Figure 1.-- Here Romeo is about to learn from the nurse that Friar Lawrence is willing to marry the couple secretly as a means of healing the Montague-Capulet feud that is destroying the peace of Verona. In this scene Romeo is with his young friends, Benvolio, Mercutio and others as they mock the nurse who is approaching in her elaborate head-dress with a large veil that they refer to jokingly as the "sail" of a ship. In this scene Romeo wears a blue velvet doublet and royal blue tights. He looks very care free, having fallen in love wih Juliet, but before the duel between Mercutio and Tybalt that begins the downward turn of his fortunes.

"Romeo and Juliet" is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. The plot is well lnown and this production uses Shakespeare's actual text from the play. It is the story of star-crossed lovers set in Verona, Italy. It is about two feuding families, the Montagues and Capulets. No one can recall when the feud began and what caused it. Romeo, son of Lord Montague, decides on a lark to attend a ball given by Lord Capulet. He is able to do this because it is a masked ball. There he meets the enchanting Juliet and falls madly in love. That night they exchange vows at Juliet's famous balcony. Romeo convinces Friar Laurence to marry them, hoping by this action to finally end the feud between the two families. Here Romeo is about to learn from the nurse that Friar Lawrence is willing to marry the couple secretly as a means of healing the Montague-Capulet feud that is destroying the peace of Verona (figure 1). In this scene Romeo is with his young friends, Benvolio, Mercutio and others as they mock the nurse who is approaching in her elaborate head-dress with a large veil that they refer to jokingly as the "sail" of a ship. In this scene Romeo wears a blue velvet doublet and royal blue tights. He looks very care free, having fallen in love wih Juliet, but before the duel between Mercutio and Tybalt that begins the downward turn of his fortunes.

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