Listen up Shakespeare Rookies! As an extension to what we are doing in class, if you would like to modernize a scene on your own in the most creative way you can, you may recieve more credit. Also, if you see an allusions to Romeo and Juliet in any readings, books, magazines, television, or movies please post for credit and explan why it is an allusion.
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Act 1: Scene 4
R- Romeo, B- benvolio, m- mercutio
R- Are you sure we should go, me mateys?
B- Argghh! We be covered! They'll never know its us! We'll were our eye patches!!
R- Argh me matey, I don't feel like going. I feel like being aloof, and this stabbed heart will never mitigate.
M- Nay Romeo! You have to go and get your groove on!
R- Easy for you to say! You have tinker toes me matey, but i have feet like anchors
M- Forget the lil' minno, there are plenty of fish in the sea me matey!
R- Nay, I'm too sad, my love is like an anchor that drags me to the bottom of the sea.
M- Your to fastidious...Chop that anchor off with your sword and find a new fishy on your way up!
R- Nah, I'm too depressed...let everyone else dance!
B- Your behavior is very unethical, me matey
M- Our lights are being wasted like another pirate sealing from our booty! Lets get to that party! and Romeo, stop embellishing!
R- I have had a bad dream, Our ship is going to sink! Arggh, it was horrible just like our treasure map leading to a dead end.
M- Me too. Tinker-Bell came, she made some of our crew think about jumping ship to become farmers, and she gave others gold and silver with a sprinkle of her pixy dust! Ah, treasure me matey! Then tinker-bell, made all of the rats aboard the ship get pregnant, there soon was rats EVERYWHERE! ....
R- STOP! Argghhh! What are you talking about!?
M- I"m not talking about anything. If i was talking about something, it would be the stars and destiny! ARgghhh!!
B- Argh, me mateys, we're missing all the grub and rum!
R- But-- if my dream comes true...argh, someone's gonna walk the plank tonight!
Act 2: Scene 5
J- Where is that waffle flippin' nurse? I sent for that beluga whale a half a hour ago! Oh god, here she comes waddling now, she was probably meandering around once again!
N- Peter,stay at the gate.
J- Why are you sad? Whats the matter NOW!?
N- Well, ...
J- My benevolent nurse, tell me
N- Can you wait, i'm out of breath, it takes a lot of work to climb these hills!
J- Why are you out of breath? Eating to many waffles and sausage? Thats a reason for another matter, but stop trying to change the subject by embellishing your fib. Speak, is it good or bad news?
N- Well, to be concise...he is smokin' but you know how this will arise rancor once more...
J- I know that, but what about our marriage?
N-My back! My neck! Aww! The pain, its to much!
J- I'm sorry you aren't feeling swell, but tell me, what did my boo say?
N- Where's your mom?
J- Where is my mother!? Where is she!!! She is inside! Now, tell me what did my squeeze say? Stop procrastinating, i've haven't got all day!
N- Go to Friar Laurence at the church, there your sugar daddy is, there you'll soon be a wife. Be sure to put up a ladder so your love can climb it in the night. Be sure to have him wear protection so he doesn't fall and skin his knees.
J- Ok,??... bye!
-Tory C. A Block
Romeo and Juliet
Act 2, Scene 5
Juliet: The clock struck nine, where’s that nurse of mine?
I sent her out, to see what my boy Romeo was all about.
She said she’s be back, Whys she have to be so whack?
It’s been 3 hours and she hasn’t come, what’s up with that? she must be dumb.
Man she’d be fast if she was younger, to sooner feed my loves hunger.
ENTER NURSE AND PETER
Juliet: Here she is- what’d he say?, if there’s any news- get him away!
Nurse: Peter, bounce.
EXIT PETER
Juliet: Why does you demeanor look so sad, do you have something to say that’s bad?
If it’s news i’ll hate, don’t procrastinate.
If it’s good news, why oh why do you sing the blues?
Nurse: You better back up before you get jacked up.
Juliet: I’ll give you my bones, if you stop your moans.
Now give me my news, before my head spews.
Nurse: Yo, check yoself before you wreck yourself. Im out of breath!
Juliet: How are you out of breath, when you have breath to say you’re out of
breath. Is the news good or bad, now tell me before I get mad.
Tell me what the dish is, before I get malicious.
Nurse: Sister you ain’t got no plan, you need to learn how to pick yo man.
Romeo is a hottie, with a body. Yo boy is benevolent, even though it might not be evident.
Have you already had your culinary feast?, or should I go start some roast beast.
Juliet: No I haven’t eaten, don’t change the subject or you’ll be beaten.
Did he tell you when we are to be wed?, tell me what he said.
Nurse: My back and head hurt very bad, can I take that break I haven’t had?
Juliet: I’m sorry for the pain in your head, can you please tell me what my love
said?
Nurse: What he said was da bomb…..
Where’s your mom?
Juliet: Where’s my mom? She’s somewhere around? Where should she be found?
How can you say that “What he said was the bomb, where’s your mom?”
Nurse: Why are you mad, I’m feeling bad.
Go now to Friar Lawrences’s cell, if you don’t your life will be hell.
Romeo will be there to make you his wife, get there soon and start your
new life.
I’m going to have another key made, so later on you will get… you know.
Juliet: Gracias, Later.
Romeo- Oh J, oh J, youz a ten. Got the body of a goddess. Oh how she lean wid it rock wid it.
Juliet- AAAYYYYY!
Romeo- Yo speak again!
Juliet- Ay Romeo, where you at? I’m mad in love wit you. Yo you can put dat rock on my finger. Even though we be reppin different gangs we still out the hood.
Romeo- J, be my shawty?
Juliet- Yo, who be out there in proximity?
Romeo- I be taciturn about telling you who I am.
Juliet- Tell me if I have committed a fallacy, but is this Romeo... A Montague
Romeo- These walls can’t hold me out from seeing you.
Juliet- If the kinsmen find you, they’ll murder you!
Romeo- I’m indifferent to those guys, I don’t care.
Juliet- If you truly love me purpose.
Romeo- Aiggght, on my bling.
Juliet- Don’t swear in yo’ bling.
Romeo- What you want me to swear by?
Juliet- Don’t swear at all.
Nurse- J!
Juliet- I’m coming, hold up.
Nurse- J!
Juliet- I be runnin my mouth with your name.
Romeo- I got samses.
Juliet- What time will you be back here?
Romeo- Nine dawg.
Juliet- Feels like forever.
Romeo- I be waitin for you forever.
Juliet- I wish you were a hip-hop song so I could sing it all da time.
Romeo- Yea. I wish I was dat song.
-Justin I.
hahahahaha our modernization was sooooo bad i love it. i especially love the joke that jess came up with at the end, it was awesome. see ya in class mr. T
love,
C.J.
Act 3 Scene 1:
B- Benvolio
M – mercurio
T- tybalt
R- Romeo
P- Prince
c- Citizen
Lc- lady Capulet
B- Let’s go home Mercutio, its hot out and the Capulets are around and we may get into a fight
M- Your just as likely to get into a fight like I am…You’d fight with a man who has a longer beard than you.
B- Here come the capulets!!
M- I don’t care
T- I wanna talk to one of you. (Pause) Mercutio, you are friendly with Romeo…?
B- Guys, we can take this somewhere private to talk or we’ll leave
M- I’m not going anywhere with him
T- Here comes Romeo. Romeo you’re a villain!
R- I’m not a villain because I see you don’t know me at all!
T- There are no excuses for the injuries you cause me, so turn and fight like a man!
Mercutio drasw sword
M- Tybalt, you rat-catcher, will you fight?
Tybalt draws sword
T- Lets fight!
R- Mercutio, don’t!
Tybalt and Mercutio Fight
R- Gentlemen stop! Not in the streets, the prince forbids us to fight! Tybalt, Mercutio knock it off!
TYBALT under ROMEO's arm stabs MERCUTIO, and flies with his followers
M- I’m hurt!
B- Where are you hurt?
M- it’s just a scratch, but go fetch a doc
R- Have courage, it can’t hurt that much
M- Benvolio, help me get to the house, if I stay I’ll faint.
(Mercutio/Benvolio leave)
R- Oh, my friend Mercutio!
(Benvolio enters again)
B- Ohhh!! Romeo, mercutio is dead!
R- Now we begin our woe, but first tybalt must die for what he’s done
B- Here comes Tybalt once again!
(Tybalt enters)
R- You villain, you killed Mercutio
T- So what?
(They fight, Tybalt falls to ground)
R- This shall change your twisted mind!
B- Romeo, leave! Before the citizens see you and the prince has you dead!
R- I am a fool!
(Citizens enter)
C- Which was has the murderer, Tybalt, run?
B- (Points to Tybalt) There he is!
C- Come with me, Prince’s orders
(Enter prince with Lc, and others)
P- Who started this?
B- I know who started this! Romeo killed Tybalt because Tybalt killed Mercutio
LC- Tybalt, my cousin! He’s dead!! Prince- If your word is good, you will sentence Romeo to death for killing Tybalt
P- I will see…
LC- Romeo is a Montague, Benvolio’s feelings for him make him lie, Romeo killed Tybalt he must die!
P- Romeo killed Tybalt, Tybalt killed Mercutio who should be responsible?
B- The law would of killed Tybalt anyway…
P- Ok, so Romeo will now be banished from Verona and if he doesn’t leave immediately he’ll be killed. !
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Act 4 scene 4
Same as above, with addition/change:
c- lord capulet
n- nurse
s- servant
Lc- Take these keys and get some spices from the cabinet
N- they need dates and quinces in the kitchen!
C- Wake up! Get to work!!
N- go to bed, you housewife! you'll be sick in the morning if you stay up all night!
C- i've stayed up all night for less important things and i've never gotten sick before (turns to servant) What do you have?
s- things for the cook sir, but i don't know what they are!
c- hurry up, stop dilly dalling get peter he'll help you fetch dry logs
S- i'm not an dumb... I can figure out where the logs are on my own!
(enter nurse)
c- Nurse, go wake up juliet and tell her to hurry up and get ready! Today's the big wedding day!
- VC (A block)
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