THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-PLAYSCRIPT(2004-5) - ACT 2

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

PLAYSCRIPT 2004-5

ACT 2

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NARRATOR: So the Otis family came to live at Canterville Chase. They walked through the woods on a lovely July evening. (birds singing)

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VIGINIA: Listen, the birds are singing.

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CINDY: Look, there are some squirrels.

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ROBBY: I can see some rabbits.

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WASHINGTON: But the weather´s changing. Look at those dark clouds. (Sound of thunder).

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VIRGINIA: Look at those big black birds. (Horrible bird sounds)

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CINDY: Yes, it´s beginning to rain.

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ROBBY: I don´t like this English weather. American weather is much better.

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MRS OTIS: It´s all right children. The house is very near.

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WASHINGTON: Who is that lady waiting at the door? She looks very old and strange.

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CINDY: She´s very ugly.

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MRS OTIS: Be polite, children.

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ROBBY: Is she a witch?

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MR OTIS: It´s Mrs Umney. She´s the housekeeper.

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MRS OTIS: Here we are.

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Curtains open. We can see a living room with a fireplace at the back, some old pictures on the wall.

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MRS UMNEY: Welcome to Canterville Chase. Come inside. Dinner is waiting for you. (They get inside one after the other. First Mr and Mrs Umney, then Washington and Virginia and finally the twins)

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SERVANT: Welcome Sir, welcome Madam.

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MRS OTIS: Thank you.

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MRS UMNEY: This is the hall. And this is the library.

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SERVANT: Everthing is ready. Here´s is your dinner.

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MRS OTIS: How horrible. I don´t like bloodstains in the sitting room. Remove it.

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SERVANT: ´But that´s impossible.

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MRS UMNEY: It is the blood of Lady Eleanore de Canterville. Her husband, Sir Simon de Canterville, murdered her on that exact spot in 1575.

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MRS OTIS: What happened after that?

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MRS UMNEY: Sir Simon disappeared nine years later. Nobody has ever found his body. But his guilty spirit still haunts Canterville Chase.

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SERVANT: And nobody can remove the stain.

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WASHINGTON: Nonsense. 'Pinkerton´s Champion Cleaner' will clean it away. It´s the latest American technology.

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SERVANT: All right, I will try.

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CINDY: Look, the stain is going.

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ROBBY: Now it´s gone!

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WASHINGTON: I knew Pinkerton´s would do it.

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Suddenly there is a thunder.

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MRS UMNEY: The ghost is angry. Aaaagh! (Mrs Umney faints and falls on an armchais which is nearby)

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SERVANT: Oh, my god! Not again! (She fans Mrs Umney with her hand)

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MR OTIS: (Very calmly lights a cigar) The English climate is really terrible. I´m not surprised that everyone wants to leave the country.

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MRS OTIS: Look at Mrs Umney. She´s fainted. What a useless housekeeper.

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MR OTIS: We´ll reduce her wages.

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MRS UMNEY: I´m all right now, sir. But don´t laugh at the Ghost, sir. I have seen terrible things in the house.

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SERVANT: Shall I bring you a glass of water?

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MR OTIS: We are Americans. We´re not afraid of ghosts.

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MRS OTIS: You are safe with us. Now let´s all go to bed.

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END OF ACT 2

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-PLAYSCRIPT(2004-5) - ACT 1

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

PLAYSCRIPT 2004-5

ACT 1

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NARRATOR: Mr Otis was American. He was very rich and very important. He wanted to live in an old house in England, so he decided to buy Canterville Chase, the home of Lady Canterville.

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In the living room Mr Otis is at a desk. Lady Canterville appears.

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MR OTIS: Good morning, Lady Canterville.

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LADY CANTERVILLE: Good morning, Mr Otis. (Mr Otis kisses lady Canterville´s hand).

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MR OTIS: How much do you want for your house, Lady Canterville? A hundred thousand dollars? Two hundred thousand dollars? (Taking out his cheque book)

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LADY CANTERVILLE: But Mr Otis, are you sure you want to buy Canterville Chase? There is a ghost in the house.

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MR OTIS: Thank you for warning me, Lady Canterville. But I don´t believe it. Only the English believe in ghosts.

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LADY CANTERVILLE: Many members of my family have seen the Ghost.

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MR OTIS: Ha ha, I think you´re joking.

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LADY CANTERVILLE: Nobody could sleep at night because of the mysterious noises in the house.

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MR OTIS: My lady, I will pay you extra for the ghost. Ha ha.

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LADY CANTERVILLE: Don´t laugh. The Ghost really exists. People have seen it many times in the last three hundred years.

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MR OTIS: I am an American. Americans don´t believe in ghosts. They are an old-fashioned European idea.

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LADY CANTERVILLE: Well, if you don´t mind having a ghost in the house, that´s all right. But please remember that I have warned you.

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MR OTIS: Thank you, Lady Canterville. Now let me introduce my family. Lady Canterville, this is my wife, Mrs Lucrezia Otis. (The family members appear on stage when Mr Otis mentions them)

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MRS OTIS: I´m pleased to meet you, Lady Canterville. Canterville Chase is a lovely old house.

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LADY CANTERVILLE: I hope you enjoy living there.

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MRS OTIS: I´m sure I will. I don´t believe in ghosts and I sleep very well at night.

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MR OTIS: And this is my eldest son, Washington.

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WASHINGTON: I´m pleased to meet you, Lady Canterville. Are there many parties in England? I like dancing very much. (And he starts to dance alone)

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LADY CANTERVILLE: Yes, there are lots of parties. You´re a handsome young man. The English girls will enjoy dancing with you.

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MR OTIS. This is my daughter, Virginia.

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VIRGINIA: I´m pleased to meet you, Lady Canterville.

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LADY CANTERVILLE: Do you like dancing too?

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VIRGINIA: No, but I like riding very much. I want to ride my pony at Canterville Chase.

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LADY CANTERVILLE:You are a lovely young lady. The English boys will enjoy going riding with you.

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MR OTIS: And these are the twins.

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CINDY:Hi, Lady Canterville, I´ve never met an English Lady before.

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ROBBY: Hey, Lady Canterville, is there really a ghost in the house?

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MRS OTIS: Be polite, children.

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LADY CANTERVILLE: I´m pleased to meet you children (not very convinced) You have a very nice family, Mr Otis.

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MR OTIS: So, will you sell us the house?

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LADY CANTERVILLE: Yes, Mr Otis. When do you want to move in?

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MRS OTIS: As soon as possible. The children are really looking forward to living in a real English haunted house.

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END OF ACT 1

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-LEAFLET 2004-2005

The EOI of Almeria presents:

NO LAUGHING MATTER THEATRE COMPANY
In

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
By OSCAR WILDE

Esta es la segunda vez que alumnos del grupo de teatro del departamento de inglés ponen en escena una obra. La primera fue un gran éxito: Romeo and Juliet , agradó y entusiasmó al público. Para nosotros los que componemos el grupo de teatro ‘No Laughing Matter’ fue una gran experiencia como también lo ha sido esta vez. Formamos un gran equipo con ganas de trabajar y aprender. Somos un grupo formado por alumnos, ex-alumnos y profesores con una afición en común: el teatro.
Quisiéramos hacer una mención especial a Gerardo Parra, que sin tener relación con la EOI de Almería se ha ofrecido como técnico de sonido y ya es uno más entre nosotros.
Esperamos que paséis un rato agradable y disfrutéis con esta obra divertida.

INTRODUCTION

Oscar Wilde lived in the Victorian age. He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1854. He studied at Oxford University in England. His plays and stories are often very light-hearted. They laugh at Victorian beliefs. He often suggested that art and wit were the most important things in life. He liked to shock people.

PLOT

Mr Otis and his family come from modern democratic America to live in old-fashioned England. They move into an old house in the middle of the countryside. As soon as they arrive, they hear a mysterious story about a ghost. Then, very strange things begin to happen. There is a bloodstain which changes colour. There are terrible noises at night. Finally, Mr and Mrs Otis´s daughter, Virginia, disappears…

America was a new nation, growing in power and success. Many English people thought that it had money but no civilization. Oscar Wilde sometimes also laughed at the Americans. But in The Canterville Ghost, the American family have many good qualities. Wilde shows that the English can learn from the fresh attitudes and behaviour of Mr Otis and his family. They are not afraid of anything.

This story is one of Oscar Wilde´s most famous works.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!

CAST:

GHOST ……………………….ADOLFO ROSILLO HERRERA
MR OTIS ……………………. ENRIQUE SEGURA RECHE
MRS OTIS…………………… HELENA BOSSINI CASTILLO
VIRGINIA OTIS……………. ENCARNY ROMERO PASCUAL
WASHINGTON OTIS ……..RAMIRO CEBREIROS ALVAREZ
CINDY OTIS……………….. SOFIA CAMACHO ESTRADA
ROBBY OTIS ………………..EDUARDO GARCÍA ROJAS
CECIL………………………….SIMON RODRIGUEZ CRUZ
LADY CANTERVILLE …… ROSANA SIERRA BARRANCO
MRS UMNEY ………………..REMEDIOS MATUTE LOPEZ
SERVANT……………….Mª DEL MAR MARQUEZ MADRID

NARRATOR……………………YOLANDA MARTIN GARCIA

MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS…….GERARDO PARRA JUAN
DE LA CRUZ

ROMEO AND JULIET-PICTURES 2002-2003

ROMEO AND JULIET

PICTURES OF THE PERFORMANCE 2002-2003

ACT 1:

ACT 2:

ACT 3:

ACT 4:

ACT 5

ACT 6

AFTER THE PERFORMANCE WHICH WAS A SUCCESS

ROMEO AND JULIET-PLAYSCRIPT-act 6

ROMEO AND JULIET

PLAYSCRIPT

ACT 6

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ROMEO IS IN MANTUA. HIS SERVANT BALTHASAR COMES TO BRING HIM THE LATEST NEWS FROM VERONA.

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ROMEO: I have been dreaming about Juliet. Even a dream of love is sweet. This dream has made me happy. Balthasar, what is the news from Verona? Have you got any letter from the Friar? How is my mother? How is my father? How is Juliet?

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BALTHASAR: Juliet is dead. (Sadly) She lies in the tomb of the Capulets.

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ROMEO: What!? Get me some horses. I will ride to Verona tonight!

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Balthasar leaves sadly.

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ROMEO: I will go to the tomb. I will kiss her for the last time. Then I will drink poison. If Juliet is dead, I will die too. I know a place where I can get poison if I pay well.

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Curtains close. Curtains open. Now we see Juliet dead in the tomb of the Capulets. Paris arrives with a bunch of flowers and puts them on Juliet´s grave.

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PARIS: Sweet Juliet, I will visit your grave every night and cry for you. But someone is coming, I will hide and watch.

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Romeo arrives at the tomb with his servant Balthasar.

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ROMEO: Give this letter to my father tomorrow morning, Balthasar. Now go away. Don´t try to stop me.

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Romeo tries to open the tomb with a strong metal bar. Paris appears.

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PARIS: You are Romeo, a Montague, the one who killed Tybalt. What are you doing here? Are you trying to destroy the tomb? I will kill you!

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ROMEO: I do not know you. Go away if you want to live. Do not fight with me, I´m desperate.

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PARIS: I arrest you, murderer!

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They start fighting. Romeo kills Paris.

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ROMEO: (Looking at him carefully) It is Paris! Balthasar told me that he wanted to marry Juliet. We are both unlucky. But where is Juliet, I must look at her beauty for the last time. (He gets close to Juliet) Oh, my love, my wife! Death has kissed you. But you are still beautiful. Here you are, but I will also stay here. Let me kiss you. With a kiss I die.

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Romeo kisses Juliet. He takes a bottle of poison out of his pocket and drinks it. He dies next to her. Then, a little after, Juliet wakes up.

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JULIET: Where am I? (Looking around) Ah, yes, now I remember. But who is lying next to me? It´s... it´s Romeo. My dear Romeo, but you are dead! The Friar lied to me! How could this happen... (holding the bottle in our hands) I will drink poison too,... but the bottle is empty. I will kiss his lips, they are still warm. Too late, I can hear people coming, quick, here´s Romeo´s dagger. Let me die!

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Juliet stabs herself and falls next to Romeo. Friar Lawrence appears in the tomb.

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FRIAR: I hope Juliet isn´t awake yet, or she would be afraid to be alone, it was terrible that I couldn´t tell Romeo about the plan, but the man I sent couldn´t reach Mantua. (He looks around and sees the bodies, he starts crying and shouting) Too late! Romeo and Juliet have both died. Their great love has finished. Oh, it´s all my fault. I am to blame!

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Lord Capulet and Lord Montague arrive. The Prince also arrives.

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LORD CAPULET: Juliet! There is blood and a dagger. Our only daughter is dead. This is a terrible day for the Capulets.

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PRINCE: My good friend, Lord Paris is also dead!

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LORD MONTAGUE: This is too terrible, last night my wife died from a broken heart because Romeo was banished from Verona. Now he is dead, poisoned. This is a terrible day for the Montagues.

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FRIAR: I can explain everything. It is all a mistake. They loved each other. The Nurse and I helped them to get married secretly. Now they are dead.

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PRINCE: My friends Mercutio and Paris are dead. Tybalt is dead. Lady Montague is dead. Romeo and Juliet are dead. This is a terrible day for Verona. Lord Montague and Lord Capulet, shake hands. Your families must be friends, or at least not enemies. Love will change the world.

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END OF ACT 6

ROMEO AND JULIET-PLAYSCRIPT-act 5

ROMEO AND JULIET

PLAYSCRIPT

ACT 5

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JULIET IS WITH LADY CAPULET IN JULIET´S ROOM.

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LADY CAPULET: Good morning, my dear Juliet. How are you?

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JULIET: It is very early. I am not well.

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LADY CAPULET: Are you still crying for your cousin Tybalt? It is good to cry but now it is time to stop.

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JULIET: It is very early. I am not well.

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LADY CAPULET: Are you still crying for your cousin Tybalt? It is good to cry but now it is time to stop.

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JULIET: Let me cry more for my cousin.

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LADY CAPULET: Well, really you should cry because Romeo, his killer, is still alive. But don´t worry, I will send a servant to Mantua to poison him. He will not live long. But Juliet, I have good news for you. You will get married to Paris early next Thursday morning. Then you will be happy.

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JULIET: (Crying louder and louder with her mother´s words) No, mother. It is impossible. I don´t want to get married so soon. Tell my father this.

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LADY CAPULET: (Angrily) Here comes your father. Tell him yourself.

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LORD CAPULET: What? Are you still crying? Wife, have you told her the news?

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LADY CAPULET: Yes, the little fool thanks you but she won´t marry Paris.

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LORD CAPULET (Surprised) Lord Paris is a very fine gentleman, this is a great opportunity.

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JULIET: Thank you, father, but I will not marry him.

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LORD CAPULET: (Very angry now) Put on a wedding dress on Thursday and go with Paris to the church. If you don´t, I´ll pull you there by the hair!

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JULIET: Good father, listen to me...

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LORD CAPULET: No, you listen to me! Don´t argue with me! I´m glad we have no more children like this.

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NURSE: Please, don´t be angry with my little Juliet, sir.

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LORD CAPULET: Shut up, you fat old fool.

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LADY CAPULET: Calm down.

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LORD CAPULET: I have decided! If you don´t obey me, I will throw you out in the street!

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lADY CAPULET: (Juliet begins to cry, Lady Capulet takes her husband´s arm) Goodbye daughter, you must obey your father.

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Lord and Lady Capulet leave. Juliet and the Nurse stay in the room.

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JULIET: What shall I do? I already have a husband that I love.

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NURSE: Well, Romeo is not here. Paris is a fine gentleman, it´s true. He is more handsome than Romeo. Forget Romeo and marry Paris.

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JULIET: Is it possible that you say these words? Do you speak from your heart?

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NURSE: Of course! (Looking happily at Juliet)

Juliet is astonished with the Nurse´s words but she says nothing and starts to cry silently. The Nurse leaves. Juliet remains alone.

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JULIET: I cannot trust her. I will ask the Friar for advice. He is the only person who can help me.

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Juliet leaves the room. Curtains close. Curtains open, we can see the Friar´s cell. The Friar is very worried. He is thinking. Then Paris arrives.

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PARIS: Good morning, Friar. I´m going to marry Juliet next Thursday.

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FRIAR: (He looks surprised) Does she love you?

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PARIS: I don´t know. We haven´t talked about love because she is weeping for her cousin´s death. But I have spoken with Lord and Lady Capulet and our marriage will make her happy again.

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FRIAR: Well, here comes Juliet. We will know very soon.

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PARIS: (Looking happily at Juliet) Welcome my lady and my wife. Have you come to tell the Friar that you love me?

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JULIET: (Doesn´t know what to say). I cannot answer that. But please, let me talk to the Friar privately.

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PARIS: Goodbye my future wife. I know that you love me. I will see you on Thursday in the church. (He leaves)

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FRIAR: Be happy, Juliet. I have a plan. You and Romeo will be together.

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JULIET: What must I do? I will do anything for Romeo, my husband.

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FRIAR: Go home and agree to marry Paris.

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JULIET: I cannot do that!

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FRIAR: Listen carefully. On Wednesday night go to your bedroom alone. Take this bottle and drink the liquid. It is a special potion. You will sleep for forty-two hours. Your family will think that you are dead. They will carry you to the tomb of the Capulets. Meanwhile, I will send a message to Romeo. He will come secretly to the tomb. When you wake up, you will escape together. Are you brave enough to do this, Juliet?

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JULIET: Give me the bottle, Friar. Love will give me strength.

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Juliet goes home. Curtains close. Curtains open. Lord and Lady Montague are in the living room with the Nurse. Juliet arrives.

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JULIET: Mother, father, I have changed my mind. I will obey you. I have seen Lord Paris at the Friar´s cell and I´ve told him that I love him.

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LORD CAPULET: That´s good. You are a good daughter.

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LADY CAPULET: You have made your old father happy.

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JULIET: I´m going to my room to pray. (The Nurse follows her) Do not come with me, Nurse. I want to be alone.

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Juliet leaves. Curtains close. Curtains open. Juliet is alone in her room.

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JULIET: Here is the bottle. I am frightened. Perhaps it is poison. Or perhaps I will wake in the tomb and Romeo will not be there. I will be alone in the middle of the dead bodies with my dead cousin Tybalt. It will be terrible!

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Juliet picks up the bottle and raises it to her lips.

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JULIET: Romeo, Romeo, I drink to you!

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Juliet drinks the contents of the bottle. She falls on the bed. Some time passes and Juliet is in the same position. In the morning the Nurse comes to wake her up for the wedding.

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NURSE: You lazy girl. Why are you still sleeping? You can´t lie in bed on your wedding day. (She comes closer to Juliet and touches her, then she starts getting very nervous) Help! Help! My lady´s dead! My lady´s dead!

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Lord and Lady Capulet run into their daughter´s room.

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LADY CAPULET: She´s dead, my little girl is dead!

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LORD CAPULET: Her body is cold. I cannot speak.

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The Friar and Lord Paris arrive.

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FRIAR: Is Juliet ready to go to church?

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LORD CAPULET: Oh, Paris, death has taken your wife.

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NURSE: (Crying) Oh, terrible day! O sad day! O unhappy day! There has never been such a black day!

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FRIAR: Do not cry. Juliet is in heaven. She is happier there than when she was alive.

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LORD CAPULET: The wedding must become a funeral. Tell the musicians to play sad tunes. Put the wedding flowers on my daughter´s body.

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END OF ACT 5

ROMEO AND JULIET-PLAYSCRIPT-act 4

ROMEO AND JULIET

PLAYSCRIPT

ACT 4

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ROMEO IS VERY ANGRY. HE STANDS UP AND TAKES OUT HIS SWORD AND STARTS FIGHTING WITH TYBALT. ROMEO KILLS TYBALT.

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ROMEO: He killed my friend. Now he is dead. He is with Mercutio. Juliet, your love made me a coward but now I am brave. (Speaking to the audience)

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BENVOLIO: Romeo, you must escape. The people are coming. The Prince will punish you with death!

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ROMEO: Oh, what have I done? I am Fortune´s fool. I must go!

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Romeo leaves. The Prince and two citizens arrive. Lord and Lady Capulet also arrive. Mercutio and Tybalt are lying on the ground.

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PRINCE: Where are the people who began the fight?

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BENVOLIO: I can tell you the complete story.

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LADY CAPULET: Oh Tybalt! My brother´s child! He has been murdered. A Montague must die for this!

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BENVOLIO: No, Romeo wanted to stop the fight. But Tybalt killed Mercutio and then Romeo killed Tybalt.

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LADY CAPULET: He´s lying! He is a Montague. Romeo killed Tybalt, he is a murderer, so Romeo must not live. The Montagues must pay for this!

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PRINCE: Romeo killed Tybalt, but Tybalt killed Mercutio first.

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LORD CAPULET: Mercutio was Romeo´s friend. Romeo was right to kill his friend´s killer.

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PRINCE: No! It is wrong to kill! I banish Romeo from Verona. If I find him in the city he will die. I must not show mercy to murderers.

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The people leave the streets. Curtains close. Curtains open and we can see Juliet waiting for Romeo, her new husband. Then the nurse arrives. She is very nervous.

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NURSE: He is dead!

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JULIET: Who is dead?

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NURSE: I saw the body with my own eyes! He is dead!

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JULIET: What? Is Romeo dead?

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NURSE: No, Tybalt is dead. Romeo has killed him. Romeo is banished, he must leave Verona.

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JULIET: Did Romeo kill my cousin? He is a villain but I love him.

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NURSE: Your mother and father are crying for Tybalt.

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JULIET: I will cry for him too, but I will cry longer for Romeo. I will never see him again. I will kill myself.

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NURSE: No, Romeo is hiding with Friar Lawrence. I will bring him to you.

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JULIET: Yes, nurse, bring him to me quickly. Give him this ring, he must come and say his last goodbye.

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Curtains close. Romeo is talking to Friar Lawrence.

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ROMEO: Everything is finished. I must leave Verona and never see Juliet again. Even a cat or a dog or a mouse may look at Juliet. But I cannot. Give me poison or a knife to kill myself.

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FRIAR: You are mad. The Prince has shown mercy. He lets you live.

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ROMEO: You are old, Friar. But I am young and in love. I want to die.

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FRIAR: No, be brave. You must go to Mantua. You will be safe there. I will send you news about Juliet. One day you will be together again. But here is the Nurse.

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ROMEO: How is Juliet?

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NURSE: She cries and cries. First she calls out Tybalt´s name. Then she calls for Romeo. Then she falls on her bed.

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FRIAR: Tonight go with the Nurse, see Juliet for the last time.

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Romeo leaves with the Nurse. Curtains close.

Curtains open. Romeo and the Nurse arrive at Juliet´s house. They look around to see if someone is watching them. They start whispering.

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NURSE: Here is a ladder. Climb up and go through the window. Spend your first and last marriage night with your wife Juliet.

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In the house of the Capulets, Lord and Lady Capulet are talking. Lord Paris is with them.

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LORD CAPULET: I will talk to Juliet. She will marry you next Wednesday.

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LADY CAPULET: No, that is too soon.

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LORD CAPULET: On Thursday then. Tybalt is dead. There must be something good for the Capulet family. Juliet´s wedding! I am her father, she will do as I say.

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PARIS: I wish it was Thursday tomorrow.

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LORD CAPULET: Well, goodbye until then. On Thursday my daughter will marry you. I promise.

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The three of them leave the stage. Juliet and Romeo appear on the balcony. They are saying goodbye after spending some time together.

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JULIET: Must you go? It is still night. The nightingale is singing, not the lark.

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ROMEO: Look at the sky. The sun is rising. But I want to stay!

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JULIET: Go, it is dangerous for you here. But I want you to stay! Goodbye sweet Romeo. Will I ever see you again?

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They kiss. Then Romeo climbs down the ladder

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ROMEO: Goodbye, I will think of you every second of the day.

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Romeo leaves sadly looking back frequently.

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JULIET: Please, God, send him back to me again!

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END OF ACT 4

ROMEO AND JULIET-PLAYSCRIPT-act 3

ROMEO AND JULIET

PLAYSCRIPT

ACT 3

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ROMEO GOES TO VISIT FRIAR LAWRENCE, HIS FRIEND AND TEACHER. THE FRIAR IS WORKING IN THE GARDEN. THE SUN IS RISING. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING.

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ROMEO: Good morning, Friar. I want to get married.

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FRIAR: To Rosaline?

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ROMEO: No, I have forgotten Rosaline, she is nothing to me. I love Juliet and she loves me. You must help us. We want to get married today.

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FRIAR: What? I see that youngmen´s love is not in their hearts but in their eyes.

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ROMEO: But Friar, Juliet is my true love!

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FRIAR: Good. Perhaps your marriage will make the Capulets and the Montagues friends. It is a good thing for Verona, I will help you.

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Curtains close. Streets of Verona. Benvolio and Mercutio are looking for Romeo.

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BENVOLIO: Poor Romeo. His heart is broken. Rosaline doesn´t love him.

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MERCUTIO: That´s not his only problem. Tybalt has sent a letter to his house. He wants to fight him.

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BENVOLIO: But Tybalt is dangerous.

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MERCUTIO: Yes, Tybalt is the Prince of Cats. He is an artist with his sword. Romeo is a lamb. He will die.

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BENVOLIO: Quiet, here comes Romeo.

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ROMEO: Hello, Benvolio. Hello, Mercutio, my friend.

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MERCUTIO: Are you still sad? Have you been crying all night for Rosaline? But look, here comes a fat old woman.

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NURSE: (Comes hurriedly) Romeo, Romeo, I must talk with you privately.

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MERCUTIO: (Laughing) Is this your new girlfriend, Romeo?.

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ROMEO: Please, can you leave us? (Mercutio and Benvolio separate a little) Now, nurse, what do you want?

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NURSE: First of all, I want you to promise that you will be kind to Juliet. She is very young, you must not hurt her.

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ROMEO: I love her.

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NURSE: All right, do you have any news for Juliet?

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ROMEO: Yes, tell Juliet to come to Friar Lawrence´s cell this afternoon. We will get married there.

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NURSE: I love Juliet, sir. I remember when she was a little child. Look after her when you are her husband.

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ROMEO: Don´t worry, tell Juliet to get prepared.

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The Nurse leaves. Romeo leaves. Curtains close. Now we are at Friar Lawrence´s cell. The Friar is there, Romeo arrives.

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FRIAR: The day is bright. It is a sign that the future will be happy.

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ROMEO: I do not care if I die tomorrow. It is enough that Juliet is mine.

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FRIAR: Don´t be so passionate. It is better to love moderately. Then love will be longer.

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Juliet arrives. They are both very nervous. They get married. Curtains close. Meanwhile Benvolio and Mercutio are walking in the streets of Verona.

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BENVOLIO: Let´s go home. The Capulets are out in the streets. If we meet them, we will have to fight. In this hot weather, young men do mad things.

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MERCUTIO: Here come the Capulets. Tybalt is there!

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TYBALT: (approaching Mercutio) I want to speak with you.

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MERCUTIO: Do you want to speak or fight?

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TYBALT: You are not a Montague but a friend of Romeo. That makes you my enemy. Where is Romeo?

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MERCUTIO: I don´t know. Why?

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TYBALT: I want to kill him. He came to the party of the Capulets. You are his friend. You came with him to the party. I want to fight you too!

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MERCUTIO: Be careful, we are in the public streets. If you fight the Prince will be angry. Here is Romeo.

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Romeo approaches.

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TYBALT: Fight, you villain!

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ROMEO: I cannot fight you.

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MERCUTIO: Romeo! Are you a coward? Tybalt! (taking out his sword)

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TYBALT: What do you want?

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MERCUTIO: I want one of your nine lives, Prince of Cats!

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TYBALT: I will fight you as Romeo is too afraid to fight.

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ROMEO: Stop fighting. The Prince will be angry. He will punish you. Stop Tybalt. Stop Mercutio.

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They continue fighting fiercely and finally Tybalt kills Mercutio.

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MERCUTIO: Aaaaagh! I am hurt. I am dying. Romeo, this quarrel between your families has killed me.

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Mercutio falls to the ground.

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ROMEO: Are you badly hurt, my good Mercutio?

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MERCUTIO: A scratch, just a scratch... But it´s enough. Bring me a doctor.

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ROMEO: Be brave, Mercutio. It cannot be so bad.

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MERCUTIO: Look for me tomorrow in my grave. The Prince of Cats has killed me. Why did you come between us?

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ROMEO: I wanted to help ... Mercutio don´t die! Oh, Mercutio! (Starts crying)

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Curtains close.

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END OF ACT 3