romeo and juliet play script modern english pdf

Was I in love before? My eyes convince me not, since I never realized what true beauty is before tonight. When the dance is over, I’ll watch where she stands, and make my hand blessed just by touching hers.

She stands out from the other women like a white dove among a flock of crows. Her beauty is too precious to be used up during this lifetime, too precious for the earth. Oh, she could teach torches a thing or two about brightness! She shines in the night like a dazzling diamond in a dark Ethiopian’s ear. Who’s the lady who is enriching that knight by letting him hold her hand? Servant What are you saying? His son was still under 21 two years ago. It was after we danced at Lucentio’s wedding, and come this spring that will have been twenty-five years ago that we were at a masked ball. How long has it been since we were last partying in masks? Cousin Capuletīy the Virgin Mary, it must be thirty years.

No, come sit here with me, my good cousin, for our dancing days are over. If I do say so myself, this spontaneous dance is turning out quite well. And throw some water in the fireplace-it’s gotten too hot in here. Make some room in the hall! Make room, and get on your feet, girls.īring in more light, you fools, and fold away those dining tables. I remember back in the day when I wore a mask and whispered sweet nothings in a beautiful girl’s ear that could sweep her off her feet. Did I hit close to home? Welcome, gentlemen. Ah, my young ladies, which of you can deny you want to dance now? Any of you who acts shy must have corns, I’m sure of it. The ladies will dance with you unless they have corns on their feet. Keep smiling, boys, let’s be quick, and may the winner take all, as they say. We can’t be in the kitchen and the dining room at the same time. I’ve been looking for you and calling for you, and you’re needed now in the great hall. You, be a good fellow and save me a piece of the marzipan, be so kind as to tell the porter to show Susan Grindstone and Nell back to the kitchen. Get these chairs out of here, take away the side-board, take care of the serving dishes.

When there’s only one person with good manners around here and he gets his hands dirty yelling at us too, it’s an unpleasant thing. Is he carrying plates? Is he washing plates? First Servant Where’s Potpan? He should be helping clear the table.

Romeo and juliet play script modern english pdf