FRIAR. Hold fast, young Romeo! Be still and living whilst I catch my breath. [Bends forward and wheezes.] ROMEO. Good Friar Laurence, what brings you here? Unto this to love’s own death? FRIAR. [Still breathing hard] . . . Juliet . . . the angels can't ROMEO. Spit it out, FRIAR, for I have but little time to die. FRIAR. The girl! The angels shall not have her soul tonight! Her death is false! ROMEO What joke is this?! You make her play the ghost? The undead vampire waiting here for the night, Whose eyes dare to see the light of day? Just look how pale, how still she lies like a corpse. I ought to run you through, nevermind I should! …show more content…
Its a potion, not poison, made by my own hand It drew the mask of death upon her face, But it will fade away, in time, as light Returns to afford you all Love! ROMEO A potion, eh? FRIAR. Yes, it was our secret — Well, hers — to show Paris her death, To give young love a better chance. ROMEO What! It’s unbelieveable That I will live again with her light. How quickly does the potion work? How soon. Until our hearts be joygul again. FRIAR Soon. Exactly when, I do not know, but I Did follow up on the recipe Somewhere about forty two hours or so . ROMEO Did you say forty-two? FRIAR Give or take. ROMEO To loiter here too long might be a mistake I know that I should leave and wait for my love’s Return into my happy heart. But To know the truth, to know she will awake, Brings hope into my soul! I cannot wait To hear her sigh! I cannot! I kiss Her deep in sweet excitement! [Kisses Juliet] FRIAR The scrunchy face you made, what does it …show more content…
ROMEO What’s this? What are these marks I find on her face? FRIAR. Thats illness of the skin that visits all The teen girls. We call them zits. ROMEO Are they a sign of sickness? Does death come? FRIAR If anything, they indicate a lack Of proper hygiene. Juliet herself Has suffered from this fungus for two years. ROMEO This is true? I never had noticed it til now. Our meetings, though, were fast , and occured At night, the only light from the moon. FRIAR But as she grows to womanhood, the zits Will fade. Unless, that is, bumpy flesh that indicates chicken pox. ROMEO chicken pox! You mean The virus that spreads in the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes? FRIAR It might be this, but acne’s likely it. ROMEO Do you imply Juliet has slept with others? FRIAR They say a stranger to the baser joys Young Juliet is not; a Friday night Spent pining in her room, a rarity. Its rumored, sir, that she is known — and you Know what I mean. ROMEO Its rumored? FRIAR Yes. Its rumored, Romeo. ROMEO But do i trust those scalawags, And boastful jerk-offs? How do you have any proof?