罗密欧与朱丽叶英文版

First scene

Friar came to the centre of the stage

Friar: (quite solemn)

Attention please, I am friar. There are two clans in our region, one is “Montague” (Then Montague comes back from the left side of the stage, holding up a signboard to show his identity—Montague), the other is “Capulet”(Capulet emerges from the right side, with similar actions)

Friar：

However, the two clans are in constant conflicts, even to the degree of fighting with each other upon encountering with the other side.(the moment when each of their eyes falls on their counterparts, they throw away their signboard, pull hammer from their back, gallop towards the other side and then fight with each other. Then other performers stand in line with their mouths mantled by hands, so much surprised as to fall down backwards).

Friar: (dodge himself from the fights)

Their feud has greatly influenced the social order of our city, so I have to come up with a solution, stimulated by a ball held by the Capulet (Lights become faint, lower the curtain)

The second scene

(perform the Spring Song, and the light becomes strong and Juliet as well as other girls is laughing elegantly)

Romeo:

My god! What a fairy happens to fall on the earth! I am greatly stirred up by her! Perhaps I need to pick up my courage to invite her to dance with me.( He approaches Juliet, inviting her with left hand, graciously. And Juliet accepts it readily. At once, the music changes to Lawdy，Miss Clawdy and then, they start to dance.

(the music dies down)

Romeo:

Perhaps my frivolity means blasphemy to you, while for me, you are the shrine, I want to make acquaintance with you, in reverent awe, but I am afraid of spoiling you.

Juliet:

Enough, that’s enough, nonsense, you are Romeo?

Romeo: (showing great surprise)

How do you know it?

Juliet: (taking out Shakespeare Complete Works)

Look! Shakespeare tells me.

Romeo:

My god!( falling down)

Juliet:

Y ou are ill-informed, (patting him), you must be in love with me? Romeo: (restoring himself gradually)

En? ….year….how do you know it?

Juliet:

(Arrogantly) because….I am extraordinarily beautiful!( swiveling with her dress lifted) and besides, I am rich!( taking out a limp of money and then throwing it to the sky)

Romeo:

(Excitedly) yes! That is it!

(Juliet brother says something in a strong Shanbei accent: Juliet, why not buy the steamed bread as your mother has told you?)

Juliet: (in a Shanghai dialect) o, got it! (leaves the stage)(then follows Romeo, reluctantly)

(here comes a piece of music from rainbow “I have you in my world from now on….”) (friar comes to the stage)

Friar: The two young fellows fall in love with each other after this transient yet beautiful moments, they all take their hearts to the other side in spite of themselves. That evening, Juliet confides secrets in heart to the

stars at the balcony (then the music dies down)

Juliet: (she stands in the balcony with her hands interlaced before her breast, looking up at the moon as if praying for something)

Romeo, oh, my Romeo! Why should you be one of the Montague? Forget your surname, come to my embrace! I will, for your sake, forget my surname as well.

Romeo: (climbing over the fence and coming to the balcony stealthily, feeling rather excited) yearh，how lucky I am, Juliet!

Juliet:

(Interrupt) are you Romeo? Why do you come here so late? I waste my time expressing my sentiments here!

Romeo:

(surprised) yes? How do you know that I will come?

Juliet:

(again taking out the Shakespeare Complete Works)

you should forget it! I have already told you that I had read this book!( Romeo intends to climb up to the balcony, but falls down upon hearing these)

Juliet: (sticking out her head to search for Romeo)

Oh, he has fallen down? Hey, how are things with you? (coming out from the balcony) hey, aren’t you in a coma? (showing a sprinkling of

impatience, and then kicks him, yells out) hey, are you alive?

The third scene

(Friar on)

Friar: for these, they are in deep love, but what ensues really….I feel rather bothered, we may as well…..

(taking out a card, with words like these: stop, start, accelerate, retrogress, four keys for us press. Then on the other side of the stage appears a card, signifying accelerate

Let’s accelerate our paces. Then Romeo and Juliet get married. (Romeo and Juliet stand back of the Friar with erect poises) ( Friar swivels to hold the ceremony)

Friar:

Are you willing to marry Juliet?

Romeo:

I will.

Romeo:

How about you?

Friar:

I will.

Friar:

Ok! Enough! (then Romeo and Juliet come down the stage) (Friar continued to face the audience)

Friar: Romeo’s friend come across Juliet’s cousin in the street

(the moment Romeo’s friend and Juliet’s cousin encounter, they fight with each other ferociously, in an exaggerated way)

Friar: the result is that Juliet’s cousin kills Romeo’s friend, (then Romeo’s friend falls down) unfortunately the scene is witnessed by Romeo( Romeo comes up, shocked to see this, then becomes conscious and rushes towards Juliet’s cousin). Overwhelmed by his indignation, he kills Juliet’s cousin.( Juliet’s cousin falls down) then the court declares that Romeo is expelled from the city. (judges whistle to show red card, Romeo roars: shit!) at the very moment, a man called Paris proposes a marriage to Juliet….（Paris trots to the stage）

Paris:

Oh, my Juliet! I love you so much, please marry me!

(he kisses her hand but Juliet quickly pulls her hands and wipe the saliva from her hand, though at the risk of smearing her clothes) （Juliet’s father appears）

Juliet’s father:

Hey, how hand some, where do you come from?

Paris:

I come from Beijing!

Juliet’s father: (jubilantly)

Beijing? The 2008th Beijing Olympics? Oh, my god! Why do you hesitate? Marry him!

Friar:Though Juliet was unwilling to marry the young fellow, she has to obey it since her father had accepted the marriage readily. (as if someone has done her wrong, she thrusts fingers to her mouth)

She was narrowed to come to me for help, (Juliet runs to Friar enquire earnestly) I have no choice but to give her the vial. She will fall asleep for 24 hours after taking this medicine, ( she takes the medicine, then becomes dizzy, apt to fall, upon seeing this, Paris and Juliet’s father want to save her from falling hastily) all the people take for granted that she is dead since she has no throb, no breath in the 24 hours.(Paris tests her breath and shows his desperation to her father, while Juliet’s father tries to hear her throb, in vain, nothing. They hug each other and wail for a time.

Her family place her in the church and plan to bury her the day after tomorrow.(Paris and Juliet take her corpse to the desk) during the time, I will spare no effort to inform Romeo to come within 24 hours. At that time you can have good time.( taking out a letter to someone)

But as a saying goes, plans always lag behind changes. Before receiving my letter, he has heard the grievous news, which is too much for him. The trauma is so great as that he has lost confidence to live in the world. Alas, the pain is beyond description!

(then performs Man, don’t feel guilty for crying，Romeo hides his face with hands, as if to wail at the right side of the stage)

Romeo: (removes her hands)

I will go with her at any cost, I will accompany her to death! Quick! (he pretends to ride the horse and at last to her side)

Friar:

In this dark and lonesome evening, Romeo comes to Juliet’s side with a downcast heart.

Romeo:

My sweethearts, you are so beautiful even being dead, how I, a feeble and sensitive man, am not preoccupied with you?

(Paris on, sees Romeo)

Paris:

Who are you? No touch on my fianceé！

Romeo :

Who are you then ? she is my wife !

Paris :

Oh, I remember it ! you are the expelled Romeo ! you have better go

away, otherwise....(friar rushes forward, stabbing Paris to death) Romeo:

Oh, friar, you!.....

Friar:

Y ou don’t need to thank me, I just get rid of the pest.

(swivels to Paris) you yourself asks for it, actually it is none of your business.

(turns to Romeo, gently and softly) are you rather mournful right now? Romeo:

Friar, it is beyond to my limit to express my sorrow….

Friar:

Something flashes into my mind: I would rather die than suffer the torment

Romeo:

Y eah, that’s it!

Friar:

(pass the knife to Romeo)

Why hesitate? Hurry up！

Romeo：

Friar, farewell….

(turns to Juliet) my dear, I will be together with you….

(suddenly Juliet comes to her mind, whines)

My god! Friar, she, she awakes!

Juliet:

Romeo, is it you?

Friar:

(swivels to Romeo hurriedly) don’t worry, you need close your eyes. (turns to Juliet) Juliet, I have to tell you that you are awake too early, so you should continue to be in a coma.

Juliet:

Why?

Friar:

It is so easy that everyone knows it

Juliet:

Oh, I get it.

Friar:

So you awakes too early.

Juliet:

So how to make up for it?

Friar:

I have a good idea.

Juliet:

What?

(a clenched fist falls on Juliet’s face, and then Juliet falls down)

So troublesome! Romeo，everything is ok now.

Romeo:

(open his eyes, only to find that she is still unconscious)

Friar, I’m sure of witnessing her revival, and besides, I exchange some words with her….and

Friar: stop!

It is your utter illusion, you have better end yourself.

Romeo:

But….

friar:

(stabbing to his body) that is really a trouble,

(turns to the audience) my god, what did I do？！

(stabbing again) my god, please forgive me, for god’s sake( sighing to the god) yes, I think you have forgiven me.

(shakes Juliet readily) my Ju, I have done all the things, I need you to come to your mind.

Juliet: ( after huffing for a moment, sees Romeo at last)

Oh, my god, he should have died!

Friar:

My poor child, he is dead for sure though I don’t have the heart to see

such a thing happens

Juliet: (wails)

Romeo!...

Friar:

Would you rather to die than live in endless torment?

Juliet: (wail)

Since you know it, why ask me!

Friar: ( pulling the knife from Romeo, passing it to Juliet)

Why to hesitate?

Juliet: (taking the knife, rather inflicted)

I will never desert you though the sky connects with the ground or not! (stabbing the knife to her body, falling down)

Friar: ( returning to the center of the stage, rather mournful)

Both Juliet and Romeo have died, that is the whole process. How tragic it is! It is the feud that leads to the tragedy. When they are aware of it…. (Capulet and Montague appear from the side of the stage. Still they fight with each other upon seeing the other side, rather ferociously)

Friar:

Stop! Look at your children! They have to sacrifice themselves for your aimless fights. Do you have the heart to continue your feud upon seeing their deaths?

(the moment they see their children’s corpses, they throw away their

hammer and rush to their side with tears roll down their cheeks incessantly)

Capulet:

(Stand up, wiping up tears, facing Montague)

Now, we had better make up!

(Montague nods and then hugs Capulet)

Friar:

Thanks to my wisdom, their feud comes to an end at last. The Montague build a statue for Juliet(Juliet stands up, poses with a “V”gesture), the Capulet build a statue for Romeo as well(coming to Juliet’s side with the same gesture). From now on, the whole city restores to its tranquility! I have fully completed my project!

(the end)