ROMEO AND JULIET

ACT 1:

NARRATOR: In the 16th century, two rich families live in Verona, the Capulets and the
Montagues. They are enemies; they hate each other! And their fights are very frequent. The
Capulets have one daughter, Juliet. The Montagues have one son, Romeo. Here the story begins...
We are in Verona, in a public square.....

TYBALT: ....you know... the Montagues are all fools.

BART: oh , you’re damn right Tybalt!
JOHN: Hey !!!! here they come. look!

(ENTER MERCUTIO+ GREG + PETER)

MERCUTIO: good morning, fools!

TYBALT: good morning to you, stupid dummies...
PETER: What did you call us?
GREG: how dare you!

(THEY FIGHT)

BENVOLIO: STOP STOP Why do you always star fights?

MERCUTIO: because we don’t like each other and because they are cowards!
TYBALT: you will be sorry for what you’ve said.... you will pay for it!

(EXIT MERCUTIO, TYBALT, PETER, BART, JOHN ENTERS ROMEO, HE TALKS TO

BENVOLIO AND GREG)

ROMEO: ahh!
BENVOLIO: What’s up Romeo?
ROMEO: I am sad...
GREG: Why?
ROMEO: I feel depressed.. I feel lonely...
BENVOLIO: well, there is a party tonight. It’s at the Capulet’s palace. Do you want to go?
ROMEO: At the capulet’s palace? They are our worst enemies; they will kill us if we go!
GREG: don’t worry , we will wear masks, it’s a fancy dress party.
BENVOLIO: oh, come on, Romeo!!
ROMEO: well, I don’t know .. it can be dangerous.. ok let’s go! But we must be careful, rifght?
BENVOLIO: everything will be fine
GREG: ... and we will have fun!

(THEY EXIT)
ACT 2:

NARRATOR: We are now at the Capulets’ Palace.. Juliet has a nurse, she is her best friend.
Juliet’s parents decide to make her marry Paris, a noble but cruel man. Later that night Juliet
meets Romeo at a party and they fall in love. (AT THE CAPULETS’ PALACE)

JULIET: nurse!!! come here, come and brush my hair please!

NURSE: yes my dear, I’m coming and your parents are comming too, they have a big surprise
for you.
JULIET: what is it? Please, tell me!
NURSE: Oh, I can’t tell you.. well.... ...ok! It’s about your wedding!!!
JULIET’S MOM: Oh, nurse!! you never shut up!
NURSE: I’m sorry madam!
JULIET’S DAD: Dear Juliet, you are 14 now, and you are ready to become a wife.
NURSE: Of course she is! and she will be the best wife in the world and..
JULIET’S MOM: SHUT UP!!!! Juliet , your father and I have found a husband for you; his
name is Paris, he is young and very rich. You will marry him next summer. Are you happy?
JULIET: yes I am, but...... I’ve never met him.
JULIET’S DAD: You will see him tonight at the party.

(ENTER PARIS AND JULIET- NURSE BEHIND THEM/ ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
STAGE: ROMEO+ FRIENDS)

PARIS: My dear, I will be your husband soon, do you love me?

JULIET: ehm.... well... I am not sure... I don’t know....
PARIS: you will love me, you MUST love me. Good bye my darling (EXITS)
JULIET: phew, he’s gone. He is horrible!!! Nurse, who is that boy?
NURSE: He is Romeo, he is a Montague. He is your enemy’s son.... forget him!!

(ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STAGE)

ROMEO; who is that beautiful girl?

MERCUTIO: She’s Juliet She’s a Capulet. She’s your enemy’s daughter ... forget her!!!
ROMEO: I want to meet her, she’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.
MERCUTIO: I might be wrong but this love will be star- crossed...

(ROMEO MEETS JULIET)

ROMEO: Dear lady, your hand is soft and pure, let this sinner kiss it. (KISS HER HAND)
JULIET: So, your sin is on my hand now?
ROMEO: Oh, God let me take my sin back (KISSES HER HAND AGAIN)
JULIET: you kiss by the boo, sir!
ACT 3:

NARRATOR: we are still at the Capulets’ palace, in their garden. The light you can see is from
Juliet’s bedroom. Romeo wants to see her again. They talk and ,,, (BALCONY SCENE)

JULIET: Oh, Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo? Change your name for me. If you love me. I will
not be a Capulet!
ROMEO: call me love and I will not be Romeo anymore!
JULIET: my dear, it’s so dangerous for you to be here! If my family see you, they will kill you
ROMEO: I will face any danger, I am ready to die for your love.
JULIET: how did you arrive here?
ROMEO: love guided me
JULIET: thus, do you really love me?
ROMEO: I love you so much, that I want to ask you something, will you marry me?
JULIET: Yes, I will I love you so much that I will marry you.... tomorrow!

(AT FRIAR LAWRENCE’S CONVENT)

ROMEO: Good morning friar Lawrence. I am here because I want to get married.
FRIAR LAWRENCE: What? Are you mad?! Young men’s love is not in their heart but in their eyes!
ROMEO: I am honest; I truly love my Juliet and I want to marry her. She is a Capulet.
FRIAR LAWRENCE: ok I will help you: this marriage is a good thing for your families. It could end
their rivalty.

(EXIT ALL- ENTER MERCUTIO + MONTAGUES)

MERCUTIO: Romeo and Juliet got married; they are so joyful. They think that their families will
approve and that they will make peace. They are wrong; their love is destined to a terrible end!
TYBALT: MERCUTIO! Montagues! I know you came to our party- now you must pay for this
offense!
MERCUTIO: buzz off! Leave us alone! (THEY FIGHT)
ROMEO: STOP! stop my dear friends, our families must be friends now...
TYBALT: NEVER! I hate you and all Montagues and I hate Mercutio too.
PETER: No, Mercutio, don’t fight! Calm down!
ROMEO: No, stop please! leave him... (TYBALT KILSS MERCUTIO) Noooooo!!!
Tybalt, you killed my best friend! fight with me now, you coward!
TYBALT: COWARD? fight, fool! (THEY FIGHT AND ROMEO KILLS TYBALT)
BENVOLIO: Romeo, you’ve killed him! now you must go away or they will put you to death, RUN!!
ROMEO: tell Juliet I love her, and I will meet her again soon.... (ROMEO RUNS AWAY)

(EXIT ALL- TAKE ‘’CORPSES’’ OUT)

ACT 4:

NARRATOR: Poor Romeo is banished from Verona. He is in Mantua. The Capulets are furious
because Tybalt was their relative. Juliet’s parents don’t know that she married Romeo, so they
oblige her to marry Paris, Juliet is crying..

(AT THE CAPULETS’ PALACE)

PARIS: I want to marry her as soon as possible. I don’t want to wait!

JULIET’S MOM: you are right, sir! Juliet is very sad because of Tybalt’s death. She can be happy
with you.
JULIET’S DAD: yes, I agree! you will get married next....
JULIET: Nooooooo!! I don’t want to marry him!1
JULIET’S DAD: I am your father and this is my last word: you must marry Paris next sunday.
JULIET’S MOM: Juliet you are desperate, I know you are crying Tybalt’s death; you should ask for
Friar Lawrence’s help.

(EXIT MOM, DAD, PARIS. ENTER FRIAR LAWRENCE)

JULIET: Friar Lawrence, what can I do now? I am so miserable (SHE CRIES)

FRIAR LAWRENCE: Listen, drink this potion, It’s magical. They will think you are dead, but you will
only be asleep. When you wake up, Romeo will take you away with him..

(JULIET GOES TO BED, SHE DRINKS THE POTION; THE FOLLOWING MORNING
EVERYBODY THINK SHE’S DEAD)

NURSE: She’s dead!!! Help! She’s dead!!

NARRATOR: Romeo is in Mantua when a message tells him that Juliet died. He doesn’t know that
she drank the potion, he thinks she truly died. So he buys some poison and goes to Juliet’s grave.

(IN THE TOMB- JULIET IS LYING)

ROMEO: I want to kiss her for the last time (ENTERS ROMEO- HE IS DISTRAUGHT)
I can’t believe she’s dead, she’s still so beautiful.
My love, If I can’t be with you, then I will die too (ROMEO DRINKS POISON)
Oh , apothecary! Your drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss die.
JULIET: (WAKES UP) Where is my lord? Where is my Romeo?
What happened?
He is dead!!!! He drank this poison! and there’s none left...
If Romeo is dead. I will not live (SHE TAKES ROMEO’S DAGGER)
Oh dagger! This is your sheath (STABS HERSELF) Here rust and let me die.

NARRATOR 2: Romeo and Juliet’s love was very strong, but very unlucky. The prince of Verona
asked the Capulets and the Montagues to make peace, to honour their children’s eternal love. So they
did. For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo.