A balcony conversation

This short, modern-language scene retells a moment from Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, a Montague, has secretly met Juliet, a Capulet. Their families are enemies. JULIET: You should go. If my family finds you here, they may hurt you. ROMEO: I would rather face danger than leave you unhappy. JULIET: That sounds brave, but it is not sensible. You came here without thinking what could happen. ROMEO: I saw you, and everything else seemed unimportant. JULIET: Feelings can be powerful. But a promise made quickly can be broken just as quickly. ROMEO: Then tell me what to do. I will do anything. JULIET: Do not say “anything”. Be honest. If your love is real, arrange for us to speak tomorrow. Let time test your words. ROMEO: I will. I want to believe that our families can stop fighting. JULIET: I want that too. But wanting peace will not make it happen. We must be careful, and we must think beyond tonight. The next morning, Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to help him marry Juliet. The Friar agrees, hoping the marriage might end the feud. Later, Juliet’s cousin Tybalt challenges Romeo. Romeo refuses to fight because Tybalt is now connected to him through Juliet. Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, fights Tybalt instead and is killed. Romeo then kills Tybalt in anger. The Prince banishes Romeo from Verona. Juliet is expected to marry Paris, so she seeks the Friar’s help. A plan involving a sleeping potion goes wrong when Romeo does not receive the message explaining it. Believing Juliet is dead, Romeo takes poison. Juliet wakes, finds Romeo dead and kills herself. Their deaths finally persuade the families to end their feud.