Juliet Departs from Romeo by Elevator

One kiss and I'll descend

On a balcony…

Juliet:

My lord, by yonder blessed moon I swear,

That trips with silver all these fruit tree-tops –

Romeo:

O swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon,

That monthly changes in her circled orb

Lest that thy love prove otherwise variable.

Juliet:

What shall I swear by?

Romeo:

Do not swear at all

Or if thou wilt,

Swear by thy gracious self,

Which is the goddess of my idolatry

And I’ll believe thee.

I must hear from thee

Every i’ the hour

For in a minute, there are many days

O by this count I shall be much in years

‘Ere I behold my Juliet.

Juliet:

Farewell.

I will miss no opportunity

That may convey my greetings love to thee.

One kiss and I’ll descend. [She climbs down from the balcony via the tree]

Romeo:

Art thou gone so?

My lady, my lover, my friend.

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Voice-over

A modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet which reverses gender roles.

And changes the order of lines slightly.

I would add that the director could have Juliet departing by ELEVATOR or perhaps by BUS in an aggressively contemporary version.

Suggested by the 1996 remake by Baz Luhrman, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
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