We were given an assignment to rewrite the ending of Romeo and Juliet but had to work on the fact that Juliet was not given the "sleep/poison" potion from Friar Lawerence.
This is what I wrote.
Enter Juliet
Juliet:
Oh
Father. What can we do? My poor love Romeo has been banished
by our beloved Prince. How will I ever be with my love?
Friar:
Dear
Juliet. Do not weep for you lost love. I have sent a letter
to dear Romeo to ask him to come hither and fetch thee before thy's fateful
Thursday.
Juliet:
But
dear Father, what if Romeo can not come before Thursday. Must I give
consent to marry Paris?
Friar:
Yes
daughter you must, for if thou does not then thy father's wish will be
enforced and I would rather marry a willing bride then an unwilling one.
Juliet:
Thank
you dear Father. I will go now and give consent to marry Paris.
Exit Juliet.
Hey Shakey,
Look I hate to say this about your play, but it stinks. There is
no way you are going to be able to sell this to your loving public, and
to tell the truth, I don't think I want to type it.
What I think is that you need
to hip it up with some modern language.
Your sincerely
Your Typist
Dear Typist,
How's this??
Friar Lawerence's cell
Enter Juliet
Juliet:
Look
Friar. Are you going to get me out of marrying this stupid burk Paris
or will I have to do it myself?
Friar:
Look
Julie. I'm doing my best to get you out of marrying Paris but I have
found a few loopholes in the contract you signed with your father when
you were ten. According to this contract you gave all your powers
of attorney to your father so he can decide who you marry and when.
Juliet:
Surely
I can do something?
Friar:
As
far as I can see, the only way you can get out of marrying Paris is to
kill him.
Juliet:
Thank
you Father. I will go now and give consent to marry the stupid burk
so that no one will suspect anything. You must send a letter to Romeo
and tell him what is going to happen. Now I must get to the Chemist
before it closes.
Exit Juliet
Romeo's Hideout
Romeo:
Hey look guys, Juliet is going to kill that burk Paris so we can be together.
Guys (unison):
SO WHAT???
Romeo:
Well it's a big deal to Julie and me. We need to be together as Julie
is prego.
Paris's Place
Juliet:
Thank
you for inviting me over tonight Paris, but I must know what is going on?
Paris:
Oh
dear Juliet. I have to have you tonight. Please you must make
love to me. I have just found out that straight after our wedding
I will be leaving for Australia and will not be returning for almost a
year. I wish i did not have to leave but my father wishes that I
have some military training. The worst thing about leaving is that
withour you I will have to satisfy my urges myself.
Juliet:
I
don't know if we should. Can we not wait until after the wedding
and just have a quickie before you go.
Paris:
But
fair Juliet I will be leaving straight from the church.
Juliet:
OK.
But my father must never find out about this.
AN HOUR OR SO LATER
Paris:
Thank
you Juliet. I will savour this moment until I return.
Juliet:
I'm
sure that you will. Now can I get you a drink? You must be
very thirsty after all that work.
Paris:
Thank
you kind Juliet.
Juliet:
Why
thank you kind Paris. how a special drink for a special person
Paris:
Juliet
this drink taste sour. Have you spiked it?
Juliet:
Yes
my dear Paris. I have spiked it with rat poison. Now I must
take my leave.
Exit Juliet
Romeo's Hideout.
Enter Romeo.
Romeo:
Awake fair Juliet. Bad news travels fast. Paris is dead.
Juliet:
I
know sweet Romeo. For it was I who killed poor Paris so that we could
live happily ever after.
THE END
My teacher wrote the following as comments after marking it.
I love it! It threatened to get mucky but ended up almost tastefully. To be able to adapt Shakespeare's style of language to your own is very sophisticated. Well done Warren.
And I received the highest mark available for
it.