from their eyes, but thou love me, let
them find me here. My life were better ended by their hate. Than death
prorogued, wanting of thy love.

Juliet- Dost thou love me? O gentle Romeo, If thou dost love me, pronounce
it faithfully.
Romeo- Lady by yonder blessed moon I vow.

Juliet- O swear not by the moon,

Romeo- What shall I swear by?

Juliet- Do not swear at all. Or if thou wilt-

(Interrupted by the Nurse)

Nurse- Madam!

Juliet- Anon good nurse! Three words good Romeo. And goodnight indeed.
If thy bent love be honourable. Thy propose marriage, send me words
tomorrow, and all fortunes by thy foot I’ll lay, and follow thee my lord
throughout the world.

Nurse- Madam!

Juliet- By and by, I come! Tomorrow I will send.

Romeo- So thrive my soul.

Juliet- A thousand times good night.

Romeo- Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books, but love
from love, toward school with heavy books.
Scene IX-

(Frair Lawrence In His Cell, Romeo Enters)

Romeo- Good marrow father!

Friar Lawrence- (Startled) Benedicite! Our Romeo hath not been in bed
tonight. God pardon sin, wast thou with Rosaline?

Romeo- With Rosaline? My ghostly father? No. I have forgotten that name,
and that name’s woe.

Friar Lawrence- That’s good my son; but be plain, where hast thou been
then?

Romeo- Then plainly know my heart’s dear love is set, on the fair daughter of
thy rich Capulet. We met, we wooed we made an exchange of vows. I’ll tell
thee as we pass; but this I pray, that thou consent to marry us today.

Friar Lawrence- Holy Saint Francis!

Romeo- I pray thee chide me not.

Friar Lawrence- Come, In one respect I’ll be thy assistant, for this alliance to
be so happy to prove, to your households ‘rancour to pure love.

(Both Exit)
Scene X –

(Mercutio & Benvolio Enters)

Mercutio- Where the devil would thy Romeo be? Came he not home
tonight?

Benvolio- Not to his father’s, I spoke with his man.

(Romeo Enters)

(Both of them turn their backs on Romeo.)

Romeo- Good marrow to you both, what counterfelt did I give you?

Mercutio- The slip sir, the slip.

Romeo- Pardon, good Mercutio; my business was great.

Mercutio- Why? Is this better now that groaning for love?

(The Nurse Enters)

Nurse- Gentlemen, can any of you tell me where I may find the young
Romeo?

Romeo- I can tell you ; I am the youngest of that name.

Nurse- If you be he, I desire some confidence within you.

Romeo- (To Mercutio) I’ll follow you.

Mercutio- Farewell ancient lady. (Benvolio & Mercutio Exits)

(Romeo Waits With Friar Lawrence, And Juliet Enters With The Nurse By Her
Side)

Friar Lawrence- So smile the Heavens upon this holy act. That after-hours
with sorrow chide with us not.

(THEY KISS o.o)

(Exit, All.)

Scene XI –

(Mercutio & Benvolio Enters)

Benvolio- I pray you, good Mercutio, let’s retire

Mercutio- I care not.

(Tybalt and the others enter.)

Tybalt- Gentlemen, good e’ en, a word with one of you.

Mercutio- And but one word with one of us? Couple it with something; make
it a word and a blow.

(Tybalt Stares At Mercutio With Stabbing Eyes.)

(Romeo, Recently Secretly Married, Are Now Related To The Capulets.)

Tybalt- Well, peace be with you Sires, here comes my man.

Romeo- Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee, doth much excuse such a
greeting ; villain am I none.

Tybalt- Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries thou hast done me.

Romeo- I do protest thee.

Mercutio- O calm, dishonourable, vile submission! (Draws Sword) Tybalt you

rat catcher, will you walk?

Tybalt- What wouldst thou have wit me?

Mercutio- Good, King of cats, nothing but one of your nine lives!

Tybalt- I am for you (Draws Sword)

Romeo- Gentle Mercutio.

(They fight, Mercutio had the upper hand, Tybalt was struggling to keep up.)

Romeo- Tybalt! Mercutio! The Prince hath forbid this, hold Tybalt! Mercutio!

(Tybalt under Romeo’s Arm Wounds Mercutio)

Romeo- Art thou hurt?

Mercutio- Aye aye, ‘tis a scratch, Marry, ‘tis enough.

(Mercutio Dies)

Benvolio- Here come’s Tybalt.

 (Romeo & Tybalt Fights, Romeo Kills Tybalt)

Benvolio- Romeo, away, be gone. The prince will doom thee to death.
Hence, be gone, away!

Romeo- O I am fortune’s fool.

(Romeo Exits, Escalus, Montague, Capulet Enters.)