OK, we've had our overdose of testosterone, what with Mercutio and Tybalt and Romeo and all the mindless violence. Let's check back in with the feminine half of this story...
Juliet is SO DESPERATE to get laid, it's not even funny.
Romeo and Juliet: Act 3, Scene 1 (part 4)
OK, let's wrap this whole messy marketplace thing up...
This is Benvolio's last appearance in the play. His subsequent absence is unexplained. I like to think that Benvolio left Verona and found a life of peace farming in the countryside, far away from self-destructively feuding families of any kind.
Romeo and Juliet: Act 3, Scene 1 (part 3)
OK! Back to A Stick Figure Romeo & Juliet! In case you've forgotten where we left off, everything was going to hell in a handbasket.
Benvolio is your friend who, when you accidentally knock a jar of salsa onto the floor of the grorcey store, sticks around and tries to clean it up while you bolt for the exit.
My Plot (a Shakespearean Hamilton parody)
Dear old Shakespeare's birthday/deathday is coming up this Sunday! To celebrate, I've written him a little song.
....OK, I've stolen a song from Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton and then rewritten all the lyrics.
Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 3, Scene 1 (part 2)
VIOLENCE IN VERONA TIME
It's all fun and games until someone loses an unsustainable amount of blood.
Romeo and Juliet: Act 3, Scene 1 (part 1)
Alright, enough romantic comedy set-up! Let's get this tragedy on the road! HERE WE GO!
WHEEEEEEEE
Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 5
OK, Friar Laurence! This is your LAST CHANCE to get these two infatuated teenagers to slow down and consider the ramificaitons of their--- oh, too late.
Friar Laurence's exact final quote here is "By your leaves, you shall not stay alone till holy church incorporate two in one." It's adorable.
Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 4
Let's check back in with Juliet...
The Nurse is like that one relative who always makes incredibly inappropriate and embarassing comments at family reunions.