The Story of

ROMEO &
JULIET
Based on the
play by William
Shakespeare
as told by Bart
Marks
In the to!n of
"erona li#ed
t!o families
the $ap%lets
and
theMonta %
es
en a ed in
a bitter fe%d'
(mon the
Monta %es
!as Romeo
ahot)blooded
lad !ith an eye
for the
ladies'One
day Romeo
!as
re*o%ntin
for his friends
his lo#e for
Rosaline a
ha% hty
bea%ty from
a !ell)to)do
family'
Romeo+s
friends *hided
him forhis
,lo#e of lo#e-
b%t a reed
to a plan to
attend the
feast of the
$ap%lets+
a*ost%me
party !here
Rosaline !as
e.pe*ted to
make an
appearan*e'
Thedis %ise
s !o%ld
pro#ide
Romeo and
his friends a
bit of sport
and
theopport%nit
y to a/e
%ndete*ted
%pon the fair
Rosaline'
On*e
there ho!e#e
r Romeo+s
eyes fell
%pon J%liet
and he
tho% ht of
Rosaline
nomore' (skin
aro%nd
tolearn the
identityof
J%liet
Romeo+s
#oi*e
isre*o ni/ed
by Tybalt a
member of
the $ap%let
*lan' Tybalt
*alls for
hiss!ord b%t
the elder
$ap%let
inter#enes
insistin that
no blood be
shed inhis
home' So Ro
meo is tolera
ted lon
eno% h to
findan oppor
t%nity
tospeakto
J%liet
alone still
%na!are of
her
identity' ( hall
in $ap%let+s
ho%se'
Musicians
waiting. Enter
Servingmen
with napkins.
First Servant
0 Where+s
1otpan that
he helps not
to take a!ay2
3e shift
atren*her2 he
s*rape a
tren*her4
Second
Servant
0 When
ood
manners shall
lie all in one
or t!o
men+shands
and they
%n!ashed
too 5tis a
fo%l thin '
First Servant
0 (!ay !ith the
6oint)stools
remo#e the
*o%rt)*%pboa
rd lookto the
plate' 7ood
tho% sa#e
me a pie*e of
mar*hpane8
and as tho%
lo#estme let
the porter let
in S%san
7rindstone
and
9ell' (ntony a
nd 1otpan4
Second
Servant:
(y boy
ready'
First Servant
0 :o% are
looked for
and *alled
for asked for
and so% ht
for in the
reat
*hamber'