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The Story of ROMEO & JULIET
Based on the play by William Shakespeare, as told by Bart Marks
In the town of Verona lived two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, engaged in a bitter feud.
Among the Montagues was Romeo, a hot-blooded lad with an eye for the ladies.
One day, Romeo was recounting for his friends his love for Rosaline, a haughty beauty from a well-to-do
family. Romeo's friends chided him for his "love of love" but agreed to a plan to attend the feast of the
Capulets', a costume party where Rosaline was expected to make an appearance. The disguises would
provide Romeo and his friends a bit of sport and the opportunity to gaze undetected upon the fair
Rosaline. Once there, however, Romeo's eyes fell upon Juliet, and he thought of Rosaline no more.
Asking around to learn the identity of Juliet, Romeo's voice is recognized by Tybalt, a member of the
Capulet clan. Tybalt calls for his sword, but the elder Capulet intervenes, insisting that no blood be shed
in his home. So Romeo is tolerated long enough to find an opportunity to speak to Juliet alone, still
unaware of her identity.
A hall in Capulet's house.
DRAFT
Musicians waiting. Enter Servingmen with
napkins
First Servant
Where's Potpan, that he helps not to take away?
He
shift a trencher? he scrape a trencher!
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Second Servant
When good manners shall lie all in one or two
men's
hands and they unwashed too, 'tis a foul thing.
First Servant
Away with the joint-stools, remove the
court-cupboard, look to the plate. Good thou,
save
me a piece of marchpane; and, as thou lovest
me, let
the porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell.
Antony, and Potpan!
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As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.
The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand,
And, touching hers, make blessed my rude
hand.
Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight!
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
TYBALT
Second Capulet
'Tis more, 'tis more, his son is elder, sir;
His son is thirty.
CAPULET
Will you tell me that?
His son was but a ward two years ago.
ROMEO
[To a Servingman] What lady is that, which doth
enrich the hand
Of yonder knight?
Servant
I know not, sir.
ROMEO
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;
Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, 2
CAPULET
He shall be endured:
What, goodman boy! I say, he shall: go to;
Am I the master here, or you? go to.
You'll not endure him! God shall mend my soul!
You'll make a mutiny among my guests!
You will set cock-a-hoop! you'll be the man!
Grade 9 English Learning Package 6