Romeo + Juliet Second Form 2018

1 Scene 1: The Street

Narrator (Whit): This year our teacher has read a few plays by a guy named William Shakespeare. They were pretty interesting most of the time even if the characters talk kinda funny. They usually have lots of stuff like sword fights and bad guys, you know, stuff like that.

Narrator (Tagen): Our teacher says they are good literature…what ever! We are going to do a short version of one play called Romeo and Juliet. We are calling it short Shakespeare because we only have a short time to present it and because we are second formers. Ladies and Gentleman, Romeo and Juliet…

Chorus: 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, A pair of star crossed lovers take their life: Whose misadventured piteous overthrows, Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.

2 Narrator (Izzy): In the city of Verona a long time ago, there were these two families called the Capulets and the Montagues. They were always fighting, kinda like my brother and sister and me. They really hated each other’s guts. One day they had such a bad fight that they wrecked the whole market place and hurt a bunch of people. The prince of the city had had it. He said…

Prince: Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace, on pain of torture, from those bloody hands throw your mistempered weapons to the ground, and hear the sentences of your move’d prince. Three civil brawls, bred of an airy work, by thee, old Capulet, and Montague have thrice disturb’d the quiet of our streets. If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.

Narrator (Lucy): Like she said, he was pretty ticked off at the Capulets and Montagues. Things settled down for a short while and Mr. Capulet decided to throw a party and invite all his friends. He had one child named Juliet and he hoped the handsome Count Paris would catch her eye at the party.

3 Scene 2: The Party

Nurse: Juliet!

Juliet: How now, who calls?

Nurse: Your mother.

Juliet: Madam, I am here, what is your will?

Lady Capulet: Tell me, daughter, Juliet, how stands your disposition to be married?

Juliet: It is an honor that I dream not of.

Lady Capulet: Well, think of marriage now. The valiant Paris seeks you for his love. This night you shall behold him at our feast.

Nurse: Madam, the guests are come.

Lady Capulet: We follow thee.

Nurse: Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days.

4 Narrator (JT): Mr. Montague had only one child named Romeo who heard about the party and went in disguise with some of his friends because he liked a girl named Rosalind who was going to be there. I’m sure it is pretty obvious what’s going to happen next.

Mercutio: Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.

Romeo: Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes with nimble soles, I have a soul of lead.

Benvolio: Come, knock and enter.

Romeo: But ‘tis no wit to go.

Mercutio: Why, may one ask?

Romeo: I dreamt a dream tonight.

Mercutio: And so did I.

Romeo: And what was yours?

5 Mercutio: That dreamers often lie.

Benvolio: Supper is done, and we shall come too late.

Romeo: I fear too early: for my mind misgives, some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful date, with this night’s revels.

Narrator (Catherine): Romeo sees Juliet and falls madly in love with her. She falls madly in love with him. While they are busy falling in love with each other Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt runs to Mr. Capulet to tell him a Montague has come to crash his party. Tybalt is a real bully and likes to cause trouble.

Romeo: What lady’s that?

Servant: I know not, sir.

Romeo: O she doth teach the torches to burn bright. Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight. For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.

6 Tybalt: Uncle, this is a Montague our foe, a villain, that is hither come in spite, to scorn at our solemnity this night.

Old Capulet: Young Romeo, is it?

Tybalt: Tis he, that villain Romeo.

Old Capulet: Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone. He bears him like a portly gentleman, and to say truth, Verona brags of him to be a virtuous and well govern’d youth. I would not for the wealth of all the town here in my house do him disparagement. He shall be endured.

Tybalt: Why, uncle, ‘tis a shame.

Narrator (Matilda): Well, Tybalt swore he was going to get even with Romeo for sneaking into the Capulet’s party. Meanwhile, Romeo finds out the girl he just fell in love with is the daughter of his families’ enemies. Juliet also finds out that Romeo is a Montague.

Romeo: What is her mother?

7 Nurse: Her mother is the lady of the house.

Romeo: Is she a Capulet?

Benvolio: Away, be gone; the sport is at the best.

Romeo: Ay, so I fear; the more is my unrest.

Juliet: Come hither, Nurse. What is yond gentleman?

Nurse: His name is Romeo, and a Montague. The only son of your great enemy.

Juliet: My only love sprung from my only hate. Too early seen unknown, and known too late.

Narrator (Douglas): As the party ends, Romeo leaves the party but sneaks over the orchard wall to see if he can get one last look at his love’s face.

Scene 3: The Balcony

Romeo: But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the

8 sun. It is my lady, O, it is my love! O, that she knew she were!

Juliet: Ay me!

Romeo: She speaks. O, speak again bright angel!

Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet.

Romeo: Shall I hear more, or speak at this?

Juliet: ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy: Thou art thyself though, not a Montague. What’s Montague? It is not hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face nor any other part belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet: so Romeo would, were he not Romeo called. Romeo, doff thy name, and for that name which is no part of thee take all myself.

9 Romeo: I take thee at thy word. Call me but love, and henceforth I never will be Romeo.

Narrator (Emmy): They finally quit talking to themselves and talked to each other. And…you guessed it, decided to get married. They decided to marry in secret and Romeo left promising to send a secret message to Juliet to tell her where to meet him for the wedding.

Scene 4: The Abbey

Narrator (John R): Romeo had a good friend named Friar Lawrence. He was a priest. Romeo begged him to marry him and Juliet that afternoon. At first Friar Lawrence thought it was a little fast on Romeo’s part, after all he had only known Juliet for one night. But after a little thinking he said…

Friar Lawrence: But come young waverer, come, go with me. In one respect I’ll thy assistant be. For this alliance may so happy to prove, to turn your households’ rancor to pure love.

10 Narrator (Hannah): So Friar Lawrence agreed to marry them that afternoon and with the help of Juliet’s nurse they meet and are married. Juliet went home and Romeo went on his way planning to meet in Juliet’s room that night.

Narrator (John C): This is the part of the story where things start to go wrong. That’s why this is called a tragedy.

Scene 5: The Fight

Narrator (Daniel): Tybalt is still looking for Romeo and he finds his friend Mercutio instead. He gets into a friendly sword fight with Mercutio and accidentally kills him when Romeo gets in the way. Romeo goes after Tybalt to get revenge.

Romeo: Tybalt! Mercutio! The Prince expressly hath forbid this. Hold, Tybalt! Good Mercutio?

Benvolio: Art thou hurt?

Mercutio: Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch.

11 Romeo: Courage man, the hurt cannot be much.

Mercutio: Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man. A plague on both your houses. A plague on both your houses.

Romeo: Now Tybalt, take the villain back again that late thou gav’st me, for Mercutio’s soul is but a little way above our heads staying or thine to keep him company wither thou or I or both must go with him.

Tybalt: Thou wretched boy that didst consort him here, shalt with him hence.

Narrator (Vivian): Romeo and Tybalt fight and Romeo kills Tybalt. About this time, the prince is called in to stop the fighting again. It’s like when you fight and your Mom has to come and figure out who did what. The Prince hears both sides and says…

Prince: Romeo slew him and he slew Mercutio. Who now the price of his dear blood doth owe?

12 For that offense immediately we do exile him hence. When he is found, that hour will be his last.

Scene 6: Juliet’s Room

Narrator (Chase): Juliet’s nurse came to tell her the news from the street.

Juliet: Now, Nurse, what news?

Nurse: Tybalt is gone and Romeo banished; Romeo that kill’d him, he is banished.

Juliet: Oh no! Did Romeo’s hand shed Tybalt’s blood?

Nurse: Will you speak well of him that killed your cousin?

Juliet: Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband? O find him, give this ring to my true knight and bid him come to take his last farewell.

13 Narrator (Finn): Juliet is very upset but she tells her nurse she still loves Romeo and wants to see him before he has to leave Verona. They meet that night and promise to see each other again soon and always love each other. The Next Day…

Narrator (Whit): The next day, Juliet’s father decides to cheer her up and arrange a marriage for her with Count Paris in two days. Boy, they sure didn’t waste any time planning weddings back then.

Lady Capulet: Why, how now, Juliet?

Juliet: Madam, I am not well.

Lady Capulet: Evermore weeping for your cousin’s death? Well, well, thou hast a careful father, child; One who, to put thee from thy heaviness, Hath sorted out a sudden day of joy.

Juliet: What day is that?

14 Lady Capulet: Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn. The gallant Paris shall happily make thee a joyful bride.

Juliet: He shall not make me a joyful bride! I pray you, tell my lord and father, madam, I will not marry yet. And when I do, I swear it shall be Romeo, rather than Paris.

Lady Capulet: Tell him so yourself, and see how he will take it at your hands. (Enter Old Capulet) Sir, she will none, she gives you thanks. I would the fool were married to her grave.

Juliet: O bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, from off the battlements of yonder tower, or walk in thievish ways or bid me lurk where serpents are, chain me with roaring bears.

Narrator (Izzy): I guess you get the picture. Her father, thinking she was being an ungrateful teenager said…

15 Old Capulet: Graze where you will, you shall not house with me: Look to’t think on’t. I do not use to jest. Thursday is near: lay hand on heart, advise. An you be mine I’ll give you to my friend, an you be not; hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for by my soul I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee.

Narrator (Chase): In other words young lady, as long as you live in my house you will do as I say.

Narrator (Lucy): Anyway, Juliet is in a real pickle, so she runs to Friar Lawrence for help. He is a really kind priest and he comes up with a really complicated plan.

Scene 7: The Abbey

Juliet: God joined my heart and Romeo’s, thou our hands; Give me some present counsel.

Friar Lawrence: I do spy a kind of hope. If, rather than to marry Count Paris, thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then it is likely thou wilt undertake a thing like death to chide away this shame.

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Juliet: I will do it without fear or doubt, to live an unstained wife to my sweet love.

Narrator (Catharine): He gives Juliet some medicine that will make her look and feel dead. Her family will put her in the family tomb and the Friar will send a message to Romeo to meet at the tomb.

Narrator (Tagen): After a while Juliet will wake up and they will live happily ever after. Juliet takes the vial and says…

Juliet: Love give me strength; and strength shall help afford. Farewell dear father.

Narrator (JT): Juliet drinks the medicine and her family, thinking she is dead, puts her in the family tomb.

Narrator (Douglas): Romeo doesn’t get the message from Friar Lawrence in time and hears from one of his servants that Juliet is dead. He

17 decides to go to her tomb and die with her so they can be together.

Scene 8: The Tomb

Narrator (Finn): I think he should have had a cell phone and the whole mess would have been avoided. Anyway, Romeo goes to the tomb and sees Juliet and says…

Romeo: O my love! My wife, death that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, hath had no power upon thy beauty: Thou art not conquered. Beauty’s ensign yet is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, and death’s pale flag is not advanced there. Dear Juliet, why are thou yet so fair? O here will I set up my everlasting rest.

Narrator (Chase): Romeo drinks some poison so he can be with Juliet in her death. Right after he dies she wakes up, and finding him dead, kills herself with his dagger so she can be with him in his death.

18 Narrator (Hannah): The families come together after this because they realize what a mess they made out of everything by fighting.

Old Capulet: What should it be, that is so shrieked abroad?

Lady Capulet: O, the people in the street cry ‘Romeo’ and some ‘Juliet’.

Montague: Alas, my wife is dead tonight. Grief of my son’s exile hath stopped her breath. What further woe conspires against mine age?

Prince: Where be these enemies? Capulet, Montague. See, what a scourge is laid upon your hate.

Old Capulet: O brother Montague, give me thy hand.

Montague: There shall not figure at such rate be set as that of true and faithful Juliet.

19 Old Capulet: As rich shall Romeo’s by his lady’s lie, poor sacrifices of our enmity.

Narrator (Matilda): I think we learned some important lessons from this play. Number 1: Don’t fight.

Narrator (Daniel): Number 2: Don’t try to get revenge. Number 3: Talk to your parents before you get married.

Narrator (Vivian): And number 4: Don’t be too impulsive! We’re going to let the prince have the last word, since he was the poor guy who was just trying to keep peace.

Prince: A glooming peace this morning with the sun for sorrow will not show his head: Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things, some shall be pardons and some punished. For never was a story of more woe than that of Juliet and her Romeo.

20 Romeo and Juliet

Prince Escalus: Griffin Stoss Tybalt: Henry Conway Lord Capulet: Cadence Cummins Lady Capulet: Rebekah Samuel Layna DeFeo Lord Montague: Samantha Cordova Romeo: Benjamin Sizelove Porter McKenny Benvolio: Peter Ybarra Mercutio: Nihl Smith Juliet: Hadley Harmer – Beginning Katherine Egge- Balcony Scene Lucy Noyes – Ending Friar Lawrence: Aldyn Friesen Juliet’s Nurse: Emilia Toro Ava Letteney

All 2nd Graders: Narrators

Servant: Emmy Capulet Kin: John Rice, John Campbell

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