Romeo and Juliet

Characters
Tess - Nurse
Domenic - Romeo and Lord Montegue
Alex - Princey
Sean - Tybalt and Friar
Emma: Juliet and Gregory
Natalie: Benvolo and Lady Capulet
Scene 1
Princey: Two households, both alike in dignity (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes. !air of star"crossed lovers take their life,Whose
misadventured !iteous overthrows #oth with their death bury their !arents$ strife.The fearful
!assage of their death"marked love nd the continuance of their !arents$ rage,Which, but
their children%s end, naught could remove, Is now the two hours$ traffic of our stage"The
which, if you with !atient ears attend,What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
Sean: &ut your hands together for our wonderful host, 'adame &rincey Von (hakes!eare)
(Tess and *mma walk to bar whilst characters adlib)
Tess: I swear we won$t let them humiliate us. We won%t take their garbage.
Emma: (teasing) +o, cause then we$d be garbos)
Tess: +o you lout, I mean if they even look at us the wrong way, we should !ull out our si,"
shooters.
Emma: 'aybe you should focus on !ulling yourself out of trouble.
((tand centre stage)
Tess: +ot this time. I hit hard when I$m angry enough.
Emma: -ut it$s hard to get you angry enough.
Tess: .ne of those /a!ulet dogs could make me angry enough. If one of them comes by
when &rincey isn$t looking, I$ll draw my tool 0uicker than you can say"
Emma: Well you best draw it then, these guys are from the /a!ulet$s lot.
Tess: 'y hand$s steady, fight and I$ll back you u!)
Emma: -ack me u!1 -y turning your back and running away1
Tess: #on$t worry about me)
Emma: I$m always worried about you...
(They sit. Tess s!ills her drink on #om)
Dom: 2ey) #id you throw your tur!s all over me1
Tess: (looks at glass) 2mm, I definiately threw my drink.
Dom: (stands) #id you throw it at me1
Tess: Will &rincey blame us for this if I say yes1
Emma: 3eah.
Tess: I didn$t throw my tur!s at you, but you definitely got some on you.
Emma: Why, you tryna start something1
Dom: (tart something1 +o.
Tess: If you want a fight, be a man and say so) .ur boss is as good as yours.
Dom: .h, not better than mine1
Emma: (to Tess as -envolio enters) (ay 4better5, here comes one of the bosses ne!hew$s)
Emma: 3eah, better)
Dom: 3ou reckon1
Emma: #raw if you$re man enough)
(a fight breaks out 6tess !ulls gun at same time as #om7 they knock guns out of their
hand7*mmas gun 8ams as #om breaks bottle and Tess !ulls out knife, +atalie s!its her
drinks at the bar, !uts it down and a!ologises, and then runs to break it u!9)
Sean: (!ulls out gun, yells) .i) -reak it u! you idiots) &ut your wea!ons away, you don$t
know what you$re doing)
Natalie: (wea!on drawn)What$s this1 &ulling out your !iece to fight these worthless
mongrols1 Turn around -ennyboy, and look into the eyes of the man whose gonna end you.
Sean: I$m only trying to kee! the !eace Tyrone) *ither !ut away your gun or use it to hel!
me sto! this blue.
Natalie: What1 3ou !ull out your gun and then earbash !eace1 I hate the word !eace like I
hate the co!!ers, the 'ontague$s, and you -enny. +ow fight you coward)
((ean, Tess, #om, +atalie and *mma fight with bullets, and the after : shots each break into
fistycuffs7knifes)
Princey: (shouting at the rioters) 2ey) 3ou hooligans) &eacehaters) #amn bludgers who
fight their own;.h, they won%t listen to me1;2*3) 3ou dirty mutts, sto! taking out your
anger with fountains of each others$ blood... in my -<) I%ll bring the boys down here if you
don%t !ut down your wea!ons and =I(T*+ T. '*. (everyone clams down, throws down
their wea!ons) Three times now fights have broken out in my club, and all because of a
casual word from the li!s of your boss (!oints at (ean) and you, 'ontague. Three times the
!eace has been disturbed, and /lub Verona%s legitimate customers have had to take off their
(unday best and start a blue to break you u!) +ow... if you ever cause a disturbance in my
!lace again, you%ll !ay for it with your lives. *veryone else, scram. (to (ean) 3ou, Tyrone...
tell your uncle /a!ulet what$s ha!!ened here, and make sure he knows he$s gonna get an
earful at our game tonight. (to the skulking 'ontague) nd don$t think you$re getting out of
this 'ontague> I$ll see you there too. s for the rest of you, I%ll say this once more? drink and
be merry at /lub Verona, but start trouble in these walls and you$ll be !ut down like that stray
mongrels you are.
(they break u!)
Scene 2
MONTA!E: Who started this all u! again1 (!eak -enny) Were you here when it started1
"EN#O$%O: (ome of the boys were fighting the /a!ulet%s when I got here. I tried to break
things u!... then that Tyrone... he showed u! with his gun u!holstered, taunting me. We
scuffled, until the &rince came and broke everyone u!.
MONTA!E: nd <omeo1 I$m actually glad he wasn$t here for this> &rincey definitely
would%ve blamed us if my own son was in the fray.
"EN#O$%O: I saw him on the west side of the city 8ust after dawn. I headed toward him but
he saw me coming and bolted. I$m guessing he wanted to be alone, and I was fine to leave
him be and kee! to myself.
MONTA!E: (sighs) =ike every other morning the last month then. nd as soon as the
sun$s in the sky !ro!er, he$ll lock himself in his room and shut his windows until tea. I told the
missus this mood of his is gonna bring bad news, unless someone smart can fi, what%s
bothering him.
"EN#O$%O: (o why$s he acting like this1
MONTA!E: I don%t know, and he won%t tell me. I%ve tried to make him talk, but he kee!s his
thoughts to himself.
"EN#O$%O: =ook;here he comes. If it$s all the same to you, !ave the way. 2e%ll either tell
me what%s wrong or have me on his back forever.
MONTA!E: I a!!reciate that -enny. @ood luck> you$ll need it. (he e,its)
SCENE 2
"EN#O$%O? 'orning cousin.
&OMEO? Is the day so young. Was that my father that left so 0uickly.
"EN#O$%O? It was. What makes you so sad cousin. In love.
&OMEO? .ut of her favour whilst I%m in love. The fair <os has taken my breath away and
has driven me mad with desire.
"EN#O$%O? The fair <os. re you kidding me1 (he$s destined to be a nun mate. =ook, love
is rough. I know 8ust the thing to get your mind off this so called 4mad with desire5. I...
ac0uired two tickets to Verona tonight. The /a!ulets are holding a !arty... mas0uerade
!arty.
$a'y Ca()let* N)rse an' +)liet
$AD, CAP!$ET: Vivian, Vivian. Where are you1 -loody hell, where is that child of mine1
N!&SE? I$m unsure at this moment, 'adam. (hould I look for her1
(Finds her in the wing)
N!&SE? Where have you been1 2urry for mother is looking for you.
+!$%ET? I%m here, what d%ya want1
$AD, CAP!$ET: This is what I want) Viv, go away, this is !rivate. Wait) /ome back)
N!&SE? &lease lady, I do not want to be a!art of this. 3our child is only A: and you are
!lanning a marriage. @od hel! your soul.
$AD, CAP!$ET: (hut u! woman or you will no longer have a 8ob. Bee! your o!inions to
yourself.
+!$%ET? 'other what is going on1 What is Viv talking about1
$AD, CAP!$ET: 'arriage) 3ou are to marry the wealthy &aris. 2is connections will make
our family more !owerful then the 'ontagues.
+!$%ET? 'arriage is something I am not thinking of at A:.
$AD, CAP!$ET: A:, why from now you will be AC. +o more talk of A: child you are now a
women. (o do you e,ce!t the marriage1
+!$%ET? If I must, I will try my hardest to make him ha!!y.
$AD, CAP!$ET: (o it will be done. We will seal the connection tonight.
(=ady leaves)
N!&SE? It looks like your mother has given you no choice in the matter. 3ou are to marry
&aris.
+!$%ET? What am I to do1 I want to marry for love.
N!&SE? @o, girl look for a man who%ll give you ha!!y nights at the end of unha!!y days.
ACT -
(<omeo and -envolio enter in masks)
&OMEO? What will we say is our e,cuse for being here1 .r should we 8ust walk in1
"EN#O$%O? 2a, I have tickets remember. I stole them from a drunk walking down the street.
&oor bugger) 2e !assed out moments later and the co!!ers !ulled him into the dibby van.
&OMEO? =ook -enny, I don%t really feel like going tonight.
"EN#O$%O? #on$t be such a stick in the mud) 3ou$re killing the buDD. .nce you$re in there,
you%ll be dancing all night and forget all your troubles.
&OMEO? I had a dream last night, it$s !utting me on edge.
"EN#O$%O? What, did the Eueen of the Fairies come flying to you in the night1
&OMEO? I dreamt I was entering a tomb of death. nd it was tonight$s entertainment that
drew me to the deadly outcome.
"EN#O$%O? .nward , lover boy))
Act ..
P&%NCE,? Welcome, gentlemen) Welcome to /lub Verona, where we are hosting the =ady
/a!ulet%s marvellous 'as0uerade ball. (o drink, be merry at /lub Verona, let your masks
down if you s!ot the one you desire. *n8oy)
&OMEO: Who is that filly1 2er beauty is too good for this world> she%s too beautiful to die
and be buried. (he outshines the other women like a cockatoo in the middle of a flock of
!ies. When this dance is over, I%ll see where she stands, and then I%ll touch her hand with my
rough and ugly one. #id my heart ever love anyone before this moment1 'y eyes were liars,
then, because I never saw true beauty before tonight.
T,"A$T? I can tell by his voice that this is a 'ontague. Where is my gun1 (looking in his
!ocket) ;+ow, by the honour of our family, I%ll kill him to honour our family.
N!&SE? What is all this ruckus1 (to! this behaviour. 3our unt will be furious.
T,"A$T? 2ow dare he come to this !arty with a mask on. unty will understand as this man
is a 'ontague;our enemy. 2e%s a scoundrel who%s come here out of s!ite to mock our
!arty.
N!&SE? h <omeo is it1 (<emoving his mask)
T,"A$T? That%s him, the dog <omeo.
N!&SE? /alm down. =eave him alone. 3ou%re making a scene. 3ou%ve obviously had too
much booDe Tyrone.
P&%NCE,: What%s going on1 It is a !arty. #on%t make a scene. <omeo carries himself like a
dignified gentleman, and, to tell you the truth, he has a re!utation throughout Verona as a
virtuous and well"behaved young bloke. I wouldn%t insult him in my own bar for all the wealth
in this town, even if your families are feuding.
N!&SE? (o calm down. Fust ignore him. That%s what your aunt wants, and if you res!ect her
wishes, you%ll look nice and sto! frowning because that%s not the way you should behave at a
!arty.
T,"A$T? It%s the right way to act when a dog like him shows u!. I won%t tolerate him.
P&%NCE,? 3ou will tolerate him. What, little man1 I say you will. m I the boss here or you1
What the;3ou won%t tolerate him) @od hel! me) 3ou%ll start a riot among my guests) There
will be chaos) It will be your fault, you%ll be the rabble"rouser) @o on, go on. 3ou%re an
insolent little boy. Is that how it is, really1 This stu!idity will come back to bite you. I know
what I%ll do. I%ll teach you a lesson. (to the @G*(T() Well done, my dear guests) (to
T3-=T) 3ou%re a !unk, get away. Bee! your mouth shut, or else; (to (*<VI+@'*+)
more light, more light) (to T3-=T) 3ou should be ashamed. I%ll shut you u!. (to the guests)
Bee! having fun, my dear friends)
(<omeo walks over to Fuliet. <omeo catches Fuilet%s eye and moves towards her.)
&OMEO: (@rabbing Fuilet%s hands)
+!$%ET?
N!&SE? Fuliet, Fuliet your mother wants to talk ya. (she stands u! from behind the bar)
&OMEO: Who is your mother1
N!&SE? 3ou do not know who her mother is1 =ady /a!ulet you croak.
&OMEO: Is she a /a!ulet1 re kidding me1 #arn, kill me know.
N!&SE? 3ou louts better buDD off out of /lub Verona before the lady has your heads.
"EN#O$%O? /ome on its time to make tracks before trouble starts. 3ou$re looking all
messed u!.
&OMEO: I%m think I%m in more trouble than ever. (*,it)
+!$%ET? /ome over here, nurse. Who was that dreamy gentleman1
N!&SE? 2e is the son of your mother%s foe. 2is name is <omeo. 2e%s a 'ontague. 2e%s the
only son of your worst enemy. (To herself)
+!$%ET? The only man I love is the son of the only man I hate) I saw him too early without
knowing who he was, and I found out who he was too late) =ove is a monster for making me
fall in love with my worst enemy.
N!&SE? 3ou%d better rush off before your mother catches ya.
P&%NCE,? +ow what a night has been brought to fair /lub Verona. <omeo%s old feelings of
desire are dying, and a new desire is eager to take their !lace. +ow someone loves <omeo,
and he%s in love again;both of them falling for each others$ good looks. -ut he has to make
his s!eeches of love to a woman who%s su!!osed to be his enemy. nd she%s been hooked
by someone she should fear. -ecause he%s an enemy, <omeo has no chance to see Fuliet
and say the things a lover normally says. nd Fuliet%s 8ust as much in love as he, but she has
even less o!!ortunity to meet her lover. -ut love gives them !ower, and time gives them the
chance to meet, sweetening the e,treme danger with intense !leasure.
SCENE -
<omeo returns to the club after !arty to find Fuliet leaving with nurse.
&OMEO: Fuliet) Wait)
+!$%ET? @o +urse1 @o home and tell mother I am in bed aslee! already so that she may
not bother me for the rest of the evening.
N!&SE? This bloke seems blotto to me Fuliet, be mindful of what you do1
+!$%ET? =eave Vivian and do as I ask. (+urse e,its)
&OMEO: What courage you have my sweet !recious1 I have come for you. I have come to
take youaway with me onto the night. (he walks to the side of stage) -ut soft) What light
through yonder window breaks1 It is the east, and Fuliet is the sun. rise, fair sun, and kill
the envious moon. The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars. s daylight doth a
lam!. 2er eye in heaven
Would through the airy region stream so bright. That birds would sing and think it were not
night. (ee how she leans her cheek u!on her hand. .h, that I were a glove u!on that hand
That I might touch that cheek)
+!$%ET? .h <omeo sto! this talk. 3ou s!eak as though you are from another time.
&OMEO: (he s!eaks. .h, s!eak again, bright angel. 3ou are as glorious as an angel
tonight. =ove does strange things to a bloke fair Fuliet.
+!$%ET? (!ulling away from him talking to herself) .h, <omeo, <omeo, why do you have to
be <omeo1 Forget about your father and change your name. .r else, if you won%t change
your name, 8ust swear you love me and I%ll sto! being a /a!ulet. It%s only your name that%s
my enemy. 3ou%d still be yourself even if you sto!!ed being a 'ontague. What%s a 'ontague
anyway1 What does a name mean1 The thing we call a rose would smell 8ust as sweet if we
called it by any other name. <omeo would be 8ust as !erfect even if he wasn%t called <omeo.
<omeo, lose your name. Trade in your name;which really has nothing to do with you;and
take all of me in e,change.
&OMEO: From now on I will take a new name and no longer be the young bloke Verona
knows as <omeo. 'y heart is yours and I will take you away tonight and will get hitched.
+!$%ET? I will be satisfied with a confession of love.
N!&SE? Fuliet1 Fuliet1 Euickly. 3our mother has been searching for you. (he did not believe
me and has caught us in this lie. (he thinks you are booDed u! lying in some gutter. We
must get back.
+!$%ET? Wait for me <omeo and I%ll send word when we are to seal our love. (*,it)
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? The smiling morning is re!lacing the frowning night. #arkness is
stumbling out of the sun%s !ath like a drunk man. h s!eaking of a drunk man here is one
now.
&OMEO: @ood morning father. 2ow are you1 (8um!s in) (o listen. There is a matter I uhh...
wished to !artake... discussion""
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE: (!eak !lainly and make your meaning clear, my son. 8umbled
confession can only receive a 8umbled absolution.
&OMEO: I love /a!ulet%s daughter. I love her, and she loves me. We%re bound to each other
in every !ossible way, e,ce!t we need you to marry us. I%ll tell you more later about when
and where we met, how we fell in love, and how we e,changed !romises, but now I%m
begging you? !lease, agree to marry us today.
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE: 2oly (aint Franky, this is a drastic change) 3oung men love with
their eyes, not with their hearts. The sighs you drew out over <osaline are still ringing in my
old ears. There%s still a stain on your cheek from an old tear that hasn%t been washed off yet.
nd now you%ve changed1 Then re!eat this after me? you can%t e,!ect women to be faithful
when men are so damn unreliable.
&OMEO: 3ou scolded me all the time for loving <osaline.
/&%A& $A1&ENCE: I scolded you for obsessing about her, not for loving her mate.
&OMEO: The girl I love now returns my love.
/&%A& $A1&ENCE: <omeo, you%re the most inconsistent young bastard I%ve ever had the
discomfort of meeting. (!ause) .h come on then, I%ll hel! you with your secret wedding. If
@od%s on our side this marriage may be lucky enough to turn the hatred between your
families into !ure love.
&OMEO: Thank you Father) Thank you thank you thank you) When%ll you be ready1 I can%t
wait another second) #o you think it""
/&%A& $A1&ENCE: =isten <omeo> go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.
+ow, I have business at the docks. #on%t com!lain) I%ll be back soon and we can work out
this shindig. (=*V*()
&OMEO: What a grouch. I wonder when Fuliet will contact meH it must be soon) (looks off
stage) -enny) I can%t let you know about this yetH and Fuliet could be here any second)
(hides)
"EN#O$%O: Where is that idiot1 I swear I s!end half my time chasing <omeo around.
(&<I+/*3 *+T*<() &rincey) Where%s <omeo, he didn%t come home last night.
P&%NCE,: Wasn$t in this house. -enny, there%s"
"EN#O$%O: I%ll tell you what, <omeo%s got a new girl, and you%re gonna wanna know who it
is. It%s like <osaline all over again. (he%s gonna torment him til he goes tro!!o.
P&%NCE,: Forget about it -enny. There was a letter under our door> Tyrone /a!ulet, issuing
a challenge to <omeo.
"EN#O$%O: <omeo would answer it. We can%t let him know about it.
P&%NCE,: Why not1 ccording to you guys, <omeo could cut down that /a!ulet mongrel in
seconds.
"EN#O$%O: +o, with that kind of attitude he%s as good as dead) I don%t think he%s man
enough to face Ihim" at the moment. (<omeo looks offended and !eeks out)
P&%NCE,: Why, I thought he was 8ust a stray mutt1 What%s so s!ecial about this Tyrone1
"EN#O$%O: 2e%s tougher than nails and twice as shar!. With his !iece in his hand, he could
take out half the army. They call him the master of duels. (<omeo ducks out) hh, ummH
s!eaking of the master of uhh.. fools)
&OMEO: @%dayH why call me a fool -enny1 (&rincey continues)
"EN#O$%O: Whoa, easy... I%m 8ust !ulling ya leg <omeo. (+G<(* *+T*<(, -enny fi,es
suit). Well hey there, little lady.
N!&SE: -ack off boDo) I%m here to talk to <omeo.
&OMEO: That%s me. I%d blush to make your ac0uaintance if there%s wasn%t already a very
!retty girl waiting for me.
N!&SE: (!oken like a gentleman. 3ou%re a breath of fresh air. (glares at -enny) I%d like to
have a word with you, in !rivate.
"EN#O$%O: I%ll give ya a word in !riv"
&OMEO: -enny, give it a rest. 2o!e off to mine, and tell #ad I$ll be there soon. (-envolio
e,its)
N!&SE: #irty !unk"" .h, e,cuse me)
&OMEO: +o no, he is a dirty !unk. 2e%s a bloke who likes to hear the sound of his own
voice. (ays more in one minute than most do in a month.
N!&SE: 'y mistress asked me to find you. I$ll tell what she said in a sec, but listen to me
<omeo 'ontague. (re!eatedly !oints <omeo$s chest) If yo) lead her into a 2ool3s !aradise,
a girl so yo)n4 and s5eet as her... if you try to tric6 her in any 5ay... (rela,es) well, it
would be very !oor behaviour.
&OMEO: +urse, give my regards to Fuliet, I wish nothing but the best for her you have my
word""
N!&SE: Euiet, 0uiet. gainst my instincts... I think you have a good heart. I know you$ll
make her ha!!y, and I$ll tell her you intend a !ro!osal. I e,!ect that$s what you$re doing1 It
would be the gentlemanly thing to do.
&OMEO: -eauty)) (hugs a sur!rised +urse) Tell her to think of a !lan to get out of her house
and come to the church this arvo. Father =awrence is ready to hear our vows. (giving her
coins) 2ere is a reward for your efforts.
N!&SE: (ha!!y) &ut your money away boy) This is for Fuliet and the family I serve. Fuliet
will be there. I$ll go to her and sing your !raises. (goes to leave, but turns around) .h and
<omeo> know that my mistress s!eaks more highly of you than anyone else on @od$s green
earth.
&OMEO: @ive my com!liments to the lady. (+urse leaves) (<omeo leaves)
SCENE 5
+!$%ET: I sent the +urse at nine o$clock. Where could she be1 .h, she%s slow) I ho!e she
sent =ove%s messenger <omeo. .h <omeo, <omeo. I sent her out three hours ago. I bet
she sto!!ed for a drink. Why hasn%t she come back1
(*nter +urse) Thank goodness, there you are. Viv, what%s going on, what%s ha!!ening1 2ave
you s!oken to him1
N!&SE? Is your mother here1
+!$%ET? +o) Fust get on with it)
N!&SE? lright. 3ou best hurry u! and rush over to Father =awrence%s. There%s a husband
there who%s waiting to make you his wife. (smiles) I see the blood rushing to your cheeks. @o
to the church. @o and be 0uick, before your mother comes back.
+!$%ET? .k, .k I%m going) Thank you Viv.
Princey: So Juliet, rushes to Romeo and our two star crossed lovers are wed. Two
households, both alike in dignity have now become one.
/&%A& $A1&ENCE ? 'ay the heavens be ha!!y with this holy act of marriage, so nothing
unfortunate ha!!ens later to make us regret it.
&OMEO
men, amen. -ut whatever ha!!ens, it can%t ruin the 8oy I feel with one look at her. ll you
have to do is 8oin our hands, and fate can do whatever it !leases. It%s enough for me to call
her mine.
/&%A& $A1&ENCE ? These sudden 8oys have sudden endings. They burn u! in victory like
artillery fire. When they meet, as in a kiss, they e,!lode. Therefore, love each other only in
moderation. That$s the key to long"lasting love. Too fast is as bad as too slow.
ACT - Scene 1
"EN#O$%O: I%m begging ya, &rincey, stay out here abit longer. The /a!ulets are wandering
around and we need to s!ot <omeo before they do. If he bum!s into them, he%ll definately
get into a fight. When it%s hot outside, !eo!le get hot"blooded.
P&%NCE,: 3ou%re one of the guys who walks into a bar, slams his si,"shooter on the table,
and then says, 4I ho!e I$ll never use this gun5, but by the time you$ve got through two !ints of
!iss you !ull your !iece on any trash that walks in off the street)
"EN#O$%O: m I really one of those guys1
P&%NCE,: /ome on, you can be as angry as any bloke when you%re in the mood. When
someone does the smallest thing to make you angry, you get angry. nd when you%re in the
mood to get angry, you find something to get angry about. nd now you wanna try and
convince me to stay here looking for trouble1 -enny, I$m going inside.
"EN#O$%O: .h great, now the /a!ulets show u!.
T,"A$T: @ood evening, -enny. I%d like to have a word with you.
"EN#O$%O: .h you want a word now1 +ot a bloody shoot"out1
T,"A$T: @ive me a reason (stares). -enny, you hang out with <omeo.
"EN#O$%O: 42ang out15 What do you think we are Tyrone, a band1 If we look like music
men to you, you can e,!ect to hear nothing but noise. +ow either give u! what you want, or
buDD off. .ut here everybody can see us.
T,"A$T: h, never mind -ennyboy. 2ere comes my man, the man I%m looking for.
"EN#O$%O: 2ey wait u!, he%s not your man. lright, there$s some things to sort out but I$m
sure there$s no need for""
T,"A$T: 3ou$re right. 2e$s not a man. There%s only one thing I can call you <omeo. 3ou%re a
villain.
&OMEO: Tyrone, I have no 0ualm with you. There are things... things you don$t understand
yet... I$m not a villain.
"EN#O$%O: 3ou heard that1 2e$s never done nothing to ya. 3ou take another ste! and
you$ll bloody well regret it. (-envolio gri!s !istol, Tyrone follows suit)
&OMEO: @uys, sto! this fight. =ook, &rincey$s banned fighting outside her club. (to!,
Tybalt. (to!, -enny) (<omeo 8um!s in front of -enny)
(They reach for their guns. Tyrone gets there first and shoots !ast <omeo into -enny$s
chest.)
CAP!$ET: /ome on Tyrone, let$s get out of here) (e,it)
"EN#O$%O: rgh) <omeo, <omeo... I%m done man. #id he get away clean1
&OMEO: #on$t worry, -enny. The wound doesn$t look bad, we can fi, it u!.
"EN#O$%O: It%ll do the 8ob. @ah) /urse both our houses) Why was it him <omeo1 I can%t
believe that !unk villain who talks with the brains of a bull...
&OMEO: I shouldn$t have gone between you. I shouldn$t of distracted you...
"EN#O$%O: #on$t worry <omeo, everything will be okay... everything...
(-envolio dies)
&OMEO: 'y cousin. close friend of &rincey. Billed defending me from Tyrone " my cousin
for an hour. Today is the start of a terror that will end sooner rather than later. (Tybalt enters)
(o you$re celebrating your health1 *nough with mercy and consideration. 3ou call me
4villain5 again, the way you did before) @o on) -enny%s waiting for you to kee! him com!any.
*ither you, or I, or both of us have to go with him, cousin.
T,"A$T: (to! calling me that) This fight will decide who dies.
(They reach for their guns. They fire and !ause. Tyrone slowly falls to the ground. <omeo
looks around frantically and leaves as &rincey and =ady /a!ulet enter, 8oined by 'ontague)
P&%NCE,: Bee! u! 'ontague)) (gas!s at body) That is Tyrone) nd there... -enny. Where
are the scum"covered dogs who started this fight1
$AD, CAP!$ET: (cries out) Tyrone, my ne!hew) 'y brother%s son) &rincey) 'y ne!hew is
dead) 2onour means revenge for this murder) Bill the one who did this) (/a!ulet enters)
CAP!$ET: untie, I know what ha!!ened. Tyrone went after <omeo, but -enny got in the
way. <omeo went craDy and killed Tyrone. ('ontague enters)
MONTA!E: 'y ne!hew slaughtered and you$ll take the word of this /a!ulet) .f course
he$ll !rotect his family. <omeo killed Tybalt. Tybalt killed -enny. <omeo shouldn$t !ay the
!rice of -enny$s death. 2e was doing what was right.
P&%NCE,: nd for that choice, <omeo is banned from this side of town. #on$t look at me like
that, you$ve dragged me into this now. -enny was my friend, and he lies dead because of
your bloody fighting. I%m gonna !unish you so harshly you%ll regret dragging your kids into
this. I won%t listen to your !leas or e,cuses. 3ou can%t get out of trouble by !raying or crying,
so don%t even bother. Tell <omeo to leave town now, cause if he$s seen by anyone,
anywhere near here, he$ll be in front of a firing s0uad so 0uickly his head$ll turn. @et rid of
these bodies. (howing mercy by forgiving killers only causes more murders. (e,it)
Scene 2
+!$%ET? I wish the sun would hurry u! and set and night would come. Today$s been so
boring I feel like a kid on /hristmas *ve. -ut tonight, when everyone$s aslee!, <omeo will
lea! into my arms and no one will know. (+urse enters) .h +urse) What%s the news1
N!&SE? .h, it%s a sad day) 2e%s dead. 2e%s dead. 2e%s dead) We%re ruined, lady, we%re
ruined) What an awful day) 2e%s gone. 2e%s been killed. 2e%s dead)
+!$%ET? What is it Vivian1 2as something ha!!ened to <omeo1
N!&SE? .h, <omeo, <omeo, who ever would have thought it would be <omeo1
+!$%ET? 2as <omeo killed himself1 Fust say 43es5 and I will hang myself right here.
N!&SE: I saw the wound. I saw it with my own eyes. !itiful cor!se, a bloody, !itiful cor!se.
&ale as ashes and drenched in blood. ll the dried blood was so gory. I fainted when I saw it.
+!$%ET? 'y heart is breaking. .h, my em!ty heart is breaking. I%ll never move again. 'y
body and <omeo%s will lie together in the coffin.
N!&SE? .h, Tybalt. &olite Tybalt, such an honorable bloke. I wish I had not lived long
enough to see him die.
+!$%ET: Tybalt is dead as well) 'y dearest cousin... my dearest husband...
N!&SE: Tybalt is dead, and <omeo fleeing, hunted for murder. <omeo killed Tybalt, Fuliet.
+!$%ET: 2e was not born a killer. I won$t doubt him.
N!&SE: re you saying good things about the man who killed your cousin1
+!$%ET: m I su!!osed to say bad things about my own husband1 Why did he kill Tyrone1
&robably because he would$ve killed <omeo otherwise. 2im being forced to flee is worse
than the murder of ten thousand Tyrone$s. +urse, I%m going to lie forever in my wedding bed,
a widow. If <omeo can$t have me, then #eath can.
N!&SE: @o to your bedroom, but be calm. I%ll find <omeo. I know where he$ll be> the church
with Father =awrence.
+!$%ET: (giving her a ring) .h, find him Viv) @ive this ring to my man, and tell him to come
here to say his last goodbye.
Scene -
(enter Father =awrence)
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE ? <omeo, come out. /ome out, son. Trouble likes you, and you%re
married to disaster. (<omeo enters)
&OMEO: Father, what%s the news1 What$d &rincey say1 What$s gonna ha!!en to me that I
don%t know about yet1
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? 3ou aren$t to be killed mate, which is a @odsend. -ut... you gotta
leave town. There are !lenty of !laces to go though ...
&OMEO: There is no !lace for me but here, e,ce!t hell itself. (kneels) =eaving her is like
being banished from the world, and being banished from the world is death.
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? #on$t be an idiot, boy. &rincey could$ve started a manhunt but she
didn$t. (knocking on door) <omeo, knocking) @et u! and hide) (more knocking) <omeo, get
the bloody hell u!) Who is it1
N!&SE? (from offstage) =et me in and I%ll tell you why I came) I serve =ady Fuliet. (Father
=awrence o!ens door) .h Father, where is my lady%s husband1 Where%s <omeo1
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE: 3ou$ll find him s!illed out on the floor over there.
N!&SE? Fust like Fuliet, the !oor thing. /rying her heart out.
&OMEO? Fuliet1 (rises) +urse) 2ow is she1 #oes she think that I%m a !sycho murderer on
account of tainting our marriage by killing one of her close relatives1 .h @od, Father.... tell
me where in my body my name is, so I can cut it out.
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE: 2old on boy, and don%t act out of des!eration. re you a man1 @et
u!) 3our Fuliet is alive. It was for her that you were almost killed earlier. -e ha!!y that she%s
alive. Tyrone wanted to kill you, but you killed Tyrone. -e ha!!y that you%re alive. The law
that threatened your life was softened into e,ile. -e ha!!y about that.
=isten, go to her room tonight and comfort her, like you said at your wedding. fterwards,
you%ll live on the other side of town until we can make your marriage !ublic and make !eace
between your families. We%ll ask &rincey to let you off. Then we%ll welcome you back with
more 8oy than you%ll ever have again.
N!&SE? I could stay u! all night listening to such good advice. <omeo, I%ll tell my lady you
will come.
&OMEO: Tell my love to throw me in the doghouse for my screw"u!s.
N!&SE: 2ere, she wanted you to have her ring. +ow hurry u!, it%s getting late. (e,its)
&OMEO: I feel so much better.
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE: @et out of here. nd goodnight. Take a little vacation on the other
side of town. I%ll find your errand boy, and he%ll u!date you now and then on your case as it
stands here. +ow, It%s late. Take care, <omeo.
&OMEO: (orry to leave you in such a rush. @oodbye Father.
Scene .
(enter &aris and =ady /a!ulet)
$AD, CAP!$ET? &aris) Things have been so unlucky lately... I haven$t had a chance to talk
to you much yet about the wedding. 'y Fuliet grieves heavily in her room... I$m sure you$ve
heard about Tybalt1
PA&%S: 3eah I heard 'rs /a!ulet. Tie"bolts death is a real shame, you know1 'akes
wooing the girl that much harder when I can$t even see her)
$AD, CAP!$ET? *rr.. yes) #on$t worry yourself> I$ll talk to her. =et$s see, today$s 'onday
and we don$t want to seem like we aren$t mourning the los of my ne!hew (sad !ause)... what
about Thursday1 small event, half a doDen !eo!le, to!s.
PA&%S: /an$t wait 'rs /. Thursday it is) .oroo) (e,its)
$AD, CAP!$ET? It$s a good thing you$ve got money, boy. (shakes head, e,its)
Scene 7
(enter <omeo and Fuliet)
+!$%ET: #o you really have to leave1 =ook, its twilight> it$s only 8ust dusk.
&OMEO: It$s dawn, Fuliet. If I want to live to see your face again... I have to get out of here.
+!$%ET: +o, !lease... it$s not too late.
&OMEO: @ah)) =et me be found here, shot to hell and straight there myself. I$ll say it$s
nighttime for you Fuliet. I wanna be here more than anything. =et$s talk, it$s not too late.
+!$%ET: -ut it is... (resigned) it is. @et out of here, my cousins will be hunting you. The sun$s
almost rising. (!ause) @o, get out)
(nurse enters)
N!&SE: Fuliet, your mother is coming) #ay has broken, get him out of here) (e,its hurriedly)
+!$%ET: The light comes but it$s darker than ever... get out of here. (They embrace) #o you
think I$ll ever see you again1 .h <omeo, you look !ale like the grave)
&OMEO: 3ou look !ale to me too) It$s 8ust the light, making us look like the grave) (e,iting) I
love you Fuliet /a!ulet)
+!$%ET: =ady luck hates me.
$AD, CAP!$ET: (offstage) Fuliet) #aughter are you awake1 (enters) What$s goin on, still in
your bed clothes like this1 It$s a beautiful day) (enters with +urse)
+!$%ET: I$m still mourning, mother. 'ay I be left in !eace till lunch1
$AD, CAP!$ET: &eace1 There can be no !eace, while the villain who killed him still draws
breath)
+!$%ET: .h, and whose that1 I certainly don$t know, what with being locked u! in here the
whole t""
$AD, CAP!$ET: The villain, <omeo 'ontague) 3es, you$re right to look so !ale, child. 2is
name strikes hatred in all our hearts. -ut don$t worry, we are sending a man to !oison
him...!ast &rincey$s back, of course)
+!$%ET: I$ll won$t be satisfied till I see him (!ause) dead... is how my heart feels, when I think
of Tybalt, I mean. =et me mi, the !oison 'other) I$ll !romise he$ll slee!s as much as I hate
him)
$AD, CAP!$ET: 2mm, maybe you can... but enough of that. I have great news)
+!$%ET: @reat news, in time$s like these1
$AD, CAP!$ET: 3ou are to marry the great.. err.. young)... err honest &aris this Thursday)
+!$%ET: I am not) I thank you but... come on 'other... I$ve barely started grieving, is it really
a!!ro!riate1 I$d sooner marry... <omeo, say, than any bloke who wanders in the middle of
this terrible ti"
$AD, CAP!$ET: #on$t 8oke about that, child) ren$t you grateful1 3ou aren$t worth half the
money" I mean man that &aris is) 3ou disgust me with your insolence) Worthless !ale faced
little girl) (hame on you... are you craDy1
+!$%ET: 'other I beg you...
$AD, CAP!$ET: *nough) '3 daughter would do this. '3 daughter would acce!t how hard
it was to find her such an honest, caring man) '3 daughter would understand her !lace. If
you on$t act like '3 daughter... then you aren$t) 3ou can marry &aris on Thursday, or you can
say goodbye to your family. (e,its)
+!$%ET: .h @od) " +urse, what do I do1 I$ve said my vows... till death do us !art. &lease,
Viv, hel! me) Isn$t there any words of 8oy left...
N!&SE: /urse my heart... but you must marry &aris. 2e$s kind, and wealthy... if a few eggs
short of an omelette... but he$s honest.
+!$%ET: (0uiet) Is that what you really think
N!&SE: (nervously) 'y heart and soul... yes.
+!$%ET: Then tell mother I went to Father =awrence to confess my sins.
N!&SE: good idea if I$ve ever heard one. (bows, e,its)
+!$%ET: =ying old hag. &rotecting me with dishonesty. I$ll never tell you 8ack about my heart
again, Viv. The Father will know what to do. If not... 4till death do us !art5. (e,its)
/T J (cene A
(enter Father =awrence and &aris)
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? Thursday1 Too soon, my man, too soon. Fully booked, can$t ha!!en.
(lighting candles)
PA&%S: That$s how old /a!ulet wants it. (s!ins him around) =ook, Fuliet$s all broken u!
about Tyrone or whatever, and her mum$s worried she$ll crash and burn. ll the chick does is
cry. If I were there (!o!s collar) well, I have a way with the ladies.
(Fuliet enters)
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? .h for heaven$s sake. (rolls eyes)
PA&%S: (totally suave) 2eyyyyyyyy, baby. 2ow$s my cute little mag!ie today1
+!$%ET: sk me when you find one.
PA&%S: 2eh, !laying hard to get, I can dig it. /ome Thursday and we$ll see whose !laying
hard to get who.
+!$%ET: Father, I$ve come to confess"
PA&%S: 3our love to me1 dmit it.
+!$%ET: I admit to you that I love the Father.
PA&%S: -ecause he is to wed us1 (ridiculously bad flirting) #on$t ravage that face with tears
anymore.
+!$%ET: -ut my face always looks this bad.
PA&%S: +o) #on$t bag your great looks)
+!$%ET: It$s not slander, that$s 8ust what my face looks like.
PA&%S: (!uff chest) 3our face is mine, and you have slandered it.
+!$%ET: Father... !lease. /onfession. H +ow1
PA&%S: #on$t worry, we$ll have !letny of time to get to know each other later. (blows kiss)
@oodbye, my sweet little kaola bear) (e,its)
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? What a mess.
+!$%ET: .h, you$re telling me) This mess is beyond ho!e. What do I do1 /aught between
these two lies... I might as well 8ust to! myself.
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? Well... if you$re willing to dance with death, I may have a solution. -ut
it$ll be dangerous.
+!$%ET: /hain me u! with crocodiles. &ut me in a !it of snakes. #ro! me in the middle of
the outback with nothing, or dro! me in a grave with a dead man. nything to get back to
<omeo.
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? Then take this (holds u! vial). 'i, it with some booDe and before you
know it, you$ll be aslee! and colder than a 'elbourne winter. K days, you$ll stay like that, 8ust
long enough to be buried in an o!en casket. I$ll get my errand"boy to find your lover boy on
the other side of town and he can !ick you u!. s long as you don$t back out... you$ll be on a
train somewhere with your <omeo before the weekend.
+!$%ET: @ive me that) #on$t talk to me about fear.
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? lright, alright. +ow get out of here) I$ll send a letter to <omeo.
+!$%ET: .h, thank you Father) 3ou$re too kind to us. @oodbye, my friend. (both e,it)
(cene K
(=#3 /&G=*T and +G<(* enter)
$AD, CAP!$ET: +urse) @et that laDy girl u!, she was gone half the night)
N!&SE: 3es ma$am. (e,its)
$AD, CAP!$ET: /onfessing her sins... what sins does a girl her age have anyway.
N!&SE: (offstage) Fuliet) /ome on, laDy bones) 2ey, bride to be) We have work to d""
2*=&) 'y lord, Fuliet, oh Fuliet) (runs in)
$AD, CAP!$ET: What$s all this noise1 What are you screeching about woman1
N!&SE: (sobbing) .h mistress, I cannot. I cannot. @o, see for yourself. (/a!ulet e,its,
returns)
$AD, CAP!$ET: (offstage) 'y child) +o, wake u!) &lease... my only love. (enters) 2el!,
!lease. nyone... (faints, +urse hel!s her)
(FT2*< =W<*+/* and &<I( enter)
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? (obvious fakeness) What$s going on1 Is the bride"to"be here1 2er
groom is eager to see her.
N!&SE: Father) (rises) Father, she$s been... she$s... gone.
PA&%S: What1) (e,its, returns, clearly !etrified) 'rs /ee... 'a$am I$m so so sorr""
$AD, CAP!$ET: @et out of here, you witless troll) I seethe in hatred at the sight of you) To
think I was going to let my sweet daughter marry an ugly, festering !ile of filth like you) @et
out) I said @*T .GT) @*T .GT @*T .GT) (hitting &aris lightly, he e,its and she runs off the
other side.)
N!&SE: Father) What do we do1 .h @od... why has he forsaken her1 What sense does th""
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? -e silent, for shame$s sake) The cure for confusion is not blas!hemy.
We had this child by the grace of heaven. +ow heaven has her. (he is on her way to a better
!lace, I !romise you that. +ow, arrange for her burial according to my s!ecifications. Follow
them e,actly and the sins this house has !ut u!on this !oor girl shall be righted. I guarantee
it. (they e,it)
(cene K
&OMEO: If I can trust my dreams... good news comes my way. 'aybe the Father has
worked it all out. 'aybe someone comes even now to bring me news o"" (enter &aris) 3ou)
What do you want with me1 (sus!icious) #o you come with news of Fuliet1
PA&%S: (drunk, furious) +ews1 +*W(1 (he lies dead in her bed, immortal soul on the way
to the LhicL !early gates of heaven, thanks to 3.G) 3ou killed her cousin and it consumed
her, and LhicL the boys at the bar said I should come down here and kill the -(T<# who
brought it on her)
&OMEO: Fuliet)) +o... +.) 3ou$re a liar) (he cannot be dead... my wife... my love... I don$t
believe you) (sinks to knees, muttering)
PA&%S: 3our LhicL wife1 Lslowly counts on finger etc... comes to realisation) .2) 3ou stole
her) 3ou took her and made her want to die) 3ou sick freak) I$ll !um! you so full of lead you$ll
sink down into the de!ths of LhicL hell) (!ulls gun)
&OMEO: 3.G (2GT G&) (!ulls out gun, rises, and shoots every bullet ever into &aris$s
body, until his cli! runs dry, &aris falls, dead) I$m coming my love... my Fuliet. I$ll lie ne,t to
you tonight, and we$ll leave this twised world behind. (e,its)
(cene M
(*nter FT2*< =W<*+/*)
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? hh, the errant boy sent his letter back, let$s see what <omeo has to
say. &robably something about how much of a genius I am. hh... (o!ens letter) #ear Father,
yadda yadda yadda, regret to inform you, blah blah blah... letter could not be given as
<omeo was nowhere to be found. 2owever, a body matching &aris$s descri!tion...
witnesses... .h no.. /ould fate be crueller than I thought1 (looks at watch) I have to get to
Fuliet. (e,its)
(cene J
(Fuliet lies in her tomb)
&OMEO: (enters) The tomb. .h Fuliet (crawls to lie on tomb). 'y love... my wife. #eath has
taken you, but not your beauty. I still see red in these cheeks and li!s. Illusions mocking me
to the end. This must be end. I cannot live in a world without the light of your soul. Fate will
never touch us again, nor Tybalt, or -enny, or even &aris. (!uts gun on the side of his head)
3ou$ll be my !ilot, let$s crash this sea"weary shi! into the rocks) 2ere$s... to you, my love.
(!ulls trigger)
(Fuliet begins to stir. *nter FT2*< =W<*+/*)
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? +.) <omeo) What !lace does your blood have in this fake grave1
Fuliet, Fuliet my dear.
+!$%ET: Father1 What is goin o"" (sees <omeo). Father... friend.. leave here now.
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? Fuliet, we have to get out of here, the co!s would$ve heard that
gunshot. I think I hear their sirens, and you cannot be seen awake) 3ou$re su!!osed to be
dead)
+!$%ET: 3es, I am. Father, !lease... leave us.
(Father =awrence e,its)
+!$%ET: I see now a ha!!y ending was too much to ask. This tale has been told before, and
it will be told again. (!icks u! gun) I am coming, my love. -e lonely no longer. (shoots
herself).
(&<I+/*3 and &.=I/* .FFI/*<( enter)
P&%NCE,? Whoever$s there> you woke me from my beauty slee!. +ow, I$m gonna shove that
firearm right u! your"" .h god. What is this awful thing...
PO$%CE: FeeD. @o call forensics... and get old 'ontague and 's. /a!ulet down here, now.
(rustling in bushes) .i, whose there1 (raises gun, Father enters) .h, Father =awrence, you
scared me, I thought you might be involved.
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? I am... in my own way.
P&%NCE? +o!e. Too many riddles. What crimes ha!!en this early and this brutally1 Talk you
old git)
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? (shakes head)
('.+T@G* and =#3 /&G=*T enter)
$AD, CAP!$ET: What$s going on, and why is 2* here1 (notices &rincey. 'ontague sto!s
and stares at the grave) .h &rincey) Tell me what$s going on here, why am I... am I (sees
bodies). Why is Fuliet so warm1 Why is she bleeding1 Why... why1
P&%NCE? /ome on 'ontague, wake u! and see your boy down.
MONTA!E: (absentmindedly) 'y wife fainted last night. (tress, from <...<o...<omeo$s
e,ile. <omeo... the name sound so unfamiliar. (o !rimal...
P&%NCE? *veryone, shut u! til we can sort this out. I want to know how it started and what
really ha!!ened. nd then I%ll be the giver of !ain, and maybe I%ll lead you as far as death. In
the meantime you hold on and be !atient. Whoever to blame, come forth now.
/AT0E& $A1&ENCE? I am most to blame, I su!!ose. I$ll be brief, because I$m not going to
live long enough to tell a boring story. <omeo was the husband of Fuliet, and she his faithful
wife. Fuliet$s nurse can account for this. I married them> their secret wedding day was the
day Tybalt died. 2is stu!id death caused the groom to be banished from the city. Fuliet was
sad because <omeo was gone, not because of Tybalt%s death. To cure her sadness, you
arranged a marriage for her with that do!e &aris. Then she came to me, looking wild, asking
me to devise a !lan to get her out of this ridiculous second marriage. (he threatened to kill
herself in my cell if I didn%t hel! her. (o I gave her a slee!ing ale, strongest one I$ve got. It
worked, you all thought she was dead. nd then &aris had to live u! to his 4honourable5
name and try and strike down <omeo, who now of course thought Fuliet was dead. This is
the outcome. nd if any !art of this tragedy is my fault, let my old foolish bones be handed
your worst !unishment.
P&%NCE? We$ve always known you to be a holy man. Where are these enemies1 /a!ulet)
'ontague) #o you see what great evil results from your hate1 2eaven has figured out how
to kill your 8oys with love. nd because I looked the other way when your fight flared back u!,
I%ve lost some of my loved ones as well. +ice work. *veryone$s !unished.
MONTA!E: =ady /a!ulet, I$ll raise a golden statue here of your sweet Fuliet. We gotta end
our bloody fighting. We must. This cannot continue. +ot now. +ot ever.
$AD, CAP!$ET: 'y statue of <omeo will match yours. It will lie ne,t to my daughter$s for
as long as this city stands. (they hake hand, then embrace in sadness).
P&%NCE? We settle a dark !eace this morning. The sun is too sad to show itself. =et%s go, to
talk about these horrible events some more. (ome will be !ardoned, and some will be
!unished. (all e,it)
There was never a story more full of !ain than the story of <omeo and Fuliet.
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