Romeo & Juliet Condensed Script

Romeo and Juliet

By William Shakespeare

Verona, Italy — 1590's, July

Group 1 (Gregory, Sampson, Benvolio, Tybalt, Prince) – 5 people

PROLOGUE

CHORUS
Two households, both alike in dignity, families, rank
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, rivalry, outbreaks, fighting
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. civilian
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes fateful, children
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life, doomed
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows unfortunate, pitiful, downfall
Doth with their death bury their parents' strife. end, fighting
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, doomed
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, naught could remove, except for, nothing
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage. performance

SCENE 1

[Verona, a street, morning. SAMPSON & GREGORY, armed]

GREGORY
The quarrel is between our masters and us their men. menservants

SAMPSON
I strike quickly, being moved. attack, angered

GREGORY
But thou art not quickly moved to strike.

SAMPSON
A dog of the house of Montague moves me.

(bawdy)

[ABRAM & another Montague enter, armed]

GREGORY
Draw thy tool! sword

[They fight]