(Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio come from the back of the room to stand before the Capulet’s home.)
NARATOR 2: The Capulets prepare for their party. But they are not the only ones to discuss that evening’s festivities.
ROMEO: What excuse shall we give for going to the Capulet’s party? Should we announce ourselves, or enter without apology?
BENVOLIO: Tis not necessary to announce ourselves. Let them measure us by what they will. We will dance awhile and be gone.
ROMEO: Not I, my heart is too heavy for dancing.
MERCUTIO: Romeo, you love to dance, steal Cupid’s wings and soar away.
ROMEO: I am too sore under love’s heavy burden.
MERCUTIO: Come, Romeo, put on this mask and no one will recognize us Montagues.
BENVOLIO: Come let us knock and enter.
ROMEO: We mean well, but it is not wise to go to the Capulets.
MERCUTIO: Why, may one ask?
ROMEO: I dreamt a dream, a dream that said with this night’s reveals I’ll have an untimely death.
MERCUTIO: Dreams are as inconstant as the wind. Come, before it is too late to attend the festivities.
ROMEO: If you insist, on gentlemen.
BENVOLIO: Put on your masks and your dancing shoes.
(They exit)
NARRATOR 3: The young men find a side door to the party and after putting on their masks, slip in to join the Capulet’s festivities.
(Narrators join the guests at the party as the curtains open.)
