Prologue Capulets and Montagues get into a fight Prince stops them Romeo's parents ask Benvolio about Romeo's sad mood Capulet invites Paris to woo Juliet Romeo tells Benvolio he is brokenhearted Benvolio persuades Romeo to go to Capulet's ball Juliet's mother and Nurse discuss marriage with her Romeo and friends talk before the ball Mercutio talks of dreams (Queen Mab) At Capulet ball, Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight Tybalt wants to kill Romeo for crashing the party Capulet stops him Romeo & Juliet talk and kiss, then learn they are enemies Romeo slips away his friends look for him Romeo & Juliet exchange vows of love and plan to marry (balcony scene) Side notes are given for vocabulary, figurative language, and allusions.

Spelling and punctuation are modernized (American) with some indications of pronunciation. This text is based on the Second Quarto of 1599, with corrections and alternate text from the First Quarto of 1597, Second Quarto of 1599, Third Quarto of 1609, Fourth Quarto of 1622, First Folio of 1623, and later editions. To see all lines that were cut, see the unabridged version at The original play was first performed around 1595. A Wedding Ceremony and Juliet's Funeral are created from cut-and-pasted lines, and some scenes are altered for dramatic impact (all from the original script, of course). Dated references are minimized so the story may be set anytime and anywhere. It has been shortened to under two hours, cutting scenes that are typically slow to modern audiences. This adaptation retains Shakespeare’s original language. This adaptation may be used for free in part or whole for performance, even for profit I ask only that you contact me at to let me know who is using it, and give credit to David Hundsness and where appropriate.

Verona, Italy - 1590's, July ROMEO.Son of MONTAGUE BENVOLIO.Montague cousin of ROMEO ABRAM.Montague LORD MONTAGUE.Father of ROMEO LADY MONTAGUE.Mother of ROMEO JULIET.Daughter of CAPULET TYBALT.Capulet cousin of JULIET SAMPSON.Capulet GREGORY.Capulet LORD CAPULET.Father of JULIET LADY CAPULET.Mother of JULIET NURSE.Capulet servant to JULIET MERCUTIO.Friend of ROMEO PARIS.To wed JULIET PRINCE.Prince of Verona FRIAR LAWRENCE.Marries ROMEO & JULIET JOHN.Carries message for FRIAR LAWRENCE APOTHECARY.Sells poison to ROMEO CITIZENS, SERVANTS, MUSICIANS, GUARDS, etc.Įdited and adapted by David Hundsness, 2008.

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