Essay A New Ending for Romeo And Juliet - 995 Words

New Ending Act V, Scene III Verona. A churchyard; the monument of the Capulets. Enter Romeo and Paris. Paris This is that banished haughty Montague, That murdered my love’s cousin, with which grief It is supposed that fair creature died, And here is come to do some villainous shame To the dead bodies. I will apprehend him. Stop thy unhallowed toil vile Montague. Can vengance be pursued further than death? Condemned villian, I do apprehend thee. Obey and go with me, for thou must die. Romeo I must indeed, and therefor came I hither, Good gentle youth, tempt not a desperate man For thou nor any man shall prevent me from being with my love tonight, Put not another sin upon my head By urging me to fury. O be gone For I shall know not†¦show more content†¦you must be jest, a question for the fools is this. Heaven is thine choice! Fair Juliet, as this vile poison shall pass through thine lips, I think not of death, but light, of heavenly divine That shall greeteth me once I have gone And her name be Juliet. [Romeo brings poison to his lips] Juliet Halt! Gentle Romeo, the lord call you not. For the death that hast become me, be no more than a mask that I wear Romeo Can it be true? Fair Juliet lives? O thank the lord! A love as great as thine can not be grasped even by Deaths icy hand! For it looks death in the face and laughs! Juliet O Dear love Tis true this occasion is a merry one Yet I fear happiness be here not. Hark, something yonder is astir [enter Friar Laurence] Friar Laurence O Thank the heavens a thousand fold For it twas the worst that I feared for thee Lucky are you the lord be by your side But haste must be made both houses of Capulet and Montague come hither And joining them be none other than Prince. I bid thee, flee from this place of death For this godforsaken city bring thee no justice nor righteousness, Fashioned were the walls of Verona to house the devil’s minions And that it does. And so begone or thou shalt meet thy fate! Juliet Dear Friar the lord himself be in you So good a man deserve not be in such a place as you speak of So pray I for thee to one day be amongst men of eqaul greatness And so Farewell good man Pray I our paths will cross in better days [exit Romeo and Juliet] [enterShow MoreRelatedFate And Free Will : William Shakespeare s Romeo And Juliet1301 Words   |  6 PagesSuch thoughts come into play throughout various acts and scenes of Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s play often strongly suggests that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is built upon fate and free-will. There are many critics who argue fate is what makes up this play in its entirety due to the various fate related ideas evoked throughout it. 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