SCENE 3:A Secret Wedding

(OUTSIDE THE MONTAGUE’S HOME)

NURSE:Sir I desire some talk with you.

ROMEO:Okay.

NURSE:My Lady Juliet,she begs me to search for you.

ROMEO:Now listen,This afternoon at Friar Lawrences.There she will be married to

NURSE:This afternoon,A Bride!?

ROMEO:Go and tell my message to my love.

NURSE:There’s one thing more.There’s a nobleman in town named Paris who plans
to marry Juliet.

ROMEO:Does she like him?

NURSE:NO,NEVER

ROMEO:Go and send my message to my lady.

NURSE:I will,A thousand times

(NURSE GOES BACK TO THE CAPULETS HOME HURRIEDY)

(JULIETS ROOM)

JULIET:Oh,good nurse,whats the news,tell me you found him.

NURSE:Im so weary,let me rest for a while.

JULIET:The news?Is it good or bad?

NURSE:Patience,Patience please!,can you not see im out of breath.

JULIET:Let me just know if its good or bad

NURSE:Well,I must say you have good taste in men.That Romeo so handsome

JULIET:My Nurse pity me,what did my Romeo said?

NURSE:Can you have leave today to make confession,from here go to Father

Lawrence’s and there you will find a husband,wants to make you his wife!
(Father Lawrence’s house.Father Lawrence and Romeo are talking)

ROMEO Juliet will be here very soon. I'll be very happy when
we're married.

FATHER LAWRENCE Listen Romeo.You only loved Rosaline for a few

weeks.Remember,if you marry Juliet,you must love
her and stay with her for the rest of your life.

ROMEO
Yes Father, I understand. I'll always love her.
(Juliet enters, and kisses Romeo)

JULIET
The Nurse told me to meet you here. She said that
Father Lawrence would marry us.

FATHER LAWRENCE And I will.Come with me.

(Romeo and Juliet exchange their vows.)

(AFTER WEDDING)

(ROMEO AND JULIET ARE HAPPY WALKING AND KISSING)

NURSE:Juliet,My Lady Juliet

A messanger from lord Capulet,Your cousin Tybalt has set fort in such rage
he’s starting a big fight.Your Father wants you to hurry back.

JULIET:Till tonight?

ROMEO:I love you a thousand times.

JULIET:I love you a thousand times more.

[EXIT ROMEO]
SCENE 4:MORE TROUBLE!

(A busy street in Verona. Some people are walking along the street. Mer- cutio
and Benvolio are talking.)

BENVOLIO Its hot today,isn’t it?I dont like this weather.People

Feel angry when it’s so hot.

[TYBALT AND SOME FRIENDS ENTER]

MERCUTIO
Look!It’s the Capulets-over there!

BENVOLIO Don't start an argument, we don't want trouble.

MERCUTIO I’m not afraid of Tybalt.

TYBALT Where is Romeo? He's your friend, isn't he?

MERCUTIO That’s none of your business.

TYBALT I’m looking for him.And I’m going to find him.

MERCUTIO Are you looking for a fight?

BENVOLIO Stop it you two!

[ROMEO ENTERS]

TYBALT There he is! Romeo! Come here! (He pulls out his
sword.) You came to our house last night, didn't
you? Well, we don't want the Montagues in our
house. I'm going to teach you a lesson. Come on,
get out your sword and fight!

ROMEO Tybalt, I'm not your enemy! The Montagues and

Capulets are going to be good friends. Something
wonderful has happened.

TYBALT What are you talking about?

MERCUTIO Why won't you fight with him, Romeo? (He pulls
out his sword.) Well, I'll fight. Come on!
(Mercutio and Tybalt start fighting.)
ROMEO Stop fighting! Don't you remember what Prince
Escalus said? Benvo- lio, help me to stop them.
(Benvolio and Romeo try to stop them. Tybalt
stabs Mercutio and runs away. Mercutio falls.)

MERCUTIO Why did you stand between us?Im hurt!

ROMEO I’m sorry Mercutio, I was trying to help.

MERCUTIO Oh, you Montagues and Capulets, what a stupid

argument! You're both wrong, to fight, and hate,
and fight again like this!

[MERCUTIO DIES]

ROMEO Mercutio! Tybalt! Come back! (He pulls out his

sword angrily.) You've killed my friend. Now I'm
going to kill you! Mercutio! Tybalt! (He pulls out
his sword angrily.)

(Tybalt enters again. They fight, and Romeo kills him. Some people who are
watching start shouting.)

BENVOLIO This is terrible!Romeo,run away!You’ll be in

trouble if the Prince finds you here!

ROMEO Oh no,what have I done?

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[ROMEO RUNS AWAY]

(Prince Escalus, Lord and Lady Montague, Lord and Lady Capulet, servants,
and others enter.)

PRINCE ESCALUS What happened here?How did this men die?

Tybalt killed Mercutio, sir. Mercutio was

Romeo's friend. Romeo was very angry, and he
killed Tybalt.
BENVOLIO

LADY CAPULET Romeo must die!He’s a murder!He killed my

nephew Tybalt!

PRINCE ESCALUS But Tybalt was a murder too,Lady Capulet

LADY CAPULET No, he wasn't! That's what Benvolio says, but

he's a Montague.Romeo must die!

LORD MONTAGUE Sir our son is not a murderer.He killed Tybalt

because he was angry

PRINCE ESCALUS Listen, all of you. I have decided not to execute

Romeo. But he must leave Verona, and he can
never come back. Tell him that he must leave
immediately. If he ever comes back to Verona,
he will die. Now go home, and keep the peace.
SCENE 5:ANOTHER MESSAGE

[JULIET ALONE IN HER ROOM]

JULIET
I'm so excited! Romeo is going to be with me
tonight! We're married now, but the only people
who know are Father Lawrence and my Nurse.
Here she is now.

[THE NURSE ENTERS WITH A BAD NEWS]

NURSE Juliet, my dear, something terrible has

happened. (She starts crying.) He's dead, he's
dead.
JULIET Who’s dead?Not Romeo?Not my husband?

NURSE No,Tybalt is dead.

JULIET Oh no!My cousin Tybalt!How did he die?

NURSE There was a fight and Romeo killed him.

It can’t be true!Romeo never fights.

JULIET

NURSE But it is true. Tybalt killed Romeo's friend

Mercutio, and Romeo was very angry. The two
of them started fighting, and Romeo killed
Tybalt.
JULIET
Where’s Romeoo now?And what’s going to
happen to him.

NURSE Romeo is hiding in Father Lawrence's house. The

Prince has told Lord Montague that Romeo must
leave Verona and never come back.

JULIET
So I’ll never see him again?[starts crying]

NURSE Don't cry, my dear. Listen. I'll go to Father

Lawrence's house and tell Romeo to come here
secretly tonight, to say goodbye to you.
JULIET
Thank you,Nurse.You’re very kind.Wait take this
ring.Give it to Romeo,And tell him that I love
him.