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My Memoirs - Citizen of the World

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The stage is showing an orchard wall and a veranda surrounded<br />

with greenery. Romeo had jumped <strong>the</strong> wall to get inside <strong>of</strong> Juliet's<br />

garden and he is looking in all directions to find Juliet. When she<br />

sees him she says:<br />

Juliet: I am here!<br />

Romeo: She speaks! Oh! Speak again bright angel!<br />

Juliet: (Exaggerating <strong>the</strong> Rolling ‘R’ in Romeo) Oh! R.-<br />

.omeo! R...omeo! Wherefore art thou R.-.omeo?<br />

Deny my fa<strong>the</strong>r and refuse thy name. Or, if thou<br />

wilt not, be but sworn my love. And I will no<br />

longer be Capulet.<br />

R.. .omeo, it is but thy name that is my enemy.<br />

What is in a name? That which we call a rose by<br />

any o<strong>the</strong>r name would smell as sweet.<br />

So, R...omeo, if your name were not Romeo, you<br />

could retain that dear perfection you owe without<br />

that title.<br />

R.. .omeo, d<strong>of</strong>f thy name, and for <strong>the</strong>y name, which<br />

is not part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>e, take all myself!<br />

Romeo: I take <strong>the</strong>e at thy word. Call me but love, and I will<br />

be new baptized.<br />

Juliet: How comest thou hi<strong>the</strong>r, tell me? The orchard<br />

walls are high to climb!<br />

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