First Draft of R&J Scrip

Lines:

CAPULET

So many guests invite as here are writ.

Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks. (To the air)

How canst thou try them so? (To another side)

Go, be gone. (Ending conversation with Servants)

We shall be much unfurnished for this time.
What, is my daughter gone to Friar Laurence?

(Nurse: Ay, forsooth.)

CAPULET
Well, he may chance to do some good on her:
A peevish self-will'd harlotry it is.
Nurse
See where she comes from shrift with merry look.

Enter JULIET

(feels upset; hide the poison in her hand)

CAPULET
How now, my headstrong! where have you been gadding?

JULIET

(drops her knees down to show her apology, pretends that she agrees with the marriage and obeys Capulet; feels really upset, because she may need to use death to save herself)

Where I have learn'd me to repent the sin
Of disobedient opposition
To you and your behests, and am enjoin'd
By holy Laurence to fall prostrate here,
And beg your pardon: pardon, I beseech you!
Henceforward I am ever ruled by you.

CAPULET
Send for the county; go tell him of this:
I'll have this knot knit up to-morrow morning.

JULIET
I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell;
And gave him what becomed love I might,
Not step o'er the bounds of modesty.

CAPULET
Why, I am glad on't; this is well: stand up:
This is as't should be. Let me see the county;
Ay, marry, go, I say, and fetch him hither.
Now, afore God! this reverend holy friar,
Our whole city is much bound to him.

JULIET
Nurse, will you go with me into my closet,
To help me sort such needful ornaments
As you think fit to furnish me to-morrow?

CAPULET
Go, nurse, go with her: we'll to church to-morrow.
And all things shall be well

And I will walk myself
To County Paris, to prepare him up
Against to-morrow

Exeunt Capulet

JULIET

O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris,
From off the battlements of yonder tower;
Or walk in thievish ways; or bid me lurk
Where serpents are; chain me with roaring bears;
Things that, to hear them told, have made me tremble;
And I will do it without fear or doubt,
To live an unstain'd wife to my sweet love.

Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again.

Exeunt

• AROUND 3 MINS
• Yichen's Lines (Juliet):20
• James' Lines (Capulet's):22

Props:

• James will ware a suit, which represents Capulets's serious nature, the image who like to control others, and shows the wealth background of Capulet Family. 
• Yichen will ware a dress, which represents Juliet's image as a beautiful girl. She will have a little bottle represents the veil that Friar Lawrence gives Juliet. She will use the bottle to represents Juliet's emotion (Strong determination of avoiding the marriage with Paris), helping to expressive the emotion in her solo.
• Background music, few wedding music to show the location as well as background
• Some props represent wedding(flowers, wedding cake?) that help James (Capulet) to act in the beginning. Showing Capulet is preparing the wedding.
• A paper: represents the lists of things requires for the wedding.

Purpose:

• Capulets will have an emotion change from angry to happy because Juliet agrees to marry with Paris. Also showing his characteristic of controlling.
• Juliet will appear to obey to her father on the surface, but inside her heart, she has the determination of dying to avoid the wedding.

Blocking:

• James: From UL to Center; Exeunt from center to SR
• Yichen: From SL to Center;
• Mainly acting in the Center